Jeju Coast Guard Temporarily Implements Voluntary Inspections at 10 Marine Facilities
Avoiding In-Person Inspections of Marine Facilities Due to COVID-19
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Coast Guard announced that from this week until June 30, it will temporarily implement self-inspections for access inspections of marine facilities within Jeju City for about 40 days.
According to the Jeju Coast Guard on the 26th, due to the extension of social distancing measures amid the spread of COVID-19, the national safety inspection led by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety has been postponed for the second time to September. Additionally, with an average of 28 marine facility pollution incidents occurring annually over the past three years, the first half-year inspection of marine facilities in the jurisdiction will be entrusted to self-inspections by businesses from the 24th (Monday) to June 30 to enhance accident prevention and provide convenience for civil complaints.
The self-inspection targets are 10 marine facilities within the jurisdiction that have no history of marine pollution accidents in the past five years and have faithfully implemented the points raised in the national safety inspection, each having an oil storage capacity of 300kl or more. Businesses wishing to conduct self-inspections can apply to the Jeju Coast Guard Marine Pollution Prevention Division via phone, mail, email, or fax. Following the distributed inspection checklist, business owners will directly conduct self-inspections on ▲updating the pollution emergency plan ▲subscription to environmental liability insurance ▲standards for stocking pollution prevention supplies ▲qualifications of pollution prevention managers, and then submit the results to the relevant department. The department will verify any abnormalities through reports and supporting documents and plans to conduct a joint government on-site inspection in the second half of the year.
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Meanwhile, the Jeju Coast Guard stated, “We ask for the active participation and efforts of the managers of the respective businesses in self-inspections to prevent marine pollution accidents caused by the inspection gap of marine facilities temporarily suspended due to COVID-19.”
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