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For the 2002 South Korean film, see The Coast Guard (film). The Coast Guard ( 해안선 - Hae anseon) is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk.
U.S. Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Vigilant (WMEC-617).
U. S. Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Vigilant (WMEC-617).
A CH-149 Cormorant training with a Canadian Coast Guard cutter.
A CH-149 Cormorant training with a Canadian Coast Guard cutter. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Canadian Coast Guard ( CCG) ( Garde côtière canadienne ( GCC) is the Coast guard of Canada.
Coast Guard ship BP21 Bredstedt of the German Federal Coast Guard.
Coast Guard ship BP21 Bredstedt of the German Federal Coast Guard. The German Federal Coast Guard (Koordinierungsverbund Küstenwache is a civilian law enforcement organisation whose primary missions are border protection maritime environmental

A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries. Among the responsibilities that may be entrusted to a coast guard service are enforcement of maritime law, maintenance of seamarks, border control, and other services. Admiralty law (also referred to as maritime law) is a distinct body of Law which governs maritime questions and offenses A sea mark, also seamark and Navigation mark, is a Pilotage aid which identifies the approximate position of a maritime channel hazard Border controls are measures used by a Country to monitor or regulate its Borders The control of the flow of people animals and goods across a border may be controlled During wartime coast guards might be responsible for harbour defense, port security, naval counterintelligence and coastal patrols.

In some countries it is part of the military. A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking In a few countries it is a civilian or even private sector organization. In Economics, the private sector is that part of the economy which is both run for private Profit and is not controlled by the State. Most coast guards operate ships and aircraft including helicopters and seaplanes for this purpose. A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. A seaplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting on water

In some countries (such as Ireland) the coast guard has a limited law enforcement role and is the co-ordinating agency for maritime rescue but enforcement powers are growing dealing with maritime safety law ie. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The marine safety bill and the Merchant shipping act and has officially become part of the uniformed services and assistance may come from other organizations in the rescue role. In these cases, lifeboats may be provided by civilian voluntary organizations, such as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, whilst aircraft may be provided by the countries' armed forces Aircorps and Naval service, in addition to any coast guard owned assets. A lifeboat is a boat designed to save the lives of people in trouble at sea The founder Sir William Hillary Sir William Hillary came to live on the Isle of Man in 1808 For the military meaning see Armed forces. For the Soviet sports society see Armed Forces (sports society Armed Forces In the United States, the U.S. Coast Guard has both law enforcement and military roles. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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Types and roles

The following lists a select number of coast guards around the world, illustrating the varied roles they play in the respective countries they operate in:

Military units

France

In France, the Maritime Gendarmerie is a military unit, part of the French Navy, and serves as France's coast guard. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Maritime Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Maritime is a component of French gendarmerie under operational control of the chief of staff of the French Navy. The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm

India

In India, the Indian Coast Guard is a military unit. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Indian Coast Guard is the fourth service created to guard Republic of India 's vast Coastline. It secures the country's coast, carries out rescues, and aids shipping.

Italy

In Italy, the Guardia Costiera is part of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, but is a military organization. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Corps of the Port Captaincies - Coast Guard ( Italian language: Corpo delle Capitanerie di porto - Guardia costiera) is the Coast guard

Combination military and law enforcement units

Iceland

The Icelandic Coast Guard is primarily a law enforcement organization and is subordinate to the Ministry of Justice. The Icelandic Coast Guard is the armed service responsible for Iceland's coastal defense and maritime search and rescue It is however commonly involved in military operations and exercises, such as Enduring Freedom and Northern Challenge. A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF is the official name used by the U

United States of America

In the United States, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is both a military and a law enforcement organization. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking It is one of the seven components of the Uniformed services of the United States and one of the five elements of the United States Armed Forces. The United States has seven federal uniformed services that commission officers as defined by Title 10, and subsequently structured and organized The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States

