The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters delegated by the Ship Officers Act and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof. <Amended on May 25, 2007; Mar. 24, 2015>
The terms used in this Decree are defined as follows: <Amended on Jan. 29, 1991; Aug. 23, 1994; Dec. 23, 1994; Aug. 8, 1996; Feb. 24, 1998; Sep. 12, 1998; Aug. 10, 2001; Sep. 30, 2005; May 25, 2007; Sep. 28, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Feb. 22, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 24, 2015; Feb. 29, 2016; Jul. 11, 2017>
| 1. | The term “coastal waters” means the following sea areas: |
| (c) | Sea areas north of a line connecting a point 20 miles from the southern tip of Jeju-do and the intersecting point of 29 degrees 40 minutes north latitude and 122 degrees east longitude; |
| 2. | The term “ocean waters” means all sea areas; |
| 2-3. | The term “limited waters” means waters, other than the unlimited waters defined in subparagraph 2-2; |
| 3. | The term “merchant ship” means a ship, other than a fishing vessel defined in subparagraph 4; |
| 4. | The term “fishing vessel” means a fishing vessel defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Fishing Vessels Act (excluding a vessel engaged in transporting catches as it plies between a domestic port and a foreign port, or between foreign ports); |
| 5. | The term “small ship” means a ship with a gross tonnage of less than 25 tons; |
| 6. | The term “naval ship or coast guard ship” means a military ship or police ship; |
| 7. | Deleted; <Aug. 11, 2020> |
| 8. | The term “graduate-to-be” means a person in the final year of education at a recognized education and training institute required for completing a course of study under relevant statutes; |
| 9. | The term “pre-completion student” means a person who has completed at least 80/100 of educational hours of an educational course, school year, or course at a recognized education and training institute; |
| 10. | The term “main-engine propulsion power” means the total maximum continuous rated output of all main engines of a ship. |
| Article 3 (Scope of Ships) |
"Ships prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 1 (c) of Article 2 of the Ship Officers Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") means barges and ships with a gross tonnage of less than 500, among moored ships. <Amended on Aug. 10, 2001; Feb. 22, 2012; Mar. 24. 2015>
| Article 3-2 (Facilities of Automated Ships) |
| (1) | "Automatic operating equipment" in subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of the Act means the equipment prescribed in attached Table 1 based on the types of automated ships. <Amended on Feb. 22, 2012> |
| (2) | If the shipowner has fitted the ship with automated ship facilities referred to in paragraph (1) or has modified any of the facilities, he or she shall file an application for recognition of an automated ship with the administrator of the competent Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Dec. 23, 1994; Aug. 8, 1996; May 24, 1997; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 6, 2015> |
| (3) | Where the Director General of Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries in receipt of an application for recognition of an automated ship filed under paragraph (2) deems that such ship is fitted with the facilities prescribed in attached Table 1 after inspecting such facilities, he or she shall issue the shipowner a certificate based on to the type of automated ships. <Amended on Dec. 23, 1994; Aug. 8, 1996; May 24, 1997; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 6, 2015> |
| (4) | Where the facilities of an automated ship recognized under paragraph (2) fail to meet any of the standards, the shipowner shall return the certificate issued under paragraph (3) to the administrator of the Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries who recognized such facilities. <Amended on May 24, 1997; Feb. 29, 2008; Jan. 6, 2015> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jan. 29, 1991]
| Article 4 (Limited Licenses) |
| (1) | Limited licenses referred to in under the latter part, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 4 (2) of the Act shall be classified as follows: <Amended on Feb. 14, 2011; Apr. 22, 2013; Mar. 24. 2015; Jul. 11, 2017> |
| 1. | A certificated officer’s license (hereinafter referred to as "license") shall be classified into a merchant ship officer's license restricting the holder to work only on board a merchant ship and a fishing vessel officer's license restricting the holder to work only on board a fishing vessel: |
| (a) | A first to sixth class deck officer’s license: Provided, That this shall be limited to where the holder works on board a service ship (referring to a service ship defined in subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Seafarers' Act); |
| (b) | A fifth or sixth class engineer officer’s license (limited to a license obtained pursuant to Article 16 (5) or (6)); |
| (c) | A sixth class engineer officer’s license (limited to a license obtained with seagoing with a gross tonnage of at least 100 for at least one year); |
| 2. | A special ship license granted to the holder of a fifth or sixth class deck officer’s license or fifth or sixth class engineer officer’s license to work only on board a ship used for a special use, such as a submarine drill ship, ship for ocean exploration, or dredger; |
| 3. | A license for specific waters granted to the holder of a fifth or sixth class deck officer’s license or fifth or sixth class engineer officer’s license to work only on board a ship sailing only specific waters, such as a lake, river, or domestic port not requiring international communications; |
| 3-2. | A motor boat and motor yacht license granted to the holder of a sixth class deck officer’s license or sixth class engineer officer’s license to work only on board a motor boat or motor yacht with a gross tonnage not exceeding 55 tons, among the power-driven water leisure crafts permitted under the Water-Related Leisure Activities Safety Act; |
| 3-3. | A mobile offshore drilling unit license granted to the holder of electro-technical officer's license to work only on board a mobile offshore drilling unit; |
| 4. | A yacht license granted to the holder of a small ship officer's license (limited to those issued to the holders of an officer license of power-driven water leisure craft under the Water-Related Leisure Activities Safety Act) to work only on board a yacht, and a motorized water leisure craft license granted to the same person to work only on board an motorized water leisure craft excluding a yacht; |
| 5. | A license for a WIG (wing-in-ground) craft cruising only in ground effect granted to the holder of a WIG craft officer's license to work only on board a craft cruising below a height (referring to the average perpendicular width of the main wing of a WIG craft) where the WIG effect occurs; |
| 6. | A non-commercial officer's license granted to the holder of a small WIG craft officer's license to work only on board a non-commercial craft, such as cruising for personal purposes. |
| (2) | The merchant ship license and the fishing vessel license issued pursuant to paragraph (1) 1 (b) and (c) shall be valid for one year during which the holder of such limited license actually works on board a relevant ship; thereafter, the license holder shall be deemed to have obtained a license without restriction on work on board a ship of any type and file an application to modify the matters entered in the license, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on May 25, 2007]
| Article 4-2 (Major Fields of Operating Officer’s Licenses) |
Major fields of operating officer’s licenses referred to in Article 4 (4) of the Act shall be deck major and engine major. [This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 10, 2001]
| Article 5 (Education for Obtaining Licenses) |
| (1) | Persons required to complete education and training pursuant to Article 5 (1) 4 of the Act are as follows: <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998; Aug. 10, 2001; May 25, 2007; Feb. 14, 2011; Mar. 24. 2015> |
| 1. | A person who intends to obtain the following license without completing a certificated officer training course for relevant occupational category at a recognized education and training institute: Provided, That this shall not apply where he or she holds a license of a grade immediately lower than the license that he or she intends to obtain: |
| (a) | A third to sixth class deck officer; |
| (b) | A third to sixth class engineer officer; |
| (c) | A first to fourth class radio officer); |
| 2. | A person who intends to obtain a small ship officer's license by passing written or practical skill examinations pursuant to Article 12 (3) and (5); |
| 3. | A person who intends to obtain a sixth class deck officer’s license, sixth class engineer officer’s license, or small ship officer's license after being fully or partially exempt from the written examination subjects pursuant to Article 13 (4); |
| 4. | A person who intends to obtain a license by passing an interview pursuant to Article 14 (1); |
| 5. | A person who intends to obtain a license pursuant to Article 14-2 (2); |
| 6. | A person who intends to obtain a WIG craft officer's license. |
| (2) | Courses of, and periods for, the education and training under paragraph (1), details thereof, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Aug. 10, 2001; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (3) | The period during which a person who passed an examination for certificated officers conducted by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries under Article 5 (1) 1 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as “examination”) fulfills his or her military duties under the Military Service Act before obtaining a license shall not be included in the period referred to in Article 5 (1) 1 of the Act. <Amended on Aug. 23, 1994; May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2016> |
| Article 5-2 (Seagoing Service for Licenses) |
The seagoing service required for a license based on the occupational categories and classes referred to in Article 5 of the Act (including seagoing service on a foreign ship; hereinafter the same shall apply) is as prescribed in attached Table 1-3. <Amended on May 25, 2007> [This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 24, 1998]
| Article 6 Deleted. <Feb. 24, 1998> |
| Article 7 (Calculation of Period of Seagoing Service) |
| (1) | A period of seagoing service shall be from the date of embarkation to the date of disembarkation; and counting shall begin on the date of embarkation. |
| (2) | For the purpose of paragraph (1), a period of seagoing service short of a month shall be aggregated and 30 days shall be counted as a month; and a period of seagoing service short of a year shall be aggregated and 12 months shall be counted as a year. |
