特定港の境界付近でのイベント等に関する考察－安全なイベント開催に資する海上交通法規を用いた規制について－

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Based on the Port Regulations Act, various powers are granted to the captain of the port, such as the requirement that event organizers must obtain the permission from the captain of the port when holding an event in the specified port. However, for the event, marine fireworks festivals and drone shows, held in the vicinity of port limit of specified ports, the current Port Regulations Act restricts the measures that the captain of the port can take to ensure the view of navigational safety, despite the possibility that an accident occurred during the event could have a negative impact on port traffic. In this paper, we point out the 6 problems with the Port Regulations Act, such as article 32, and propose improvements, referring to the foreign example of fireworks festivals that was held at Singapore in 2022.