The Law of Ships Article 73
The shipping administration authority at the port of calling shall undertake the inspection and measurement of the small ships. The shipping administration authority at the place of registration shall handle the registration and issuance of Small Ship License. A small ship shall not sail without the Small Ship License issued by the shipping administration authority. For business needs, the competent authority may commission a ship register institute or licensed and qualified shipbuilder to carry out the inspection and measurement tasks.The shipbuilder who is the designer of the small ship shall not work on the inspection and measurement of the same small ship. Those who fail to decline the commission of inspection and measurement shall be terminated for the commissioned work, and the inspection and measurement results shall be void.Effective date of the provision concerning the shipping administration authority's undertakings as per Paragraph 1 shall be determined by the Executive Yuan.
中文原文 船舶法第73條
小船之檢查、丈量，由小船所在地航政機關辦理；其註冊、給照，由小船註冊地航政機關辦理；非經領有航政機關核發之小船執照，不得航行。
主管機關因業務需要，得將小船檢查、丈量業務，委託驗船機構或領有執照之合格造船技師辦理。
造船技師為小船之設計者，應迴避檢查、丈量同一艘小船；未迴避委託檢查、丈量者，除應終止委託外，其檢查、丈量結果無效。
第一項由航政機關辦理之規定，其施行日期，由行政院定之。
主管機關因業務需要，得將小船檢查、丈量業務，委託驗船機構或領有執照之合格造船技師辦理。
造船技師為小船之設計者，應迴避檢查、丈量同一艘小船；未迴避委託檢查、丈量者，除應終止委託外，其檢查、丈量結果無效。
第一項由航政機關辦理之規定，其施行日期，由行政院定之。