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If ship does not provide the above information, or after receipt of the information, officer(s) duly authorised, have clear grounds for believing that the ship is in non-compliance with the requirements of chapter XI-2 of SOLAS or part A of the ISPS Code, officers may take steps as follows:

Port facilities serving such vessels engaged on international voyages.

Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. T: +82 (31) 420 7681. www.qia.go.kr/ District offices as follows:

In accordance with the Korean Marine Pollution Prevention Act, the spiller is under obligation to respond to an oil spill incident, to undertake any clean-up and prevent the oil from spreading. The Act gives the Coast Guard the authority to undertake the clean-up if actions by the spiller are insufficient. It is normal practice, however, for private contractors to take over in the early stages of an incident with the Coast Guard monitoring the situation and, if necessary, intervening to demand more assistance.

In the principal ports the District Harbour Authority will respond to minor spills less than 100 litres, within port limits. The Coast Guard tend to confine their own activity to control on water, particularly booming. For shore cleaning, reliance is placed on local labour with essential equipment and supervision coming from contractors. Shoreline clean-up is overseen by the local authorities, though in larger spill, the Coast Guard would also be heavily involved.

The Marine Pollution Act requires all tankers over 500 g.t. and non-tankers over 10,000 g.t., whilst in Korean waters, to stockpile a specified amount of clean-up equipment and chemicals on board or partially at an on-shore facility. Shipowners can nominate the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM) to satisfy the on-shore aspect of this requirement.

A further amendment of the Act requires shipowners to have response measures of a specified recovery capacity in place when visiting certain Korean ports. To satisfy this requirement, the Act requires Korean registered vessels to become members of KOEM. Foreign flag vessels may nominate KOEM vessels and equipment to satisfy these requirement on a per visit on payment of a fee. KOEM responds to spills at sea in liaison with the Coast Guard.

Contact: Korea Coast Guard. T: +82 (32) 835 3000. www.kcg.go.kr/

Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM). T: +82 (2) 3498 8500. F: +82 (2) 3462 7707. www.koem.or.kr/

Also see Emergency Response Centre

The air quality control initiatives in South Korea consist of two parts:

From 1 January 2022: It will be mandatory to use fuel with max. 0.1% sulphur content while navigating ECAs.

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Ships covered under for the VSR programme differ at each port, but must be over 3,000 g.t. and among the top three ``fine-dust emitting'' ship-types (see table above).

Under the VSR programme, ships will have their port facilities fees lowered when they enter defined port areas at speed levels as defined above. For affected ships, port entry/leave fee (current KRW 111/ton), will be discounted. The discount ceiling will differ between the ports. Container ships, for example, which traditionally enter port at relatively high speeds, will enjoy up to a 30% discount, while other ships will be granted a 15% discount.

In spring there is a risk of tick-borne disease across Korea. The national Disease Control and Prevention Centre has advised all people partaking in prolonged leisure activities on grass to wear long sleeved shirts/tops and trousers.

Maritime Telemedical Assistance Service (TMAS) can be contacted via any Korean MRCC/MRSC or port control centre. Maritime Telemedical Assistance will be provided from a regional public hospital. Attention should be drawn to the International Code of Signals, Medical Section.

Coast Guard station contacts as follows: