Nederlandse Kustwacht

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State level Cooperation between 6 ministries in the Netherlands
position Coast Guard
monitoring / securing maritime traffic
Consist since February 26, 1987
Headquarters Kustwachtcentrum
Rijkszee- en Marinehaven 1
Den Helder Netherlands
Province of Noordholland
Coordinates 52 ° 57 '9.5 "  N , 4 ° 47' 29.3"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 57 '9.5 "  N , 4 ° 47' 29.3"  E
director CDR Ronald J. Blok
Website kustwacht.nl
A Do 228 from KUSTWACHT , 2007

The Dutch Coast Guard ( Dutch Nederlandse Kustwacht ) is an independent civil organization with its own tasks, competencies and responsibilities. It is responsible for the safety and control of maritime traffic, including law enforcement, along the Dutch coastline and in the Dutch part of the North Sea .

aims

Responsibilities and cooperation

The Coast Guard is on behalf of the six ministries of the Netherlands operate:

The competent authorities of Rijkswaterstaat , the Maritime Police , the Royal Navy , the Royal Air Force , Customs , the Military Police , the Dutch Food and Consumer Protection Authority and the Inspection Agency for Environment and Transport provide the coast guard with staff. This ensures direct contact between the relevant authorities. The coast guard works very closely with the traffic control centers of the major ports ( Vlissingen , Rotterdam , Scheveningen , Amsterdam and Den Helder ) and the manned lighthouses of Schiermonnikoog , Terschelling and Ouddorp for the control of shipping .

tasks

The tasks of the Dutch coast guard are, on the one hand, official services:

  • Monitoring, handling and coordinating emergency and urgency radio communications
  • Maritime Aid, Search and Rescue (SAR)
  • Limiting and managing the consequences of disasters (national and international)
  • Ship traffic services on the open sea (traffic management and marking)
  • Maritime research and surveys
  • Disposal of explosives

and on the other hand, law enforcement tasks:

  • General police duties to enforce and maintain law and order
  • Customs supervision with supervision of the import, export and transit of goods
  • Compliance with legislation related to the environment, sea ​​fishing , nautical transport, marine equipment and offshore activities
  • Border surveillance and control

Call Name : NETHERLANDS COASTGUARD

history

On the night of July 5th to 6th, 1882 the gunboat of the Dutch Navy 'Zr.Ms. Adder 'in a position less than 5 miles off the coast of Scheveningen . Of the 65 men of the crew, none survived the disaster. The tragedy did not become known until two days later when the first of 43 bodies washed up on the coast. The outrage in the Netherlands was great, because due to a communication error, the ship was not reported as missing. In response, a report was published in 1883 with the title “Het Houden van een uitkijk en het rapporteren van in nod verkerende schepen aan Hoofden Kustwacht” (keep an eye out and report ships in distress to the coast guard leaders). In the summer, the staffed lighthouses were instructed to report ships in distress off the coast of the Netherlands to the authorities.

With the advent of RADAR technology and improved means of communication, the area outside the coast could be better monitored after the Second World War . In addition, the government became more interested in the North Sea to protect its interests such as fishing, oil and gas exploration, sand and gravel extraction. This resulted in more than 20 government organizations with different responsibilities for the Dutch part of the North Sea and its coast. In order to end this fragmentation, the Ministry of Transport and Water Management ordered an investigation in 1984 with the aim of how the coast of the Netherlands could be guarded more efficiently and effectively. The results of this report were published in 1986 and led to the official establishment of the Dutch Coast Guard.

founding

The Nederlandse Kustwacht was founded on February 26, 1987. Initially, the headquarters of the coast guard was housed in a building belonging to the Scheveningen Radio coast station in IJmuiden . In 1995 the Coast Guard was assigned to the Ministry of Defense and therefore the headquarters moved to Den Helder on November 23, 2001 to the base of the Navy .

JRCC Den Helder

The Kustwachtcentrum ( English : Coast Guard Center ) in Den Helder is also known as the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC Den Helder), as it not only coordinates sea ​​rescue ( MRCC ), but also air rescue ( ARCC ). A 24-hour watch with five people as the front office ensures that all emergency calls in the monitored area of ​​the North Sea and the airspace of the Netherlands are recorded at all times . The paging name of the JRCC is DEN HELDER RESCUE . A back office serves to support the front office, to which the various databases of the authorities involved are available. In this way, all relevant information can be compiled in order to be able to cover all state issues or to find an integrated solution in the event of incidents or violations. The lifeboats of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij (KNRM) are alerted for the SAR services .

