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http://dx.doi.org/10.7837/kosomes.2022.28.7.1148

On the Definition of the Large Vessel  

Hong-Hoon Lee (Division of Navigation Science, Mokpo National Maritime University)
Yu-Min Kwon (Division of Navigation Science, Mokpo National Maritime University)
Inchul Kim (Division of Navigation and Information System, Mokpo National Maritime University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety / v.28, no.7, 2022 , pp. 1148-1157 More about this Journal
Abstract
The maritime safety act defines a large vessel as a vessel of at least 200m in length overall. Since this standard was introduced in 1986, it has not been revised even though the marine traf ic environment has changed significantly. The length overall of 200m is equivalent to the handymax class for a dry bulker; therefore, classifying this as a modern large vessel size is difficult. Meanwhile, according to the maritime safety act, the specific sea area for traffic safety is established where large vessels frequently pass. Accordingly, by reviewing maritime-related laws, this study confirmed that standards for vessels larger than 200m in length overall were already introduced. Furthermore, by examining the statistics of vessels entering Korean ports, the existence of sea areas with a lot of traffic by large vessels, except the current 5 specific areas, was confirmed. Therefore, the following were suggested: the deletion of the term large vessel, a raise in the standard for length of a vessel related to a specific sea area in the maritime safety act.
Keywords
Large Vessel; Maritime Safety Act; Length Overall; Handymax; Specific Sea Area for Traffic Safety;
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