Starting from October 19, it will be mandatory for small fishing vessels with two or fewer people to wear life jackets.

Starting from October 19, it will be mandatory for small fishing vessels with two or fewer people to wear life jackets. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries plans to conduct intensive inspections after a two-week guidance period led by maritime safety supervisors. On August 29, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries held a meeting with related organizations including local governments, the Coast Guard, the Korea Maritime and Ocean University, and the Central Fisheries Cooperative Association at the Government Complex Sejong to prevent fishing vessel accidents and minimize casualties. At the meeting, safety management measures to prevent death and disappearance accidents on solo fishing vessels, plans for promoting and inspecting the mandatory wearing of life jackets, rapid distribution of inflatable life jackets to all fishermen, and countermeasures to prevent fishing vessel accidents and fishermen safety accidents in the fall were discussed. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries ...