The Republic of China (Taiwan) Coast Guard Administration (海岸巡防署) is charged with maintaining law and order, protecting the resources of the territorial waters surrounding Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu Islands, Green Island, Orchid Island, Dongsha Islands, and Nansha Islands as well as providing a first line of defense along coastal areas against smugglers and illegal immigrants. The ROCCGA is considered a civilian law enforcement agency under the administration of the Executive Yuan, though during emergencies it may be incorporated as part of the military. Image File history File links ROCCG_insignia. ... The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ... Kinmen (Traditional Chinese: 金門; Hanyu Pinyin: JÄ«nmén; Tongyong Pinyin: Jinmén; Wade-Giles: Chin-men; POJ: Kim-mnÌ‚g; also romanized Quemoy from Southern Min (in early Spanish romanization); literally Golden Door or Golden Gate), located at 24. ... The Matsu Islands (馬祖列島 or less frequently, 馬祖群島 Pinyin: MÇŽzÇ”) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江 Pinyin: Liánjiāng), Fukien Province of the Republic of China (ROC, now based on Taiwan). ... Green Island can refer to: // In Australia Green Island National Park, Queensland Green Island Nature Reserve, Tasmania Green Island Nature Reserve, Western Australia Buller, Whittell And Green Islands Nature Reserve, Western Australia In the British Isles Green Island, Isles of Scilly Green Island, Jersey, Channel Islands In the U.S... Old photo of the people of Orchid Island, near Taiwan published in a Japanese colonial government publication, ca. ... The Pratas Islands (or Dongsha Islands) are located in the middle of the South China Sea (see South China Sea Islands). ... The Spratly Islands (Chinese: 南沙群島, in pinyin: Nānshā Qúndāo “Southern sands” (also Nansha Islands); Vietnamese: Trường Sa “Long Sands”; Filipino: Kalayaan Independence) are a disputed group of approximately 100 reefs and islets in the... The Executive Yuan (行政院; literally executive court) is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China. ...

Organization

ROCCGA patrol boats

The Coast Guard Administration is headed by one minister and three deputy ministers. The agency is divided into two major directorates. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2039x1174, 1056 KB) ROC Coast Guard patrol boats in Dansuei Harbor, Taipei County, Taiwan. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2039x1174, 1056 KB) ROC Coast Guard patrol boats in Dansuei Harbor, Taipei County, Taiwan. ...

• Maritime Patrol Directorate General: Responsible for all maritime patrols and operations at sea.
  • 1 - 16th Offshore Flotillae
  • Northern, Southern, Central, and Eastern Flotilla Sectors

• Coastal Patrol Directorate General: Responsible for land based operations, primarily the patrolling of harbors, beaches and other coastal areas.
  • Northern, Southern, Central, and Eastern Coastal Patrol Offices

History

The ROCCGA was established in March 2000, combining units from the military, police, and Ministry of Finance. It has seen a great deal of action for a young agency, participating in numerous search and rescue and anti-smuggling operations. The Coast Guard Administration was also recently involved in escorting Taiwanese fishing boats into waters disputed with Japan claimed by both sides as part of their exclusive economic zones. Search and Rescue (acronym SAR) is an operation mounted by emergency services, often well-trained volunteers, to find someone believed to be in distress, lost, sick or injured either in a remote or difficult to access area, such as mountains, desert or forest (Wilderness search and rescue), or at sea... Sea areas in international rights Under the law of the sea, an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. ...

Fleet

Coast Guard cutters docked in Keelung Harbor.

Cutters and Patrol Boats

• PP-210(M4 Boat) PP-101(10-ton class)
• PP-601(Special Mission Jet)
• PP-3016(30-ton class )
• PP-3517(35-ton class )
• PP-3535(35-ton class )
• PP-5010(50-ton class )
• PP-5022(50-ton class )
• PP-5510(55-ton class )
• ORB-01(55-ton class oli-cleaning ship)
• PP-6002(60-ton class )
• PP-10002(100-ton class )
• PP-10023(100-ton class )
• PP-10026(Second Generation 100-ton clss)
• SHUN HU NO.5
• C.P.S. SHUN HSING
• SHUN HU NO.6
• SHUN HU NO.2
• C.G. 116
• C.G. 120
• C.P.S. PAO HSING
• C.P.S. TEH HSING
• C.P.S. MOU HSING
• SHUN HU NO.1
• C.P.S. HO HSING
• RB-01(Search/Rescue Boat)

Aircraft

• MBB BK-117 B-2 helicopter
• Aerospatile AS365N helicopter
• Sikorsky S-76 helicopter

See also

• National Police Agency (Republic of China)

The National Police Agency (警政署) is an agency of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan) which oversees all police related matters on a national level. ...

External references & links

• ROC Coast Guard Administration Website (English)