CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purposes of this Act are to promote scientific and advanced maritime transport management and to contribute to enhancing the safety and efficiency of maritime transport by prescribing matters to seamlessly provide intelligent maritime transport information services and facilitate the use of such services.
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:
1. The term "ship" means a ship defined in Article 1-2 (1) of the Ship Act;
2. The term "maritime transport information" means the following information necessary for managing maritime transport, which is the information defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on National Informatization:
(a) Information on ship operations, such as the locations, courses, speeds, and routes of ships;
(b) Information on waterways and nautical charts, such as the depth, topography, and geology of the ocean;
(c) Information on vessel traffic, such as the traffic volume of ships, maritime accidents, and navigational warnings;
(d) Information on oceanographic observation, such as tidal currents, tides, and marine meteorology;
(e) Information produced by analyzing and processing the information specified in items (a) through (d);
3. The term "intelligent maritime transport information service" means that the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries provides maritime transport information to ships, using a maritime wireless communication network based on information and communications technology to promote scientific and advanced maritime transport management;
4. The term "maritime wireless communication network" means a wireless communication network established and operated by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries to provide intelligent maritime transport information services;
5. The term "intelligent maritime transport information system" means an information system built and operated by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries by organically linking computer hardware, software, and databases to collect, store, search, analyze, process, and manage maritime transport information and to effectively provide intelligent maritime transport information services;