The Law of Ships｜第 33 條｜航政｜Act｜In Force
第 三 章｜交通部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2026-01-05
Ships carrying large quantities of bulk solids, liquids, gaseous cargo or bulk cargo oil shall meet the following conditions: 1. From the first special inspection after one year from the date of the amendment and enactment of this Law coming in force, ships constructed or acquired abroad before the amendments and enactment of the provisions of this Law on November 6,2018 coming in force shall have document of fitness for the carriage of those cargo issued by the ship register institute commissioned by the competent authority and obtain approved or re-issued certificate by the shipping administration authority after passing the special examination. 2. Ships constructed or acquired abroad on or after the amendments and enactment of the provisions of this Law on November 6,2018 coming in force shall possess valid certificates issued in accordance with the international conventions, and is inspected and classified by the ship register institute commissioned by the competent authority. 3. Ships of less than 150 gross tonnage, carrying bulk liquid, gaseous cargo or bulk cargo oil, or those of less than 500 gross tonnage carrying bulk solid cargo that have the document of fitness for the carriage of those cargo issued by the Naval Architect since the first special inspection after one year from the date of the implementation of the amendments to the provisions of this Law on November 6,2018 coming in force shall be exempted from the provisions of the previous two paragraphs after having passed the special inspection of the shipping administration authority and been issued or reissued the certificates Ships that are specified in the first and third paragraphs yet without carrying bulk dangerous toxic chemical liquid or chemical liquid of liquefied gas, or liquefied gas shall be free of issuance or renewal certificate after having passed the special inspection conducted by the shipping administration authority, but it should be noted in the ship inspection certificate. Loading conditions, application for permission, construction and stability, safety equipment, exemptions and equivalents, document of fitness, documentation fees and certificate fees, and other regulations for compliance for ships specified in the first paragraph shall be determined by the competent authority.