(1) If it is deemed necessary for an alien on board a ship, etc. (including crew members) to land urgently due to a disease or any other accident, an immigration control official may permit an emergency landing for up to 30 days, upon receipt of an application filed by the captain of the ship, etc. or the forwarding agent.
(2) Article 14(3) and (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to paragraph (1). In such cases, "crew landing permit" shall be construed as "emergency landing permit" and "landing permission for crew" as "emergency landing permission."(3) The captains of ships, etc. or forwarding agents shall bear the living, medical and funeral expenses of a person who makes an emergency landing, and all other expenses incurred during such landing.[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]