ACT ON PROMOTION OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF MARITIME AUTONOMOUS SURFACE SHIPS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the development of the national economy by promoting the development of technologies and core equipment for maritime autonomous surface ships, building a foundation for their safe operation, and facilitating their commercialization through the establishment of a maritime logistics system.

Article 2(Definitions) #

(1) The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:

1. "Maritime autonomous surface ship (MASS)" means a ship, among ships defined in Article 1-2 of the Ship Act, which can operate independently through an autonomous operation system with no or minimal human intervention by seafarers, remote operators, or other similar personnel, depending on the degree of autonomy;

2. "Autonomous operation system" means the following autonomous navigation system and autonomous engine system, and all related devices:

a. "Autonomous navigation system" means autonomous equipment, software, and all related devices that enable a ship to navigate by independently recognizing and determining relevant information, without seafarer operation, including information from external sensors regarding the surrounding environment, maritime transport information defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Act on Promotion of the Provision and Use of Intelligent Maritime Transport Information Services, vessel traffic service information defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Vessel Traffic Services Act, and information on the status of internal equipment of MASS;

b. "Autonomous machinery system" means autonomous equipment, software, and all related devices that enable real-time monitoring of the operating status of core machinery systems responsible for propulsion and power generation of MASS, perform diagnostics and predictions based on measured data, and allow remote professional maintenance in the event of a failure;

3. "Remote operation center" means a land-based facility established to support or manage the operation of MASS, using data, including sensor-based video and audio, and maritime and meteorological information transmitted from ships by a remote operator;

4. "Remote operator" means a person who performs control, operation, management, and other similar tasks for MASS at a remote operation center;