West Sea Coast Guard Agency Launches Nation's First 'On-Site Key Policy Acceptance Management' Project

Listening to Voices from the Field and Building Communication and Consensus

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] The Seohae Regional Maritime Police Agency (Chief Lee Myung-jun) is implementing the nation’s first “Field Major Policy Acceptance Management” project to establish field-centered policies.

This initiative aims to address the issue of reduced policy completeness caused by a lack of consensus and understanding during policy implementation, due to fewer direct communication opportunities between departments amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Seohae Maritime Police Agency on the 14th, following the first half of 2021, a “Policy Acceptance Management Task Force (TF)” has been formed and operated in the second half as well.

The Policy Acceptance Management TF conducts activities including listing policy tasks requiring management by division, active field communication by inspection teams, gathering diverse field opinions through SNS, and continuous management through reporting and feedback.

The TF selected six major policy tasks for the second half of the year. These include operating a “Comprehensive Ship Safety Management Plan” to prevent safety accidents on patrol vessels, operating a “Patrol Vessel Sector Responsibility System” for marine accident prevention and response, operating an “Investigation Review Officer System” to secure responsibility for investigations, promoting “Customized Information Activities” specialized for maritime environments, producing “Marine Debris Maps for Island Areas,” and implementing the “Discarding Unnecessary Tasks” initiative.

Additionally, an SNS survey will be conducted targeting over 2,800 employees to assess awareness, implementation status, and issues encountered during the policy tasks.

Based on the survey results, the agency plans to visit field staff directly to gather opinions, derive improvement measures, and discover and share best practices.

A planning and operations official from the Seohae Maritime Police Agency stated, “Since this project involves participation from all employees, it is a good opportunity to reduce temperature differences between departments. It will not only enhance the completeness of the policies being promoted but also serve as a foundation for becoming a maritime police force that is strong in the field and trusted.”

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