West Sea Coast Guard and Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority Hold Joint Campaign

Emergency Exit Marking Stickers Attached
to Over 400 Fishing Vessels

The West Sea Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (Chief Lee Myungjun) announced on the 5th that it has conducted a joint campaign with the Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority (President Kim Junseok) to attach emergency exit marking stickers on fishing vessels, aiming to guide passengers to evacuate quickly in the event of an accident.

Concerns have been continuously raised that, during fishing vessel accidents, passengers may not be able to locate emergency exits, potentially leading to casualties. In response, the West Sea Coast Guard Headquarters and the Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority produced emergency exit marking stickers and completed their attachment to over 400 fishing vessels in their jurisdiction to prevent safety accidents.

The West Sea Regional Coast Guard Agency, together with the Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority, has attached emergency escape route stickers to over 400 fishing vessels. Photo by West Sea Regional Coast Guard Agency

The emergency exit marking stickers attached during this campaign are made of luminous material for high visibility at night and are designed to make it easy to identify the location and direction of the emergency exits.

Chief Lee Myungjun stated, "In the event of a fishing vessel accident, quickly evacuating outside the cabin is the most important factor in reducing casualties," and added, "We will continue to promote safety management for fishing vessels in addition to attaching emergency exit marking stickers."

Meanwhile, the West Sea Regional Coast Guard Headquarters is carrying out various safety campaigns to prevent fishing vessel accidents, such as advising against the use of autopilot during coastal and narrow waterway navigation, prohibiting drunk, speeding, or drowsy operation, and recommending that captains secure rest time to enhance their concentration before resuming navigation.

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