According to Article 19 (1) of the "Ocean Survey and Utilization of Marine Information Act", "survey of ports, routes, fishing ports, etc. for the safety of navigation", The task of quality control activities for basic waterway surveying conducted by the National Oceanographic Research Institute.

Quality management of coastal sea surveys, port sea surveys, and shoreline change surveys among basic waterway surveys under Article 19 (1) of the Marine Survey and Utilization of Marine Information Act.