The Law of Ships Article 11
A yacht shall obtain a yacht certificate and a small ship shall obtain a certificate of small ship. The following documents shall be obtained for ships apart from those listed in the previous paragraph:1. Certificate of Vessel's Nationality (Register) or Provisional Certificate of Vessel's Nationality (Register);2. Ship Inspection Certificate or other certificates that shall be obtained pursuant to international conventions; those carrying large quantities of bulk solids, liquids, gaseous cargo, bulk cargo oil or dangerous goods shall have the instruments specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 33 and Paragraph 1 of Article 34.3. Tonnage certificate;4. Minimum Safe Manning Certificate;5. Crew list;6. Load Line Certificate. However, ships without technical need for assigning a load line is not subjected to this requirement pursuant to the provision of Article 51.7. Passenger Ship Safety Certificate or Certificate of Fitness for ships carrying passengers; passenger ship shall prepare passenger register; however, passenger ship sails in the rivers and lakes, inland waterways, port areas and other waters designated by the competent authorities is not subject to this limit.8. A passenger ship with a gross tonnage of 100 and above or the certified number of passengers of more than 150 built or imported from abroad after December 10, 2010 shall possess Certificate of Classification issued by the ship register institute commissioned by the competent authority9. The passenger ships mentioned above which were built or imported from abroad before December 10, 2010 and have been sailing offshore and coastal areas for more than 20 years shall possess Certificate of Classification issued by the ship register institute entrusted by the competent authority since the first special inspection after one year from the date of implementing the amendments of the provisions of the Law on November 6,2018; those who have not been inspected during construction by the ship register institute commissioned by the competent authority shall obtain the drawing and calculation of the Naval Architect’s certification before applying for classification.10. A passenger ship other than the first two paragraphs with ship age more than 20 years shall, from the first special inspection one year after the date of implementing the amendment of the provisions of the Law on November 6,2018, holds an effective ship condition assessment report issued by Naval Architect which is to be valid for a period of not more than two years.11. Navigation and engine Logbook.12. Other documents as announced by the competent authority. The shipping administration authority at the ship location may examine the documents of vessel in the first two subparagraphs at any time. The ship owner shall be ordered to apply for a change of registration, or replacement of the relevant certificates of vessel within one month when discrepancy is found. When examiners as mentioned in the preceding paragraph execute their duty, a document for the execution of such duty shall be presented. The examinees may refuse the request of those who fail to present such document.If the documents in Subparagraph 1 and 2 expire during a voyage, they should be considered still valid until the ship arrives at the port of destination
中文原文 船舶法第11條
遊艇應具備遊艇證書；小船應具備小船執照。
前項以外之船舶，應具備下列各款文書：
一、船舶國籍證書或臨時船舶國籍證書。
二、船舶檢查證書或依有關國際公約應備之證書。
載運大量散裝固體、液體、氣體貨物、散裝貨油或危險品者，並應具備第三十三條第一項或第三十四條第一項規定之文書。
三、船舶噸位證書。
四、船員最低安全配額證書。
五、船員名冊。
六、船舶載重線證書。
但依第五十一條所定規則規定，在技術上無勘劃載重線必要者，不在此限。
七、載有乘客者，其客船安全證書或貨船搭客證書；客船應備乘客名冊。
但客船航行於本國江河湖泊、內陸水道、港區內及其他主管機關公告指定之水域，不在此限。
八、總噸位一百以上或乘客定額超過一百五十人之客船，於中華民國九十九年十二月十日以後建造或自國外輸入者，應具備主管機關委託之驗船機構核發之船級證書。
九、前款客船於中華民國九十九年十二月十日前建造或自國外輸入，且船齡超過二十年以上航行外海及沿海者，自本法一百零七年十一月六日修正之條文施行日起一年後之第一次特別檢查起，應具備主管機關委託之驗船機構核發之船級證書；未經主管機關委託之驗船機構建造中檢驗者，申請入級前另應先取得造船技師簽證之圖說及計算書。
十、前二款以外之客船，其船齡超過二十年者，自本法中華民國一百零七年十一月六日修正之條文施行日起一年後之第一次特別檢查起，應具備造船技師簽證有效期限不超過二年之有效船況評估報告。
十一、航海、輪機日誌。
十二、其他經主管機關公告之文書。
船舶所在地航政機關得隨時查驗前二項船舶文書，經核對不符時，應命船舶所有人於一個月內申請變更登記或註冊，或換發船舶相關證書。
前項查驗人員依法執行公務時，應出示有關執行職務之證明文件；其未出示者，受查驗者得拒絕之。
第一項及第二項各款文書有效期間在航程中屆滿時，於到達目的港前仍屬有效。
前項以外之船舶，應具備下列各款文書：
一、船舶國籍證書或臨時船舶國籍證書。
二、船舶檢查證書或依有關國際公約應備之證書。
載運大量散裝固體、液體、氣體貨物、散裝貨油或危險品者，並應具備第三十三條第一項或第三十四條第一項規定之文書。
三、船舶噸位證書。
四、船員最低安全配額證書。
五、船員名冊。
六、船舶載重線證書。
但依第五十一條所定規則規定，在技術上無勘劃載重線必要者，不在此限。
七、載有乘客者，其客船安全證書或貨船搭客證書；客船應備乘客名冊。
但客船航行於本國江河湖泊、內陸水道、港區內及其他主管機關公告指定之水域，不在此限。
八、總噸位一百以上或乘客定額超過一百五十人之客船，於中華民國九十九年十二月十日以後建造或自國外輸入者，應具備主管機關委託之驗船機構核發之船級證書。
九、前款客船於中華民國九十九年十二月十日前建造或自國外輸入，且船齡超過二十年以上航行外海及沿海者，自本法一百零七年十一月六日修正之條文施行日起一年後之第一次特別檢查起，應具備主管機關委託之驗船機構核發之船級證書；未經主管機關委託之驗船機構建造中檢驗者，申請入級前另應先取得造船技師簽證之圖說及計算書。
十、前二款以外之客船，其船齡超過二十年者，自本法中華民國一百零七年十一月六日修正之條文施行日起一年後之第一次特別檢查起，應具備造船技師簽證有效期限不超過二年之有效船況評估報告。
十一、航海、輪機日誌。
十二、其他經主管機關公告之文書。
船舶所在地航政機關得隨時查驗前二項船舶文書，經核對不符時，應命船舶所有人於一個月內申請變更登記或註冊，或換發船舶相關證書。
前項查驗人員依法執行公務時，應出示有關執行職務之證明文件；其未出示者，受查驗者得拒絕之。
第一項及第二項各款文書有效期間在航程中屆滿時，於到達目的港前仍屬有效。