The captains of ships, etc. or forwarding agents shall comply with the following: <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016>
1. To prevent a person’s entry or landing without entry or landing permission;
2. To prevent a person without a valid passport (referring to a valid passport or seafarers’ identity document in the case of seafarers) and required visa, from boarding;
3. To prevent a person who fails to obtain boarding permission or to undergo a departure inspection, from boarding;
4. To prevent the boarding of a person immigration control officials notify as ineligible for boarding a ship, etc. because of a failure to meet any of the requirements for departure or entry provided in this Act;
5. To place security guards as requested by immigration control officials to prevent entry, landing, or boarding under subparagraphs 1 through 4;
6. To search the inside of ships, etc. to verify whether a person who attempts to enter or depart from the Republic of Korea in contravention of this Act, is hiding;
7. To prohibit unauthorized access to ships, etc. until the completion of the search of the ships, etc. and an entry or departure inspection;
8. To prevent crew members or passengers from embarking or disembarking ships, etc. between the time of completion of the search of ships, etc. and entry or departure inspection and the time of departure of the ships, etc.;
9. Other matters ordered by an immigration control official as deemed particularly necessary for performing his or her duties in searching ships, etc. and conducting entry or departure inspections.[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]