韓國海洋汚染 防除政策의 改善方案에 관한 연구

Abstract

As we know, the ocean plays a lot of important roles for human-beings to survive. We have long believed that the ocean cannot be polluted because it has the capability of self-purification, but unfortunately it has begun to polluted due to pollution arising from various pollutants, especially oil which is relevant to shipping in the sea.

After the Sea Prince oil spill accident in 1995, the korean government has taken a measure to establish an emergency response system and equip clean-up capacity against large spill, major contents of which are as followers :

First, Korea Marine pollution Response Corporation has been established as a non-government organization of recovery of spilled oil in order to improve private response capabilities.

Second, clean-up equipments, such as large clean-up vessels and oil fences for the open sea operation has been expanded.

Third, a national contingency plan on the large spill accidents has been established compliance with the provisions of Article 6 of the OPRC 1990.

However, there exist some problems in the national response system, such as cleary roles definition between government and private agencies

and training and exercises of clean-up personnel.

With the above problems in mind, this paper reviews the current issues on the national oil pollution response system and recommends policy-making to tackle to those problems.

proper amendment of the Marine Pollution Prevention Act to incorporate major contents of the OPRC 1990