Civil Aviation Act Article 2
The terms used in this Act are defined as below:1) “Aircraft” means any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of the air against the earth’s surface.2) “Airport Terminal” means an area of land that is used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, including its buildings and facilities to load/unload passengers/goods.3) “Flight” means takeoff, navigation in the air, landing of aircraft and its taxiing on the ground of an airport or of an airfield before takeoff and after landing.4) “Airman” means aircraft pilot, flight engineer, aircraft maintenance engineer, air traffic controller, repairman, and aircraft dispatcher.5) “Airfield” means any land or water that is used for takeoff, landing and surface movement of aircraft.6) “Navigation Aids” means facilities designed for the support of aviation communications, meteorology, radio and visual aids as well as other installations providing safety guidance to aircraft in flight.7) “Airway” means a control area or portion thereof established by CAA in the form of a corridor.8) “Special Flight” means any approved single flight such as an aircraft test flight, acrobatic flight, flight beyond prescribed limits or repair as well as maintenance, and ferry flight.9) “Air Traffic Control” means a service provided by an appropriate authority to preventing collisions between aircraft, and on the maneuvering area, between aircraft and obstructions, as well as expedite and maintain an orderly flow of air traffic.10) “Pilot-in-Command” means the pilot assigned by the aircraft owner or user and who is responsible for the operation and safety of an aircraft during flight time.11) “Civil Air Transport Enterprise” means an undertaking directly engaging in the transportation by aircraft of passengers, cargo and mail for compensation or hire.12) “General Aviation Enterprise” means an enterprise engaging in the aviation business other than Civil Air Transport Enterprise for compensation, including aerial tourism, survey, photographing, fire-fighting, searching, paramedic, hauling and lifting, spraying and dusting, drone-hauling service, business charter, as well as other authorized aviation service.13) “Air Freight Forwarder” means a business authorized to forward, through a civil air transport enterprise, air cargo and international trade and commercial documents other than mails for others for compensation or hire.14) “Airport Ground Handling Service” means a service that performs towing and guiding of aircraft on the ramp, loading and unloading of baggage, cargo and meals, and cleaning aircraft cabin, and operating