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Government Legislation

  • Administrative Pre-Announcement of a Partial Amendment to the Standards for the Functions and Specifications of Aids to Navigation
    • Competent Ministry : Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2023-05-30
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2023-06-19

1. Reasons for Amendment

This amendment aims to improve some deficiencies that have emerged in the operation of the current regulation, establish and supplement standards for the installation of navigational aids in offshore wind farms, and improve the findings from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' self-audit.


 * This regulation stipulates the details of the functions and specifications of navigational aids in order to comply with the standards of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities.



2. Major Provisions

A. Establish installation standards for lateral marks in cases of establishing ship traffic lanes within offshore wind farms by reflecting the results of maritime traffic safety examinations. Incorporate new criteria for the installation of navigational aids for floating wind power turbines and refine the provisions to address any shortcomings (Chapter 7).

B. Add relevant standards to reduce confusion about colors in the marine buoyage system (Article 6).

C. Improve some deficiencies that have emerged in relation to the naming of navigational aids (Article 80).

D. Adjust terminology according to the results of the project for improving difficult terms in administrative rules promoted by the Ministry of Government Legislation.


Regulatory effect assessment
  • 항로표지의 기능 및 규격에 관한 기준(규제영향분석서)_20230522.hwp [download]
Legislative proposal (draft)
  • (행정예고문) 항로표지의 기능 및 규격에 관한 기준.hml [download]