수상안전교육 개선 필요성에 관한 소고-동력수상레저기구 조종면허 취득자 중심으로-

Abstract

Due to the increasing disposable income of Koreans, interest and demand for experiential marine leisure activities such as motor boat and yacht, etc. are increasing. Accordingly, accidents occurred in the engine-powered leisure watercrafts are increasing rapidly. However, after the Sewol accident, only the interest in safety of passenger ships has been risen and there is still little interest in the safety of leisure watercrafts such as motor boats, yachts and water bikes, etc. Since the engine-powered leisure watercrafts are also operated at sea, it can be exposed to various marine environment in the event of an accident at sea. Therefore, basic water-related safety education is essential in order to carry out safe marine leisure activities. Current water-related safety education which is carried out in accordance with the Water-related Leisure Activities Safety Act, is mostly theoretical education and there is no practical training on emergency response ability in various marine environment. Therefore, this study analyzed the engine-powered leisure watercrafts related accidents, accidents prevention measures, domestic and foreign water-related safety training courses and proposed the improvement plan of the water-related safety education for personnel who wants to operate the engine-powered leisure watercrafts. The efficient and prompt response in the marine emergency situation is based on repetitive and accurate training, so practical in a realistic environment is necessary. And safety in marine leisure activities can be ensured when the person involved in the activity has safety consciousness. Thus, it is necessary to improve the safety consciousness of the marine leisure activity participants through realistic education about the risk of the activities and coping methods in case of accident at the stage of license acquisition.