(1) If the head of a Regional Immigration Service deems it necessary to urgently rescue aliens on board a ship, etc. in distress (including crew members), he or she may grant landing permission in distress for up to 30 days, upon the request of the captain of the ship, etc., the forwarding agent, the person conducting rescue operations under the Act on the Search and Rescue in Waters, or the captain of a ship, etc. that has rescued the aliens. <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014; Jul. 24, 2015>
(2) Article 14(3) and (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to paragraph (1). In such case, "crew landing permit" shall be construed as "landing permit in distress", and "landing permission for crew", as "landing permission in distress".
(3) Article 15(3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to living expenses, etc. of persons granted landing permission in distress. In such cases, "emergency landing" shall be construed as "landing in distress."[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]