Regulations on the Management of Crew Members of Fishing Vessels Article 23
The rankings of officers’ positions as stipulated in Article 4 shall be ranked in sequence from high to low as follows, and any officer that assumes a position of higher ranking order may assume a position of lower ranking order:1. Navigation section: first level captain, first level mate, second level captain, second level mate, third level captain, third level mate.2. Engineering section: First level chief engineer, first level second engineer, first level engineer, second level chief engineer.3. Telecommunication section: 1. GMDSS radio station: GMDSS radio electronic operator, GMDSS general operator, GMDSS restricted operator. 2. Non-GMDSS radio station: First grade telephone operator, second grade telephone operator.Any officer of navigation or engineering section assuming a lower ranking order position who obtains the approval after applying, through his/her fishery operator, to the municipal or county (city) competent authority concerned may act for the officer whose position is one ranking higher than him/her. Exceptionally, a second level mate may act for first level mate; a third level captain may act for second level captain; and a first level engineer may act for first level chief engineer. The cumulative term of acting-for shall not exceed three years.Any crew of 18 years of age serving on a fishing vessel other than a fishing raft and a sampan for one year who obtains the approval after applying, through his/her fishery operator, to the municipal or county (city) competent authority concerned may act for third level captain or second level chief engineer.The cumulative term of acting-for shall not exceed two years.Any foreign crew employed overseas or in accordance with the Employment Service Act that meets the qualifications as stipulated in the preceding paragraph and serves on board a fishing vessel with a Distant Water Fisheries Permit and 750 or less kilowatts of the thrust power of main engine may act for second level chief engineer. The cumulative term of acting-for shall not exceed two years.
中文原文 漁船船員管理規則第23條
第四條所定幹部船員分級，其職級高低順序如下，高職級者，可擔任較低職級職務：
一、漁航部門：一等船長、一等船副、二等船長、二等船副、三等船長、三等船副。
二、輪機部門：一等輪機長、一等大管輪、一等管輪、二等輪機長。
三、電信部門：
（一）全球海上遇險及安全系統船舶無線電臺：無線電子員、普通值機員、限用值機員。
（二）非全球海上遇險及安全系統船舶無線電臺：一級話務員、二級話務員。
漁航部門、輪機部門低職級幹部船員，經漁業人向直轄市、縣（市）主管機關申請核准後得代理高一職級幹部船員職務。
但二等船副得代理一等船副；三等船長得代理二等船長；一等管輪得代理一等輪機長。
其代理期間累計不得超過三年。
年滿十八歲，並具備在漁筏、舢舨以外之漁船服務年資滿一年之船員，經漁業人向直轄市、縣（市）主管機關申請核准後得代理三等船長、二等輪機長，其代理期間，累計不得超過二年。
領有遠洋漁業作業許可且主機推進動力七五○瓩以下之漁船，得以符合前項所定資格之依就業服務法僱用之外國籍船員或境外僱用之非我國籍船員，代理二等輪機長，其代理期間，累計不得超過二年。
一、漁航部門：一等船長、一等船副、二等船長、二等船副、三等船長、三等船副。
二、輪機部門：一等輪機長、一等大管輪、一等管輪、二等輪機長。
三、電信部門：
（一）全球海上遇險及安全系統船舶無線電臺：無線電子員、普通值機員、限用值機員。
（二）非全球海上遇險及安全系統船舶無線電臺：一級話務員、二級話務員。
漁航部門、輪機部門低職級幹部船員，經漁業人向直轄市、縣（市）主管機關申請核准後得代理高一職級幹部船員職務。
但二等船副得代理一等船副；三等船長得代理二等船長；一等管輪得代理一等輪機長。
其代理期間累計不得超過三年。
年滿十八歲，並具備在漁筏、舢舨以外之漁船服務年資滿一年之船員，經漁業人向直轄市、縣（市）主管機關申請核准後得代理三等船長、二等輪機長，其代理期間，累計不得超過二年。
領有遠洋漁業作業許可且主機推進動力七五○瓩以下之漁船，得以符合前項所定資格之依就業服務法僱用之外國籍船員或境外僱用之非我國籍船員，代理二等輪機長，其代理期間，累計不得超過二年。