| Article 8 (Aggregation of Different Periods of Seagoing Service) |
| (1) | In calculating a period of seagoing service, if there is a period of time during which a person worked on board a ship for other duties, such period may be converted according to the proportion of a period of service for each duty referred to in attached Table 1-3 and be aggregated. <Amended on Jan. 29, 1991> |
| (2) | Deleted. <Aug. 10, 2001> |
| (3) | Seagoing service in performing radio communications duties (including practical training) in a coastal wireless station referred to in subparagraph 4 of Article 29 of the Enforcement Decree of the Radio Waves Act may be aggregated with a period for each duty referred to in subparagraph 3 (a) of attached Table 1-3. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 29, 1991; Jun. 30, 1992; Aug. 10, 2001; Sep. 30, 2005; Feb. 22, 2012> |
| Article 9 (Verification of Seagoing Service) |
| (1) | Seagoing service shall be verified with any of the following documents: <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998; Sep. 12, 1998; Aug. 10, 2001; Jan. 29, 2004; Sep. 30, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Jan. 6, 2015; Mar. 24, 2015; Jul. 11, 2017; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| 2. | Deleted; <Sep. 30, 2005> |
| 3. | Where a seafarer's book holder loses his or her seafarer’s book or his or her seafarer's book is worn and unusable, a document certifying the holder by the Director General of Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, the head of an oceans and fisheries office of a Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, the president of the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology under the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology"), or the chief director of the Korea Seafarer's Welfare and Employment Center established under Article 142 of the Seafarers' Act; |
| 4. | Deleted; <Sep. 30, 2005> |
| 5. | Deleted. <Sep. 30, 2005> |
| (2) | The method for verifying a person's seagoing service on a naval ship, coast guard ship, or a ship on which a person is allowed to work without holding a seafarer's book shall be determined by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Jan. 29, 1991; Aug. 8, 1996; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (3) | Where seagoing service is to be verified pursuant to paragraph (2), the following matters shall be clearly indicated: Provided, That in the case of a naval ship or coast guard ship, or a ship (hereinafter referred to as "ship for sea trials") built or refurbished in a domestic shipyard which undertakes a sea trial from the time of its launching to its delivery, the matters referred to in subparagraphs 1, 6, and 7 shall be excluded: <Amended on Feb. 14, 2011; Mar. 24. 2015; Feb. 29, 2016> |
| 1. | Registry number, type, and name of the ship; |
| 2. | Gross tonnage, displacement tonnage, or maximum take-off weight; |
| 3. | Kind of the engine and main-engine propulsion power; |
| 4. | Duties and period of work on board a ship; |
| 5. | Whether the ship is equipped with radio communication facilities; |
| 6. | Use of the ship and trading area; |
| 7. | Name or appellation of the shipowner and its nationality. |
| (4) | Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (3), a person who has completed a course for training certificated officers at a recognized education and training institute (including a pre-completion student) and intends to obtain a license shall have his or her seagoing service on board a ship verified by means of any of the following documents: <Newly Inserted on Sep. 30, 2005; May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| 1. | A document verified by the head or representative of a relevant institution in cases of the period of education under the subparagraphs of Article 16 (1) and the period under paragraph (2) 2 of the same Article; |
| 2. | A training record book verified by the head of a recognized education and training institute or shipowner as determined by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries in cases of seagoing service (including sea training; limited to seagoing service of at least one year in the deck department or operation department, and at least six months in the engine department) of a person intending to newly obtain a license for the following items: Provided, That where a person holding a lower-level license obtains an upper class license, submission of training record book shall be exempt: |
| (a) | Third or fourth class deck officers (excluding fishing vessel licenses); |
| (b) | Third or fourth class engineer officers; |
| (c) | Third or fourth class operating officers. |
| (5) | Where a person who has completed a merchant ship educational course at a recognized education and training institute verifies seagoing service under paragraph (4) 2 (a), he or she shall submit a written training record in which education on board a merchant ship is recorded. <Newly Inserted on Sep. 30, 2005> |
| (6) | Deleted. <Mar. 24, 2015> |
| Article 10 (Administration of Examinations) |
Examinations shall be administered by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries after being classified into regular examinations, special examinations, and on-going examinations, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Dec. 23, 1994; Aug. 8, 1996; Sep. 30, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>
| Article 11 (Examination Subjects) |
| (1) | Examination subjects are as listed in attached Table 2, and the marks allotted to each examination subject shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Aug. 8, 1996; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (2) | Where a person takes an examination for the limited deck officer’s or engineer officer’s license referred to in Article 4 (2), the examination subjects may be changed to other subjects appropriate for the characteristics of a ship that he or she intends to work on board, or he or she may be partially exempt from the examination subjects, as publicly notified by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Aug. 23, 1994; Aug. 8, 1996; Feb. 24, 1998; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (3) | Deleted. <Feb. 24, 1998> |
| (4) | Where a person holding a qualification under other statutes, such as the National Technical Qualifications Act, takes an examination, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may exempt him or her from taking a written examination for some of the subjects where a person who has obtained a license takes a qualification examination under other statutes, such as the National Technical Qualifications Act, etc. and is exempt from taking a written examination for such subjects pursuant to such other statutes. <Amended on Aug. 8, 1996; Sep. 30, 2005; May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (5) | The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may determine the contents of examination subjects referred to in paragraph (2) by further classifying them. <Amended on Aug. 8, 1996; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 29, 1991]
| Article 12 (Examination Methods) |
| (1) | The examinations for deck officer’s license, engineer officer’s license, and operating officer's license shall be classified into a written examination and an interview. <Amended on Jan. 29, 1991> |
| (2) | The examination for radio officer’s license shall be conducted by an interview. |
| (3) | The examination for small ship officer's license shall be conducted by a written examination, an interview, or a practical skill examination. <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998> |
| (4) | The examination for electro-technical officer's license and WIG craft officer's license shall be conducted by a written examination. <Newly Inserted on Feb. 14, 2011; Mar. 24. 2015> |
| (5) | The interview referred to in paragraph (1) shall be conducted for persons who have passed a written examination or are exempt from a written examination: Provided, That this shall not apply where a written examination and an interview are conducted simultaneously. <Amended on Feb. 14, 2011> |
| (6) | Matters necessary for conducting written examinations, interviews, and practical skill examinations under paragraphs (1) through (5) shall be determined by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Aug. 8, 1996; Feb. 24, 1998; May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Feb. 14, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| Article 13 (Exemption from Written Examinations or Interviews) |
| (1) | Where a person who has passed a written examination but failed in an interview among the examination of at least the second class deck officer’s license, second class engineer officer’s license, or second class operating officer's license takes an examination of the same occupational category and class within four years from the date he or she passed the written examination, he or she shall be exempt from a written examination. <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998> |
| (2) | Where any of the following persons has two times the amount of seagoing service prescribed in attached Table 1-3 and has completed an educational course prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, he or she shall be exempt from a written examination for the next-level license: <Amended on Dec. 23, 1994; Aug. 8, 1996; Feb. 24, 1998; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| 1. | A person holding no higher than a third class deck officer’s license; |
| 2. | A person holding no higher than a third class engineer officer’s license; |
| 3. | A person holding no higher than a third class operating officer's license. |
| (3) | Where a person who has at least two subjects that score at least 60 marks, among the written examination subjects and falls short of pass marks provided for in Article 18 takes an examination of the same occupational category and class within two years, he or she may be exempt from written examination on subjects that score at least 60 marks, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (4) | Where a person who intends to obtain a sixth class deck officer’s license, sixth class engineer officer’s license, or small ship officer's license has two times the amount of seagoing service prescribed in attached Table 1-3, he or she may be fully or partially exempt from the examination on subjects referred to in attached Table 2. <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998; Sep. 30, 2005; May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (5) | A person who has passed one of the following written examinations shall be exempt from an interview: Provided, That an interview to assess English communication capability may be conducted, as determined by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries: <Amended on Aug. 10, 2001; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| 1. | An examination for no higher than a third class deck officer’s license; |