During peacetime the USCG falls under the administration of the United States Department of Homeland Security. In politics peacetime is defined as any period of time where there are no violent conflicts occurring During wartime, the USCG may, at the direction of the President of the United States, report to the Secretary of the Navy but does not become part of the US Navy and is not part of the Department of Defense; however, its boats and cutters are integrated into U. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The United States Secretary of the Navy ( SECNAV) is the Civilian head of the Department of the Navy. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government S. military operations (see 14 U.S.C. § 3–4). Title 14 of the United States Code outlines the role of the United States Coast Guard in the United States Code.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy and Officer Candidate School are located in New London, Connecticut. The United States Coast Guard Academy ( USCGA) is the Military academy of the United States Coast Guard. New London is a seaport city and a Port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States The Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Academy is located in Petaluma, California. Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. The Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey is the Coast Guard's only Recruit Training Center. Cape May, is a city at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey, where the Delaware Bay meets the Many other countries' naval forces are comparable in size and/or strength to the USCG. The USCG enables the US Navy to concentrate on its main mission of power projection — while the USCG manages maritime security, port security, and coastal patrols. Maritime Security is concerned with the prevention of intentional damage through sabotage subversion or terrorism Port security refers to the defense law and treaty enforcement and counterterrorism activities that fall within the port and maritime domain

The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the other branches of United States armed services from enforcing U.S. laws, with the exception of the USCG. The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law ( passed on June 16, 1878 after the end of Reconstruction. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Thus, the USCG provides Law Enforcement Detachments (LEDETs) to US Navy ships and the members of the LEDETs do the actual boarding, interdiction and arrests with the assistance of US Navy personnel. The United States Coast Guard (USCG officially established the Law Enforcement Detachment or LEDET program in 1982 Boarding, in its simplest sense refers to the insertion onto a ship's deck of people

The USCG maintains an extensive fleet of coastal and ocean-going patrol ships, called cutters by tradition, and small craft, as well as an extensive aviation division consisting of HH-65 Dolphin and HH-60 Jayhawk helicopters, including fixed wing aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules and the HU-25 Guardian. When used in a nautical sense a cutter is a small single-masted vessel Fore-and-aft rigged with two or more Headsails a Bowsprit, and WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout USCG helicopters are equipped with hoists to rescue survivors and also play a major role in law enforcement. The helicopters are able to land and take off from USCG ships, making them an indispensable tool in fighting illegal drug traffic and the influx of illegal migrants. The fixed wing aircraft are used for long range search and rescue and law enforcement patrols.

Taiwan

In Taiwan, the Coast Guard Adminisration (ROCCGA) is both a military and a law enforcement organization. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking The ROCCGA is considered a civilian law enforcement agency under the administration of the Executive Yuan, though during wartime it may be incorporated as part of the military. The Executive Yuan ( literally "Executive court" is the Executive branch of the Government of the Republic of China. The Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan maintains a large and technologically advanced military establishment which accounted for

ROCCGA is instituted Maritime Patrol Directorate General and Coast Patrol Directorate General. Officers of Maritime Patrol Directorate General are law executors, but officers of Coast Patrol Directorate General are soldiers who have partly law- enforced power.

Law enforcement agencies

Malaysia

A third generation Patrol Craft of the Police Coast Guard conducting a sea-rescue demonstration off the southeastern coast of Singapore.
A third generation Patrol Craft of the Police Coast Guard conducting a sea-rescue demonstration off the southeastern coast of Singapore. The Police Coast Guard ( Abbreviation: PCG Chinese: 警察海岸卫队 Malay: Polis Pengawal Pantai is the Marine Police division of the Singapore

In Malaysia, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) or Malaysian Coast Guard is part of the Malaysian Civil Service and is placed under the Prime Minister's Department. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency ( Abbreviation: MMEA; Malay: Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia APMM) also known as the The Agency is headed by a Director General who is appointed by the Yang Di Pertuan Agong (King) on the advice of the Prime Minister while other personnel are appointed by the Public Service Commission. The term director-general is used worldwide to signify the highest executive officer within a Governmental statutory NGO, third sector or Not-for-profit The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the highest ranking office created by the constitution of the federation of Malaysia This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. It is tasked with enforcing national and international laws, coordinates search and rescue operations and other matters incidental to maritime enforcement in the Malaysian Maritime Zone and on the high seas. In times of war, special crisis or emergency, the Agency may be placed under the command of the Malaysian Armed Forces by order of the Minister. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units

