In January 2019, Koreans controlled 1,647 vessels and 76,701,517 deadweight, placing Korea as the world’s seventh largest shipowning country. In this article, the author reviews the contribution of the education of upper-class marine officers to the development of Korean shipping industry during the period 1948–1982. This study is organized into four main parts. In the first section, the role of human capital in economic development is reviewed, while Section 2 focuses on change in the education for merchant marine officers from 1948 to 1982. Section 3 analyzes the role of marine officers in the development of Korea’s shipping industry, while the final part considers the wider implications of the education of marine officers in the development of shipping.

2019年1月，韩国人控制了1,647艘船，重达76,701,517公斤，使韩国成为世界第七大船东国。在本文中，作者回顾了1948年至1982年期间高级海军陆战队官员的教育对韩国航运业发展的贡献。这项研究分为四个主要部分。在第一部分中，对人力资本在经济发展中的作用进行了回顾，而第二部分则侧重于1948年至1982年商人海员的教育变化。第三部分分析了海员在韩国航运业发展中的作用，最后一部分则考虑了海军官员的教育对航运发展的广泛影响。