| 2. | An examination for no higher than a third class engineer officer’s license; |
| 3. | An examination for no higher than a third class operating officer's license. |
| (6) | A person who intends to obtain a fourth class radio electronic officer's license, or radio communication officer's license while holding a deck officer’s license, or operating officer's license completes an educational course prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, he or she shall be exempt from an interview. <Amended on Aug. 10, 2001; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 29, 1991]
| Article 14 (Exceptions to Examination for Former or Current Certificated Officers) |
| (1) | Where any of the following persons takes an examination for a license, the occupational category and class of which are the same as those of a license expired or revoked, only an interview shall be conducted, notwithstanding Article 12 (1) or (3): <Amended on Sep. 30, 2005; May 25, 2007> |
| 1. | A person whose license has been expired because he or she failed to renew his or her license before expiration of his or her license pursuant to Article 8 (1) 4 of the Ship Officers Act as amended by Act No. 3715; |
| 2. | A person for whom five years (where he is drafted or called up for the military duty under the Military Service Act, such period shall not be included) have not passed since his or her license was canceled pursuant to Article 9 (1) of the Act. |
| (2) | A person who has passed an interview under paragraph (1) shall be deemed to have seagoing service required for a license referred to in attached Table 1-3. |
| (3) | A person who has two times the minimum amount of seagoing service under Article 14-2 (2) among the persons who take a deck officer’s license examination pursuant to the same provisions may be partially exempt from the written examination subjects, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 24, 1998]
| Article 14-2 (Exceptions to Seagoing Service of Certificated Officers) |
| (1) | Deleted. <Aug. 10, 2001> |
| (2) | Where a radio officer who holds a radio officer license and has a seagoing service on a ship equipped with radio communication facilities for at least three years falls under any of the following cases, he or she shall be deemed to have seagoing service required for a license for the relevant class: <Amended on Sep. 12, 1998> |
| 1. | Where a first class or second class radio officer passes an examination for no higher than a second class deck officer’s license; |
| 2. | Where a third class radio officer passes an examination for no higher than a third class deck officer’s license. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 24, 1998]
| Article 14-3 (Exceptions to Seagoing Service Related to Motor Boat and Motor Yacht Licenses) |
A person who holds a yacht license or an officer license of power-driven water leisure craft referred to in Article 4 (1) 4 for at least four years (excluding the period of suspension of duties under Article 9 (1) of the Act) shall be deemed to have seagoing service required for a motor boat and motor yacht license under Article 4 (1) 3-2. [This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 22, 2013]
[Previous Article 14-3 moved to Article 14-4 <Apr. 22, 2013>]
| Article 14-4 (Exceptions to Seagoing Service Related to Small Ship Officer's Licenses) |
A person who has passed both the written examination and the practical skill examination under Article 12 (3) and (6) and an officer license of power-driven water leisure craft o under the Water-Related Leisure Activities Safety Act shall be deemed to have seagoing service required for a small ship officer's license prescribed in subparagraph 4 of attached Table 1-3. <Amended on Feb. 14, 2011> [This Article Newly Inserted on May 25, 2007]
[Moved from Article 14-3; Previous Article 14-4 Moved to Article 14-5 <Apr. 22, 2013>]
| Article 14-5 (Exceptions to Seagoing Service Related to WIG Craft Officer's License) |
| (1) | Notwithstanding subparagraph 6 of attached Table 1-3, where an airline transport pilot referred to in subparagraph 1 of Article 35 of the Aviation Safety Act or a commercial pilot referred to in subparagraph 2 of the same Article who holds a license for at least sixth class deck officer has at least 500 hours’ experience of operating an airplane or rotorcraft that a commercial pilot's license holder can operate, he or she shall be deemed to have sufficient seagoing service for a medium-sized WIG craft officer's license, notwithstanding subparagraph 6 of attached Table 1-3. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2017> |
| (2) | Where an airline transport pilot referred to in subparagraph 1 of Article 35 of the Aviation Safety Act, a commercial pilot referred to in subparagraph 2 of the same Article or a private pilot referred to in subparagraph 3 of the same Article who holds a license for at least a sixth class deck officer has at least 400 hours’ experience of operating an airplane or rotorcraft that a private pilot's license holder can operate, he or she shall be deemed to have sufficient seagoing service for a small WIG craft officer's license. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2017> |
| (3) | The flight experience for the recognition of seagoing service under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be verified by a flight experience certificate prepared as determined by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 14, 2011]
[Moved from Article 14-4 <Apr. 22, 2013>]
| Article 15 (Exceptions to Limited License Holders) |
| (1) | Pursuant to Article 4 (1) 1 (a), a merchant ship officer's license holder may succeed to an upper class license limited to merchant ships; and a fishing vessel officer's license holder may succeed to an upper class license limited to fishing vessels. <Amended on May 25, 2007> |
| (2) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a merchant ship officer's license holder or fishing vessel officer's license holder who fully meets the following requirements may obtain a merchant ship officer's license or fishing vessel officer's license not higher than a license he or she already holds: <Amended on Mar. 24. 2015> |
| 1. | That he or she shall pass an examination for a license that he or she intends to obtain; |
| 2. | That he or she shall complete an educational course prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. |
| (3) | A person who intends to obtain a license pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be deemed to have sufficient seagoing service for the relevant license prescribed in attached Table 1-3. |
| (4) | A person who intends to obtain a license pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be exempt from the examination subjects referred to in attached Table 2, except specialized subjects. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 24, 1998]
| Article 16 (Exceptions to Persons Who Completed Educational Courses at Recognized Education and Training Institutes) |
| (1) | In calculating a period of seagoing service prescribed in attached Table 1-3 for a person (including pre-completion students; hereinafter the same shall apply) who has completed an educational course recognized by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, the period of education, excluding practical training hours, among educational course hours shall be included in the period of seagoing service taking charge of the duties of operating ship, operation of engines, operation of electronic engines or radio communication within the scope of period calculated as follows: <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998; Sep. 12, 1998; May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 24. 2015; Jul. 11, 2017> |
| 1. | Two years’ seagoing service required for a merchant ship license for a person who completed at least two years’ course at a designated department (including relevant department at a recognized education and training institute of a foreign country that ratified the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, or the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Officer (hereinafter referred to as "international conventions")) at a university, junior college, or high school among recognized education and training institutes and has completed a merchant marine course; and two years’ seagoing service for a fishing vessel license for a person who completed such course and has completed a fishing vessel course; |
| 2. | Two years’ seagoing service required for a merchant ship license for a person who has completed a merchant ship certificated officer training course among persons who completed a third or fourth class certificated officer training course recognized by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries at the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology which is one of the recognized education and training institutes after graduating from a university, junior college, or high school (including a foreign university, junior college, or high school recognized by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, other than recognized education and training institutes; and two years’ seagoing service required for a fishing vessel license for a person who completed such course and has completed a fishing vessel certificated officer training course; |
| 3. | Where a person who has at least one year’s seagoing service prescribed in attached Table 1-3 completes a prescribed educational course, the period of education; |
| 4. | Two months (limited to where a period of seagoing service prescribed in attached Table 1-3 is longer than a period of seagoing service required by international conventions) for only one occasion for a person who has completed a prescribed educational course using a ship navigation simulator, ship engine operation simulator, or ship radio communication simulator. |
| (2) | In calculating a period of seagoing service prescribed in attached Table 1-3 where a person has completed practical training while taking an educational course at a recognized education and training institute, any of the following periods of practical training shall be included in the period of seagoing service within the scope of one year: <Amended on Aug. 23, 1994; Aug. 8, 1996; Sep. 12, 1998; Aug. 10, 2001; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 24. 2015> |
| 1. | At least 10 days of continuous practical training on board a ship (including a training ship) of at least the same size as that of a ship, the seagoing service on which is recognized, and which is required for a license that he or she intends to obtain pursuant to attached Table 1-3; |
