(1) The captain of every ship, etc. or every forwarding agent that enters and departs from a port of entry and departure or any place, other than a port of entry and departure, shall submit an entry or departure report stating matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, accompanied by a list of crew members and a list of passengers, to the head of the competent Regional Immigration Service. <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014>
(2) The entry or departure report referred to in paragraph (1) shall be submitted in a standardized electronic document; provided, where the captain of a ship, etc. or a forwarding agent is unable to submit such information in a standardized electronic document due to extenuating circumstances prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice, he or she may submit it, without delay, in writing after informing the head of the competent Regional Immigration Service of the grounds therefor.
(3) Detailed matters concerning procedures for submitting entry or departure reports under paragraph (1), including the timing for submission, shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(4) If the captain of a ship, etc. or a forwarding agent that enters a port of entry and departure or any place, other than a port of entry and departure, becomes aware that a person without a valid passport (referring to a passport or seafarers’ identity document in the case of seafarers) is on board the ship, etc., he or she shall promptly report such fact to the head of the competent Regional Immigration Service and prevent the person from landing. <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014>
(5) The captain of a ship, etc. or a forwarding agent that departs from a port of entry and departure or any place, other than a port of entry and departure, shall report the following matters to the head of the competent Regional Immigration Service: <Amended on Jan. 26, 2012; Mar. 18, 2014>
1. Whether a crew member granted landing permission or a passenger granted landing permission for tourism has returned to the ship, etc.;
2. Whether any person intends to depart from the Republic of Korea without undergoing due departure formalities.[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]