The Regulation Governing the Handling of Investigation Procedures for Marine Occurrence Article 2
The terms applied in the Regulation are defined as follows:1. Major marine Occurrences: Any occurrence classified as specified within the Scope of Major Transportation Occurrences prescribed pursuant to Paragraph 2, Article 2 of the Act.2. Ship: a power-driven vessel that carries persons or cargo on or in the water, including passenger ships, cargo ships, fishing vessels, special-purpose vessels, yachts, and powerboats, but excludes the following:(1) Naval vessels.(2) Ships of less than 300 gross tonnage (GT) carrying no passengers.3. Death: Personnel death during the occurrence of the ship or within 30 days of the occurrence of the ship that is not attributable to natural causes, their behavior, actions of ship intruders, or stowing away in non-passenger or non-crew compartments.4. Injury: Personnel experiencing limited mobility for more than 72 hours within 7 days of the occurrence of the ship not because of natural causes, their behavior, actions of ship intruders, or stowing away in non-passenger or non-crew compartments.5. Substantial damage: Total loss of the marine infrastructure and ships or damage that causes the following:(1)significantly affects the structural integrity, performance, or operational characteristics of marine infrastructure or a ship;(2)requires major repair or replacement of major components.6. Missing: a situation in which the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (hereinafter referred to as the “TTSB”) has determined that the search has been terminated, and neither the persons nor the ship or its wreckage have been located.7. Substantially interested State: a flag State of any ship involved in a major marine occurrence, a coastal State, the State whose environment has suffered significant adverse effects, the State of nationality of any deceased or injured persons, the State in possession of important information relevant to the investigation, and any other State having a substantial interest.8. Accredited representative: an individual appointed and authorized by the government of a Substantially Interested State, following a major marine occurrence, to lead one or more advisors from that State to assist the investigation conducted by the State of Occurrence or by a State delegated by the State of Occurrence.9. Duty Officer: A Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) investigator assigned to 24-hour shifts responsible for receiving and notifications of reporting major marine occurrences.10. On-Scene Investigator: A marine safety investigator designated by the TTSB upon notification of a major or suspected major marine occurrence, responsible for leading the on-scene team in the on-site determination of a major marine occurrence and investigation-related operations, and whose mission shall terminate upon the appointment of an Investigator-in-Charge.11. 