The director is CDR Ronald J. Blok.

Coast Guard fleet

The aircraft and ships of the various organizations, with the exception of the navy and police, appear in the same color to make all operational resources easier to recognize . The hulls of the ships are blue with a thin oblique blue stripe followed by a broad red / orange slash on a white background. The workboats have the same oblique stripes on a black hull with yellow superstructures. All ships are registered with the Dutch state shipping company (Rijsrederij) in Rijswijk . The three patrol boats were built at the Damen shipyard in Gorinchem . The emergency tug belongs to the towing and salvage company Multraship in Terneuzen and is rented from the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management under a charter contract .

Surname Type berth Construction year length Net tonnage speed photo
Barend Biesheuvel Patrol boat Scheveningen 2001 61.43 m 345 18 kn
Visa end Patrol boat The hero 2001 42.80 m 245 22.5 kn NL, ZH, G. The Hague, Scheveningsehaven, Kustwacht entering the port.jpeg
Zeearend Patrol boat Hook of Holland 2002 42.80 m 245 22.5 kn Zeearend - Hoek van Holland - kustwacht.jpg
Guardian Emergency tug The hero 2013 65.72 m 2637 20 kn
Arca Multifunction ship Scheveningen 1998 83.00 m 2388 Kustwacht in Scheveningen.JPG
Zirfaea Research
and measurement ship		 Scheveningen 1993 63.00 m 1261 ZIRFAEA (27484664286) .jpg
Frans Naerebout
Terschelling
Rotterdam		 Seaworthy buoy
laying boat		 changing
seaports		 1989
1988
1987		 44.40 m 514 12 kn IMO 8609888 ROTTERDAM (01) .JPG
Nieuwe Diep
Schuitengat
Vliestroom
Waddenzee.		 Buoy laying
inland seas		 changing
inland ports		 1999
1990
1988
1994		 38.20 m 288 12 kn IMO 8802650 VLIESTROOM (03) .JPG

Source: kustwacht.nl

The Royal Navy permanently provides the Coast Guard with an Alkmaar-class minesweeper , for B. carry out the fisheries control. If necessary, other naval units can also be used. If necessary, the police boats of the national police service can be used. Two patrol aircraft and several helicopters, including an offshore rescue helicopter, are available for missions from the air. The KNRM offers its 75 lifeboats for SAR services at 45 stations .

The former inlets in South Holland and Zeeland are also in the Coast Guard's area of ​​responsibility. For this area, the coast guard has signed a contract with the private rescue and towing service Theunisse (BST-Dintelsas BV), which provides a fast lifeboat and a tug. This enables a SAR service around the clock in Haringvliet , Hollands Diep , Volkerrak and Krammer.

  • Navy minesweeper

  • Police boat Netherlands

  • SAR - KNRM lifeboat

  • SAR helicopter with KNRM

  • SAR KNRM with Kustwacht

partner

In addition to the six ministries (see cooperation), the Coast Guard works closely with the following state and other partners:

  • the Dutch rescue company KNRM;
  • the rescue brigade Netherlands;
  • the regional shipping centers along the Dutch coast;
  • the Rijkswaterstaat North Sea Hydrometric Center;
  • the maritime police team;
  • of the SAR unit North Sea Helicopter Flanders (NHV)
  • the satellite ground station in Burum;
  • the cooperating operator of the Dutch oil and gas industry;
  • the radio medical service of the KNRM;
  • the rescue and towing company BST;
  • the 16 security regions bordering the sea;
  • the air traffic control centers Schiphol (civil aviation) and Nieuw-Milligen (military aviation);
  • the rescue control centers (MRCC) in the surrounding North Sea countries, but also worldwide.

International cooperation

Traditionally and because of the shared use of the Scheldt estuary, there is close cooperation with the Belgian Coast Guard , which operates a coast guard center in Ostend . The Dutch Coast Guard is also a member of the international coastal protection forums:

See also

Web links

Commons : Nederlandse Kustwacht  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About us | Netherlands Coastguard In: kustwacht.nl , accessed on February 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ What we do | Netherlands Coastguard In: kustwacht.nl , accessed on February 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ History | Kustwacht Nederland In: kustwacht.nl , accessed on February 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ Contact | Kustwacht Nederland In: kustwacht.nl , accessed on February 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ CV Director Kustwacht | Kustwacht Nederland In: kustwacht.nl , accessed on February 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ Varende eenheden. Nederlandse Kustwacht, accessed December 12, 2018 (Dutch).