The purpose of this study is to introduce United States Coast Guard (USCG)
in order to suggest a direction to advance the system of Korea Coast Guard.
After the effect of United Nations on the Law of the Sea in 1994, the world
is facing with new era of maritime age with emergence of new maritime border
'Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ)'. Along with new maritime era, Korea also has
been facing with the conflicts caused from EEZ. Also, there is a increasing
concern about maritime safety and security since people looking for maritime
tourism and leisure sports are dramatically increasing in Korea. Moreover,
national security matters are a big issue in Korea due to the several incidents
occurred in the sea such as the attack on Yeon-Pyung Island and the sinking
of Cheonan naval vessel. Arising concern on these issues in maritime space
requires Korea Coast Guard to handle these effectively. However, the
systematical and structural limitation of Korea Coast Guard limits the effective
management of recent issues. The United States Coast Guard which is considered
as one of the military force in the United States has continuously reformed and
developed its system and structure to better handle the maritime safety and
security issues through developing project such as the Integrated Deep Water
system. Also, maritime police system and structure in the United States is
different with in Korea. This study expects to suggest a way to advance the
system and structure of Korea Coast Guard through examination of United States
Coast Guard and comparing maritime police system and structure between Korea
and the United States in order to properly deal with the maritime safety and
security issues arising recently.