The Regulation Governing the Handling of Investigation Procedures for Civil and Public Aircraft Occurrence Article 2

The terms used in these Regulations are defined as follows:1. Major Aviation Occurrence: Any occurrence classified as specified within the Scope of Major Transportation Occurrences prescribed pursuant to Paragraph 2, Article 2 of the Act.2. Death: A person is fatally injured at the scene or within 30 days of sustaining an injury as a result of being in the aircraft, or direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have become detached from the aircraft, or direct exposure to jet blast, except when the injuries are from natural causes, self-inflicted or inflicted by other persons, or when the injuries are to stowaways hiding outside the areas normally available to the passengers and crew.3. Injury: An injury sustained by a person being in the aircraft, or direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have become detached from the aircraft, or direct exposure to jet blast, and not from natural causes, the person's own behavior, the conduct of unauthorized personnel who are not passengers or pilots or cabin crew, or being a stowaway hiding outside the areas normally available to passengers and crew, which:(1) requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 days from the date the injury was received;(2) results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose);(3) Hemorrhaging or damage to nerves, muscles or tendons due to laceration;(4) involves any internal organ;(5) involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body surface.(6) involves verified exposure to infectious substances or injurious radiation.4. Substantial Damage: Damage or structural failure that adversely affects the structural strength, performance, or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and typically requires major repair or replacement of the affected component, excluding a single engine’s failure or damage on a multi-engine aircraft (including its cowlings or accessories); damage to propellers, wing tips, antennas, probes, vanes, tires, brakes, wheels, fairings, panels, landing gear doors, windscreens, the aircraft skin (such as small dents or puncture holes); minor damage to the main rotor blades, tail rotor blades, or landing gear; and minor damage resulting from hail or bird strikes (including punctures in the radome).5. Missing: A status in which the search for an aircraft has been officially terminated by the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (hereinafter referred to as “TTSB”) and the wreckage has not been located.6. Accredited Representative: An individual who, in the event of a major aviation occurrence, is appointed and authorized by the government of the State of Registry, the State of the Owner, the State of the Operator, the State of Design, the State of Manufacture or any other state concerned (excluding States which have a special interest in an accident by virtue of fatalities to its citizens), to lead one or more advisors from the State to participate in the investigation of the major aviation occurrence conducted by the State of Occurrence or by the State that has been delegated by the State of Occurrence to undertake the investigation.7. Duty Officer: A TTSB investigator assigned to 24-hour shifts responsible for receiving and notifications of reporting major aviation occurrences.8. On-Scene Investigator: An aviation safety investigator designated by the TTSB upon notification of a major or suspected aviation occurrence, responsible for leading the on-scene team in the on-scene determination of a major aviation occurrence and investigation-related operations, and whose mission shall terminate upon the appointment of the Investigator-in-Charge.9. On-Scene Team: An ad hoc group of TTSB investigators assembled to conduct on-site determination, documentation, and data collection in response to a major aviation occurrence.10.Investigator-in-Charge: An investigator designated by the TTSB in accordance with the Act to lead and manage the investigation of a major aviation occurrence, and to appoint and establish the investigation task force; and direct major relevant investigations.11. Investigation Task Force: An ad hoc investigation team established and directed by the Investigator-in-Charge pursuant to the Act to carry out relevant tasks during investigation.12.Investigation Command Post: A facility established to provide command, control, communication, and logistic support to facilitate on-site investigation, as well as to host meetings and briefings for the investigation task force.13. Flight Data Recorder: A flight recorder that records aircraft system, performance and environmental parameters.14.Cockpit Voice Recorder: A flight recorder that records audio communications and sounds within the cockpit.