airbridge, and other associated tasks.15) “Catering Service” means a caterer who transports meals and beverage and other necessary articles to and from aircraft on the ramp.16) “Air Cargo Entrepot” means a business receiving compensations for providing customs clearance and warehousing space, facilities and services to handle import, export or transfer cargo into and out of airport bonded areas.17) “Aircraft Accident” means an occurrence associated with the operation of aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked, or associated with the operation of the drone which takes place between the time the propelling system is initiated in preparation for movement with the intention of flight until such time when the flight ends with propelling system being turned off, in which a person, either within or without the aircraft, is fatally or seriously injured or the aircraft sustains substantial damage or structural failure, is missing or completely inaccessible.18) “Aircraft serious incident” means an occurrence associated with the operation of aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all persons aboard have disembarked, or associated with the operation of the drone which takes place between the time the propelling system is initiated in preparation for movement with the intention of flight until such time when the flight ends with propelling system being turned off, which almost result in an accident.19) “Aircraft incident” means an occurrence associated with the operation of aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until disembarkation of all those on board, or associated with the operation of the drone which takes place between the time the propelling system is initiated in preparation for movement with the intention of flight until such time when the flight ends with propelling system being turned off, other than what happen in the preceding two items.20) “Ultra-light vehicle” means a powered airplane, powered glider, gyroplane, powered glider/parachute and weight-shift-control aircraft (commonly called trikes), which is used for manned operations and meets the following criteria:(1) Single reciprocating engine.(2) A maximum takeoff weight not exceeding six hundred kilograms.(3) A maximum seating capacity not exceeding two persons, including the pilot.(4) A maximum airspeed in level flight with maximum continuous power not exceeding two hundred and twenty two kilometers per hour under standard atmospheric conditions at sea level.(5) A maximum stalling speed, without use of lift-enhancing devices, not exceeding eighty three kilometers per hour at the aircraft’s maximum certificated takeoff weight.