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98-490: [REDACTED] Look up ccg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. CCG may refer to: Coast guards [ edit ] Canadian Coast Guard China Coast Guard Companies [ edit ] Chemical Computing Group , a Canadian pharmaceutical software company Entertainment [ edit ] Collectible card game Command & Conquer: Generals ,

196-882: A gendarmerie force policing navigable rivers and lakes. They belonged to the Ministry of Defence until the 1980s, and the corps' highest official was a Navy rear-admiral. They have since been transferred to the Ministry of Interior and, more recently, to the newly created Ministry of Security. However, in the case of armed conflict, they can be put under the Navy's command. Responsibilities for traditional coast guard duties in Australia are distributed across various federal, state and community volunteer agencies. Each State Government also has agencies with coast guard responsibilities. For example, in Queensland, Maritime Safety Queensland

294-783: A 2003 video game Community-controlled game , a video game genre Electronics [ edit ] Copper Control Gear (CCG), a type of Electrical ballast Switch Start for lighting, alternative to ECG (Electronic Control Gear) Electronic. Other [ edit ] Castor Cracking Group , a demo (computer art) group Center for China and Globalization , a think tank in China Centre for Computational Geography , University of Leeds, England Children's Cancer Study Group , conducted cancer research Clinical commissioning group , commissioners of many health services in England Combinatory categorial grammar ,

392-611: A committee of inquiry recommended that responsibility for the Preventative Waterguard be transferred to the Board of Customs. The Treasury agreed and (in a memorandum dated 15 January 1822) directed that the preventative services, which consisted of the Preventative Water Guard , cruisers, and riding officers should be placed under the authority of the Board of Customs and in future should be named

490-521: A grammar formalism Computational Chemistry Grid Country commercial guides , reports from the United States Commercial Service County Cricket Ground (disambiguation) Cross- correlogram , a statistical plotting technique Commission of Counter Ghoul, a fictional organization in the manga series Tokyo Ghoul CCG, a codon for the amino acid proline Climate Compatible Growth,

588-643: A major expansion in ocean commerce, culminating with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958. The shipping industry was changing throughout eastern Canada and required an expanded federal government role in the Great Lakes and the Atlantic coast, as well as an increased presence in the Arctic and Pacific coasts for sovereignty purposes. The government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker decided to consolidate

686-491: A regulatory function) that have been granted heraldic symbols. The CCG badge was originally approved in 1962. Blue symbolizes water, white represents ice, and dolphins are considered a friend of mariners. The Latin motto Saluti Primum, Auxilio Semper translates as "Safety First, Service Always". In addition to the Coast Guard jack , distinctive flags have been approved for use by senior CCG officials, including

784-605: A research-based programme funded by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CCG . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CCG&oldid=1175481024 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

882-480: A role as a naval reserve force with responsibilities in harbor defenses, port security , naval counter-intelligence and coastal patrols. The coast guard may, varying by jurisdiction, be a branch of a country's military , a law enforcement agency, or a search and rescue body. For example, the United States Coast Guard is a specialized military branch with law enforcement authority, whereas

980-629: A selected number of Coast Guards around the world, illustrating the varied roles they play in the respective governments and the countries they operate in: The Argentine Naval Prefecture , in Spanish Prefectura Naval Argentina or PNA, is a service of the Argentine Republic's Security Ministry charged with protecting the country's rivers, lakes and maritime territory. It therefore fulfills the functions of other countries' coast guards, and furthermore acts as

1078-514: A single point of contact for issues related to marine safety regulation and security, although CCG maintained an operational role for some of these tasks. The services offered by CCG under this arrangement include: On April 4, 2005, it was announced by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans that the CCG was being designated a "special operating agency"—the largest one in the federal government. Although

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1176-487: A singular national 'sea and coast guard agency'. In March 2022, the government issue regulation on Governance of Maritime Security, Safety and Law Enforcement at Indonesia's Territorial Water and Jurisdiction and designate Maritime Security Agency as coordinating body for all maritime law enforcement agencies. The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) makes up one arm of the Maritime Safety Services, the other being

1274-422: A sizable 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 Canadian Coast Guard College is located near Sydney, Nova Scotia . The China Coast Guard (CCG) ( Chinese : 中国海警 ) serves as a coordinating body for maritime search and rescue in the territorial waters of

1372-560: A variety of smaller craft. The CCG is headquartered in Ottawa , Ontario, and is a special operating agency within Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Department of Fisheries and Oceans). Unlike armed coast guards of some other nations, the CCG is a government marine organization without naval or law enforcement responsibilities. Naval operations in Canada's maritime environment are exclusively

