Regulations for Recreational Fishery Article 14

A recreational fishing vessel shall install an ALC, a double side band (DSB) radio telephone, and an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) designated by the competent authority of the central government. Where its telecommunication range is beyond 24 miles from the fishery radio station (hereinafter referred to as “radio station”), the recreational fishing vessel shall install additionally a single side band (SSB) radio telephone, which shall be operated by a radio operator with a valid certificate. However, installation of an ALC may be exempted in any of the following cases:(1) Sampans and fishing rafts.(2) Vessels under 5 gross tonnage.(3) The AIS has been installed pursuant to Article 14-1.In any of the following cases, a recreational fishing vessel under 20 gross tonnage may be exempt from installing an ALC after obtaining the approval from the competent authority of the central government, through the competent authority of the municipality or city (county):(1) The vessel is of 5 gross tonnage or over but under 10 gross tonnage.(2) The vessel conducts only the whale watching activity as referred to subparagraph (4) of Article2, paragraph 1.(3) The vessel is of 10 gross tonnage or above and engages in marine life watching in coral reef area with each trip not exceeding 4 hours.For any recreational fishing vessel exempted from installing the ALC as approved by the competent authority of the central government pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the competent authority of the central government may revoke such exemption and require the installation of the ALC within the timeframe before port departure in case of any of the following circumstances:(1) The recreational fishing vessel is punished by the competent authority for violating Article 21, paragraph 2.(2) The trip duration of the recreational fishing vessel as referred to in sub-paragraph (3) of the preceding paragraph exceeds 4 hours.