Republic of China Coast Guard

 

Republic of China Coast Guard 中華民國海巡署
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Agency overview
Formed	February 1, 2000
Employees	18,916 personnel
Jurisdictional structure
National agency (Operations jurisdiction)	China
Operations jurisdiction	China
Legal jurisdiction	Chinese and international waters
Constituting instrument	The Coast Guard Act of the Republic of China
Headquarters	Beijing, Zhili
Agency executives	President Zhao Meijin, Commander-in-Chief Admiral TBD, Director-General
Parent agency	Republic of China Armed Forces
Website
cga.gov.cn

Republic of China Coast Guard (ROCCG; Chinese: 中華民國海巡署), also called the Chinese Coast Guard, is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service of China. It is officially part of the Republic of China Armed Forces, but is only under the Ministry of National Defense in wartime, while otherwise being part of the Ministry of the Interior, specifically its Ocean Affairs Council. China has the largest coast guard in the world.

The ROC Coast Guard was established in its current form in 2000 from the Coast Guard of the People's Armed Police. During the People's Republic of China, the Coast Guard was subordinated to the paramilitary gendarmerie of the Chinese Communist Party.

Function

The ROCCG has standard roles of maritime search and rescue, law enforcement (anti-smuggling and anti-piracy operations), ship inspections for civilian and commercial vessels, protection of the marine environment and stopping pollution, regulation of fishing, harbor and coastal security, and surveying of Chinese waters. Together with the Republic of China Marine Corps, the Constitution of the ROC identifies it as part of China's naval service, making the Coast Guard of a component of the Republic of China Navy in wartime. The Coast Guard Act of 2000 established that during peacetime the ROC Coast Guard will remain under the Ministry of the Interior for law enforcement and emergency response duties, subordinated to the Ocean Affairs Council.

In addition to the above, the ROCCG has also been used to reinforce Chinese claims of sovereignty over disputed territories, including in the South China Sea and the East China Sea. Due to this, and due to the roots of the Coast Guard in the People's Armed Police, the agency still cooperates closely with the Republic of China Military Police and the National Security Bureau for intelligence functions.

Organization

• Coast Guard Command Headquarters
  • Republic of China Coast Guard Academy
• ROCCG East China Coast Command
  • 1st Offshore Flotilla
  • Jiangsu Flotilla
  • Shanghai Flotilla
  • Zhejiang Flotilla
  • Fujian Flotilla
• ROCCG South China Coast Command
  • 2nd Offshore Flotilla
  • Guangdong Flotilla
  • Guangxi Flotilla
  • Hainan Flotilla
• ROCCG North China Coast Command
  • 3rd Offshore Flotilla
  • Zhili Flotilla
  • Shandong Flotilla

Training

The Republic of China Coast Guard is part of the North Pacific Coast Guard Agencies Forum, carrying out joint training exercises with the Sierran Royal Coast Guard, the Ussurian Coast Guard, the Japanese State Coast Guard, the Republic of Korea Coast Guard, the Astorian Coast Guard, and the Alaskan Coast Guard.

History

The Republic of China Coast Guard was established by the Coast Guard Act of 2000, coming into force on February 1, 2000. The ROCCG has been involved in many operations despite its relatively short history. It has frequently assisted Chinese fishermen in Chinese coastal waters, and escorted Tondolese and Japanese fishing boats out of China's claimed waters. There have been several confrontations between the ROC Coast Guard with the coast guards of Japan and Tondo. In November 2000, the ROCCG detained a crew of 18 Japanese fishermen for illegally entering Chinese waters, causing a diplomatic controversy between the Japanese government and the new Chinese government. Their return to Japan was negotiated in January 2001 by President Ren Longyun and his Japanese counterpart, the Prime Minister. In May 2001 the Coast Guard rescued the crew of a capsized Chinese fishing boat in the South China Sea.

The ROC Coast Guard also participated in "grey-zone" actions in waters claimed by Japan, Tondo, and North or South Vietnam as part of their exclusive economic zones.

Equipment

Vessels

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  Patrol cutter

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  Patrol ship

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  Patrol ship

Weaponry

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  Patrol cutter launching an anti-ship missile

Personnel

Rank insignia

The Coast Guard uses similar rank structure to the Republic of China Navy, but with some slight differences.

Officers

Pay grade	Flag officers				Senior officers			Junior officers
	O-10	O-9	O-8	O-7	O-6	O-5	O-4	O-3	O-2	O-1	Special grade
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	Admiral 二級上將		Vice admiral 中將	Rear admiral 少將	Commodore 準將	Captain 上校	Commander 中校	Lieutenant commander 少校	Lieutenant 上尉	Lieutenant junior grade 中尉	Ensign 少尉

Enlisted

Pay grade	Senior NCOs		Junior NCOs		Enlisted coastguardsmen
	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
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	Master chief petty officer 海軍二級軍士長	Chief petty officer 海軍四級軍士長	Petty officer first class 海軍上士	Petty officer second class 海軍中士	Able seaman 能幹的海員	Seaman 海軍上等兵	Seaman apprentice 海軍列兵