| 2. | Up to six months’ period of practical training on a shore training camp, such as a shipyard, recognized by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries as having facilities required for engine operation training; |
| 3. | Deleted. <Mar. 24, 2015> |
| (3) | Where a period of seagoing service of a graduate (including a graduate-to-be) from a designated department at a university, junior college, or high school among recognized education and training institutes or of a person who has completed an educational course recognized by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries at a recognized education and training institute is at least three years, he or she shall be deemed to have sufficient seagoing service for any of the following licenses for the same occupational category (in the case of an operating officer course, including deck officer’s license or engineer officer’s license by major fields), notwithstanding attached Table 1-3: <Amended on Aug. 8, 1996; Aug. 10, 2001; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 24. 2015> |
| 1. | Third class deck officer, third class engineer officer, electro-technical officer, or third class operating officer for a graduate from a university, or junior college; |
| 2. | Fourth class deck officer, fourth class engineer officer, electro-technical officer, or fourth class operating officer for a graduate from a high school; |
| 3. | Fourth class deck officer, fourth class engineer officer, or fourth class operating officer for a person who has completed a distance education course of at least one year. |
| (4) | A graduate (including a graduate-to-be) from a designated department at a university, junior college, or high school recognized to be appropriate upon assessment of maritime technology under Article 16-2 among recognized education and training institutes and a person, who has completed a sea training program determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, may be exempt from a written examination, as prescribed by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998; May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (5) | A person who has completed no higher than a fifth class certificated officer training course recognized by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries at the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology which is one of the recognized education and training institutes shall be deemed to have sufficient seagoing service for obtaining no higher than a fifth class deck officer’s or engineer officer’s license or for taking an examination to obtain no higher than a fifth class deck officer’s or engineer officer’s license of the same occupational category as the relevant educational course, notwithstanding attached Table 1-3. <Newly Inserted on Sep. 30, 2005; May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 11, 2017> |
| (6) | A person, who has completed a fifth class certificated officer training course recognized by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries from Korea Coast Guard Academy as one of the recognized education and training institutes, notwithstanding attached Table 1-3, shall be deemed to have sufficient seagoing service for obtaining a fifth class deck officer’s or engineer officer’s license of the same occupational category as the relevant educational course or for taking an examination therefor. <Newly Inserted on Jul. 11, 2017> |
| (7) | Where a graduate (including a graduate-to-be) from a designated department at a university, junior college, or high school recognized to be appropriate upon assessment of maritime technology under Article 16-2 among recognized education and training institutes completes a sea training program determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, he or she shall be deemed to have sufficient seagoing service for obtaining a fifth class deck officer’s or engineer officer’s license of the same occupational category as the relevant educational course. <Newly Inserted on May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 11, 2017> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 29, 1991]
| Article 16-2 (Quality Evaluations for Recognized Education and Training Institutes) |
| (1) | The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall conduct a quality assessment of certificated officer training, examinations, or management of licenses specified by international conventions (hereinafter referred to as "assessment of maritime technology") conducted by any of the following institutions: <Amended on May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Feb. 29, 2016> |
| 1. | Recognized education and training institutes; |
| 2. | Institutions delegated or entrusted with the duties relating to examinations or the management of licenses pursuant to Article 24. |
| (2) | An assessment of maritime technology under paragraph (1) shall be conducted every five years. |
| (3) | Methods of conducting assessments of maritime technology under paragraph (1), ex post facto management of the results thereof, and other necessary matters, shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 24, 1998]
| Article 17 (Exceptions to Holders of Foreign Certificate of Competency) |
| (1) | Where a person holding a license issued by a foreign country deemed by International Maritime Organization to be in compliance with international conventions according to the standards specified by international conventions (hereinafter referred to as "foreign certificated officer") intends to obtain a domestic certificate of endorsement recognized to be of the same occupational category and class pursuant to Article 10-2 of the Act, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may exempt him or her from relevant examination, education, and training. <Amended on Sep. 30, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Feb. 29, 2016> |
| (2) | For the purpose of paragraph (1), a foreign certificated officer shall be deemed to have seagoing service prescribed in attached Table 1-3; where he or she submits a health certificate (limited to one meeting the requirements for medical certificates under Article 87 of the Seafarers' Act) issued by a country that issued the certificate of competency, he or she shall be deemed to meet the requirements under Article 5 (1) 3 of the Act. <Amended on Sep. 30, 2005; Feb. 22, 2012> |
| (3) | A foreign certificated officer who intends to obtain a certificate of endorsement pursuant to paragraph (1) shall file an application (including an electronic application) for designation of the occupational category and class for the certificate of endorsement with the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Sep. 30, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 24. 2015> |
| (4) | The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall take necessary measures, such as providing a foreign certificated officer who intends to obtain a certificate of endorsement pursuant to paragraph (1) with information helpful to him or her in acquiring knowledge in maritime laws, or administering education to him or her, so that he or she may smoothly perform duties as a member of the ship's officer. <Amended on Sep. 30, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (5) | In order to administer education under paragraph (4), the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall separately designate educational institutions for foreign certificated officers and give notice thereof. <Newly Inserted on Sep. 30, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (6) | Matters concerning issuance and renewal of a certificate of endorsement under paragraph (1), matters concerning exemption from examination under paragraph (1), and matters concerning procedures for designating educational institutions for foreign certificated officers under paragraph (5) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Newly Inserted on Sep. 30, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Feb. 29, 2016> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 10, 2001]
[Title Amended on Sep. 30, 2005]
| Article 18 (Pass Criteria) |
| (1) | The full mark for a written examination subject shall be 100 marks; a person who scores at least 40 marks (60 marks for a deck officer's law subject) for each subject and an average of at least 60 marks for all subjects shall be a successful applicant. <Amended on Jan. 29, 1991; Feb. 24, 1998> |
| (2) | Even where a person is partially exempt from the examination subjects pursuant to Articles 11 (2) and (4), 13 (3) and (4), 14 (3), and 15 (4), paragraph (1) shall apply to the examination subjects that are not exempt. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 29, 1991; Feb. 24, 1998; May 25, 2007> |
| (3) | A successful applicant shall score an average of at least 60 marks out of the full mark of 100 for each member of the examination board in an interview. <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998; May 25, 2007> |
| (4) | A successful applicant shall score an average of at least 60 marks out of the full mark of 100 in a practical skill examination. <Newly Inserted on May 25, 2007> |
| Article 19 (Types of Cheating) |
| 1. | Communicating with another examinee regarding the examination; |
| 2. | Exchanging answer sheets; |
| 3. | Filling out the answer sheet by peeking at another examinee's answer sheet or examination paper; |
| 4. | Telling another examinee an answer or allowing another examinee to peek at one's answer sheet; |
| 5. | Carrying and using articles related to the details of questions, or exchanging such articles with other applicants; |
| 6. | Writing on an answer sheet with the help of any person inside or outside of the examination site; |
| 7. | Taking an examination with prior knowledge of the questions; |
| 8. | Submitting an answer sheet after changing the name and/or applicant number with that of another examinee; |
| 9. | Taking the examination for another person, or having another person sit for the examination; |
| 10. | Writing on an answer sheet using a communications device or electronic device (a cellular phone, PDA, PMP, portable computer, portable cassette player, digital camera, MP3 player, handheld game console, electronic dictionary, camera pen, watch fitted with functions other than for the indication of time) or transmitting answers to other applicants during examination; |
| 11. | Taking an examination by other unjust or unfair means. |
| (2) | Where the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries suspends eligibility to take an examination pursuant to Article 5-3 (1) of the Act, he or she shall take a comprehensive consideration of the type, detail, and severity of, motive for, and results of cheating, etc. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Feb. 29, 2016> |
