Article 10
Physical examination for fishing vessel crews shall only be conducted and proceeded by the followings:
1. Public hospitals;
2. Teaching hospitals approved by the health competent authority of central government level;
3. Health centers that are affiliated to health competent authority in city/municipality/county (city) governments.
For the items of physical examination and the format of the physical examination certificate are referred in Annex I. The certificate is valid for 6 months from the date of being issued.

Article 14
At the first-time application of the Fishing Vessel Crew Identification, a completed application form and required documents as following shall be submitted to the competent authority at local governments that are authorized and mandated by central government:
1. 4 photos in 2-inch size , taken within the recent one year that should be revealing shoulders and clear facial without wearing hat;
2. Personal ID or ARC/Alien Registration Certificate and one photocopy of either（Personal ID or ARC will be returned after verification）.
3. One copy of declaration to describe not to have conditions stipulated in Paragraph 1 of Article 20 about not issuing the Fishing Vessel Crew Identification;
4. One copy of employment contract, verified by local fisherman associations, except for those without employment relationship described in Paragraph 1 of Article 9, and crews of the public-purpose fishing vessels conducting fishing training, circuit protection, and researches; or fisheries observer who is on mission assigned by the competent authority of central government provided with documents that can offer reference for such a status.
5. One copy of valid crew physical examination certificate issued by the medical institute stipulated in Paragraph 1 of Article 10;
6. The original copy and one duplicate of the certificate of completion on basic security training, described in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1, Article 11（the original copy will be returned after verification）;
7. One copy of the agreement and the Personal ID or ARC of legal representative for minors.
The certificate listed in Subparagraph 6 shall be valid for application of the Fishing Vessel Crew Identification within 5 months after issuing date. Over 5 years, crews intending to apply for the Identification shall take the basic security training stipulated in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1, Article 11 of the Regulations again and receive the certificate of completion.
The Fishing Vessel Crew Identification is valid for 5 years, and re-issuing application shall be made within 6 months before the expiration.