1470-622: Is also assigned with Search and Rescue (SAR) duties. For counter-terrorism and anti-piracy operations, the units operate in combination with the Special Anti-Terrorist Squad which is part of the Emergency Response Unit of the Cyprus Police. Although the prominent agencies responsible for all Search and Rescue operations are conducted by Cyprus Police Units, the agency responsible to organize

1568-603: Is called the "Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard". The rank of "Commissioner" is used in other Canadian federal agencies, such as the RCMP. However, rank and associated insignia are viewed differently in the CCG than in the Royal Canadian Navy. CCG operates one of the largest networks of navigational buoys , lighthouses and foghorns in the world. These facilities assist marine navigation on

1666-843: Is defending one of the longest coastline of Indian Ocean Region (IOR) The Iranian NEDSA controls the south entry point. The Border Guard Command Marine faraja sea  [ fa ] also performs maritime duties in the north alongside the Iranian Navy . Maritime Law Enforcement in Indonesia is conducted by multiple government agencies, including the Indonesian Navy , Indonesian Maritime Security Agency , Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard , Directorate General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance , and National Police Water Unit . There has been plans to amalgamate these different maritime law enforcement agencies to become

1764-667: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Canadian Coast Guard The Canadian Coast Guard ( CCG ; French: Garde côtière canadienne, GCC ) is the coast guard of Canada . Formed in 1962, the coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue (SAR), communication, navigation, and transportation issues in Canadian waters, such as navigation aids and icebreaking , marine pollution response, and support for other Canadian government initiatives. The Coast Guard operates 119 vessels of varying sizes and 23 helicopters , along with

1862-683: Is different from the past under both DOT and DFO where regional directors general for these departments were responsible for CCG operations within their respective regions; this reportedly caused problems under DFO that did not occur under DOT. Now all operations of CCG are directed by the Commissioner, who reports directly to the Deputy Minister of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Assistant Commissioners are responsible for CCG operations within each region and they report directly to

1960-632: Is in Batumi , Adjaria . Besides the Poti-based force, the Coast Guard also includes a special counter-terrorist Detachment. Maritime surveillance radar stations are maintained at Anaklia , Poti, Supsa , Chakvi , and Gonio , providing coverage of all territorial seas. The German Federal Coast Guard , known as the Küstenwache, is both a civilian service and a law enforcement organisation, staffed with both police officers and certain civilians from

2058-404: Is one of the few law enforcement organisations in the world to combine water policing and coast guard duties while remaining as a policing unit. It operates primarily as a law enforcement agency, with secondary responsibilities in search and rescue. The Icelandic Coast Guard has primarily been a law enforcement organisation but is also in charge of national defences . It has also involved with

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2156-708: Is published on a monthly basis and can be downloaded from the Notices to Mariners website. The information in the Notice to Mariners is formatted to simplify the correction of paper charts and navigational publications published by the Canadian Hydrographic Service . Military epaulettes are used to represent ranks. In the CCG they represent levels of responsibility and commensurate salary levels. The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary epaulettes are similar except they use silver braid to distinguish them from

2254-1001: Is responsible for maritime safety and the Queensland Police Service has a water police unit for law enforcement along the coastline, in waterways, and for Queensland islands. In addition, there are several private volunteer coast guard organizations, the two largest organizations being the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol (established in 1937) and the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard (established in 1961). These volunteer organizations have no law enforcement powers, and are essentially auxiliary Search and Rescue services. In NSW these two organisations have joined to become Marine Rescue in 2009. The Bangladesh Coast Guard ( Bengali transliteration: বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড; translated from English : বাংলাদেশ উপকূল রক্ষক ); BCG

2352-807: Is the maritime law enforcement force of Bangladesh . It is a paramilitary force which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs . Its officers are transferred from the Bangladesh Navy . The Bangladesh Coast Guard also performs the duty of maritime border security of Bangladesh. The headquarters is located in Dhaka , Bangladesh. Currently the coast guard has 3,339 personnel The Belize Coast Guard (BCG) mission includes maritime safety, maritime security, marine resources protection, maintaining sovereignty over Belize sea space, and naval defence of Belize. Coast Guard men and women are deployed around

