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At sea, the two sides agreed to cease all live-fire and maritime maneuver exercises within the zone
north of Deokjeok-do and south of Cho-do in the West Sea, and within the zone north of Sokcho and
south of Tongcheon in the East Sea. The two sides also agreed to install covers on the barrels of
coastal artilleries and ship guns and close all gunports within the zones.

In the air, the two sides agreed to ban tactical live-fire drills involving fixed-wing aircraft, including
the firing of air-to-ground guided weapons within the designated No Fly Zones over the eastern and
western regions of the MDL
˟ The two sides agreed to designate No Fly Zones for all aircraft types above the MDL, effective from 1
November, 2018, in the following way:

For fixed-wing aircraft, No Fly Zones will be designated within 40km from the MDL in the East (between
MDL Markers No. 0646 and 1292) and within 20km from the MDL in the West (between MDL Markers
No. 0001 and 0646).

Other No Fly Zones will be designated in the following way: for rotary-wing aircraft, within 10km from
the MDL; for UAVs, within 15km from the MDL in the East and 10km from the MDL in the West; for hot-
air balloons, within 25km from the MDL.
However, when the employment of aircraft becomes necessary such as in the cases involving fire-
fighting, ground & maritime rescue, medical evacuation, weather observation and farming support,
aircraft will be permitted to fly subject to prior notification to the other side. The No Fly Zones mentioned
above do not apply to commercial aircraft (including cargo planes).

ˠ The two sides agreed to take measures to prevent accidental military clash in all times in every domain,
including land, air and sea.

To this end, the two sides agreed to apply a five-step procedure (Initial warning broadcast ª
Secondary warning broadcast ª Initial warning fire ª Secondary warning fire ª Military action) on
ground and at sea, and a 4-step procedure (Warning radio & signal Interdiction flight Warning fire
Military action) in the air.
The two sides agreed to implement the above revised procedures from November 1, 2018.

ˡ The two sides agreed to solve all military issues through peaceful consultations by maintaining
permanent communication channels in order to prevent at all times any accidental military clash in
every domain, including land, air and sea and by immediately notifying each other when an abnormal
situation arises.

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