Mokpo Coast Guard Conducts Emergency Safety Inspection of Multiple-Use Vessels in Jurisdiction

Compliance with Safety Management to Prevent Maritime Casualties

Mokpo Coast Guard is inspecting life-saving equipment and safety facilities on a passenger ship. Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Mokpo Maritime Police Station announced on the 3rd that it will conduct an emergency safety inspection targeting passenger and cargo ships and fishing vessels operating within its jurisdiction from the 1st to the 8th to prevent maritime casualties.

The inspection items include ▲ safety facilities such as life-saving equipment ▲ access restrictions and personnel control to prevent passenger crowding on the ship's outer deck and falling into the sea ▲ operation exceeding the maximum passenger capacity ▲ compliance with boarding and disembarking order, etc.

The maritime police will inspect vulnerable points of multi-use vessels used by many passengers, and conduct safety education for ship workers on passenger evacuation and behavior guidelines to prevent accidents caused by crowding of evacuees in emergency situations.

Furthermore, at sea, they will strengthen preventive patrol activities on major routes of multi-use vessels, promptly disseminate weather information during adverse weather, and proactively control ship departures such as suspending navigation.

A Mokpo maritime police official said, “We will do our best to thoroughly inspect the operation and safety management status of multi-use vessels where many casualties can occur to prevent various maritime safety accidents.”

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