Status of KOSMA

  • Comprehensive Management 126

  • Crew management 22

  • Member Companies 148

  • Number of Ships 1,957

  • Number of Crew 7,562

※ Source: Statistics of the Korea Ship Managers Association (June 2021)

Statistical data

Status of Crew

Korean/foreigners among domestic sailors

Korean

33,565

Foreigner

26,775

Marine engineer/staff among Korean sailors

Staff

12,545

Maritime engineer

21,020

Composition of Korean Marine engineer License

Countries of foreign sailors

  • Other
  • 233
  • China
  • 978
  • Myanmar
  • 4,376
  • Vietnam
  • 5,025
  • Philippines
  • 5,464
  • Indonesia
  • 10,699
  • Sum
  • 26,775

Domestic marine technicians training institute

Institutions for educating marine personnel 19

  • maritime universities 2
  • maritime high schools 2
  • fisheries colleges 6
  • fisheries high schools 8
  • Korea maritime and ocean research institute 1

Ship Management Service

Scope of management

  • Unit : Vessel

Vessels sailing under foreign flag and natioinal flag

National flag

920

Foreign flag

1,037

Status of Korean seafarer serving on-board vessels

Foreign flag
  • Unit : sailor
National flag
  • Unit : sailor

Number of managed ships by ship type

Total : 1,957

oct
422
bu
389
cc
308
ta
177
gc
134
vc
127
etc
400

Number of Korean sailors by ship type

BU CC GC TA OCT VC etc sum
1,290 1,101 502 531 1,473 668 1,997 7,562
Maritime engineer 1,128 1,010 437 501 1,378 549 1,529 6,532
Staff 162 91 65 30 95 119 468 1,030