The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB, Chinese: 國家運輸安全調查委員會) is an independent government agency of the Republic of China responsible for major transportation accidents on aviation, railways, waterways, and highways in Taiwan.[1] The council is headquartered in Xindian District, New Taipei.[2] Its headquarters were previously in Songshan District, Taipei.[3][4]
History
Logo of a predecessor agency, the Aviation Safety Council
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.[5] 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.[6] The English name ultimately chosen was "Taiwan Transportation Safety Board".
Departmental structure
The agency is grouped into the following structure:[5]
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
^"Contact InformationArchived 2011-02-15 at the Wayback Machine." Aviation Safety Council. Retrieved on April 28, 2013. "Address: 11th Floor, 200, Section 3, Beixin Road, Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan (R.O.C.)" - Chinese
