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Diversified Activities for Developing Maritime Work in DPRK

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, September 28 (KCNA) -- The government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is exerting efforts to develop maritime work.
    The government has paid a primary attention to creating legal circumstances favorable for preventing sea pollution and ensuring safe voyage.
    It has recently reflected the requirements of the relevant conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the DPRK Maritime Superintendence Act and amended and supplemented the regulations of the maritime law such as Shipping Safety Act and Law on Preventing Pollution by Ships in accordance with the demand of the developing realities.
    The government has established a well-arranged organization which is in charge of port state control and strengthened the control on the foreign ships calling at the ports of the country.
    It has also taken a series of measures for the ships of DPRK registry to strictly observe the relevant conventions and rules of the IMO.
    The Maritime Administration of the DPRK, an organization of the country to superintend and control the whole field of the maritime work, is undertaking a strict inspection of all the ships to load and unload internationally according to the prior-to-sailing inspection system.
    The government is directing much effort to improving the quality of the seafarers while strengthening the ability of the maritime organization.
    All the seafarers' training centers across the country have included the content of the "International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers" in the teaching schedule.
    The units which operate trading ships train or give refresher training to the seafarers on the basis of the requirement of the convention.
    The country organizes colorful activities on the World Maritime Day every year so that the people can deeply understand the importance of the prevention of the sea pollution and the guarantee of the safe voyage.
    A seminar on "IMO's response to current environmental challenges," theme of the World Maritime Day was held in Pyongyang on September 27.