| (3) | Where the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries suspends an examination pursuant to Article 5-3 (1) of the Act, the cheater shall be required to discontinue the examination and have a confirmation document signed or sealed to confirm the cheating: Provided, That where the cheater rejects to confirm the cheating or to sign or seal on such document, a certificate prepared by an examination supervisor may substitute for the confirmation document. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (4) | Where the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries cancels the determination of a successful applicant or suspends eligibility to take an examination pursuant to Article 5-3 (1) of the Act, he or she shall inform, in writing, the relevant applicant of the reasons therefor. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 22, 2012]
| Article 20 (Renewal of Licenses) |
“He or she has the abilities equivalent thereto or higher, as prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 7 (3) 1 of the Act means any of the following cases: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2016> | 1. | Where a person has seagoing service on a foreign ship, naval ship, or coast guard ship as an officer member or for duties appropriate for the license for at least one year within five years from the filing of an application for the renewal of his or her license; |
| 2. | Where a person has seagoing service on a foreign ship (including a naval ship or coast guard ship) with a qualification, other than that as an officer member, for at least two years within five years from the filing of an application for the renewal of his or her license; |
| 3. | Where a person has seagoing service on a foreign ship (excluding a fishing vessel), naval ship, or coast guard ship as an officer member or for duties appropriate for the license for at least three months within six months from the filing of an application for renewal of his or her license (limited to where the period of validity of the license has not expired as of the filing date of an application for renewal of the license); |
| 4. | Where a person has at least three years’ seagoing service as: |
| (e) | A full-time instructor in charge of administering education on the navigation of ships or the operation of engines at a recognized education and training institute; |
| (f) | A person engaged in the duties designated by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, similar to those in which persons prescribed in items (a) through (e) are engaged. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 24, 2015]
| Article 21 Deleted. <Dec. 31, 1997> |
| Article 22 (Manning Standards) |
| (1) | The manning standards as its officer member by type of ship under Article 11 of the Act are as prescribed in attached Table 3: Provided, That the manning standards under subparagraphs 1 through 3 of attached Table 3 shall apply to a ship for which following matters are not otherwise expressly prescribed by the rules of employment under Article 119 of the Seafarers' Act among automated ships referred to in Article 3-2: <Amended on May 25, 2007; Feb. 22, 2012> |
| 1. | Matters concerning a shore support system for the examination and maintenance of ship facilities, cargo operation, etc. while in port; |
| 2. | Matters concerning securing operating officers qualified to work on board automated ships. |
| (2) | A person who intends to perform the duties of a master, chief mate, chief engineer officer, second engineer officer, chief operating officer, second operating officer, or chief radio officer on a ship (including a merchant ship sailing international voyages among ships navigating in coastal waters) navigating in ocean waters (referring to unlimited waters in the case of a fishing vessel) shall have seagoing service prescribed in attached Table 4 and complete an educational course prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Aug. 23, 1994; Dec. 23, 1994; Aug. 8, 1996; Feb. 24, 1998; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 24. 2015> |
| (3) | A person who intends to perform the duties of a master, chief engineer officer, chief operating officer, or chief radio officer on a ship navigating in coastal waters (referring to limited waters in the case of a fishing vessel) shall complete an educational course prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Dec. 23, 1994; Aug. 8, 1996; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 24. 2015> |
| (4) | A person who has not completed an educational course recognized by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, among deck officers or engineer officers who perform the duties of an operating officer for the first time after obtaining an operating officer's license, shall complete an educational course prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (5) | Where an operating officer works on board a ship, other than an automated ship, as a deck officer or engineer officer, the operating officer shall work on board the ship for the same duties as in the major field assigned to the operating officer. <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998> |
| (6) | If deemed necessary, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may apply manning standards stricter than those prescribed in paragraph (1) to officers working on a passenger ship or a ship laden with hazardous cargoes under Article 21 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Seafarers' Act (including a combination of a barge laden with hazardous cargoes and a tugboat that tows the barge), as publicly notified by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, or require the ship's officers to undergo necessary education. <Amended on Aug. 8, 1996; May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (7) | A person who intends to work on board a ship, other than any of the following ships, among ships that must be equipped with radio communications facilities pursuant to Article 29 of the Ship Safety Act, as a master, deck officer, chief operating officer, or operating officer shall have at least a fourth class radio officer license in addition to a license related to relevant duties. In such cases, a person who intends to work on board a ship equipped with global maritime distress and safety system facilities shall have a radio electronic officer's license, and a person who intends to work on board another type of ship shall have a radio communication officer's license, or radio electronic officer's license: <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998; Aug. 10, 2001; May 25, 2007; Sep. 28, 2007; Feb. 22, 2012> |
| 2. | A fishing vessel or a small ship. |
| (8) | Where an engineer officer or operating officer (limited to an operating officer specialized in engines) intends to perform the duties of an electro-technical officer for the first time after obtaining an electro-technical officer's license, he or she shall complete an educational course prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 24, 2015> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 29, 1991]
| Article 22-2 (Work Standards for Radio Electronic Officers on Board Ships Equipped with Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Facilities) |
| (1) | Manning standards for a radio electronic officer on board a ship equipped with global maritime distress and safety system facilities are as prescribed in attached Table 3-2. <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998> |
| (2) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and attached Table 3-2, a master, deck officer, chief engineer officer, engineer officer, chief operating officer, or operating officer may concurrently take charge of the duties of a chief radio officer or radio officer on a ship in which radio communication facilities are redundantly installed and a shore maintenance system is prepared in accordance with the following classifications. In such cases, the shipowner shall designate a person to concurrently take charge of the duties of a chief radio officer or radio officer: <Amended on Mar. 24, 2015; Jul. 11, 2017> |
| 1. | A chief radio officer: A person holding at least a third class radio electronic officer license, among master (limited to a master of a fishing vessel, deck officers, chief operating officer, or operating officers; |
| 2. | A radio officer: A person with qualifications necessary to perform the duties of a radio officer, among master, deck officers, chief engineer officer, engineer officers, chief operating officer, or operating officers. |
| (3) | Where a member of a ship's officer intends to concurrently take charge of additional duties pursuant to paragraph (2), at least two members, from among the rest of the ship's officer, shall hold at least a fourth class radio electronic officer license. <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Aug. 23, 1994]
| Article 23 (Exceptions to Manning Standards by Permission) |
| (1) | In the following circumstances, working on board a ship may be permitted upon relaxing manning standards as follows pursuant to Article 13 (2) of the Act: <Amended on Aug. 8, 1996; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| 1. | Where goods having grave effect on the national economy or national security are transported urgently, and the head of a relevant institution makes a request; |
| 2. | Where islanders are transported urgently; |
| 3. | Where deemed inevitable by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries for the supply of, and demand for certificated officers. |
| (2) | In granting permission for relaxing manning standards pursuant to Article 13 (2) of the Act, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall ensure the safety of ship navigation in consideration of the class of license, seagoing service of a person who intends to work on board a ship. In such cases, permission for relaxing manning standards for a master or chief engineer officer may be granted only in force majeure events. <Amended on Aug. 8, 1996; Feb. 24, 1998; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| Article 24 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority) |
| (1) | Authority falling under any of the following subparagraphs, among the authority of the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries under Article 23 (1) of the Act, shall be delegated to the administrators of regional offices of oceans and fisheries: <Amended on Jan. 29, 1991; Aug. 8, 1996; May 24, 1997; Feb. 24, 1998; Aug. 10, 2001; May 26, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Feb. 22, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 6, 2015; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| 2-2. | Suspension of examinations, cancellation of determinations of successful applicants, and suspension of eligibility to take examinations under Article 5-3 (1) of the Act; |
