The purpose of this Act is to prescribe the qualifications for persons to serve aboard ships as ship's personnel, thereby contributing to ensuring the safe navigation of ships. Article 4 and 5 provide for the occupational categories and the classes of licenses of ship's officers and requirements for licenses. Article 7-9 provide for the validity, renewal, cancellation etc. of licenses of officers. Article 11 deals with the standards for serving aboard ship and duties of ship's personnel. The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may authorize subordinate public officials to inspect or examine ship's personnel serving aboard foreign ships within the territorial waters of the Republic of Korea. The Act further provides for the offences and penalties.
Republic of Korea · 1960-02-01