5톤 미만 어선 운항 자격제도 도입2톤 미만 '안전사다리' 설치 지원 불법 증개축 적발시 업자도 처벌
【브레이크뉴스 포항】박영재 기자=앞으로 어선 입·출항을 신고하지 않거나, 승선인원을 허위 신고하는 등 불법 행위를 하다가 반복 적발되면 최장 30일까지 어업정지 처분을 받을 수 있다.
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In the future, if you commit illegal acts such as not reporting the entry and departure of a fishing vessel or falsely reporting the number of passengers, you may be subject to a fishing suspension of up to 30 days.
A qualification system will also be introduced for fishing vessels under 5 tons, which account for 80% of all fishing vessels but did not require separate operating qualifications.
The 'Marine Vessel (Fishing Vessel) Accident Disaster Cause Investigation Team', comprised of relevant ministries such as the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Korea Coast Guard, the Korea Meteorological Administration, and private experts, announced measures to prevent casualties from fishing vessel accidents on the 5th.
According to the investigation team, the number of fishing vessel accidents was 9,602 over the five years from 2019 to 2023, accounting for 64.9% of all marine vessel accidents (14,802 cases). These fishing boat accidents resulted in 305 deaths (78% of the total), 123 missing (84.2%), and 1,593 injuries (79.5%).
In March of last year alone, there were 18 casualties from 5 fishing boat capsizing and sinking accidents. This is a figure that exceeds the annual average casualties (17.8) from 2019 to 2023.
Fishing boat accidents have mainly occurred in small vessels. As of 2023, those weighing less than 1 to 5 tons accounted for 40% of all fishing boat accidents, and those weighing less than 5 to 10 tons accounted for 32.1%.
The government has proposed strengthening the management of illegally departing fishing vessels as a measure to reduce casualties from fishing boat accidents.
If you are caught for failing to report entry/exit, falsely reporting the number of passengers, etc., the first time you will only receive a warning, but the second time you will be suspended from fishing for 15 days, and the third time you will be suspended from fishing for 30 days. The related rules will be strengthened.
The first warning will remain the same as the current one, but the second and third suspension periods will be extended by 5 and 15 days, respectively.
For fishing vessels under 5 tons, a system of operating qualifications will be introduced based on tonnage. Japan requires separate operating qualifications for all vessels except for some small vessels.
For fishing vessels under 2 tons, which account for half of all fishing vessels, the installation of 'safety ladders' will be supported.
In the case of fishing vessels under 2 tons, there are many cases of accidents such as falls or capsizing when operating alone or with a small number of people. The investigation team expected that if safety ladders were installed on fishing vessels, it would be easier to recover on one's own than before.
The government has decided to establish a legal basis to punish not only ship owners but also ship builders and remodelers for illegal additions and modifications, such as changes to the structure of fishing vessels.
The plan is to expand the stability inspection, which was previously limited to fishing vessels over 24 m in length, to include fishing vessels over 20 m in length.
The level of punishment for violations of fishing vessel location notification, which was limited to a fine of up to 5 million won, will be increased to imprisonment of up to 1 year or a fine of up to 10 million won.
In order to improve the initial response capacity in case of fishing vessel accidents, detailed standards will be established regarding the timing and procedures for requesting rescue between the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, which is the fishing vessel location management agency, and the Coast Guard, which is the rescue agency.
In order to manage the safety of fishing vessel crews, the obligation to wear life jackets, which was previously only imposed on deck workers during weather warnings, will be expanded to fishing vessels with two or fewer crew members starting in October of this year. In the mid- to long-term, a plan will be gradually implemented to require all fishing vessel crews to wear life jackets.
The government plans to develop a 'Korean-type (K) life jacket' that reflects the characteristics of fishermen and is less inconvenient and less expensive, and will also improve safety education for fishermen, expanding the target of mandatory education by law from ship owners, captains, and chief engineers to foreign crew members.
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