| 9. | Deleted; <Apr. 7, 1999> |
| 11. | Deleted. <Feb. 22, 2012> |
| (2) | Deleted. <Sep. 12, 1998> |
| (3) | Pursuant to Article 23 (2) of the Act, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall entrust the authority for administering examinations to the president of the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology. <Amended on Feb. 24, 1998; Sep. 12, 1998; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Feb. 29, 2016> |
| (4) | Deleted. <Feb. 24, 1998> |
| Article 24-2 (Management of Personally Identifiable Information) |
The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries (including a person who has been delegated with the authority of the Minister of Oceans
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 27, 2017]
| Article 25 (Affairs in Foreign Countries) |
Where a consul conducts affairs pursuant to Article 24 (2) of the Act, he or she shall notify the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries of the details thereof within one month via the Minister of Foreign Affairs. <Amended on Aug. 8, 1996; May 25, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>
| Article 25-2 Deleted. <Mar. 3, 2020> |
| Article 26 (Standards for Imposition of Administrative Fines) |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 22, 2012]
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 11472, Jul. 16, 1984>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of Articles 5 and 15 shall enter into force on January 1, 1985. Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Modification of Class by Occupational Categories of Licenses)
| (1) | A person who has any of the following former licenses shall obtain a new license in the same Table within the period specified by the same Table pursuant to Article 2 (2) of the Addenda to the Act: Provided, That a person deemed by the Administrator of the Korea Maritime and Port Administration as having unavoidable reasons, such as a person working on board a ship (including a foreign ship) plying international routes, may obtain a new license by March 31, 1987:Old LicensesIssuance PeriodClass I Master, Class I 1st Grade Deck Officer, Class I 2nd Grade Deck Officer, Class II Master, Class I Chief Engineer Officer, Class I 1st Grade Engineer Officer, Class I 2nd Grade Engineer Officer, Class II Chief Engineer Officer, Class I Radio Officer of Ships, Class II Radio Officer of ShipsFrom August 1, 1984 to December 31, 1985Class II 1st Grade Deck Officer, Class II 2nd Grade Deck Officer, Class II 1st Grade Engineer Officer, Class II 2nd Grade Engineer Officer, Class III Radio Officer of Ships From July 1, 1985 to December 31, 1986Class III Deck Officer, Deck Officer of Small Ships, Class III Engineer Officer, Engineer Officer of Small ShipsFrom January 1, 1986 to March 31, 1987 |
| (2) | Procedures for issuing new licenses under paragraph (1), the regional maritime and port administration to issue licenses, methods of issuing new licenses for limited licenses, and other necessary matters, shall be separately determined by the Administrator of the Korea Maritime and Port Administration. |
| (3) | The Administrator of the Korea Maritime and Port Administration may require small ship deck officer’s license holders or small ship engineer officer’s license holder to undergo education determined by the Administrator of the Korea Maritime and Port Administration before issuing them a new license. |
Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Examinations)
| (1) | The former provisions shall apply to the examination subjects prescribed in attached Table 2 until December 31, 1984. In such cases, the subjects of the former category A second deck officer’s license examination shall be the subjects of the third class deck officer’s license examination, those of the former category B second deck officer’s license examination (excluding loading of cargo and passengers among the subject of ship operation technique) shall be those of the fifth class deck officer’s license examination, those of the former category A third engineer officer’s license examination shall be those of the third class engineer officer’s license examination, and those of the small ship deck officer’s license examination and the small ship engineer officer’s license examination shall be those of the small ship officer's license examination. |
| (2) | The methods for the sixth class deck officer’s license examination, sixth class engineer officer’s license examination, and small ship officer's license examination shall be conducted by interview until December 31, 1984. |
Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Successful Applicants in Former Scholastic Examinations)
| (1) | A person who has passed a scholastic examination before this Decree enters into force may take an interview pursuant to the former provisions upon meeting the requirements for seagoing service under this Decree by the deadline prescribed under the former provisions. |
| (2) | A person who has passed an interview before this Decree enters into force or under paragraph (1) may be issued a new license upon meeting the requirements for seagoing service under this Decree by the deadline prescribed under the former provisions. |
Article 5 (Transitional Measures concerning Examinations for Fishing Vessel License Holders)
Where a holder of a category A fishing vessel master's license or category A fishing vessel chief mate's license pursuant to the former provisions has seagoing service on a merchant ship limited to seagoing service on a foreign merchant ship) prescribed in attached Table 1 before this Decree enters into force, he or she may apply for a merchant ship license examination by March 31, 1989 notwithstanding Article 15 (1). Article 6 (Transitional Measures concerning Students on Register of Recognized Education and Training Institutes and Graduates therefrom)
| (1) | Pursuant to Article 16 (1), Article 16 shall also apply to the students on the register of recognized education and training institutes and graduates therefrom until December 31, 1984. |
| (2) | Where a person who meets the following requirements, among graduates (including graduates-to-be; hereinafter the same shall apply) from educational institutions under paragraph (1) takes an examination by December 31, 1988, a person who has graduated from a university or junior college shall be deemed to have sufficient seagoing service for the third class deck officer’s license examination or third class engineer officer’s license examination, and a person who has graduated from a high school shall be deemed to have sufficient seagoing service for the fifth class deck officer’s license examination or fifth class engineer officer’s license examination, notwithstanding seagoing service specified in attached Table 1: |
| 1. | A person who commenced work on board a ship before April 28, 1984; |
| 2. | A person who has at least two years and six months’ seagoing service. |
Article 7 (Transitional Measures concerning Persons on Register of Korea Fishing Training Center or who Completed a Course thereat)
| (1) | A person who is attending the Korea Fishing Training Center or has completed a course thereat before this Decree enters into force may take an examination by December 31, 1985 pursuant to the former provisions. |
| (2) | A person who has passed an examination under paragraph (1) may be issued a new license pursuant to the former provisions. |
Article 8 (Transitional Measures concerning Manning Standards in Deck Department and Engine Department)
| (1) | A shipowner may have officers work as the ship's officer in the deck department or engine department according to the former manning standards by March 31, 1987. |
| (2) | An officer may work on board a ship as the ship's officer in the deck department or engine department according to the former manning standards until March 31, 1987. |
| (3) | The manning standards in the deck department and engine department applicable to foreign ships until March 31, 1987 may be separately determined by the Administrator of the Korea Maritime and Port Administration after relaxing the standards. |
| (4) | A person who works in the deck department or engine department of a foreign ship according to manning standards for foreign ships under paragraph (3) as at April 1, 1987 may work on such ship as the ship's officer member until March 31, 1989, notwithstanding the manning standards specified in attached Table 3. |
Article 9 (Transitional Measures concerning Manning Standards in Radio Department)
| (1) | The former provisions shall apply to manning standards in the radio department of a ship, other than a foreign ship until December 31, 1985. |
| (2) | A person who has at least five years’ seagoing service as a category B radio officer on board a ship navigating in coastal zones pursuant to the former provisions as at the time this Decree enters into force may, until December 31, 1985, work on board a ship as a chief radio officer on which a first class radio officer is to work as a chief radio officer, notwithstanding paragraph (1). |
| (3) | A category B marine radio officer working on board a ship as a chief radio officer pursuant to paragraph (2) as at December 31, 1985 may work on board such ship as a chief radio officer until such ship first enters a Korean port after December 31, 1985. |
Article 10 (Transitional Measures concerning Manning Standards on Board Moored Ships)
Where the shipowner of at least 500 tons moored as at the time this Decree enters into force does not wish to have officers work on board such ship according to the manning standards specified in attached Table 3, he or she shall obtain permission pursuant to Article 13 (1) of the Act within three months from the date this Decree enters into force. Article 11 (Transitional Measures concerning Recognition of Duties of Masters or Chief Engineer Officers)
Where a person, who worked on board a ship with a gross tonnage of at least 6,000 for at least three years navigating in coastal zones or ocean zones as a master or chief engineer officer (limited to a holder of a category A chief mate's license, or category A second engineer officer’s license under the former provisions) and has completed an educational course recognizing duties determined by the Administrator of the Korea Maritime and Port Administration as at the time this Decree enters into force, takes a first class deck officer’s license examination or first class engineer officer’s license examination after obtaining a second class deck officer’s license or second class engineer officer’s license by March 31, 1987, he or she shall be exempt from an interview.
