The Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China ( CMSA ; Chinese : 中华人民共和国海事局 ) is a government agency of departmental grade (正司局级) under the Ministry of Transportation. The MSA administers all matters related to maritime and shipping safety, including the supervision of maritime traffic safety and security, prevention of pollution from ships, inspection of ships and offshore facilities, navigational safety measures (including Search and Rescue , Aids to Navigation and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ), administrative management of port operations , and law enforcement on matters of maritime safety law. It was also responsible for marine accident investigation. It is headquartered in Dongcheng District , Beijing .
9-770: In October 1998, it was formed by the merger of the China Ship Inspection Bureau and the China Port Supervision Bureau into a comprehensive agency of maritime affairs, subordinate to the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China . The China MSA was the only maritime administrative agency that was not merged into the new China Coast Guard in June 2013. The CMSA retains its safety and control ("traffic police") remit, while
18-496: A patrol force of 1,300 vessels and watercraft of various types. These include 207 patrol vessels of 20 meters and greater length: 2 are 100 meters and above, 2 are 60 meters and above, 18 are 40 meters and above, 59 are 30 meters and above and 126 are 20 meters and above. (海巡11)号 (海巡12号) (海巡41号) Bureau Heads: Ministry of Transport of the People%27s Republic of China The Ministry of Transport of
27-604: The Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China was established. In early March 2008, the National People's Congress announced the creation of a combined ministry for road, air and water transport. The Ministry of Communications, Civil Aviation Administration and the State Postal Bureau were merged into the new Ministry of Transportation. This excluded rail transport, which
36-641: The Ministry of Transport, but it shares personnel and leadership with the MSA. The MSA operates primarily along the PRC coastline and the Yangtze River , Pearl River , and Heilongjiang River . The MSA maintains 15 Regional MSAs, some covering more than one of the 20 coastal and riverine provinces, under which 97 local branches have been established. The MSA has 25,000 officials and other working staff, who operate
45-599: The People's Republic of China ( Chinese : 中华人民共和国交通运输部 ) is an agency responsible for railway, road, air and water transportation regulations in China . It is a constituent department of the State Council . The Ministry of Transport's functions include coordinating the transport system, guiding and planning the management of transport hubs, and implementing policies and standards for highways, waterways, and civil aviation . The MOT's origins date back to 1912 when
54-463: The People's Republic of China was established, other ministries were created to oversee railways, airlines, postal services, and telecommunications. The remaining transportation functions remained with the Ministry of Communications. However, the English language moved in the opposite direction. By 1907, communication had begun to acquire a different meaning: a system of transmitting information over
63-635: The new CCG concentrates all other law enforcement and policing duties. The CMSA protects its neutrality as a safety agency quite jealously. It is a completely civilian agency, its vessels are unarmed, and it has never been involved in any of the maritime border controversies that are usually engaged by the CCG and the Maritime Militia . The agency is organized into the following functions: The MSA's subordinate offices include: The China Rescue and Salvage Bureau operates as an independent entity of
72-671: Was administered by the Ministry of Railways until its regulatory function passed to the MOT in March 2013. Several agencies reporting to the Ministry. These include: One predecessor to the current ministry was the Ministry of Communications (MOC). In other countries, a Ministry of Communications is responsible for telecommunications and broadcasting. However, the Chinese MOC supervised road and water transport, with other ministries overseeing telecommunications and broadcasting. This discrepancy
81-506: Was caused by changes in the English language that took place after the Ministry was first created. One definition of the English word communication is the linking of two points by a means of transport. Roads, railways, and waterways were all considered to be forms of communication. When the Qing Dynasty established the Ministry of Posts and Communications in 1906, the English word communication still carried this meaning. After
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