Coast guard
A Coast Guard is mostly a national, usually the respective Ministry of Interior under standing authority or even an alliance of several State authorities for protection and control of maritime transport ( maritime police ), to the rescue in emergencies and disasters and prevention and prosecution of offenses in the territorial sea and on the high seas , such as the monitoring of fish catch quotas and compliance with other requirements (checking the mesh size of the safety net so as not to endanger the population of small and juvenile fish) or environmental protection regulations. A national coast guard can also be part of the armed forces at sea, such as the United States Coast Guard .
Germany
In the Federal Republic of Germany these tasks (of the 1994 established Coordination composite Coast Guard from several federal units and establishments Federal Customs Administration / water customs , federal police , Waterways and Shipping Administration , Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food ) perceived.
In Schleswig-Holstein existed from 1995 until the end of 2005 resolution its own Coast Guard as a composite of Water Police , the Office for Rural Areas (ALR) and the State Agency for Nature and Environment.
Since the pooling of competencies under a common roof at federal level failed due to resistance from other federal states, Schleswig-Holstein decided to dissolve this association.
United States
The United States Coast Guard is by law one of the United States' armed forces . In the event of peace, it reports to the United States Department of Homeland Security . The Coast Guard may be subordinated to the Ministry of the Navy as a sub-armed force upon the direction of the President in an executive order or in the context of a declaration of war by Congress . For this purpose, the authority is organized militarily in personnel and procurement matters. The Coast Guard is based in the federal capital Washington, DC
List of national coast guards
| Country | designation | Ministry | Web links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Egyptian Coast Guard | Ministry of Defense | |
| Argentina | Prefectura Naval Argentina | Ministry of Security in case of war Ministry of Defense | www.argentina.gob.ar |
| Australia | Maritime Border Command, Australian Volunteer Coast Guard and Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol | Ministry of the Interior in association with the Ministry of Defense | coastguard.com.au |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Coast Guard | Military Organization of the Ministry of the Interior | www.coastguard.gov.bd |
| Barbados | Barbados Coast Guard | Part of the Barbados Defense Force and therefore directly subordinate to the Prime Minister | www.bdfbarbados.com |
| Belgium | Belgian kustwacht | Shipping Administration to the Flemish Community | kustwacht.be |
| Brazil | Tasks of the Navy of the Marinha do Brasil perceived | Ministerio da Defesa | www.marinha.mil.br |
| China | Zhōngguó Hǎijĭng Jú | Part of the People's Armed Police and therefore subordinated to the Central Military Commission | |
| Denmark | Marinehjemmeværnet (MHV) | Forsvarsministeriet | hjv.dk |
| Germany | Coast Guard coordination group consisting of the Federal Police , the Federal Customs Administration , the Waterways and Shipping Administration , the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food | Ministry of Interior , Ministry of Finance , Ministry of Transport , Ministry of Agriculture |
bundespolizei.de zoll.de wsv.de ble.de |
| Finland | Coast Guard Command of the Finnish Border Guard | Military organization assigned to the Ministry of the Interior | www.raja.fi |
| France | Gendarmerie Maritime | Ministry of Defense | gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr |
| Georgia | Coast Guard of the Border Police of Georgia | Part of the border police and therefore subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior | bpg.gov.ge |
| Greece | Limenikó Sóma | Ministry of Internal Security in case of war Ministry of Defense | hcg.gr |
| Haiti | Commissariat des Gardes-Côtes d'Haïti | Part of the National Police and therefore subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior | |
| Hong Kong | Marine Region of the Hong Kong Police Force | Ministry of Security | www.police.gov.hk |
| India | Indiean Coast Guard | Ministry of Defense | www.indiancoastguard.gov.in |
