Coast Guard Agency to Recruit 112 Police Officers and General Staff

Second Recruitment Underway... Application Deadline Until the 1st of Next Month

The Korea Coast Guard will hire 112 public officials (25 police officers and 87 general staff) in the second recruitment of 2023.

According to Mokpo Coast Guard on the 21st, among the recruitment fields, a total of 25 police officers will be hired: 5 helicopter pilot lieutenants, 10 Coast Guard sergeants in the maritime police department, and 10 foreign language (Chinese) patrol officers.

Exterior view of Mokpo Maritime Police Station [Photo by Mokpo Maritime Police]

A total of 87 general staff will be newly recruited: 12 helicopter pilot professional career officers (Class A), 1 big data level 5, 1 satellite project level 6, 1 research and development level 6, 1 architecture level 9, 44 marine pollution prevention level 9, 26 vessel traffic control level 9, and 1 records research level 6.

Notably, this recruitment marks the first time the Coast Guard Agency is recruiting helicopter pilot positions as ‘Professional Career Officer Class A’ (equivalent to level 5). This aims to secure talented personnel with flying skills in hazardous marine environments, and many outstanding candidates are expected to apply.

The selected personnel in this recruitment will be assigned to the Korea Coast Guard and other Coast Guard offices nationwide to carry out missions for the safety of the public.

Applications will be accepted for 11 days from the 20th of this month to the 1st of next month. After the application period ends, the written exam will begin on June 17, followed by the final interview from August 8 to August 10. The final successful candidates by field will be announced on August 24.

For more detailed information, please refer to the announcement posted on the Korea Coast Guard website and the Coast Guard recruitment website.

A Korea Coast Guard official stated, “After this second recruitment announcement, there are plans to recruit Coast Guard officer candidates (lieutenant open recruitment) in mid-August, as well as high school maritime and fisheries personnel, ship crew, open recruitment, mandatory police, rescue, emergency medical, special forces, and investigation (patrol officers),” and asked for continued interest.

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