Taiwan Transportation Safety Board
The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board is an independent government agency of the Republic of China responsible for major transportation accidents on aviation, railways, waterways, and highways in Taiwan. The council is headquartered in Xindian District, New Taipei. Its headquarters were previously in Songshan District, Taipei.
History
The Aviation Safety Committee, later renamed Aviation Safety Council, was established on 25 May 1998 as an independent agency. It was put under the administration of Executive Yuan in May 2001 until 20 May 2012 after which it became an independent body again. On 1 August 2019, the agency was to be renamed "National Transportation Safety Council". Its portfolio expanded to cover major highway and railway incidents alongside aviation safety, and this was done in a response to a perceived shortcoming in the initial ad hoc investigation of the 2018 Yilan train derailment. The English name ultimately chosen was "Taiwan Transportation Safety Board".Departmental structure
The agency is grouped into the following structure:Investigation Lab
- Site Survey
- Flight Recorders Readout
- Performance Analysis
- Data Integration & Simulation
- Engineering Research & Development
Flight Safety Division
- TACARE Systems
- Safety Improvement Research Projects
- Promotion & Public Affairs
- Safety Recommendations Implementation
- flight Safety Database
Occurrence Investigation Division
- Response to Occurrence Notification
- Occurrence Investigation
- Safety Recommendations
- Investigation Techniques Research & Development
- Coordination with International Air Safety Organizations
Legal and Administration Division
- Legal Affairs
- General Affairs
- Account Receivable
- Documentation
- Transportation
- Library
List of leaders
;Aviation Safety Committee;Aviation Safety Council, Executive Yuan
- Liu Wei-chi
- Kay Yong
- Weng Cheng-yi
- Chang Yu-hern
;Taiwan Transportation Safety Board
- Young Hong-tsu
- Lin Shinn-Der