2450-592: Is the national coast guard of the Republic of Greece . It is a paramilitary organization that can support the Hellenic Navy in wartime, but resides under separate civilian control in times of peace. It was founded in 1919 by an Act of Parliament and the legal framework for its function was reformed in 1927. The Haitian Coast Guard is an operational unit of the Haitian National Police . It

2548-526: Is the responsibility of Canada's federal police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as all ocean waters in Canada are under federal (not provincial) jurisdiction. Saltwater fisheries enforcement is a specific responsibility of DFO's Fisheries Officers. CCG does not have a conventional paramilitary rank structure; instead, its rank structure roughly approximates that of the civilian merchant marine . In late October 2010

2646-584: The Aphrodite gas field in its Exclusive Economic Zone and Cyprus Police being the main national Law enforcement agency , the duties and responsibilities of the Cyprus Port and Marine Police are many and sometimes complex. It is a unit of the Cyprus Police, which resides under the Ministry of Justice and Public Order (Cyprus) . However it can support the Cyprus Navy in wartime which resides under

2744-672: The Belize Defence Force and the Belize Police Department . Having 18 kilometres of coastline only, Bosnia and Herzegovina does not have a force dedicated to defend its coast. The duty of patrolling its coastline falls to the Granična policija  [ sh ] (English: Border Police ). In addition to the roles of a traditional navy, the Brazilian Navy also carries out the role of organizing

2842-478: The Canadian Armed Forces , Royal Canadian Mounted Police , and other organizations. The CCG maintains and operates seamarks, coastal light stations, vessel traffic services, marine pollution response services, marine communications systems, and provides icebreaking services. The CCG also operates all Federal scientific research and hydrographic survey vessels. To accomplish these tasks, the CCG has

2940-875: The Central Military Commission (CMC). In Hong Kong, law enforcement duties are carried out by the Marine Region of the Hong Kong Police Force and the Customs and Excise Department (Ports and Maritime Command of the Boundary and Ports Branch). The Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (HKMRCC) co-ordinates search and rescue vessels, aircraft and other resources of the Fire Services Department , Government Flying Service , Marine Department and

3038-621: The Doctor Syn series of books by Russell Thorndike . The Coastguard was also responsible for giving assistance to shipwrecks . Each Waterguard station was issued with a Manby mortar , which had been invented by Captain George William Manby in 1808. The mortar fired a shot with a line attached from the shore to the wrecked ship and was used for many years. This was the origin of the Coastguard's life saving role. In 1821

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3136-654: The Egyptian Navy , is responsible for the onshore protection of public installations near the coast and the patrol of coastal waters to prevent smuggling. In the French Republic , Affaires maritimes is the closest organization to a coast guard. In each region, a naval admiral, called Maritime Prefect , is in charge of coordination of all state services for action at sea by the Navy , the Affaires maritimes ,

3234-702: The Maritime Gendarmerie and the Coastguard Service of the French Customs . A charity, Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer , provides most life saving duties at the local level. The Georgian Coast Guard is the maritime arm of the Georgian Border Police , within the Ministry for Internal Affairs. It is responsible for the maritime protection of the entire 310 km (190 mi) coastline of Georgia, as well as

3332-573: The Stephen Harper government tabled a report that recommended that arming Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers should be considered. Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Gail Shea presented the government's response to a December 2009 report from the Senate's Fisheries Committee , entitled "Controlling Canada's Arctic Waters: Role of the Canadian Coast Guard." The Senate Committee's report had also recommended arming Canadian Coast Guard vessels in

3430-651: The United Kingdom 's His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG) is a civilian organisation whose primary role is search and rescue. Most coast guards operate ships and aircraft including helicopters and seaplanes that are either owned or leased by the agency in order to fulfil their respective roles. Some coast guards, such as the Irish Coast Guard , have only a very limited law enforcement role, usually in enforcing maritime safety law, such as by inspecting ships docked in their jurisdiction. In cases where

3528-482: The United States Coast Guard , and that employees be given peace officer status for enforcing federal laws on the oceans and Great Lakes . As a compromise, the CCG now partners with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to create what are known as integrated border-enforcement teams (IBETs), which patrol Canadian waters along the Canada–United States border . In

3626-464: The "Coastguard". In 1845 the Coastguard was subordinated to the Admiralty . In 1829 the first UK Coastguard instructions were published and dealt with discipline and directions for carrying out preventative duties. They also stipulated that, when a ship was wrecked, the Coastguard was responsible for taking all possible action to save lives, to take charge of the vessel and to protect property. In