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 marine occurrence.12. Investigator-in-Charge: A marine safety investigator designated by the TTSB in accordance with the Act to lead and manage the investigation of a major marine occurrence, and to appoint and establish the investigation task force; and direct major relevant investigations.13. Investigation Task Force: An investigation team established by the Investigator-In- Charge pursuant to the Act, which shall, during the investigation, submit to the direction of the Investigator-In-Charge in conducting relevant operations.14. 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.15. Voyage Data Recorder (VDR): A device that records shipboard systems, performance, environmental parameters, and bridge audio.
中文原文 重大水路事故調查作業處理規則第2條
本規則用詞，定義如下：
一、重大水路事故：指依本法第二條第二項規定訂定之重大運輸事故之範圍所定重大水路事故。
二、船舶：指裝載人員或貨物在水面或水中，具動力之載具，包含客船、貨船、漁船、特種用途船、遊艇及小船，但下列船舶不適用：
（一）軍事建制之艦艇。
（二）消防及救災機構岸置之公務小船。
（三）推進動力未滿十二瓩之動力小船。
三、死亡：指人員於船舶運作中，非因自然因素、自身行為、他人入侵、或因偷渡藏匿於非乘客及船員乘坐區域所致，當時或三十日內死亡者。
四、傷害：指人員於船舶運作中，非因自然因素、自身行為、他人入侵、或因偷渡藏匿於非乘客及船員乘坐區域致受傷失能後，七天內無法正常活動超過七十二小時。
五、實質損害：水路基礎設施、船舶全損，或其損害造成：
（一）嚴重影響水路基礎設施或船舶結構完整性、性能或操作特性者。
（二）需經大修或更換主要零組件者。
六、失蹤：指國家運輸安全調查委員會（以下簡稱運安會）認定之搜尋終止時，人員或船舶殘骸仍未發現者。
七、實質利害關係國：指涉及重大水路事故之船舶登記國、沿岸國、環境受重大影響國、死亡或傷害人員國籍國、擁有調查相關重要資訊國，及其他有利害關係之國家。
八、授權代表：指重大水路事故發生後，實質利害關係國官方指派之個人，有權率領該國一名或數名顧問協助事故發生國或其委託國家主導之重大水路事故調查工作者。
九、值日官：指由運安會調查人員輪替擔任，二十四小時值勤，負責處理水路事故通報作業之人員。
十、現場調查官：指運安會知悉重大水路事故或疑似重大水路事故後，由運安會指定，負責指揮先遣小組執行重大水路事故現場認定及調查相關作業之水路調查官。
其任務於主任調查官任命後終止。
十一、先遣小組：指由運安會調查人員組成，執行重大水路事故認定、現場勘查及蒐集事故資訊之任務編組。
十二、主任調查官：指重大水路事故發生後，經運安會依本法指定負責調查作業之調查官。
十三、專案調查小組：指由主任調查官依本法成立之調查任務編組，於調查期間，受主任調查官指揮，進行相關作業。
十四、調查指揮中心：指為執行現場調查及專案調查小組進行會議、任務簡報等相關作業所設置之指揮、管制、通訊及後勤支援之場所。
十五、航行資料紀錄器：指記錄船舶系統、性能、環境參數及駕駛臺語音之裝置。
一、重大水路事故：指依本法第二條第二項規定訂定之重大運輸事故之範圍所定重大水路事故。
二、船舶：指裝載人員或貨物在水面或水中，具動力之載具，包含客船、貨船、漁船、特種用途船、遊艇及小船，但下列船舶不適用：
（一）軍事建制之艦艇。
（二）消防及救災機構岸置之公務小船。
（三）推進動力未滿十二瓩之動力小船。
三、死亡：指人員於船舶運作中，非因自然因素、自身行為、他人入侵、或因偷渡藏匿於非乘客及船員乘坐區域所致，當時或三十日內死亡者。
四、傷害：指人員於船舶運作中，非因自然因素、自身行為、他人入侵、或因偷渡藏匿於非乘客及船員乘坐區域致受傷失能後，七天內無法正常活動超過七十二小時。
五、實質損害：水路基礎設施、船舶全損，或其損害造成：
（一）嚴重影響水路基礎設施或船舶結構完整性、性能或操作特性者。
（二）需經大修或更換主要零組件者。
六、失蹤：指國家運輸安全調查委員會（以下簡稱運安會）認定之搜尋終止時，人員或船舶殘骸仍未發現者。
七、實質利害關係國：指涉及重大水路事故之船舶登記國、沿岸國、環境受重大影響國、死亡或傷害人員國籍國、擁有調查相關重要資訊國，及其他有利害關係之國家。
八、授權代表：指重大水路事故發生後，實質利害關係國官方指派之個人，有權率領該國一名或數名顧問協助事故發生國或其委託國家主導之重大水路事故調查工作者。
九、值日官：指由運安會調查人員輪替擔任，二十四小時值勤，負責處理水路事故通報作業之人員。
十、現場調查官：指運安會知悉重大水路事故或疑似重大水路事故後，由運安會指定，負責指揮先遣小組執行重大水路事故現場認定及調查相關作業之水路調查官。
其任務於主任調查官任命後終止。
十一、先遣小組：指由運安會調查人員組成，執行重大水路事故認定、現場勘查及蒐集事故資訊之任務編組。
十二、主任調查官：指重大水路事故發生後，經運安會依本法指定負責調查作業之調查官。
十三、專案調查小組：指由主任調查官依本法成立之調查任務編組，於調查期間，受主任調查官指揮，進行相關作業。
十四、調查指揮中心：指為執行現場調查及專案調查小組進行會議、任務簡報等相關作業所設置之指揮、管制、通訊及後勤支援之場所。
十五、航行資料紀錄器：指記錄船舶系統、性能、環境參數及駕駛臺語音之裝置。