PUBLIC ORDER IN OPEN PORTS ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters necessary for maintaining the safety and order of vessel traffic within open ports. <Amended by Act No. 10796, Jun. 15, 2011>

[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 9734, May 27, 2009]

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act shall be defined as follows: <Amended by Act No. 10796, Jun. 15, 2011>

1. The term "open port" means a port which the ships of Korean or foreign nationality may enter and leave at all times;

2. The term "preferred give-way-vessel" means any of the following vessels, which sails mainly in the boundaries of open ports, avoiding routes of other ships:

(a) Barges;

(b) Boats;

(d) Towing vessels;

(e) Tugboats and barges (excluding pusher barges interconnected with tugboats);

(f) Ships owned by a person who has registered harbor transport-related business pursuant to Article 26-3 (1) of the Harbor Transport Business Act;

(g) Ships owned by a person who has registered marine environment management business pursuant to Article 70 (1) of the Marine Environment Management Act (excluding ships registered for ocean waste discharge business);

(h) Ships, the gross tonnage of which is less than 20 tons, which do not fall under the provisions of items (a) through (g).

3. The term "anchorage" means that a ship casts an anchor to the bottom of the sea and stops sailing on the sea;

4. The term "berth" means a place where a ship may anchor;

5. The term "stoppage" means that a ship temporarily stops operation on the sea;

6. The term "moorage" means to moor a ship to other facilities;

7. The term "laid-up ships" means ships which are at anchor or moored for a long time, and which are not in service;

PUBLIC ORDER IN OPEN PORTS ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Open Ports) #

Article 4 #

Article 5(Reports on Entry and Exit) #

Article 6(Berth, etc.) #

Article 7(Repair and Mooring) #

Article 8 #

Article 9(Orders to Move) #

Article 10(Restrictions on, and Methods of Anchorage, etc.) #

Article 11(Sea Routes, etc.) #

Article 12(Prohibition of Anchorage, etc. on Sea Routes) #

Article 13(Navigation) #

Article 14(Shunting) #

Article 15(Restrictions on Speed, etc.) #

Article 16(Navigation in Vicinity of Breakwater, Wharf, etc.) #

Article 17(Preferred Give-Way Vessels' Duty of not Interfering with Courses of other Ships) #

Article 18(Navigation Methods of Tugboats) #

Article 19(Distance between Navigating Ships) #

Article 20(Conveyance of Hazardous Materials into Port Boundaries) #

Article 21(Anchorage, etc. of Ship Transporting Hazardous Materials) #

Article 22(Loading or Unloading of Hazardous Materials) #

Article 23(Safety Measures, etc. in Handling Hazardous Materials) #

Article 23-2(Designation or Revocation of Educational Institutions) #

Article 24(Prohibition of Dumping Harmful Substances) #

Article 25(Measures to be taken in Case of Marine Accidents, etc.) #

Article 26(Removal of Obstacles, etc.) #

Article 27(Restriction on Blowing Steam Whistles, etc.) #

Article 28(Vessel Traffic Control, etc.) #

Article 29 #

Article 30 #

Article 31(Fire Alarms) #

Article 32 #

Article 33(Permission for Construction, etc.) #

Article 34(Permits to Host Boat Race Events, etc.) #

Article 35 #

Article 36(Permission in Relation to Drifting Articles) #

Article 37(Restrictions on Fishing) #

Article 38(Restrictions on Lights) #

Article 39(Restrictions on Vessel Traffic) #

Article 40(Suspension of Departure from Port) #

Article 41(Inspections, Verification, etc.) #

Article 42(Orders for Improvement) #

Article 42-2(Electronic Processing, etc. of Civil Affairs Administration) #

Article 43(Fees) #

Article 43-2(Delegation or Entrustment of Authority) #

Article 44(Penal Provisions) #

Article 45(Penal Provisions) #

Article 46(Penal Provisions) #

Article 47(Joint Penal Provisions) #

Article 48(Fines for Negligence) #