"Strengthening Port Security"... Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to Publicly Recruit 24 Cheongwon Police Officers

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on the 30th that it will conduct the "2023 Open Competitive Recruitment for Security Guards" starting from the 1st of next month.

The number of recruits is 24 security guards who will work at the port entry checkpoints and port comprehensive control rooms of seven regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Offices and the National Institute of Fisheries Science.

This recruitment will proceed in four stages: the first stage is document screening, the second stage is a physical fitness test, the third stage is a written exam, and the fourth stage is an interview. The written exam subjects are the same as last year: "Security Guards Act and Police Officer Duty Execution Act (Subject 1)" and "Act on International Maritime Vessels and Port Facility Security (Subject 2)."

The physical fitness test requirements have been relaxed. Previously, each institution conducted the physical fitness test individually, but this year it can be replaced with a National Physical Fitness Certificate issued by a lifestyle sports activity or a certified fitness institution.

Application submissions will be accepted by each affiliated institution from the 15th to the 20th of next month. The final successful candidates will be announced at the end of July and are expected to be deployed on-site in August. In accordance with the Act on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities, a portion of the recruitment quota will be allocated for persons with disabilities, and the recruitment standards and procedures will be applied equally as in the general recruitment.

This year’s recruitment exam will be conducted in accordance with the COVID-19 "Exam Quarantine Management Guidelines" of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, as was done last year, and the recruitment schedule may be adjusted if necessary to ensure the safety of examinees.

Detailed information regarding the recruitment can be found starting from the 1st of next month on the websites of the regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Offices, the National Institute of Fisheries Science, and the Ministry of Personnel Management’s Nara Work platform, which conduct the security guard recruitment.

Choi Jong-wook, Director of the Port Operations Division at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, said, "We hope that outstanding talents who will work together with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries actively apply for this security guard recruitment, and we expect that the security level of ports will be significantly enhanced through the addition of new personnel."

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