본 연구는 우리나라 전국 무역항 중 입항 선박이 많은 주요 4개 항만을 선정하여 10일간의 AIS 실측 자료를 분석하였다. 실측 조사로 산출한 주요항만의 피크시간 혼잡도는 시간당 평균혼잡도 보다 약 3.8~5.7배 높게 나타났다. 이는 기존의 Port-MIS 통계자료로 울산항 본항의 해상교통혼잡도를 평가한 선행연구 사례에서 피크시간 혼잡도가 시간당 평균혼잡도 보다 약 1.7배 높은 것과는 많은 차이가 있어 현 항로의 교통특성을 왜곡하는 문제를 확인할 수 있다. 따라서 해상교통혼잡도를 평가할 때에는 Port-MIS 통계자료보다 실측조사를 기반으로 해상교통혼잡도를 산출하는 것이 타당하다고 본다.

To establish a vessel safety management system for improving the safety of vessel's traffic and preventing vessel's traffic accidents, the state of marine traffic in the Busan South Port was investigated and analyzed as preliminary survey of the countermeasures. As a result of the study, there are 1,158 vessels in a day, 48 vessels in an hour, and the maximum traffic is about 118 vessels between 16:00 and 17:00 hours everyday, which requires to establish and operate a traffic control system necessarily for ensuring vessel's traffic safety. Furthermore, passages of tanker, passenger ship, cargo vessel and government vessel showed to sail along main traffic lane to be obtained enough sea depth at the survey area. However, passages of fishing vessel and launch showed to sail freely at all survey area owing to outstanding maneuverability and a shallow draft. Some vessels of launch sailed along main traffic lane, but other vessels crossed to sail it. The passages to cross main traffic lane is higher the risk of collision. Therefore, safety measures are urgently needed for the operation of the Busan South Port management system and the prevention of marine pollution.