3724-697: The 1990s–2000s, CCG modernized part of its SAR fleet after ordering British Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)-designed Arun -class high-endurance lifeboat cutters for open coastal areas, and the USCG-designed 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (designated by CCG as the Cape class ) as medium-endurance lifeboat cutters for the Great Lakes and more sheltered coastal areas. The CCG ordered five 47-foot (14.3 m) motor lifeboats in September 2009, to add to

3822-463: The 31 existing boats. New vessels delivered to the CCG from 2009 onward included the hovercraft CCGS  Mamilossa and the near-shore fisheries research vessels CCGS  Kelso and CCGS  Viola M. Davidson . Several major vessels have undergone extensive refits in recent decades, most notably CCGS  Louis S. St-Laurent in place of procuring the Polar 8 class of icebreakers. In

3920-578: The Arctic. Randy Boswell, of the Canwest News Service quoted Michael Byers , an expert on the law of the sea, who used the phrase "quiet authority of a deck-mounted gun" . CCG as a whole is divided into four operational regions: Atlantic, Central, Western, and Arctic. The newest region, the Arctic, was established in October 2018. Previously responsibility for the Arctic areas of Canada

4018-485: The Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic coasts as well as selected inland waterways. CCG represents Canada at the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA). CCG completed a large-scale program of lighthouse automation and de-staffing which began in 1968 and was largely completed in the 1990s. The result of this program saw the automation of all lighthouses and

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4116-470: The CCG from the Department of Transport to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). The reason for placing CCG under DFO was ostensibly to achieve cost savings by amalgamating the two largest civilian vessel fleets within the federal government under a single department. Arising out of this arrangement, the CCG became ultimately responsible for crewing, operating, and maintaining a larger fleet—both

4214-423: The CCG headquarters which develop a budget for the organization. The arrangement is not unlike the relationship of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , also headed by a Commissioner, toward that organization's parent department, the Department of Public Safety . As of December 6, 2019, Mario Pelletier has been appointed the current Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard. The special operating agency reorganization

4312-442: The CCG still falls under the ministerial responsibility of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, it has more autonomy where it is not as tightly integrated within the department. An example is that now all CCG bases, aids to navigation, vessels, aircraft, and personnel are wholly the responsibility of the Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard, who is also of assistant deputy ministerial rank. The commissioner is, in turn, supported by

4410-617: The Canadian Coast Guard, is the custodian of many significant heritage buildings, including the oldest lighthouse in North America, the Sambro Island Lighthouse . The department has selectively maintained some heritage lighthouses and permitted some alternative use of its historic structures. However, many historic buildings have been neglected and the department has been accused of ignoring and abandoning even federally recognized buildings. Critics have pointed out that

4508-579: The Canadian Coast Guard. Branch is denoted by coloured cloth between the gold braid. Deck officers, helicopter pilots, hovercraft pilots and JRCC/MRSC marine SAR controllers do not wear any distinctive cloth. As a special operating agency within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the CCG uses generic identifiers imposed by the Federal Identity Program . However, the CCG is one of several federal departments and agencies (primarily those involved with law enforcement, security, or having

4606-683: The Canadian Marine Rescue Auxiliary (CMRA), is made up of volunteer recreational boaters and commercial fishermen who assist CCG with search and rescue as well as boating safety education. CCGA members who assist in SAR operations have their vessel insurance covered by CCG, as well as any fuel and operating costs associated with a particular tasking. The CCGA enables the CCG to provide marine SAR coverage in many isolated areas of Canada's coastlines without having to maintain an active base and/or vessels in those areas. The head of CCG

4704-423: The Coast Guard confirmed it would be buying and retrofitting three large, icebreaking, anchor-handling tugs, Tor Viking , Balder Viking and Vidar Viking from Viking Supply Ships . On 22 May 2019, it was announced two more Harry DeWolf -class offshore patrol vessels will be built for the Canadian Coast Guard, in addition to the six being constructed for the Royal Canadian Navy . Additionally, $ 15.7B

4802-471: The Coast Guard, Coast Guard ships and airplanes are authorized to pursue them and if necessary open fire, while taking care not to jeopardize the lives of the vessel's crew. Under the law, the commander of the Coast Guard is a Navy officer who is appointed and relieved of duty by the President of the Republic at the government's proposal. The Cyprus Port and Marine Police ( Greek Λιμενική και Ναυτική Αστυνομία – Limeniki kai Nautiki Astinomia ) fulfills

