Article 7
The Maritime Accident Committee shall consist of eleven to fifteen members. The chief of the shipping administration authority shall serve as the convener. The chief of the Maritime Safety Division, chief of the Vessel Management Division, and chief of the Seafarers Administration Division shall serve as mandatory members and the other members shall be appointed by the convener from scholars and experts with the following qualifications:
I. Individuals with first-class captain qualifications and more than three years of professional experience;
II. Individuals with pilot qualifications and more than three years of professional experience;
III. Individuals with first-class chief engineer qualifications and more than three years of professional experience;
IV. Individuals with more than five years of professional experience in public administration of fishing vessels;
V. Individuals with surveyor qualifications and more than three years of professional experience;
VI. Individuals with more than three years maritime or engineering education experience;
VII. Individuals with more than three years of experience in maritime insurance;
VIII. Individuals with judge, prosecutor, or attorney qualifications and more than three years of professional experience;
IX. Individuals with more than three years of experience in maritime accident notarization;
X. Other individuals with particular experience in processing maritime accidents.
The members of the Maritime Accident Committee shall be appointed for one-year terms that are renewable upon expiry.
Where the appointed members cannot continue their duties due to changes in job posts, the shipping administration authority may appoint another member which shall serve until the end of the existing term of the former member.
The proportion of any gender among members of the Maritime Accident Committee shall not be less than one-third.