Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Ministry of Education Jointly Build Training Ship...Reducing Costs and Enhancing Safety

Marine high school students attending classes on a training vessel.

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Dongwoo Lee] On the 16th, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that it signed a joint agreement for the construction of a training vessel for fisheries high school students at the Sejong Government Complex, together with the Ministry of Education and five education offices (Incheon, Chungnam, Jeonnam, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam).

This agreement was prepared to ensure the safe onboard training of students in the fisheries high school navigation departments. It aims to prevent safety accidents caused by aging training vessels and enhance training effectiveness during the qualification process to become a maritime officer or engineer in the future.

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, together with the Ministry of Education, estimated that constructing and operating the training vessel jointly would save about 24 billion KRW, bringing the total cost to approximately 42 billion KRW. The cost of individual construction is around 66 billion KRW. The basic design fee is 1 billion KRW, and the annual construction costs will be shared equally (5:5) between the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the education offices. The Korea Maritime and Fisheries Training Institute will be responsible for construction and operation.

The new training vessel will meet enhanced safety standards based on international conventions and ship equipment regulations to ensure ship safety, and will be equipped with the latest navigation equipment to secure sustainable fisheries competitiveness.

Moon Sung-hyuk, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, stated, “Once the new training vessel is constructed, fisheries high school students are expected to receive high-quality education in a safe learning environment.” He added, “We hope for continuous exchange and cooperation to nurture future fisheries talents and revitalize fisheries high schools.”

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