1. Preparations for Implementation of The HNS Convention in The Republic of Korea 2003. 5 MINISTRY OF MARITIME AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES REPUBLIC OF KOREA

2. Preparations for Implementation of The HNS Convention in The Republic of Korea Introduction Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the Republic of Korea, has prepared the followings in order to implement the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996(HNS Convention).

3. - HNS Convention was translated into Korean and has been set out to users from 1999. - Amount of HNS imported, HNS importers, amount of contributing cargoes and receivers were surveyed at 2000. - Draft of Act on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea was developed at 2002.

4. - HNS Search Program was developed in order to search for about 6000 HNS by their names, UN no., synonyms or Harmonized System(HS) Code used by custom on internet or stand alone for users friendly at 2002. - HNS Management Program will be developed in order to manage amount of HNS imported, HNS importers, amount of contributing cargoes, receivers etc linking with Port Management System and Custom System at 2003. - Establishment of HNS Management Organization will be planed at 2003.

5. Status Ships and amount of HNS imported, HNS importers, contributing cargoes, and receivers were surveyed from aug. 1999 to aug. 2000. Total ships except for fishing vessels registered to Republic of Korea were 4,906 including 4,096 of not exceeding 200 gt in 1998. HNS convention applies to 689 ships excluding 4,096 ships not exceeding 200 gt and 121 ships not certified for carrying HNS.

7. Amount of HNS imported were about 150 million tons. HNS importers were 175. Contributing cargoes were about 146 million tons. Receivers were 67.

8. HNS Management System HNS Management System have been developed as three parts such development of national law, development of HNS Search and Management Program and establishment of HNS Management Organization. Draft of Act was developed and HNS Search Program was developed in order to search for about 6000 HNS at 2002. HNS Management Program will be developed in order to manage HNS linking with Port Management System and Custom System and establishment of HNS Management Organization will be planed at 2003.

9. MOMAF or HNS Management Organization (HNS Search and Management Program) IMO district office of MOMAF (HNS declaration and DG declaration) importer send of contributions order of contributions report of contributing cargo and send of contributions send of declaration order of contributions HNS declaration ship DG declaration custom send of HNS importers

10. Development of National Law Draft of Act on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, including definition of HNS, compensation for damage, duties of receiver etc, was developed at 2002.

11. HNS Search Program HNS are consisted of several kinds and many products, especially chemicals of HNS has synonyms. It is difficult that a cargo is identified as HNS. HNS Search Program was developed in order to search for about 6000 HNS by their names, UN no., synonyms or HS Code used by custom on internet or stand alone for users friendly at 2002. - 5 synonyms were added for each HNS. - HS Code and CAS(Chemical Abstract Service) no. was added for each HNS - users can identify a cargo as HNS on internet or CD

12. HNS Management Program This program will be developed in order to manage HNS imported, to identify and report contributing cargo, to calculate contributions for HNS FUND as follows at 2003. - HNS declaration program - HNS identification and report program - Calculation of contribution program - Programs linked with port management system and custom management system

13. HNS Management Organization HNS Management Organization will be planed to be established in order to manage HNS under the Act on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea at 2003.