Article 12 (Transitional Measures concerning Recognition of Duties of Chief Radio Officer who Obtained Foreign Licenses)
A person who has performed the duties of a chief radio officer on a foreign ship with a gross tonnage of at least 1,600 for at least three years after obtaining a radio officer license equivalent to at least a second class radio officer license in a foreign country before this Decree enters into force may work on board a foreign ship with a gross tonnage of at least 1,600 up to 10,000 until March 31, 1987 as a chief radio officer, notwithstanding the manning standards specified in attached Table 3.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 11901, May 13, 1986>
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 13264, Jan. 29, 1991>
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of attached Table 2 shall begin to apply from the first examination conducted after January 1, 1993. |
| (2) | (Transitional Measures concerning Persons Exempt from Written Examinations of Next-Level License) Until the end of February 1991, the former provisions shall apply to exemptions from written examinations of the next-level license for a person referred to in the former Article 13 (2) 1 and 2 as at the time this Decree enters into force. |
| (3) | (Transitional Measures concerning Exceptions to Examinations for Persons whose Certificate of Competency Expired) The former Article 14 shall apply to exceptions to examinations for a person whose license expired pursuant to Article 8 (1) of the Act as at the time this Decree enters into force. |
| (4) | (Transitional Measures concerning Persons who Completed Educational Courses) Persons who completed educational courses deemed by the Administrator of the Korea Maritime and Port Administration to be the same as those under this Decree, among the educational courses provided for in the former provisions as at the time this Decree enters into force shall be deemed to have completed relevant educational courses under this Decree. |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 13673, Jun. 30, 1992>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 1, 1992. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 14090, Dec. 31, 1993>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 14365, Aug. 23, 1994>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of Article 22-2, subparagraph 1 (note) of attached Table 3, and attached Table 3-2 shall enter into force on February 1, 1995. Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Seagoing Service, etc. for Electronic Communication Officer's Licenses and Examinations thereof)
| (1) | Where a person who has obtained a radiotelegraph officer's license under the Act after obtaining a first class radio communication engineer's license, second class radio communication engineer's license, or radio communication technician's license under the Radio Waves Act and is issued a certificate that the holder is qualified to work in the field in which radio officers related to radio electronic are engaged after completing refresher training prescribed under Article 5 of the Addenda to the Enforcement Decree of the Radio Waves Act as amended by Presidential Decree No. 13673, the seagoing service after obtaining such radiotelegraph officer's license shall be deemed seagoing service required for an electronic communication officer's license and examination under attached Table 1-3, and he or she shall be deemed eligible for an electronic communication officer's license and examination according to the class of licenses under the amended provisions of Article 6 (4) 2. |
| (2) | In calculating a period of seagoing service under attached Table 1-3 for a person who has had practical training or is having practical training under the former Article 16 (2) 1 as at the time this Decree enters into force, such period shall be deemed a period of practical training under this Decree. |
Article 3 Deleted. <Feb. 24, 1998>
Article 4 (Exceptions to Application of Manning Standards on Board Ships Equipped with Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Facilities)
The following Table shall apply to the manning standards for electronic communication officers on board a ship equipped with global maritime distress and safety system facilities until January 31, 1995, notwithstanding attached Table 3-2:Type of ShipNavigation AreaEmployee of ShipCrew QualificationFerryInternational voyageCapacity of 250 passengers or moreChief radio officerOne 1st class radio officerRadio officerOne 2nd class radio officerRadio officerOne 3rd class radio officerCapacity of less than 250 passengersChief radio officerOne 2nd class radio officerRadio officerOne 3rd class radio officerDomestic voyageCapacity of 250 passengers or moreChief radio officerOne 2nd class radio officerCapacity of less than 250 passengersRadio officerOne 3rd class radio officerCargo shipInternational voyage20000 tons or more of gross tonnageChief radio officerOne 1st class radio officerLess than 20000 tons of gross tonnageChief radio officerOne 2nd class radio officerDomestic voyage20000 tons or more of gross tonnageChief radio officerOne 2nd class radio officer1600 tons or more and less than 20000 tonsChief radio officerOne 3rd class radio officer300 tons or more and less than 1600 tonsChief radio officerOne 3rd class (limited) radio officerFishing vessel20000 tons or more of gross tonnageChief radio officerOne 2nd class radio officer500 tons or more and less than 20000 tonsChief radio officerOne 3rd class radio officerLess than 500 tonsChief radio officerOne 3rd class (limited) radio officer
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 14447, Dec. 23, 1994>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 15135, Aug. 8, 1996>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 8 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 15379, May 24, 1997>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 15598, Dec. 31, 1997>
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 1998.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 15678, Feb. 24, 1998>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of the proviso to Article 9 (1) 1 shall enter into force on August 1, 1998, and the amended provisions of Article 22 (7) shall enter into force as follows: | 1. | An officer to work on board the following ships: February 1, 1999: |
| (a) | A ship that must be equipped with global maritime distress and safety system facilities; |
| (b) | A ship plying international routes, among ships to be equipped with facilities, other than the global maritime distress and safety system facilities; |
| 2. | An officer to work on board a ship plying domestic routes, among ships to be equipped with radio communication facilities, other than the global maritime distress and safety system facilities: February 1, 2002. |
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Verification of Seagoing Service by Training Record Books)
The former provisions shall apply to a person on board a ship after gaining official recognition of his or her seagoing service before August 1, 1998, among those who must prove his or her seagoing service by a training record book under the amended proviso to Article 9 (1) 1 until his or her debarkation from the ship is officially recognized. Article 3 (Transitional Measures Concerning Manning Standards on Board Ships)
The former provisions of manning standards on board a ship shall apply to a person on board a ship as at the time this Decree enters into force until January 31, 2002.
Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Seagoing Service Required for Certificate of Competency)
| (1) | Where a person who has obtained no higher than a fifth class deck officer’s license or a fifth class engineer officer’s license as at the time this Decree enters into force intends to obtain no higher than a fourth class engineer officer’s license or a fourth class deck officer’s license as at the time this Decree enters into force, the former provisions shall apply to the calculation of a period of seagoing service under the amended provisions of attached Table 1-3 until July 31, 1998. |
| (2) | Where a person taking a merchant ship educational course or a fishing vessel educational course at a university, junior college, or high school among recognized education and training institutes, or a person who has completed such course intends to obtain a fishing vessel license or a merchant ship license as at the time this Decree enters into force, the former provisions shall apply to the calculation of a period of seagoing service under the amended provisions of attached Table 1-3 until July 31, 1999, notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 16 (1) 1. |
| (3) | Where a person taking a merchant ship officer training course or a fishing vessel officer training course at the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology or a person who has completed such course after graduating from a university, junior college, or high school, other than a recognized education and training institute, as at the time this Decree enters into force intends to obtain a merchant ship license or a fishing vessel license, the former provisions shall apply to the calculation of a period of seagoing service under the amended provisions of attached Table 1-3 until July 31, 1999, notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 16 (1) 2. |
| (4) | In calculating a period of seagoing service under the amended provisions of attached Table 1-3 for a person taking an educational course using a ship navigation simulator, ship engine operation simulator, or ship radio communication simulator as at the time this Decree enters into force or a person who has completed such course, the former provisions shall apply to the calculation of a period of seagoing service under the amended provisions of attached Table 1-3 until July 31, 1998, notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 16 (1) 4. |
Article 5 (Transitional Measures concerning Relaxation of Manning Standards on Board Ships)
The former provisions shall apply to the manning standards for a master or chief engineer officer permitted to relax the manning standards as at the time this Decree enters into force until such period of permission expires, notwithstanding the amended provisions of the latter part of Article 23 (2).
