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[세종=이데일리 한광범 기자] The standard fishing boat system is implemented to improve fishing vessel safety and crew welfare.
On the 29th, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries enforces a notice containing the legal basis for the introduction of the standard fishing vessel type. The enforcement of this notice is expected to lead to a turning point in fishing conditions through standard fishing vessel types.
The standard fishing boat system is a system to ensure safety by excluding spaces related to crew, food, clothing, and shelter, such as crew rooms, cooking rooms, and toilets, from the scale of permits to improve welfare conditions and apply more reinforced safety standards in terms of resilience.
According to the standard fishing vessel type announced by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries in August, basic crew welfare spaces such as crew rooms, toilets, cooking rooms, rest rooms, and hospital rooms are excluded from the measurement of the vessel’s permitted tonnage. The stability test target is extended to small fishing vessels less than 24m.
Fishing vessels less than 24m long without a full water line, which is a ship indicating the limit to which the hull can be submerged due to cargo loading, should also be marked with a full water line so that the risk according to the load can be identified in advance. The new standard was to be installed only on the upper deck so that the additional welfare space was not used as a place to store fish.
Most of the offshore fishing boats operating in the sea near Korea are powered fishing boats or non-powered fishing boats with a gross tonnage of 10 tons. Many ships were built in the 1970s and 1980s with only high fishing volumes and high fishing intensity in mind. Because of this, there is insufficient space for the safety and welfare of the crew. In most cases, the space inside the ship is narrow and the environment for the crew is also poor.
Moreover, due to high ship prices, new ships are not being built smoothly and are often replaced with used ships, resulting in aging fishing vessels. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries estimates that 50% of the 40,000 offshore fishing vessels in Korea will reach 50% by 2025. The poor structure and aging of fishing boats are pointed out as a cause of safety accidents and a decrease in the number of young sailors.
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries is promoting the next-generation safety and welfare type fishing boat development (R&D) project that develops and distributes standard ships for 10 industries offshore by investing 24.2 billion won from 2017 to 2021.
Main schedule
△29th Tuesday
10:00 State Council Meeting (Minister, Sejong)
△30 days (Wed)
14:00 Maritime Safety Leader and Excellent Business Award Ceremony (Minister, Sejong Office)
△31st (Thursday)
10:30 Vice Minister’s Meeting (Vice Minister, Sejong)
Press plan
△28th (Mon)
06:00 Incorporating 4th industrial technology into safety management of national fishing ports
10:00 New Year 2021 Ocean and fisheries will change like this
11:00 Established a dedicated organization for fishing village New Deal 300 project
11:00 2020 Ocean Bio Forum held
11:00 Standard fishing vessel type system implemented to promote fishing vessel safety and welfare
11:00 The 3rd Basic Port Redevelopment Plan was established and announced
△29th Tuesday
06:00 Outstanding achievements in the marine and fisheries start-up and investment support business in 2020
10:00 Maritime Police Agency, National Participation Policy Communication Contest Grand Prize
11:00 Selected as a support technology for new technology test construction in the marine and fishery construction field in 2020
11:00 The 4th (2021~2030) national port master plan establishment and announcement
11:00 2020 Maritime Safety Excellent Business and Maritime Safety Leader Award
11:00 Gwangyang Port 3rd stage arena port redevelopment project plan announced
△30 days (Wed)
11:00 Boseong Beolgyo Tidal Flat Wetland Protection Area Expansion
11:00 Port and fishing airline standard market unit price announced for the first half of 2021
11:00 Selected as a new marine and fishery intellectual in 2020 and commendation for merit in nurturing human resources
11:00 Achievements of the 2020 Ocean Space Conformity Agreement
△31st (Thursday)
06:00 Revision of 14 fish species including cuttlefish and Daegu
06:00 Introducing the Ocean and Fisheries Avengers in January