4900-437: The Commissioner. This management and financial flexibility is being enhanced by an increased budget for CCG to acquire new vessels and other assets to assist in its growing role in marine security. CCG continues to provide vessels and crew for supporting DFO's fisheries science, enforcement, conservation, and protection requirements. The changes resulting in CCG becoming a special operating agency under DFO did not address some of

4998-447: The Croatian Parliament passed a bill establishing the Croatian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard's mission is protect sovereign rights and carry out Croatia's jurisdiction in the Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone , the continental shelf and the high seas . The Coast Guard will also monitor vessels sailing in the Croatian territorial waters . If vessels are caught violating Croatian or international regulations and disregard warnings by

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5096-415: The Georgian territorial waters . The primary missions of the service are administration of the territorial waters, marine pollution protection, maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, port security and maritime defense. The former Georgian Navy was absorbed into the Coast Guard in 2009. The headquarters and a principal Coast Guard base are located at the Black Sea port of Poti . A second smaller base

5194-577: The HMCG's own helicopters. Beginning in 1964 with the United States Coast Guard, many coast guards around the world have adopted high visibility color schemes to differentiate their coast guard vessels from the vessels of their respective navies. A frequent element is a high contrast "racing stripe" on the outer hull. While no international agreement exists to adopt it as a uniform marking, the 2009/2010 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships showed 61 nations had adopted some form of this stripe pattern for their coastal patrol and rescue vessels. The following lists

5292-421: The Honorary Chief Commissioner (the Governor General ) and the Minister of Transport . The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary was granted a flag and badge by the Canadian Heraldic Authority in 2012. Coast guard The predecessor of Britain's modern His Majesty's Coastguard was established in 1809 as the Waterguard , a department of the HM Customs and Excise authority, which was originally devoted to

5390-481: The Isle of Man Inland Search and Rescue Group. It maintains the Isle of Man's Marine Operations Centre (control room), but it has no aircraft, and contracts air-sea rescue to the UK Coastguard. In the Republic of Italy , the Guardia Costiera is part of the Italian Navy under the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport . They have responsibility for enforcement of shipping and maritime safety regulations, as well as performing search and rescue duties In Japan ,

5488-402: The Marine Police. In Macau , coast guard responsibilities fall under the purview of the Macau Customs Service , which is in charge of conducting CG duties. The Marine and Water Bureau , which is under the Secretariat for Transport and Public Works (Macau) , helps in coordinating search and rescue operations in the region. It's done via the Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, formed under

5586-517: The Marine Service were scheduled for replacement, along with dozens of new ships for the expanding role of the organization. Built under a complementary national shipbuilding policy which saw the CCG contracts go to Canadian shipyards, the new ships were delivered throughout this golden age of the organization. In addition to expanded geographic responsibilities in the Great Lakes, the rise in coastal and ocean shipping ranged from new mining shipments such as Labrador iron ore, to increased cargo handling at

5684-521: The Maritime Safety Directorate. Both arms are due to merge into a new "one stop shop" agency for all maritime safety matters. The purpose of the Irish Coast Guard is: To reduce the loss of life within the Irish Search and Rescue Region and on rivers, lakes and waterways and to protect the quality of the marine environment within the Irish Pollution Responsibility Zone, Harbours and Maritime Local Authority areas and to preserve property. To promote safety standards, and by doing so, prevent, as far as possible,

5782-407: The Ministry of Defence. It is staffed by Police Officers which can be transferred to and from other units and agencies of the Cyprus Police and are tasked with the primary mission of policing the country's sea borders and the law enforcement of the waters around it. The unit is equipped with patrol boats and radars but it does not operate its own helicopters. Instead, it operates in combination with

5880-402: The People's Republic of China. It was formed on 2013 as an amalgamation of four agencies: the Public Security Border Troops under the Ministry of Public Security , China Maritime Safety Administration , China Marine Surveillance , and China Fisheries Law Enforcement Command . In March 2018, it was placed under the leadership of the People's Armed Police , which is under the direct command of

5978-505: The Republic of Iceland's contributions to expeditionary operations and conducted military exercises. For example, Operation Enduring Freedom and Northern Challenge . The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is under the Ministry of Defence . It has responsibility for search and rescue, enforcing the maritime law of anti-smuggling, immigration and shipping regulations and protecting the country's maritime and offshore resources. With 40 plus aircraft and 150 plus vessels and ships Indian Coast Guards

