Regulations for Passenger Ship Administration Article 81
Upper decks and other unenclosed places of a passenger ship shall not be included for computing the certified number of passengers. However, a passenger ship that navigates an inland water route and is approved to carry deck passengers by the shipping administration authority or ship register institute, which deems that there is no fear of severe sea conditions, may include said places for the computation. Nonetheless, the following places shall be excluded:1. Areas of hatches, skylights, ship-side drains or other obstructions;2. Places between deckhouses, hatches, skylights and ship-side drains, with a width less than 60cm;3. Forecastle decks;4. The upper deck or forecastle deck between the bow stem and a place one-eighth of the ship’s length from the stem;5. Any place where the shipping administration authority or ship register institute deems necessary to be used for gathering passengers in an emergency; and6. Any place the shipping administration authority or ship register institute deems inappropriate for carrying passengers.
中文原文 客船管理規則第81條
客船之上甲板或其他未封閉之處所，不得用以核算乘客定額，除經航政機關或驗船機構認為航線上無險惡風浪之虞之內水航線客船，准予搭載甲板乘客時，得准予核算乘客定額。
但下列處所面積仍不應計入。
一、艙口、天窗、舷側水溝或其他障礙物所佔地位。
二、甲板室、艙口、天窗及舷側水溝等相互間之寬度未滿六十公分之處所。
三、船艏艛甲板。
四、上甲板或船艏艛甲板自艏材至距為船長八分之一處之間。
五、航政機關或驗船機構認為在緊急時需用以集合乘客之處所。
六、其他經航政機關或驗船機構認為不適於搭載乘客之處所。
但下列處所面積仍不應計入。
一、艙口、天窗、舷側水溝或其他障礙物所佔地位。
二、甲板室、艙口、天窗及舷側水溝等相互間之寬度未滿六十公分之處所。
三、船艏艛甲板。
四、上甲板或船艏艛甲板自艏材至距為船長八分之一處之間。
五、航政機關或驗船機構認為在緊急時需用以集合乘客之處所。
六、其他經航政機關或驗船機構認為不適於搭載乘客之處所。