(6) A fixed or ground-adjustable propeller other than a powered glider. A fixed or feathering propeller system if a powered glider.(7) A fixed-pitch, teetering and semi-rigid two-blade rotor system, if a gyroplane.(8) A non-pressurized cabin, if equipped with a cabin.(9) Fixed landing gear, if installed, other than a powered glider.21) ‘‘Flight safety related event” means any occurrence of aircraft accident, aircraft serious incident, and aircraft incident incurred in operations of aircraft and the occurrence of ground safety events incurred in non-operations of aircraft.22) “Aviation Product” means an aircraft, aircraft engine and propeller.23) “Private Aircraft Activity” means a not-for-profit aviation with a privately owned aircraft.24) “Aeroplane” means a power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed under given conditions of flight.25) “Helicopter” means a heavier-than-air aircraft supported in flight chiefly by the reactions of the air on one or more power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axes.26) “Drone” means the unmanned aerial vehicle, the flight control of which is operated by way of signal link through remote control device or which is operated by autopilot, or the other aircraft without human pilot aboard as announced by CAA.27) “Flight Hour Limitation Specification” means the relevant limitation or rules regarding the flight hours of the aircraft pilots, flight engineers or cabin crew members spent during the flight, and the fatigue management mechanism including duty time during flight, duty period, commuting, dispatch, stand-by and rest time.
中文原文 民用航空法第2條
本法用詞定義如下：
一、航空器：指任何藉空氣之反作用力，而非藉空氣對地球表面之反作用力，得以飛航於大氣中之器物。
二、航空站：指具備供航空器載卸客貨之設施與裝備及用於航空器起降活動之區域。
三、飛航：指航空器之起飛、航行、降落及起飛前降落後所需在航空站、飛行場之滑行。
四、航空人員：指航空器駕駛員、飛航工程師、航空器維修工程師、飛航管制員、維修員及航空器簽派員。
五、飛行場：指用於航空器起降活動之水陸區域。
六、助航設備：指輔助飛航通信、氣象、無線電導航、目視助航及其他用以引導航空器安全飛航之設備。
七、航路：指經民用航空局指定於空中以通道形式設立之管制空域。
八、特種飛航：指航空器試飛、特技飛航、逾限或故障維護及運渡等經核准之單次飛航活動。
九、飛航管制：指飛航管制機構為防止航空器間、航空器與障礙物間於航空站跑、滑道滑行時之碰撞及加速飛航流量並保持有序飛航所提供之服務。
十、機長：指由航空器所有人或使用人指派，於飛航時指揮並負航空器作業及安全責任之駕駛員。
十一、民用航空運輸業：指以航空器直接載運客、貨、郵件，取得報酬之事業。
十二、普通航空業：指以航空器經營民用航空運輸業以外之飛航業務而受報酬之事業，包括空中遊覽、勘察、照測、消防、搜尋、救護、拖吊、噴灑、拖靶勤務、商務專機及其他經核准之飛航業務。
十三、航空貨運承攬業：指以自己之名義，為他人之計算，使民用航空運輸業運送航空貨物及非具有通信性質之國際貿易商業文件而受報酬之事業。
十四、航空站地勤業：指於機坪內從事航空器拖曳、導引、行李、貨物、餐點裝卸、機艙清潔、空橋操作及其有關勞務之事業。
十五、空廚業：指為提供航空器內餐飲或其他相關用品而於機坪內從事運送、裝卸之事業。
十六、航空貨物集散站經營業：指提供空運進口、出口、轉運或轉口貨物集散與進出航空站管制區所需之通關、倉儲場所、設備及服務而受報酬之事業。
十七、航空器失事：指自任何人為飛航目的登上航空器時起，至所有人離開該航空器時止，或自遙控無人機為飛航目的啟動推進系統準備移動時起，至飛航結束且推進系統關閉時止，於航空器運作中所發生之事故，直接對他人或航空器上之人，造成死亡或傷害，或使航空器遭受實質上損害或失蹤。
十八、航空器重大意外事件：指自任何人為飛航目的登上航空器時起，至所有人離開該航空器時止，或自遙控無人機為飛航目的啟動推進系統準備移動時起，至飛航結束且推進系統關閉時止，發生於航空器運作中之事故，有造成航空器失事之虞者。