Singapore

In Singapore, the Police Coast Guard (PCG) is an operational department of the Singapore Police Force. Singapore The Police Coast Guard ( Abbreviation: PCG Chinese: 警察海岸卫队 Malay: Polis Pengawal Pantai is the Marine Police division of the The Singapore Police Force ( Abbreviation: SPF; Chinese: 新加坡警察部队; Malay: Pasukan Polis Singapura Tamil Functions of the coast guard were transferred from the Republic of Singapore Navy to what was then the Marine Police in February 1993 [1]. Water police, also called harbour patrols, port police, marine/maritime police, nautical patrols, bay constables or river police The Marine Police was thus restructured and renamed as the Police Coast Guard, one of the few law enforcement organisations in the world to combine water policing and coast guard duties while remaining as a policing unit.

Combination civil and law enforcement organizations

Germany

The German Federal Coast Guard, known as the Küstenwache, is both a civilian service and a law enforcement organization, staffed with both police officers and certain civilians from the various German federal agencies associated with maritime administration. The German Federal Coast Guard (Koordinierungsverbund Küstenwache is a civilian law enforcement organisation whose primary missions are border protection maritime environmental

Civil organisations

Canada

In Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is a civilian service under the Department of Fisheries and Oceans responsible for patrolling the world's longest coastline of 243,042 km (~151,000 mi). Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Canadian Coast Guard ( CCG) ( Garde côtière canadienne ( GCC) is the Coast guard of Canada. Fisheries and Oceans Canada ( DFO) is the department within the government of Canada that is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs

The CCG holds responsibility for all marine search and rescue in Canada, as well as maintaining and operating seamarks, coastal light stations, vessel traffic services, marine pollution response services, marine communications systems and providing icebreaking services. CCG also operates all federal scientific research and hydrographic survey vessels. To accomplish these tasks, CCG has a sizeable fleet of vessels and aircraft, all serviced from various bases and smaller stations located on three coasts (Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific) and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway

The Canadian Coast Guard College is located near Sydney, Nova Scotia. The Canadian Coast Guard College ( CCGC) is a maritime training college and Canadian Coast Guard facility located in Westmount in the Cape Breton Regional See also Sidney Sydney (2001 population 24115 is an urban community in Nova Scotia, Canada 's

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Coastguard is purely concerned with search and rescue. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Her Majesty's Coastguard is the service of the Government of the United Kingdom concerned with co-ordinating Rescue at sea For the TV series of this title see Search and Rescue (TV series. It has no role in the maintenance of seamarks which is instead the responsibility of Trinity House, the Northern Lighthouse Board (in Scotland) and the Commissioners of Irish Lights (in Northern Ireland). A sea mark, also seamark and Navigation mark, is a Pilotage aid which identifies the approximate position of a maritime channel hazard The Corporation of Trinity House is the official General Lighthouse Authority for England Wales and other British Territorial waters (with the exception of Scotland The Northern Lighthouse Board ( NLB) is the General Lighthouse Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man. The Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL is the body that serves as the Lighthouse authority for all of the island of Ireland plus its adjacent seas and islands Neither has it any concern with customs enforcement, which is the responsibility of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. HM Coastguard does not possess all-weather lifeboats, instead calling on those of the volunteer Royal National Lifeboat Institution and other independent Lifeboats, although it often wet leases commercial helicopters—mainly Sikorsky S-69s—and tugs to provide search and rescue cover in certain areas. The founder Sir William Hillary Sir William Hillary came to live on the Isle of Man in 1808 A wet lease is a leasing arrangement whereby one Airline (lessor provides an aircraft complete crew maintenance and insurance (ACMI to another airline (lessee WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout It does, however, maintain a number of search, cliff and mud rescue teams as well as some inshore rescue boats and is a coordinating body and public face for the maritime search and rescue services. It is part of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is a UK Executive agency working to prevent the loss of lives at sea and is responsible for implementing British and International

