Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/11/15
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Taipei, Nov. 15 (CNA) The government is seeking to establish a multi-module
Young Hong-tsu (楊宏智)
commission responsible for conducting independent investigations of major accidents involving land, sea and air transport within a two-year timeframe, Young Hong-tsu (楊宏智), chairman of the Aviation Safety Council (ASC), said Thursday.
The Cabinet approved that day an amendment to the Organic Law of the ASC to transform the board tasked with investigating aviation incidents involving civil aircraft, public aircraft, and ultralight vehicles, into one that probes marine, railway, highway and aviation transportation incidents.
The proposed amendment, along with changes to the amendment to the Aviation Occurrence Investigation Act, will be sent to the Legislature for review and is expected to be passed before the end of the current session, Young said.
After the Legislature passes the amendments, personnel and resources for an investigation module for railway accidents will be deployed in one year, for maritime accidents in one-and-a-half years, and for highway accidents in two years, Young said at a press conference following the Cabinet meeting. [FULL STORY]