十九、航空器意外事件：指自任何人為飛航目的登上航空器時起，至所有人離開該航空器時止，或自遙控無人機為飛航目的啟動推進系統準備移動時起，至飛航結束且推進系統關閉時止，於航空器運作中所發生除前二款以外之事故。
二十、超輕型載具：指具動力可載人，並符合下列條件之固定翼載具、動力滑翔機、陀螺機、動力飛行傘及動力三角翼等航空器：
（一）單一往復式發動機。
（二）最大起飛重量不逾六百公斤。
（三）含操作人之總座位數不逾二個。
（四）海平面高度、標準大氣及最大持續動力之條件下，最大平飛速度每小時不逾二百二十二公里。
（五）最大起飛重量下，不使用高升力裝置之最大失速速度每小時不逾八十三公里。
（六）螺旋槳之槳距應為固定式或僅能於地面調整。
但動力滑翔機之螺旋槳之槳距應為固定式或自動順槳式。
（七）陀螺機之旋翼系統應為雙葉、固定槳距、半關節及撬式。
（八）設有機艙者，機艙應為不可加壓式。
（九）設有起落架者，起落架應為固定裝置。
但動力滑翔機，不在此限。
二十一、飛航安全相關事件：指航空器因運作中所發生之航空器失事、航空器重大意外事件、航空器意外事件及非在運作中所發生之地面安全事件。
二十二、航空產品：指航空器、航空器發動機及螺旋槳。
二十三、自用航空器飛航活動：指以自有之航空器從事非營利性之飛航。
二十四、飛機：指以動力推動較空氣為重之航空器，其飛航升力之產生主要藉空氣動力反作用於航空器之表面。
二十五、直昇機：指較空氣為重之航空器，其飛航升力之產生主要藉由一個或數個垂直軸動力旋翼所產生之空氣反作用力。
二十六、遙控無人機：指自遙控設備以信號鏈路進行飛航控制或以自動駕駛操作或其他經民航局公告之無人航空器。
二十七、飛航時限規範：指航空器駕駛員、飛航工程師或客艙組員從事飛航時之飛航時間、於飛航作業中之飛航執勤期間、執勤期間、通勤、調派、待命及休息時間等疲勞管理所作之相關限制或規定。
一、航空器：指任何藉空氣之反作用力，而非藉空氣對地球表面之反作用力，得以飛航於大氣中之器物。
二、航空站：指具備供航空器載卸客貨之設施與裝備及用於航空器起降活動之區域。
三、飛航：指航空器之起飛、航行、降落及起飛前降落後所需在航空站、飛行場之滑行。
四、航空人員：指航空器駕駛員、飛航工程師、航空器維修工程師、飛航管制員、維修員及航空器簽派員。
五、飛行場：指用於航空器起降活動之水陸區域。
六、助航設備：指輔助飛航通信、氣象、無線電導航、目視助航及其他用以引導航空器安全飛航之設備。
七、航路：指經民用航空局指定於空中以通道形式設立之管制空域。
八、特種飛航：指航空器試飛、特技飛航、逾限或故障維護及運渡等經核准之單次飛航活動。
九、飛航管制：指飛航管制機構為防止航空器間、航空器與障礙物間於航空站跑、滑道滑行時之碰撞及加速飛航流量並保持有序飛航所提供之服務。
十、機長：指由航空器所有人或使用人指派，於飛航時指揮並負航空器作業及安全責任之駕駛員。
十一、民用航空運輸業：指以航空器直接載運客、貨、郵件，取得報酬之事業。
十二、普通航空業：指以航空器經營民用航空運輸業以外之飛航業務而受報酬之事業，包括空中遊覽、勘察、照測、消防、搜尋、救護、拖吊、噴灑、拖靶勤務、商務專機及其他經核准之飛航業務。
十三、航空貨運承攬業：指以自己之名義，為他人之計算，使民用航空運輸業運送航空貨物及非具有通信性質之國際貿易商業文件而受報酬之事業。
十四、航空站地勤業：指於機坪內從事航空器拖曳、導引、行李、貨物、餐點裝卸、機艙清潔、空橋操作及其有關勞務之事業。
十五、空廚業：指為提供航空器內餐飲或其他相關用品而於機坪內從事運送、裝卸之事業。
十六、航空貨物集散站經營業：指提供空運進口、出口、轉運或轉口貨物集散與進出航空站管制區所需之通關、倉儲場所、設備及服務而受報酬之事業。
十七、航空器失事：指自任何人為飛航目的登上航空器時起，至所有人離開該航空器時止，或自遙控無人機為飛航目的啟動推進系統準備移動時起，至飛航結束且推進系統關閉時止，於航空器運作中所發生之事故，直接對他人或航空器上之人，造成死亡或傷害，或使航空器遭受實質上損害或失蹤。
十八、航空器重大意外事件：指自任何人為飛航目的登上航空器時起，至所有人離開該航空器時止，或自遙控無人機為飛航目的啟動推進系統準備移動時起，至飛航結束且推進系統關閉時止，發生於航空器運作中之事故，有造成航空器失事之虞者。
十九、航空器意外事件：指自任何人為飛航目的登上航空器時起，至所有人離開該航空器時止，或自遙控無人機為飛航目的啟動推進系統準備移動時起，至飛航結束且推進系統關閉時止，於航空器運作中所發生除前二款以外之事故。
二十、超輕型載具：指具動力可載人，並符合下列條件之固定翼載具、動力滑翔機、陀螺機、動力飛行傘及動力三角翼等航空器：
（一）單一往復式發動機。
（二）最大起飛重量不逾六百公斤。
（三）含操作人之總座位數不逾二個。
（四）海平面高度、標準大氣及最大持續動力之條件下，最大平飛速度每小時不逾二百二十二公里。
（五）最大起飛重量下，不使用高升力裝置之最大失速速度每小時不逾八十三公里。
（六）螺旋槳之槳距應為固定式或僅能於地面調整。
但動力滑翔機之螺旋槳之槳距應為固定式或自動順槳式。
（七）陀螺機之旋翼系統應為雙葉、固定槳距、半關節及撬式。
（八）設有機艙者，機艙應為不可加壓式。
（九）設有起落架者，起落架應為固定裝置。
但動力滑翔機，不在此限。
二十一、飛航安全相關事件：指航空器因運作中所發生之航空器失事、航空器重大意外事件、航空器意外事件及非在運作中所發生之地面安全事件。
二十二、航空產品：指航空器、航空器發動機及螺旋槳。
二十三、自用航空器飛航活動：指以自有之航空器從事非營利性之飛航。
二十四、飛機：指以動力推動較空氣為重之航空器，其飛航升力之產生主要藉空氣動力反作用於航空器之表面。
二十五、直昇機：指較空氣為重之航空器，其飛航升力之產生主要藉由一個或數個垂直軸動力旋翼所產生之空氣反作用力。
二十六、遙控無人機：指自遙控設備以信號鏈路進行飛航控制或以自動駕駛操作或其他經民航局公告之無人航空器。
二十七、飛航時限規範：指航空器駕駛員、飛航工程師或客艙組員從事飛航時之飛航時間、於飛航作業中之飛航執勤期間、執勤期間、通勤、調派、待命及休息時間等疲勞管理所作之相關限制或規定。