Coast Guard Headquarters to Recruit 483 This Year... New Drone and Satellite Analysis Fields Established

The Korea Coast Guard announced on the 19th that it will hire a total of 483 personnel this year, including police officers and general civil servants. This is an increase of 163 compared to last year.

By rank, there are 400 positions: 1 Superintendent, 3 Chief Inspectors (lawyers), 32 Inspectors, 30 Senior Patrol Officers, and 334 Patrol Officers. For general civil servants, a total of 83 will be recruited, including 14 in marine pollution prevention, 36 in vessel traffic control, 16 in pollution control vessels, and 1 in satellite analysis.

To transition to a future-oriented security system, the Coast Guard has newly established recruitment in the drone and satellite analysis fields this year. For helicopter pilots (10 Inspectors, 8 Specialized Career Officers in category A), rapid recruitment will be conducted through announcements in February to stabilize the aviation rescue system. Final successful candidates will be announced in April.

Coast Guard Headquarters Building

Additionally, the second half recruitment will be announced at the end of August, with final successful candidates selected in December. The main recruitment fields include 20 Inspectors, 94 Patrol Officers, 94 ship crew members, 15 rescue personnel, 15 emergency medical personnel, 10 special forces, 17 investigators, and 26 military police, focusing on field personnel, totaling 309 police officers.

Furthermore, one general civil servant at grade 5 (industrial affairs officer) in the water leisure equipment field will be selected through the Ministry of Personnel Management’s competitive recruitment for private sector experience, and four ship cooks (1 at grade 8, 3 at grade 9) will be separately recruited by the respective regional Coast Guard offices.

A Korea Coast Guard official stated, "Details such as exam schedules and locations will be announced later on the Coast Guard’s online application site," and added, "Please note that the recruitment schedule may change depending on circumstances."

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