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See also

This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Argentine Naval Prefecture, in Spanish Prefectura Naval Argentina or PNA, is a Military service of the Argentine Interior For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Australia, with 19650 kilometres of Coastline does not have a force purely to defend its coast Australia, with 19650 kilometres of Coastline does not have a force purely to defend its coast Australia, with 19650 kilometres of Coastline does not have a force purely to defend its coast Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation The Barbados Coast Guard is the maritime division of the Barbados Defence Force. Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. The Belize Coast Guard Service was established in November 2005 with the assistance of the United States Coast Guard. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Canadian Coast Guard ( CCG) ( Garde côtière canadienne ( GCC) is the Coast guard of Canada. For other uses of "CMRA" please see CMRA (disambiguation. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The China Coast Guard ( Simplified Chinese: 中国海警 serves as a coordinating body for maritime Search and rescue in the territorial waters of the People's REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Maritime Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Maritime is a component of French gendarmerie under operational control of the chief of staff of the French Navy. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Border Guard ( Finnish: Rajavartiolaitos, Swedish: Gränsbevakningsväsendet) of Finland is the Finnish security authority Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The German Federal Coast Guard (Koordinierungsverbund Küstenwache is a civilian law enforcement organisation whose primary missions are border protection maritime environmental The German Federal Coast Guard (Koordinierungsverbund Küstenwache is a civilian law enforcement organisation whose primary missions are border protection maritime environmental The German Federal Coast Guard (Koordinierungsverbund Küstenwache is a civilian law enforcement organisation whose primary missions are border protection maritime environmental The German Federal Coast Guard (Koordinierungsverbund Küstenwache is a civilian law enforcement organisation whose primary missions are border protection maritime environmental The Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger or DGzRS (literally translated German Society for the Resue of Shipwrecked Sailors but more commonly referred to in English Logo of the DLRG The Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft The Wasserwacht ('vasərvaxt is a German lifeguard service. It is one of the five voluntary societies of the German Red Cross. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Hellenic Coast Guard ( Greek Λιμενικό Σώμα - lit Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The Icelandic Coast Guard is the armed service responsible for Iceland's coastal defense and maritime search and rescue India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Indian Coast Guard is the fourth service created to guard Republic of India 's vast Coastline. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG (Garda Cósta na hÉireann is part of the Department of Transport. The founder Sir William Hillary Sir William Hillary came to live on the Isle of Man in 1808 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Corps of the Port Captaincies - Coast Guard ( Italian language: Corpo delle Capitanerie di porto - Guardia costiera) is the Coast guard The Guardia di Finanza, (/ˈgwardja di fiˈnantsa/ (Financial Guard is an Italian Police force under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The, known until 2000 as the Maritime Safety Agency, is the Japanese Coast Guard. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The Republic of Korea Coast Guard ( Korean Hangul: 해양경찰청 Hanja: 海洋警察廳 The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency ( Abbreviation: MMEA; Malay: Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia APMM) also known as the The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Netherlands Coastguard or Nederlandse Kustwacht is a national organisation responsible for various services along The Netherlands ' coast line (mainly search and New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Norwegian Coast Guard, or Kystvakten in Norwegian, is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but has separate vessels many of which are purpose-built Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Philippine Coast Guard ( PCG) ( Filipino: Tanurang Baybayin ng Pilipinas) ( TBP) is a maritime law enforcement agency operating under the The Philippine Coast Guard ( PCG) ( Filipino: Tanurang Baybayin ng Pilipinas) ( TBP) is a maritime law enforcement agency operating under the Singapore The Police Coast Guard ( Abbreviation: PCG Chinese: 警察海岸卫队 Malay: Polis Pengawal Pantai is the Marine Police division of the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Swedish Coast Guard (Kustbevakningen is a Swedish civilian government agency tasked with maritime surveillance and other control and inspection tasks Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Ukrainian Sea Guard ( Морська охорона, Mors’ka Okhorona full name Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Her Majesty's Coastguard is the service of the Government of the United Kingdom concerned with co-ordinating Rescue at sea The founder Sir William Hillary Sir William Hillary came to live on the Isle of Man in 1808 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Coast Guard Reserve is the reserve component of the United States Coast Guard. The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was established on June 23 1939 by an act of Congress as the United States Coast Guard Reserve and re-designated as the Auxiliary Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The police force in Vietnam is called the People's Police. It answers to the Ministry of Public Security. Port security refers to the defense law and treaty enforcement and counterterrorism activities that fall within the port and maritime domain Maritime Security Regimes are codes and conventions of behavior agreed upon by coastal states to provide a degree of security in Territorial waters and on the High seas
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