Chapter 11 Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
Article 152
Any passenger ship without a passenger ship safety certificate shall in no case carry passengers, nor shall so carry after the certificate of the ship expires.
Article 153
When the shipping administration authority or classification society approves a passenger ship after inspection, it shall issue a passenger ship safety certificate.
The passenger ship safety certificate shall have the format as set forth in Attachment 6 and Attachment 7 annexed hereto.
Article 154
In case the number of and the classes for passengers carried on board a passenger ship vary with the regular state of seasonal climate on her voyage, the carrier may apply for indicating such variations with the seasons and districts in the safety certificate.
Article 155
Before making an increase, decrease or modification of the passenger cabin arrangement of a passenger ship that would affect the certified number of passengers or the compliance of the entries of the passenger ship safety certificate, the owner shall furnish revised plans and drawings and specifications to the shipping administration authority or ship register institute for approval. No work for such purpose shall be done unless approval is granted. The passenger ship certificate of the ship shall be renewed after such work is inspected and approved.
Article 156
Before a passenger ship safety certificate expires or any entry thereof is altered, the shipowner shall apply in writing to renew the safety certificate. If the business plan of the ship is changed, the revised plan and necessary drawings and specifications shall be attached to the application.
Article 157
If the passenger ship safety certificate of an international passenger ship expires during navigation abroad, the shipowner or the master of a ship shall apply for inspection and renewal of the certificate with the ship register institute.
Article 158
The passenger ship safety certificate and the layout of deck passengers shall be posted the conspicuous places on the ship.
Article 159
A certificate fee of NT$300 shall be levied and collected from the shipowner for each application for issuing, renewing, reissuing a passenger ship safety certificate.