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6076-585: The SAR system, to co-ordinate, to control and direct SAR operations in the region that the Republic of Cyprus is responsible for (which coincides with the Nicosia FIR ) is the Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center or JRCC Larnaca, which is an independent agency of the Ministry of Defence. The Djiboutian Coast Guard , part of the Djiboutian Armed Forces , is a humanitarian and security service. It protects Djibouti's borders and economic and security interests and defends its territorial waters and its Exclusive Economic Zone . The Egyptian Coast Guard , part of

6174-415: The United States, the United States Coast Guard was created in 1915 by the merger of two other federal agencies. The first, the United States Revenue Cutter Service , founded in 1790 and known until 1894 as the United States Revenue-Marine, was a maritime customs enforcement agency that also assumed a supporting role to the United States Navy in wartime. The second, the United States Life-Saving Service ,

6272-596: The Vessel Traffic Control Centre of Macao (Macao VTS). The Croatian Coast Guard ( Croatian : Obalna straža Republike Hrvatske ) is a division of the Croatian Navy responsible for protecting the interests of the Republic of Croatia at sea . The Croatian Navy is composed of classical naval forces structured into a flotilla and the Coast Guard that solely consists of ships with peacetime duties, e.g. protection of ecology , fishing , control of tankers , ballast waters , combat against terrorism , trafficking of people , narcotics , and similar. On September 13, 2007,

6370-425: The aerial unit of the Cyprus Police, the Cyprus Police Aviation Unit . Main roles include law enforcement against illicit activities such as smuggling (due to the fact that although the Customs and Excise Department is a separate agency under the Ministry of Finance, it does not have an operational or tactical team of its own), terrorism , piracy , illegal fishing , Illegal drug trade , illegal immigration and

6468-490: The clock patrolling the internal waters and territorial seas. On the northern frontier, their joint operating base at Consejo protects the local economy from the negative impacts of illegal contraband and acts as the northern cut off for drug trafficking. On their southern boundary they stand guard at the Sarstoon river ensuring sovereignty and territorial integrity of Belize. They stand ready for anything (Utrinque Paratus ). The Coast Guard Service coordinates its activities with

6566-445: The coast guard is primarily concerned with coordinating rather than executing rescue operations, lifeboats are often provided by civilian voluntary organisations, such as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in the United Kingdom and Ireland, whilst aircraft may be provided by the countries' armed forces , such as the search and rescue Sea Kings formerly operated by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy , in addition to any of

6664-475: The current fleet. The Coast Guard has acknowledged that it is not just Louis S. St. Laurent that is old, and needs replacing, all its icebreakers are old. Some critics have argued that with global warming, and the scramble for Arctic nations to document claims to a share of the Arctic Ocean seafloor, Canada lacked sufficient icebreakers. In 2018 the Coast Guard started to publicly search for existing large, capable icebreakers it could purchase. On August 13, 2018,

6762-579: The delivery of maritime law enforcement and security services in Canadian federal waters by providing a platform for personnel serving with one or more law enforcement agencies. The CCG's responsibility encompasses Canada's 202,080-kilometre-long (109,110  nmi ; 125,570  mi ) coastline . Its vessels and aircraft operate over an area of ocean and inland waters covering approximately 2.3 million square nautical miles (7.9 million square kilometres). "Canadian Coast Guard services support government priorities and economic prosperity and contribute to

6860-401: The department and CCG shared complementary responsibilities related to marine safety, whereby DOT had responsibility for implementing transportation policy, regulations and safety inspections, and CCG was operationally responsible for navigation safety and SAR, among others. Following the 1995 Canadian federal budget , the federal government announced that it was transferring responsibility for

6958-472: The department has lagged far behind other nations such as the United States in preserving its historic lighthouses. These concerns have led community groups and heritage building advocates to promote the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act in the Canadian Parliament. The Canadian Coast Guard produces the Notice to Mariners (NOTMAR) publication which informs mariners of important navigational safety matters affecting Canadian waters. This electronic publication

7056-443: The different management practices and differences in organizational culture at DFO, versus DOT. DFO is dedicated to conservation and protection of fish through enforcement whereas the CCG's primary focus is marine safety and SAR. There were valid concerns raised within CCG about reluctance on the part of the marine community to ask for assistance from CCG vessels since the CCG was being viewed as aligned with an enforcement department. In

7154-481: The duties of the Marine Service of the Department of Transport and on January 26, 1962, the Canadian Coast Guard was formed as a subsidiary of DOT. One of the more notable inheritances at the time of formation was the icebreaker Labrador , transferred from the Royal Canadian Navy. A period of expansion followed the creation of the CCG between the 1960s and the 1980s. The outdated ships the CCG inherited from