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 15830, Jul. 1, 1998>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 15882, Sep. 12, 1998>
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. |
| (2) | (Transitional Measures concerning License Examinations) A person who has passed a license examination or some of the subjects of a license examination pursuant to the former provisions as at the time this Decree enters into force shall be deemed to have passed a license examination or have passed some of the subjects of a license examination pursuant to this Decree. |
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 16227, Apr. 7, 1999>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 16541, Aug. 23, 1999>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 17335, Aug. 10, 2001>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of Article 8 (2), 13 (5), attached Table 2, and subparagraph 1-2 of the Note to attached Table 3 shall enter into force on January 1, 2002. Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Calculation of Period of Seagoing)
In calculating a period of seagoing service required for each class of the license, the former provisions shall apply to a period of seagoing service in which a person referred to in any of the subparagraphs of Article 20 (2) is engaged until December 31, 2001, notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 8 (2). Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Tender Vessels Transporting Catches)
| (1) | Where a fishing vessel license holder working on board a tender vessel engaged in the business of transporting catches as it plies between a domestic port and a foreign port, or between foreign ports completes education under the amended provisions of Article 15 (2), he or she may be issued a merchant ship license restricting him or her to work only on board a tender vessel engaged in the business of transporting catches. In such cases, he or she shall be exempt from an examination required for obtaining such license. |
| (2) | In applying the amended provisions of Articles 22 (1), 22-2 and 22 (7), a tender vessel engaged in the business of transporting catches as it plies between a domestic port and a foreign port, or between foreign ports shall be deemed a fishing vessel until June 30, 2002. |
| (3) | In calculating seagoing service required for performing the duties of a master or chief mate of a tender vessel engaged in the business of transporting catches as it plies between a domestic port and a foreign port, or between foreign ports pursuant to the amended subparagraph 1 of the Note to attached Table 4, the seagoing service on a tender vessel engaged in the business of transporting catches as it plies between a domestic port and a foreign port, or between foreign ports before this Decree enters into force, shall be deemed seagoing service on a merchant ship. |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 18254, Jan. 29, 2004>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 18312, Mar. 17, 2004>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 19076, Sep. 30, 2005>
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on October 1, 2005: Provided, That the amended subparagraph 5 of Article 2 shall enter into force three years after the date this Decree enters into force. |
| (2) | (Transitional Measures concerning Adjustment of Tonnage of Small Ships) A ship constituting a small ship with a gross tonnage of less than 30 as at the time the amended subparagraph 5 of Article 2 enters into force shall be deemed a small ship referred to in under the amended subparagraph 5 of Article 2. <Amended on Sep. 18, 2008> |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20075, May 25, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Verification of Seagoing Service)
The amended provisions of Article 9 (4) 2 and (6) shall begin to apply from the first certificate of competency obtained after this Decree enters into force. Article 3 (Applicability to Exceptions to Seagoing Service Related to Small Ship Officer's Licenses)
The amended provisions of Article 14-3 shall begin to apply from the first small ship officer's license obtained after this Decree enters into force. Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Exceptions to Persons, etc. who Completed Educational Courses)
Seagoing service shall be recognized for a person who is taking an officer training course at the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology or who has completed such course pursuant to the former provisions as at the time this Decree enters into force, notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 16 (1) 2 and (5).
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20300, Sep. 28, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on November 4, 2007.
Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20398, Nov. 30, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20544, Jan. 11, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 20, 2008. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20722, Feb. 29, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That, of the Presidential Decrees amended pursuant to Article 6 of the Addenda, amendments of the Presidential Decrees which were promulgated before this Decree enters into force, but the dates on which they are to enter into force have yet to arrive, shall enter into force on the respective dates on which the relevant Presidential Decrees enter into force. Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 21018, Sep. 18, 2008>
This Decree shall enter into force on October 1, 2008.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22668, Feb. 14, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of subparagraph 5 of attached Table 4 shall enter into force three years after the enforcement date of this Decree.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Administrative Fines)
The former provisions shall apply to the imposition of administrative fines for violations committed before this Decree enters into force.
Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Calculation of Period of Seagoing Service)
The former provisions shall apply to the calculation of a period of seagoing service before this Decree enters into force, notwithstanding the amended provisions of subparagraphs 1, 2, and 4 of attached Table 1-3.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 23373, Dec. 13, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on December 16, 2011.
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 23628, Feb. 22, 2012>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of subparagraphs 1, and 2 (applicable only to the amended provisions of subparagraph 4 of Note) of attached Table 3 shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Manning Standards)
The amended provisions of subparagraphs 1 and 2 (applicable only to the amended provisions of subparagraph 4 of Note) of attached Table 3 shall begin to apply from the first ship to sail after the relevant amended provisions enter into force pursuant to the proviso to Article 1 of the Addenda. Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Administrative Fines)
The former provisions shall apply to the imposition of administrative fines for violations committed before this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 24443, Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 24516, Apr. 22, 2013>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 25050, Dec. 30, 2013>
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2014. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 25985, Jan. 6, 2015>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 26162, Mar. 24, 2015>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on March 25, 2015: Provided, That the amended provisions of subparagraphs 1 and 2 of attached Table 1-3, and subparagraphs 1 through 3 of attached Table 3 shall enter into force five years after this Decree is promulgated, and the amended provisions of subparagraphs 1, 2, and 4 of attached Table 2 shall enter into force on January 1, 2017.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Limited Licenses)
| (1) | Any person who obtained a limited license under the former Article 4 (1) 1 before this Decree enters into force shall be deemed to have obtained a limited license pursuant to the amended provisions of Article 4 (1) 1 during the period of validity thereof. |
| (2) | The former provisions shall apply to any person who applied for a license to the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries pursuant to Article 5 (1) of the Act before this Decree enters into force, notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 4 (1) 1. |
Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Persons subject to Education for Obtaining Licenses)
The former provisions shall apply to any person who applied for a license to the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries pursuant to Article 5 (1) of the Act before this Decree enters into force, notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 5 (1) 1. Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Persons, etc. who Completed Educational Courses at Recognized Education and Training Institutes)
The former provisions shall apply to the calculation of a period of seagoing service for a person who enters a recognized education and training institute by December 31, 2015, notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 16 (2) 2 and 3. Article 5 (Transitional Measures concerning Manning Standards for Chief Radio Officers on Board Ships Equipped with Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Facilities)
A person who works on board a ship and concurrently takes charge of the duties of a chief radio officer pursuant to the former Article 22-2 (2) before this Decree enters into force shall be deemed designated by the shipowner as a chief radio officer pursuant to the amended provisions of Article 22-2 (2). Article 6 (Transitional Measures concerning Manning Standards for Fishing Vessels)
A person who has sufficient seagoing service for a license referred to in subparagraph 1 or 2 of the former attached Table 1-3 before the enforcement date provided for in the proviso to Article 1 of the Addenda shall be deemed a person who has sufficient seagoing service for a license referred to in the amended provisions of subparagraph 1 or 2 of attached Table 1-3. Article 7 (Transitional Measures concerning Minimum Manning Standards for Ship's Officer)
A ship that sails after meeting minimum manning standards for ship's officer under subparagraphs 1 through 3 of the former attached Table 3 before the enforcement date under the proviso to Article 1 of the Addenda shall be deemed to meet manning standards for ship's officer pursuant to the amended provisions of subparagraphs 1 through 3 of attached Table 3 until the voyage is completed. Article 8 (Transitional Measures concerning Seagoing Service to Perform Duties of Masters, etc.)
A person who has the seagoing service provided for in subparagraph 1 of attached Table 4 before this Decree enters into force shall be deemed a person who has seagoing service appropriate for performing the duties of a master or chief mate pursuant to the amended provisions of subparagraph 1 and 1-2 of attached Table 4 until the time specified as follows:
| 1. | Where he or she works on board a ship, other than a fishing vessel: Three years from March 25, 2015; |
| 2. | Where he or she works on board a fishing vessel: Five years from March 25, 2015. |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27031, Feb. 29, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amendment to subparagraph 8 of the remarks of subparagraph 1 of attached Table 3 shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Ship for Sea Trial)
The amendment to subparagraph 7 of attached Table 3 shall begin to apply to the first ship to launch for a sea trial after this Decree enters into force.
Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Manning Standards in Deck on Board Ship other than Fishing Vessel of at Least 3,000 Tons)
A ship that began sailing in conformity with the minimum manning standards for a ship’s officers under subparagraph 1 of the former attached Table 3 before the enforcement date under the proviso to Article 1 of the Addenda shall be deemed to satisfy the manning standards for a ship’s officers under the amendment to subparagraph 8 of the remark of subparagraph 1 of attached Table 3 until the completion of the relevant voyage.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 27960, Mar. 27, 2017>
This Decree shall enter into force on March 30, 2017. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27971, Mar. 29, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on March 30, 2017. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 11 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28183, Jul. 11, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Master’s Concurrently Performing Duties of Chief Radio Officer)
The amendment to Article 22-2 (2) 1 shall begin to apply to the first ship to sail after this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 30509, Mar. 3, 2020>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 30933, Aug. 11, 2020>
This Decree shall enter into force on August 19, 2020: Provided, That the amended provisions of subparagraph 7 of Article 2 and Articles 9 (1) 3 and 24 (1) 4 shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 31212, Dec. 1, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on December 4, 2020.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 31380, Jan. 5, 2021>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)