The Law of Ships Article 101-1

The administrative investigations of the marine casualty shall be conducted by the shipping administration authority, and the maritime enquiry may be conducted according to the authority or the application of the Party thereof.The investigator of the preceding paragraph may, after presenting the certificate, board the ship to conduct investigation or identification, interview relevant personnel or request the documents or articles required for the investigation. The respondents shall make a statement according to the facts and may not evade, hinder or refuse without justifiable reasons.Before the investigation of the first paragraph is completed, the shipping administration authority may control the departure of the vessel or request the National Immigration Agency of MOI to restrict the departure of persons on board. The shipping administration authority shall simultaneously notify the parties by means of a written clarification of the reasons and a supplementary relief procedure, and shall be delivered according to law.After the shipping administration authority having completed the investigation, the vessel that is under the control of departure and the person on board who are restricted from leaving the country shall be released from the exit control or request National Immigration Agency of MOI to lift the exit restrictions.In order to conduct maritime enquiry, the shipping administration authority may set up a Maritime Accident Committee with tasks including the evaluation of very serious marine casualty such as ship foundering, collision, stranding or other casualty events.The rules of the composition, investigation procedures, methods of assessment, fees and other matters to be complied with in the Maritime Accident Committee referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by the competent authority.In order to handle maritime appraisal, the shipping administration authority may set up a maritime appraisal team with tasks including the evaluation of major maritime cases such as ship sinking, collision, reefing or other accidents.The rules of the composition, investigation procedures, methods of assessment, fees and other matters to be complied with in the maritime appraisal team referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by the competent authority.