| Indonesia | Kesatuan Penjagaan According to dan Pantai Indonesia | Ministry of Transport | ubla.dephub.go.id |
| Ireland | Irish Coast Guard | Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport | ircg.ie |
| Iceland | Landhelgisgæsla Íslands | Ministry of Justice | lhg.is |
| Isle of Man | Isle of Man Coastguard | Port administration | |
| Italy | Guardia Costiera | Branch of service of the Italian Navy , however, the Department of Transportation assumed | guardiacostiera.it |
| Jamaica | Coast Guard | Ministry of Security and Justice | www.jdfmil.org |
| Japan | Kaijō Hoan-chō | Ministry of Transport | kaiho.mlit.go.jp |
| Canada | Canadian Coast Guard | Ministry of Fisheries | ccg-gcc.gc.ca |
| Kenya | Kenya Coast Guard Service | Home Office | kcgs.go.ke |
| Croatia | Obalna straža Republike Hrvatske | Ministry of Defense | |
| Malaysia | Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency | Home Office | www.mmea.gov.my |
| Mexico | Maritime Search and Rescue | Part of the Navy and therefore subordinate to the Navy Ministry | |
| New Zealand | Royal New Zealand Coastguard | Voluntary organization for sea rescue | www.coastguard.co.nz |
| Netherlands | Nederlandse Kustwacht (only in the European part of the Netherlands) | Six different ministries | kustwacht.nl |
| Dutch Caribbean | Kustwacht Caribbean area | Ministry of Defense | kustwacht.org |
| Norway | Kystvakta / Kystvakten | Ministry of Defense | mil.no |
| East Timor | Unidade da Polícia Marítima | Home Office | www.pntl.tl |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Coast Guard, Maritime Security Agency | Ministry of Defense | |
| Peru | General Directorate of Captaincies and Coastguards | Ministry of Defense | |
| Philippines | Philippine Coast Guard | Military organization assigned to the Ministry of Transport | |
| Poland | Morski Oddział Straży Granicznej | ||
| Portugal | Autoridade Marítima Nacional | Ministry of Defense | autoridademaritima.marinha.pt |
| Russia | Береговая охрана Пограничной службы ФСБ России | Part of the domestic secret service and thus the Ministry of the Interior | |
| Sweden | Kustbevakningen | Ministry of Justice | kustbevakningen.se |
| Singapore | Singapore Police Coast Guard | Home Office | spf.gov.sg |
| Spain | The Servicio Marítimo de la Guardia Civil (SEMAR, Ministry of the Interior), Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera (SVA, Customs Investigation) and Salvamento Marítimo (SASEMAR, Ministry of Public Works) throughout the national territory . Only in Galicia are the Guardacostas de Galicía | Different ministries |
guardiacivil.es agenciatributaria.es salvamentomaritimo.es , |
| South Africa | Tasks by the South African Navy perceived | Ministry of Defense | |
| South Korea | Haeyang-gyeongchal-cheong | Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries | www.kcg.go.kr |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Coast Guard | Civil Organization of the Ministry of Defense | www.coastguard.gov.lk |
| Taiwan | Haian Xunfang Shu | Ocean Affairs Council | www.cga.gov.tw |
| Turkey | Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı | Interior Ministry but part of the armed forces | sgk.tsk.tr |
| United States | United States Coast Guard | Ministry of Internal Security but part of the armed forces |
uscg.mil gocoastguard.com |
| United Kingdom |
Her Majesty's Coastguard , Royal National Lifeboat Institution , Trinity House |
Ministry of Transport |
mcga.gov.uk rnli.org.uk trinityhouse.co.uk |
| Republic of Cyprus | Cyprus Port and Marine Police | Part of the police and therefore subordinate to the Ministry of Justice | www.police.gov.cy |
literature
- Michael Herma: The legal structure of maritime security in Germany - with special consideration of the constitutional conception of a national maritime security structure . Nomos, Baden-Baden 2006, ISBN 3-8329-2222-9
- Uwe Jenisch: Arguments for a German Coast Guard . In: Hansa , Heft 6/2009, pp. 66-71, Schiffahrts-Verlag Hansa, Hamburg 2009, ISSN 0017-7504
- Joachim Heyna: Networking Coast Guard Functions in Europe . In: Hansa , No. 6/2009, pp. 72-77, Schiffahrts-Verlag Hansa, Hamburg 2009, ISSN 0017-7504
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Title 14, Part I, Chapter 1, § 1 Establishment of Coast Guard . Cornell Law School (English); Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ↑ Title 14, Part I, Chapter 1, § 3. Relationship to Navy Department . Cornell Law School (English); Retrieved May 11, 2011.