The sea conditions in the Taiwan Straits are hard to predict. Moreover, in recent years there have been many problems including provocations by mainland fishing boats, piracy, smuggling, and illegal immigration, so that warships must constantly be on the alert while at sea.
台灣海峽海象變幻莫測，而近年來台海多事，大陸漁船挑釁、劫掠、走私、偷渡事件頻仍，軍艦在海上時時刻刻得提高警覺。