# 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 / Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — 第五十一条 (Article 51) - Law: 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 (Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act), 昭和五十六年法務省令第五十四号 - English title "Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: MinisterialOrdinance — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第五十一条 (Article 51)（船舶等の長等の協力義務） — address `art-51` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第五十一条（船舶等の長等の協力義務） — (Duty of Cooperation of the Captain of a Vessel or Aircraft) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-51 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51 **第一項** 本邦に入る船舶等の長又はその船舶等を運航する運送業者は、法第五十六条の規定により、次の各号に定めることについて入国審査官の行う審査その他の職務の遂行に協力しなければならない。 art-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1 A captain of a vessel or aircraft entering Japan or a carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft must cooperate with the immigration inspector in executing the duties related to immigration inspections and other duties as provided in the following items pursuant to the provisions of Article 56 of the Act: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 船舶にあつては到着する二十四時間前までに、航空機にあつては到着する九十分前までに、適当な方法で、到着を予定している出入国港の入国審査官に対し、当該船舶等の到着時刻、外国人の乗客及び乗員の数、停泊予定時間その他必要と認められる事項を通報すること。 art-51/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-1 notifying the immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure where the vessel or aircraft is scheduled to arrive the expected time of arrival of the vessel or aircraft, the number of foreign national passengers and crew members, the scheduled period of stay of the vessel or aircraft, and other necessary particulars by an appropriate means at least 24 hours before arrival for a vessel and at least 90 minutes before arrival for an aircraft; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 船舶にあつては到着の時から二十四時間以内に、航空機にあつては到着後直ちに、到着した出入国港の入国審査官に対し、当該船舶等の到着時刻その他必要と認められる事項を届け出ること。 art-51/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-2 notifying the immigration inspector of the port of entry or departure where the vessel or aircraft has arrived the time of arrival of the vessel or aircraft and other necessary particulars within 24 hours of arrival for a vessel and immediately after arrival for an aircraft; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 船舶等が出入国港から出発しようとするときは、あらかじめその出入国港の入国審査官に対し、当該船舶等の出発時刻その他必要と認められる事項を届け出ること。 art-51/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-3 when a vessel or aircraft is to depart from the port of entry or departure, to notify the immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure the scheduled time of departure of the vessel or aircraft and other necessary particulars in advance; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 入国審査官が行う臨船その他の職務の遂行に当たり必要と認められる便宜を供与すること。 art-51/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-4 providing necessary accommodation to the immigration inspector in executing their duties, such as duties on board the vessel; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 入国審査官から上陸許可の証印若しくは法第九条第四項の規定による記録又は上陸の許可を受けていない者が上陸することを防止するため十分な注意及び監督を行うこと。 art-51/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-5 pay sufficient attention and exercise sufficient supervision to prevent a person that has not received a seal of verification for landing or has had information recorded pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (4) of the Act, or has not received landing permission, from landing; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 前各号のほか、入国審査官の行う審査その他の職務の遂行について入国審査官から特に協力すべき事項について指示があつたときは、これに従うこと。 art-51/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-6 beyond what is provided for in the preceding items, to observe the instructions from an immigration inspector, if any, on particulars that require specific cooperation for the execution of the inspector's duties, such as immigration inspections. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-51/par-1: 法第五十六条 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五十六条 (Article 56), art-56 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-56 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-56 - art-51/par-1/item-5: 法第九条第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第九条第四項 (Article 9, paragraph (4)), art-9/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-9/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-9/par-4 - art-51/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十一条第一項第一号 (Article 51, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-51/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-1 - art-51/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十一条第一項第二号 (Article 51, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-51/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-2 - art-51/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十一条第一項第三号 (Article 51, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-51/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-3 - art-51/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十一条第一項第四号 (Article 51, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-51/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-4 - art-51/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十一条第一項第五号 (Article 51, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-51/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-5 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十一条第一項第六号（船舶等の長等の協力義務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-51/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-51/par-1/item-6 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第六十四条第一項第十三号（電子情報処理組織による申請等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-64/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-64/par-1/item-13 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第六十四条第一項第十四号（電子情報処理組織による申請等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-64/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-64/par-1/item-14 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356M50000010054/20261001_508M60000010047), retrieved 2026-10-05 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4180/tb), retrieved 2026-09-27 - This site's parser, version 211 — 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-05