해양플랜트의 선박성에 관한 법적 고찰

New vessels made by Korea ship building companies have self propulsion therefore it register for flag with be exported in the way of navigation. But offshore plant industry products including fixed, floating plant, completed products and partly products are exported various ways. There are two export ways and transportation that loading on the vessel(including barge) or towed by tug boat as various kind products. The floating products like a barge without self propulsion transported to towed by tug boat the floating products that without loading on the vessel is not definitional category of vessels or cargoes. Accordingly, there is various confusion that declaration of port dues and assigned work are not accuracy. The offshore plant of narrow meaning is dilling unit and bathyscaphe etc all equipment, gear and apparatus for the submarine resource development. This offshore plant is generally similar to vessel which have floating character and mobility. If offshore plant have ship’s nature, it precede review of ship’s definition and legal characteristics for solve this problem of public and private law For this reason, this paper is ship’s definition and legal characteristics and review offshore plant’s definition, interpretation and precedent which are stipulated on the maritime law of domestic and foreign. Finally, it deduce result of theoretical interpretation and legislation for the offshore plant have ship’s nature or not.