Maritime Traffic Safety Audit

Assessment of the wind farm's impact on vessel navigation and maritime traffic safety. Under the Act, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries must require a business entity intending to carry out a project subject to safety examination to conduct a marine traffic safety examination. When seeking permission, etc. under statutes such as the Public Waters Management and Reclamation Act, the entity submits the safety examination report to the disposing authority, which must forward it to the Minister within 10 days, before granting it. The Minister must notify a review opinion within 45 days, not counting time for supplementing documents or consulting relevant agencies. The disposing authority must grant permission, etc. by reflecting the review opinion or review results, and must order project suspension where a compliance order is not followed and marine traffic safety would be significantly affected.

Sources: Maritime Traffic Safety Act, Article 13, Article 16.

Excerpt: paragraph (1) of each article. English text: KWI translation. The full articles are in the English translation of the governing law below.

1. 1Wind Measurement2 authorizations
2. 2Electricity Business License (EBL)1 authorization
3. 3Environmental Assessment2 authorizations
4. 4Site Investigation2 authorizations
5. 5Public-Waters Use & Navigation Safety2 authorizations
6. 6Cross-sector Consents5 authorizations
7. 7Construction & Operation2 authorizations

Stages where risk concentrates. See the full permit pathway ›