Ship Registry Act. Country/Territory Korea, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 1963 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Registration Navigation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Act provides for matters concerning the registry of ships pursuant to the provisions of article 8 of the Ship Act. Register of ships shall be made for the establishment, preservation, transfer, change, restriction on disposition or extinction of the rights of ownership, mortgage and lease. District courts or branch courts which have jurisdiction over the ports of registry of the ships shall become the pertinent registries. Full text English Website www.klri.re.kr