我國海事評議制度法律性質之研究

A Study on Legal Characteristics of ROC’s Maritime Enquiry System

在我國海域發生船舶碰撞或海上事故時，除需我國政府單位即刻救援海上人命及財產安全之外，事後尚須由行政院交通部航港局依法召集各海事界專家、學者，組成海事評議小組，就發生海難事故本身之肇事因素，由各方進行責任認定。本文就海事評議小組之法定地位、海事評議小組所為海事評議書之法律性質、受評議人不服海事評議結果時，其尋求救濟之途徑、交通部航港局根據海事評議書所為行政處分救濟等法律議題進行探討，並在實務上，針對數份海事評議書進行分析，俾就海事評議小組組織法規及受處分人之程序保障等方面做出建議。 In the event of ship,s collisions or maritime incidents within the territorial waters of the Republic of China (ROC), the Government has to immediately carry out a search and rescue mission to safeguard human lives and property. After that, the Maritime and Port Bureau will convene a team of maritime experts and scholars to form a Maritime Enquiry Committee that will ascertain the causes of the incident as well as the responsibility of each party. This paper shall discuss the following issues: (1) the legal status of the Maritime Enquiry Committee, (2) the nature of the team,s Maritime Enquiry Committee in civil law, (3) the route of remedy in the event that the parties dispute the Committee,s findings, and (4) the administrative penalties and remedies pursued by the Maritime and Port Bureau according to the Maritime Enquiry Committee. In addition, several Maritime Enquiry Committee reports and proposed recommendations regarding the statutes on the Maritime Enquiry Committee and the procedures in place to protect defendants shall be analyzed.

In the event of ship,s collisions or maritime incidents within the territorial waters of the Republic of China (ROC), the Government has to immediately carry out a search and rescue mission to safeguard human lives and property. After that, the Maritime and Port Bureau will convene a team of maritime experts and scholars to form a Maritime Enquiry Committee that will ascertain the causes of the incident as well as the responsibility of each party. This paper shall discuss the following issues: (1) the legal status of the Maritime Enquiry Committee, (2) the nature of the team,s Maritime Enquiry Committee in civil law, (3) the route of remedy in the event that the parties dispute the Committee,s findings, and (4) the administrative penalties and remedies pursued by the Maritime and Port Bureau according to the Maritime Enquiry Committee. In addition, several Maritime Enquiry Committee reports and proposed recommendations regarding the statutes on the Maritime Enquiry Committee and the procedures in place to protect defendants shall be analyzed.