Article 17-1
A vessel carrier that engages in vessel carriage business to carry passengers shall not allow a passenger to board a vessel unless he or she holds a valid passenger ticket. A passenger falling within those enumerated below may, nevertheless, be exempted from holding a passenger ticket:
1. A child less than one year old, accompanying a passenger who boards a vessel of international route.
2. A child less than three years old, accompanying a passenger who boards a vessel of domestic route.
3. A passenger who holds a group carriage contract.
4. Passengers of other categories as approved by the Shipping Administration.
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Article 17-2
A vessel carrier that engages in vessel carriage business to carry passengers shall provide exclusive cabin seats/berths and charge a half-rate of an adult ticket for children up to one year old in full and less than twelve years old in full in international routes and for children up to three years old in full and less than twelve years old in full in domestic routes.
A vessel carrier that engages in vessel carriage business to carry passengers shall offer complimentary carriage service to a child less than one year old in full in an international route, and to a child less than three years old in full in a domestic route if he or she is accompanied by an adult passenger to board the vessel. In case of a request for a cabin cabin seat/berth for such a child, the vessel carrier may charge half the adult ticket rate.
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Article 17-3
A vessel carrier that engages in vessel carriage business to carry passengers shall adopt appropriate barrier-free measures and facilities to assure to be accessible to physical challenges passengers. In the event that even if such appropriate barrier-free measures and facilities have been duly provided, a specific passenger still runs the risk against his or her health or against voyage safety, the vessel carrier may restrict access to such specific passenger.
To assure voyage and passenger safety, no passenger is permitted to carry or place weapons or dangerous goods inside his or her luggage. The vessel carrier may reject an offender from embarking the vessel. In the event that a passenger who must carry weapons in performance of duties under an extraordinary task, nevertheless, such passenger shall take the initiative to present a supporting certificate issued by his or her unit and shall take the initiative to request inspection over the weapon.
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Article 17-4
Concerning restriction on animals from being carried on board, the vessel carriers may propose restrictive rules and submit to the Shipping Administration for filing and future reference.
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Article 17-5
A passenger may carry on his or her luggage either in person or request the vessel carrier to carry on board; however, under no circumstances shall a passenger carry a contraband either in person or through checked luggage.
For number of pieces, weights, restriction on volume, criteria for complimentary carriage, rate for extra weight or volume of luggage carried by passengers either in person or through checked luggage, the vessel carriers shall propose the rules and criteria and submit to the Shipping Administration for filing and future reference.
A passenger shall present his or her passenger ticket for luggage in checked carrier. The luggage shall be carried through the same vessel of passengers.
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