The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB, ) is an independent government agency of the

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responsible for major transportation accidents on aviation, railways, waterways, and highways in Taiwan. The council is headquartered in

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. Its headquarters were previously in Songshan District,

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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

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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

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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 *

Weng Cheng-yi Weng Cheng-yi () is a Taiwanese mechanical engineer. Weng earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Rochester. He joined the National Cheng Kung University faculty in 1980. Weng became president of NCKU in 1997. He was ...

(25 May 1998 – 19 May 2000) * Wang Shih-sheng (acting; 20 May 2000 – 23 August 2000) * Liu Wei-chi (24 August 2000 – 22 May 2001) ;Aviation Safety Council, Executive Yuan * Liu Wei-chi (23 May 2001 – 23 May 2003) *

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(24 May 2003 – 30 March 2005) *

(acting; 1 April 2005 – 11 August 2005) * (12 August 2005 – 24 August 2010) *

Chang Yu-hern Chang Yu-hern (; born 25 January 1954) is Taiwanese educator. He served as Chairman of the Aviation Safety Council between 2010 and 2015. Education Chang obtained his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from National Cheng Kung Universi ...

(25 August 2010 – 19 May 2012) ;Aviation Safety Council * Chang Yu-hern (20 May 2012 – 31 July 2015) * (19 August 2015 – 22 October 2015) * (acting; 23 October 2015 – 28 December 2015) *

Hwung Hwung-hweng Hwung Hwung-hweng (; 10 November 1946 – 26 July 2019) was a Taiwanese hydraulic engineer, university president, and political administrator. Academic career Hwung was born in 1946. He received a bachelor's degree from National Cheng Kung Uni ...

(29 December 2015 – 27 April 2018) * Young Hong-tsu (4 July 2018 – 31 July 2019) ;Taiwan Transportation Safety Board * Young Hong-tsu (since 1 August 2019)

Transportation

ASC headquarters is accessible within walking distance North of

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of the

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Notes

Words in native languages

References

External links

Taiwan Transportation Safety Board websiteTaiwan Transportation Safety Board website
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