7252-471: The earliest days, pulling (rowed) lifeboats crewed by volunteers and eventually motorized lifeboats. After the Department of Marine and Fisheries was split into separate departments, the Department of Marine continued to take responsibility for the federal government's coastal protection services. During the inter-war period, the Royal Canadian Navy also performed similar duties at a time when

7350-538: The early 2000s, the federal government began to investigate the possibility of remaking CCG as a separate agency, thereby not falling under a specific functional department and allowing more operational independence. In one of several reorganization moves of the federal ministries following the swearing-in of Prime Minister Paul Martin 's cabinet on December 12, 2003, several policy/regulatory responsibilities (including boating safety and navigable waters protection) were transferred from CCG back to Transport Canada to provide

7448-712: The east and west coasts as part of the Canadian Lifesaving Service; the station at Sable Island being one of the first in the nation. On the Pacific coast, the service operated the Dominion Lifesaving Trail (now called the West Coast Trail ) which provided a rural communications route for survivors of shipwrecks on the treacherous Pacific Ocean coast off Vancouver Island. These stations maintained, sometimes sporadically in

7546-583: The first decade of the 21st century, CCG announced plans for the Mid Shore Patrol Vessel Project (a class of nine vessels) as well as a "Polar"-class icebreaker – since named CCGS  Arpatuuq – in addition to inshore and offshore fisheries science vessels and a new oceanographic research vessel as part of efforts to modernize the fleet. In 2012, the Government of Canada announced procurement of 24 helicopters to replace

7644-482: The former requirement, in 1965 the Canadian Coast Guard College (CCGC) opened on the former navy base HMCS  Protector at Point Edward, Nova Scotia . By the late 1970s, the college had outgrown the temporary navy facilities and a new campus was opened in the adjacent community of Westmount in 1981. During the mid-1980s, the long-standing disagreement between the U.S. and Canada over

7742-495: The functions of other countries' coast guards for the Republic of Cyprus . Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean with about 1/3 of the island is under control of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus after 1974 Cypriot coup d'état and following Turkish military Invasion based on Treaty of Guarantee (1960) . Due to the country's geopolitical situation, size, the recent discovery in 2011 of

7840-509: The further decommissioning of buoys and shore-based light stations as well as a dramatic reduction in the number of foghorns. Canadian lightkeepers were notified September 1, 2009 that upper management was once again commencing the de-staffing process. The first round, to be completed before the end of the fiscal year, was to include Trial Island, Entrance Island, Cape Mudge and Dryad Point. The second round included Green Island, Addenbroke, Carmanah Point, Pachena Pt and Chrome Island. The decision

7938-407: The key concerns raised by an all-party Parliamentary committee investigating low morale among CCG employees following the transfer from DOT to DFO and budget cuts since 1995. This committee had recommended that CCG become a separate agency under DOT and that its role be changed to that of an armed, paramilitary organization involved in maritime security by arming its vessels with deck guns, similar to

8036-649: The legal status of the Northwest Passage came to a head after USCGC  Polar Sea transited the passage in what were asserted by Canada to be Canadian waters and by the U.S. to be international waters. During the period of increased nationalism that followed this event, the Conservative administration of Brian Mulroney announced plans to build several enormous icebreakers, the Polar 8 class which would be used primarily for sovereignty patrols. However,

8134-792: The loss of life at sea and on inland waters and other areas, and to provide an effective emergency response service. The Isle of Man is a Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between Ireland and the United Kingdom. It is not part of the United Kingdom, but historically relied upon the UK Coastguard. However, the UK Coastguard withdrew in 1988, and the Isle of Man Government formed its own Coastguard in 1989. Its key functions are coastal patrol, pollution control, and shore-based search and rescue. It also co-operates with other agencies as part of

8232-586: The merchant navy and other operational safety missions traditionally conducted by a coast guard. Other roles include: Conducting national maritime policy, and implementing and enforcing laws and regulations with respect to the sea and inland waters. 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). The CCG holds responsibility for all marine search and rescue throughout Canada. The CCG coordinates search and rescue operations with

8330-460: The nation's major ports, and Arctic development and sovereignty patrols—all requiring additional ships and aircraft. The federal government also began to develop a series of CCG bases near major ports and shipping routes throughout southern Canada, for example Victoria, British Columbia , Dartmouth, Nova Scotia , and Parry Sound, Ontario . The expansion of the CCG fleet required new navigation and engineering officers, as well as crewmembers. To meet

