'2nd Anniversary' Gyeonggi Marine Safety Experience Center... 42,000 People Completed Training

The Gyeonggi Maritime Safety Experience Center celebrated its 2nd anniversary. Kim Seok-gu, President of Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Authority, and other officials are taking a commemorative photo.

The Gyeonggi Marine Safety Experience Center, the nation's only specialized marine safety education institution, celebrated its 2nd anniversary since opening.

Since its opening on July 7, 2021, the Gyeonggi Marine Safety Experience Center has provided marine safety education to a total of 43,225 people, including 5,793 in 2021 and 37,432 in 2022.

Since its establishment in 2021, the Gyeonggi Marine Safety Experience Center has been designated as a ▲children's safety education specialized institution ▲safety education institution ▲lifecycle safety education institution (water safety, first aid) ▲CPR education institution certification ▲and as a safety-certified swimming pool by the Korea Survival Swimming Association, conducting various educational programs.

In particular, this year it was selected as an 'Education Donation Career Experience Certified Institution' by the Ministry of Education, contributing to career experience education for youth in lifeguarding, emergency medical technicians, youth instructors, navigators, and more.

Additionally, in cooperation with the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, it has been conducting survival swimming pilot education since 2022. This year, practical survival swimming education will be provided during the school semester to students from 67 elementary schools across 19 regions in the province.

Starting this month, the Gyeonggi Marine Safety Experience Center developed a program titled "What If the Passenger Ship I Am On Sinks," utilizing virtual reality (VR). After a pilot operation, this experiential program simulating evacuation during ship flooding will be officially operated from January next year.

Kim Seok-gu, President of the Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Corporation, expressed, "We deeply thank everyone who has visited the Gyeonggi Marine Safety Experience Center over the past two years since its opening," and promised, "We will continue to do our best to provide practical marine safety experience education that can be utilized in real disaster situations for residents of Gyeonggi Province and the entire nation."

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