Jeju Coast Guard Conducts Performance Maintenance and Safety Equipment Inspection on Patrol Vessels

Published 23 Jun.2023 14:44(KST)

Jeju Maritime Police Station (Chief So Byung-yong) announced on the 23rd that it conducted equipment inspections for maintaining the performance and safe navigation of four patrol vessels, including the Jeju Maritime Police patrol vessel 3002, a total of four times throughout this month.

Throughout this month, every Friday, Jeju Maritime Police formed inspection teams by field to ensure the smooth operation of equipment on the frontline patrol vessels during performance maintenance, safe navigation, and incident response, as these are essential elements for successful situation management. They conducted thorough inspections to prevent safety accidents.

Jeju Coast Guard is inspecting the engine room to maintain the performance of the patrol vessel and ensure safe navigation. <br>[Photo by Jeju Coast Guard]

Jeju Coast Guard is inspecting the engine room to maintain the performance of the patrol vessel and ensure safe navigation.
[Photo by Jeju Coast Guard]

The inspection contents included checking familiarity with the operation methods of equipment installed on patrol vessels, overall matters related to preventive inspections of patrol vessels, and confirmation of hull maintenance issues, including steering devices and communication equipment.

In addition, they conducted thorough on-site inspections of important equipment onboard the patrol vessels, such as navigation equipment, main engines, generators, life-saving equipment, and firefighting equipment, to operate the optimal patrol vessels.

A Jeju Maritime Police official stated, “We will do our best to realize a maritime police force faithful to the basics by maintaining a state of immediate readiness through continuous preventive inspections of patrol vessels and hull maintenance inspections.”