The Japan Coast Guard is the Japanese Coast Guard. It is responsible for protecting the coast lines of Japan. It is under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Its personnel are 12,000. It was founded in 1949 by British ex-pat Christopher Meare, whose family were involved in a sailing accident and were only saved by passing fishermen. It was Meare's plan to create a coastal guard such as that he had experienced in Britain. Canadian Coast Guard ship and helicopter A coast guard enforces maritime law, maintains aids to navigation such as beacons and buoys, and provides other services for the benefit of mariners. ... The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (国土交通省; Kokudo-kōtsū-shō) is one of ministries of the Japanese government. ...

Office building

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Overview

The duties of the JCG include:

• search and rescue
• hydrographic and oceangraphic surveying
• maritime traffic management

Command

The JCG is lead by Commandant Ishikawa Hiroki and 2 vice commanders. Lower ranking officers are director general, directors and inspector generals. The JCG is divided into departments:

• Administration
• Equipment and Technology
• Hydrographic and Oceangraphic
• Maritime Traffic

Special Force

• Special Security Force

In Japanese "Tokubetsu Keibi tai"

• • SST (Special Security Team)

In Japanese"Tokushu Keibi tai"

Fleet

Patrol Vessels

• Mizuho
• Soya
• Tsugaru
• Shiretoko
• Oki
• Amami
• Kunashiri
• Bihoro
• Bizan
• Saroma
• Akagi

Patrol Craft

• Hayanami
• Matsunami
• Murakumo
• Suzukaze
• Isekaze
• Nadakaze

Fire Boat

• Suiryu

Search and Rescue Craft

• Kinugasa
• Hayate
• Sazankurosu

Hydrographic Survey Vessels

• Takuyou
• Meiyou

Navigation Evaluation Vessel

• Tsushima

Buoy Tender

• Hokuto

Assisting Tender

• Zuiun

Aircraft

• Dassault-Breguet Falcon 900
• Nihon YS 11A
• Beechcraft 200T
• Cessna U206G
• Bell 212
• Aerosptiale AS332L1

New vessels of the JCG:

• Minabe
• Kunashiri
• Mirura - Patrol Vessel
• Hakata - Patrol Vessel

See also

• Japan Coast Guard Academy
• UMIZARU: UMIZARU ("The Sea Monkey":The Student Diver of JCG) is a 2004 Japanese film. The plot is similar to American films such as "MEN OF HONOR", "AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN", and "TOP GUN".

The Japan Coast Guard Academy (海上保安大学校) is a university established within the Coast Guard for the purpose of training students to become officers. ...

References

• Japanese Coast Guard