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The Coast Guard today, as a seagoing agency, is faced with the enormous task to perform the multifarious functions of safeguarding the country’s vital sea-lanes from maritime lawlessness, preserving its marine resources and promoting Safety of Life and Property at Sea with its limited resources. In the accomplishment of this mission, the PCG performed various activities categorized under the five functional areas, namely: |
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Maritime Search and Rescue (MARSAR): the PCG maintains a 24-hour distress monitoring, response and relief activities in aid of persons or vessels in distress at sea. The Command obtains information about the distress or incident then disseminates it to nearby units capable of providing initial assistance, and immediately launches its own search and rescue operations. |
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Marine Environmental Protection (MAREP): responsible for maritime oil pollution prevention, mitigation and control through the conduct of marine pollution monitoring and control, operation and the enhancement of PCG capability in oil spill response operations and enforcement of all applicable marine environmental laws and regulations. |
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Maritime Safety Administration (MARSAF): function of the PCG is to ensure the seaworthiness of the vessels plying the waters through the conduct of Port State Control inspection of foreign vessel, among others. |
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Maritime Operations (MARSEC): to protect our ports, harbors and coastal waters and exercise control of shipping, maritime communications and strategic port facilities in time of emergency. |
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Maritime Law Enforcement (MARLEN): functions particularly on anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, illegal fishing, illegal entry, illegal logging, laws on dangerous drugs and other applicable laws as stipulated in the Memorandum Of Agreement among the 21 other government agencies. |
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