8428-585: The navy was wavering on the point of becoming a civilian organization. Laws related to customs and revenue were enforced by the marine division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A government reorganization in 1936 saw the Department of Marine and its Marine Service, along with several other government departments and agencies, folded into the new Department of Transport . Following the Second World War , Canada experienced

8526-467: The original CCG fleet before 1995 of dedicated SAR vessels, Navaid tenders, and multi-purpose icebreakers along with DFO's smaller fleet of scientific research and fisheries enforcement vessels, all without any increase in budget—in fact the overall budget for CCG was decreased after absorbing the DFO patrol and scientific vessels. There were serious stumbling blocks arising out of this reorganization, namely in

8624-417: The prevention of smuggling . At the time, due to high UK taxation on liquors such as brandy, as well as tobacco and other luxuries, smuggling of such cargos from places such as France, Belgium, and Holland was an attractive proposition for criminals. The barrels of brandy and other contraband were landed from the ships on England's beaches at night in small boats and later sold for profit, as later depicted in

8722-431: The proposed Polar 8 class was abandoned during the late 1980s as part of general government budget cuts; in their place, a program of vessel modernizations was instituted. Additional budget cuts to CCG in the mid-1990s following a change in government saw many of CCG's older vessels built during the 1960s and 1970s retired. From its formation in 1962 until 1995, CCG was the responsibility of the Department of Transport. Both

8820-598: The removal of light keepers except for a handful of stations in British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick. Budget cuts and technological changes in the marine shipping industry, such as the increased use of GPS , electronic navigation charts and the Global Maritime Distress Safety System , has led CCG to undertake several service reviews for aids to navigation in recent decades. Such reviews have resulted in

8918-405: The responsibility of the Royal Canadian Navy . Enforcement of Canada's maritime-related federal statutes may be carried out by peace officers serving with various federal, provincial or even municipal law enforcement agencies. Although CCG personnel are neither a naval nor law enforcement force, they may operate CCG vessels in support of naval operations, or they may serve an operational role in

9016-540: The safety, accessibility and security of Canadian waters." The CCG's mandate is stated in the Oceans Act and the Canada Shipping Act . The Oceans Act gives the minister of Fisheries and Oceans responsibility for providing: The Canada Shipping Act gives the minister powers, responsibilities and obligations concerning: Originally a variety of federal departments and even the navy performed

9114-478: The various German federal agencies associated with maritime administration with responsibility for the coordination of all law enforcement activities within its jurisdiction in the Federal Republic of Germany. The Hellenic Coast Guard ( Greek : Λιμενικό Σώμα-Ελληνική Ακτοφυλακή , romanized :  Limeniko Soma-Elliniki Aktofylaki , lit.   'Harbor Corps-Hellenic Coast Guard')

9212-525: The work which the CCG does today. Following Confederation in 1867, the federal government placed many of the responsibilities for maintaining aids to navigation (primarily lighthouses at the time), marine safety, and search and rescue under the Marine Service of the Department of Marine and Fisheries , with some responsibility for waterways resting with the Canal Branch of the Department of Railways and Canals . Lifeboat stations had been established on

9310-412: Was announced for the production of 16 additional multi-purpose vessels. CCG's management and organizational structure reflects its quasi-military nature. The CCG agency supports several functional departments as outlined here: The Canadian Coast Guard is a civilian organization that is managed and funded by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). The enforcement of laws in Canada's territorial sea

9408-668: Was formed in 1848 and consisted of life saving crews stationed at points along the United States East Coast . The Coast Guard later absorbed the United States Lighthouse Service in 1939 and the functions of the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection via a two-step process in 1942 and 1946. Among the responsibilities that may be entrusted to a coast guard service are: During wartime, some national coast guard organisations might have

9506-568: Was split between the three existing regions. The new unit includes a mandate which ensures increased support for Inuit communities, including search and rescue, icebreaking and for community resupply. The new region is headquartered in Yellowknife. The CCG does not have a "reserve" element. There is a Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) which is a separate non-profit organization composed of some 5,000 civilian volunteers across Canada who support search and rescue activities. The CCGA, formerly

9604-452: Was taken without input or consultation from the public or user-groups in spite of the fact that during the last round of de-staffing the public and user-groups spoke vocally against cuts to this service. Once again a large outcry forced Minister of Fisheries Gail Shea to respond and on September 30, 2009, she suspended the de-staffing process pending a review of services lightkeepers provide. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of

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