Jeju Coast Guard Conducts Joint Drill Simulating Collision and Flooding Scenarios

Published 01 Jun.2023 13:59(KST)

Jeju Maritime Police Station (Chief So Byung-yong) announced on the 1st that on the 31st of last month, they conducted a joint public-private training exercise to improve the response capabilities of pilot boat operators and accident response in a simulated collision and sinking scenario involving the ferry (2000nyeonho) traveling between Hallim Port and Biyangdo Island near Hallim-eup, Jeju City.

Jeju Maritime Police Station conducted a joint civil-government exercise on the 31st of last month near Biyangdo, Hallim-eup, simulating a collision and sinking situation involving a ferry.
[Photo by Jeju Maritime Police]

This training focused on emergency response methods during accidents, including enhancing early situation response capabilities of crew members through company training, guiding passenger evacuation, mastering equipment usage, providing first aid to the injured, and rescuing persons fallen into the sea.

Additionally, in front of the ferry terminal waiting room at Hallim Port, Jeju City, a campaign was held in cooperation with the Jeju Red Cross, featuring CPR training for ferry passengers, life jacket wearing instructions, and a VR disaster safety experience booth, allowing the public to engage in disaster safety experiences in a friendly manner.

A Jeju Maritime Police official stated, “Through joint training with the ferry company, we shared the maritime police’s professional situation response know-how with ferry crew members and raised public awareness about maritime accidents. We will do our best to make the seas around Jeju safe and secure so that the public can feel at ease.”