The Law of Ships｜第 3 條｜航政｜Act｜In Force
第 一 章｜交通部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2026-01-05
The terms used in this Law are defined as follows: 1. “Ship” denotes water vehicle that carries people or cargo on the surface or in water, including passenger ship, cargo ship, fishing boat, vessel of special purpose, yacht and small ship 2. Passenger ship means a ship that is not a small ship and has a passenger quota of more than 12 persons, mainly for the purpose of transporting passengers. 3. Cargo ship refers to a ship that is not a passenger ship or a small ship, but for the purpose of carrying goods. 4. Vessel of special purpose denotes a ship engaged in a specific mission. 5. Yacht refers to a ship that is exclusively for entertainment, not for the purpose of passengers, cargo delivery or fishing, and that is powered by machinery or auxiliary power. 6. Private yacht means a yacht specially designed for the owner of the ship to use for private used or for free to lend to others for recreational activities. 7. Non-private yacht indicates a whole yacht that is rented out or provided to specific person who makes payment in other means to engage in specific or recreational activities. 8. small ship refers to a non-powered ship with a gross tonnage of less than 50 or a power ship with a gross tonnage of less than 20. 9. Passenger small ship denotes a small ship that is mainly intended to transport passengers. 10.Member capacity means all people on board. 11. Passenger refers to persons on board other than the following: (1) The master, the deck officer, the pilot, and others employed and commanded by the master or deck officer on board. (2) The victims that the master or the deck officer is responsible to rescue. (3) Personnel who illegally board the ship. (4) Personnel performing public authority or official duties on board. (5) Not for the purpose of carrying passengers for profit, the ship owner's representative, the ship repair, inspection, and the cargo, or the attached personnel of the ship in the outlying islands who have been approved by the navigational authority for the boarding of the ship. (6) Special personnel. 12. Special personnel refer to person who performs task(s) with special purpose(s) associated with the ship, excluding passengers, crew, and coastal patrol officers who perform public power. 13. Exemption means that the ship may be exempted from the provisions of this Law by the competent authority or the shipping administration authority due to special circumstances and shall comply with the safety conditions or measures. 14. Equivalent refers to the competent authority or the shipping administration authority may permit the ship to use materials, equipment, equipment or components that have been tested or otherwise determined to have the same performance as the relevant requirements.