The Law of Ships Article 3
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 ship2. 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.
中文原文 船舶法第3條
本法用詞，定義如下：
一、船舶：指裝載人員或貨物在水面或水中且可移動之水上載具，包含客船、貨船、漁船、特種用途船、遊艇及小船。
二、客船：指非小船且乘客定額超過十二人，主要以運送乘客為目的之船舶。
三、貨船：指非客船或小船，以載運貨物為目的之船舶。
四、特種用途船：指從事特定任務之船舶。
五、遊艇：指專供娛樂，不以從事客、貨運送或漁業為目的，以機械為主動力或輔助動力之船舶。
六、自用遊艇：指專供船舶所有人自用或無償借予他人從事娛樂活動之遊艇。
七、非自用遊艇：指整船出租或以其他有償方式提供可得特定之人，從事娛樂活動之遊艇。
八、小船：指總噸位未滿五十之非動力船舶，或總噸位未滿二十之動力船舶。
九、載客小船：指主要以運送乘客為目的之小船。
十、乘員：指船上全部搭載之人員。
十一、乘客：指下列以外在船上之人員：
（一）船長、駕駛、引水人及其他受僱用由船長或駕駛指揮服務於船上之人員。
（二）船長或駕駛有義務救助之遇難人員。
（三）非法上船之人員。
（四）在船上執行公權力或公務之人員。
（五）非以載客營利為目的，經航政機關核准上船之船東代表、船舶維修、檢驗、押貨等人員或離島地區非提供載客用途船舶之附搭人員。
（六）特種人員。
十二、特種人員：指在特種用途船上執行與該船舶有關之特種人員，不包括乘客、船員及執行公權力之海岸巡防機關人員。
十三、豁免：指船舶因特殊情況，主管機關或航政機關於符合安全條件或措施下，得免除適用本法之規定。
十四、等效：指主管機關或航政機關得准許船舶採用經試驗或其他方法確定性能之材料、裝具、設備或零組件等，其功效應與相關規定要求程度同等有效。
一、船舶：指裝載人員或貨物在水面或水中且可移動之水上載具，包含客船、貨船、漁船、特種用途船、遊艇及小船。
二、客船：指非小船且乘客定額超過十二人，主要以運送乘客為目的之船舶。
三、貨船：指非客船或小船，以載運貨物為目的之船舶。
四、特種用途船：指從事特定任務之船舶。
五、遊艇：指專供娛樂，不以從事客、貨運送或漁業為目的，以機械為主動力或輔助動力之船舶。
六、自用遊艇：指專供船舶所有人自用或無償借予他人從事娛樂活動之遊艇。
七、非自用遊艇：指整船出租或以其他有償方式提供可得特定之人，從事娛樂活動之遊艇。
八、小船：指總噸位未滿五十之非動力船舶，或總噸位未滿二十之動力船舶。
九、載客小船：指主要以運送乘客為目的之小船。
十、乘員：指船上全部搭載之人員。
十一、乘客：指下列以外在船上之人員：
（一）船長、駕駛、引水人及其他受僱用由船長或駕駛指揮服務於船上之人員。
（二）船長或駕駛有義務救助之遇難人員。
（三）非法上船之人員。
（四）在船上執行公權力或公務之人員。
（五）非以載客營利為目的，經航政機關核准上船之船東代表、船舶維修、檢驗、押貨等人員或離島地區非提供載客用途船舶之附搭人員。
（六）特種人員。
十二、特種人員：指在特種用途船上執行與該船舶有關之特種人員，不包括乘客、船員及執行公權力之海岸巡防機關人員。
十三、豁免：指船舶因特殊情況，主管機關或航政機關於符合安全條件或措施下，得免除適用本法之規定。
十四、等效：指主管機關或航政機關得准許船舶採用經試驗或其他方法確定性能之材料、裝具、設備或零組件等，其功效應與相關規定要求程度同等有效。