Japan Coast Guard - Special Security Team, North Pacific Coast Guard Agencies Forum, Special Rescue Team (Paperback)

Chapters: Special Security Team, North Pacific Coast Guard Agencies Forum, Special Rescue Team, List of Japan Coast Guard Vessels and Aircraft, Japan Coast Guard Museum, Japan Coast Guard Academy, Aso Class Patrol Vessel, Hida Class Patrol Vessel, Shikishima. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 39. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Japan Coast Guard Kaij Hoan-ch), formerly the Maritime Safety Agency, is the Japanese coast guard. Comprising about 12,000 personnel, it is under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and is responsible for the protection the coast-lines of Japan. It was founded in 1948. The duty of the JCG is to ensure security and safety at sea.This provided through the following services: Main building of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Kasumigaseki, under which the Japan Coast Guard operates, and where it is headquarteredThe Japan Coast Guard is led by Commandant Ishikawa Hiroki and 2 Vice Commanders. Lower ranking officers include the director general, directors and inspector generals. Organization (as of April 1, 2009) The Japan Coast Guard Academy is a university established within the Coast Guard for the purpose of training students to become officers. It is located in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture. The JCG maintains two special forces units: Founded in 1948 as the Maritime Safety Agency of Japan, its English name was changed to Japan Coast Guard in April 2000. In 1950, the Maritime Safety Agency sent minesweepers to the Korean Peninsula under the United Nations flag during the Korea War. On December 22, 2001, JCG ships intercepted a Chinese-flagged vessel believed to be North Korean in origin, in the Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone between Kyushu and China. When the vessel failed to respond, s...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=310679