Coast Guard Course

"The Coast Guard - Corps of the Port Authorities is a body of the Navy which is entrusted with the safety of all aspects related to navigation. It is at the service of various Ministries (Infrastructure and Transport, Defense, Interior, Environment) to carry out all those interventions that have the sea as a common denominator. It carries out tasks related to the civil uses of the sea and its competences include the safeguarding of human life at sea, the safety of navigation and maritime transport, as well as the protection of the marine environment, its ecosystems and surveillance activities. of the entire sea fishing chain, from the protection of resources to that of the final consumer. To the latter are added the inspections on the national merchant, fishing and pleasure vessels, also conducted on foreign merchant ships that go to national ports. Among the responsibilities that can be entrusted to a coastguard service, there is the monitoring of compliance with the rules governing navigation, the control of maritime borders, surveillance in territorial waters or other control services. In some countries the coast guard is part of the armed forces, in others it is a civil or private organization. Also, in some states, rescue tasks at sea are divided into multiple organizations, including civilian volunteer corps. In these cases the naval means can be provided by volunteers, such as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, or the aircraft can come from the armed forces and finally the coast guard also contributes with its own means available.
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