A Study on the Construction of Coastal VTS in Mokpo Coastal Waters

Moon, Beom-Sik; Jong, Jae-Yong; Gug, Seung-Gi; Kim, Se-Won; Park, Jin-Soo

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2002;26(3):261-267.
Published online August 31, 2002.

목포연안에서의 연안VTS설치에 관한 연구

문범식, 정재용, 국승기, 김세원, 박진수

A Study on the Construction of Coastal VTS in Mokpo Coastal Waters

Beom-Sik Moon, Jae-Yong Jong, Seung-Gi Gug, Se-Won Kim, Jin-Soo Park

Abstract

At recently, Oil spill accident of large size oiler that happen domestic and outside the country is occurred to social impact as well as economical damage in sea environment. Also, because spread extent of pollution accident is reaching harbor, bay and close water areas, as necessity that traffic control ships are sea place. VTS is changing to concept that control space is magnified gradually. Our country is operated to 14 harbors which is control center. But abroad is operating coastal VTS that do main waterway and coastals to authority dimension. Therefore, necessity that traffic density of ship manages high coastals and ship traffic of waterway to our country is risen. This paper is execute sea traffic survey at Mokpo sea areas and sea casualty occurs. It proposal that coastal VTS center field of most suitable and position of radar site.

Key Words: Sea Casualty;Sea Traffic;VTS;Radar Site