Justice and Humanity JCG - Keeping the Oceans Safe and Enjoyable for Future Generations! 120°E 130°E 140°E 150°E 160°E 170°E
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Justice and Humanity JCG - Keeping the oceans safe and enjoyable for future generations! 120°E 130°E 140°E 150°E 160°E 170°E Territorial sea 165° East Approx. 430,000 km2 (Including inland waters) 5 0 °N Territorial sea + EEZ Approx. 4,470,000 km2 (Japan’s Land area x 12) Etorofu Island Land area Japan Sea 2 Approx. 380,000 km 4 0 °N Takeshima Pacific Ocean Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) 2 East China Sea Approx. 4,050,000 km 3 0 °N Senkaku Islands Ogasawara Islands Io To Island Yonagunijima Island Minami-Tori Shima Island 2 0 °N Oki-no-Tori Shima Island 17° North Extended continental shelves* Japan's search responsibility area Approx. 180,000 km2 under the U.S.-Japan SAR Agreement * Areas of the sea as defined in Article 2 (2) of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf Act. For illustration purposes, this map also shows geographical intermediate lines in waters in which borders with neighboring countries have yet to be demarcated. Despite ranking only 61st in the world in terms of land area (380,000 km2), Japan’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone combined are 12 times larger (4,470,000 km2) than its land area. In December 1986, the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan on Maritime Search and Rescue (U.S.-Japan SAR Agreement) was concluded, under which Japan is responsible for coordinating search and rescue activities in the vast expanse of ocean that extends northward from 17° North and westward from 165° East. Surrounded on all sides by wide expanses of ocean, Japan is a maritime nation that enjoys the benefits of the sea in the forms of maritime trade and fishing. However, these waters are also plagued by various problems, including maritime accidents, marine crime such as smuggling and illegal migration, and international disputes over the sovereignty of territorial possessions and maritime resources. Since its establishment in May 1948, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has been engaged night and day in a variety of activities, including criminal investigations, maritime security operations, search and rescue work, marine environment preservation, disaster mitigation, oceanographic research, and maritime safety operations, and also working to strengthen collaboration and cooperation with other countries, all so that the people of Japan can use and enjoy the various blessings of the ocean environment. 1 JAPAN COAST GUARD Contents Organizational Structure 3 Protecting the Marine Environment 18 ● Marine Environment Preservation Programs Vessels and Craft/Aircraft 5 ● Countermeasures against Marine Environmental Crime ● Vessels and Craft ● Aircraft Preparing for Disasters 20 Topics 9 ● Accident / Disaster Countermeasures ● Natural Disaster Countermeasures ● 70th Anniversary of the Japan Coast Guard ● Improvement of Information Service against Disaster ● Ministerial Council on the Strengthening of the Coast Guard System Exploring the Ocean 22 Guarding Territorial Waters and the EEZ 10 ● Exploring Seafloor Topography ● Exploring Structure under the Seafloor ● The JCG’s Guard of Territorial Waters ● Exploring Crustal Motion ● Response in waters near the Senkaku Islands ● Exploring the Ocean Currents ● Response to Unlawful Acts by Foreign ● Exploring Seawater and Seafloor Sediment Components Oceanographic Research Vessels ● Provision of Marine Information Connecting the Seas 11 Creating a Maritime Safety System 25 ● Coast Guard Global Summit ● Safety Measures for Each Sea Area ● Establishment of the Marine Safety and Security ● Activities for Prevention of the Marine Accident Policy Program ● Types and Management of Aids to Navigation ● Maintaining Safety and Security in the Seas around Japan ● Maintaining Sea Lane Safety and Security Become a JCG Officer! 28 ● Participation in International Organizations ● Coast Guard Academy ● Coast Guard School Maintaining Maritime Order 13 ● Student Life ● ● Present State of Maritime Crime National Public Servant Main Career Track ● Countermeasures against Domestic Poaching Recruitment (Technical Staff) ● ● Countermeasures Against Illegal Operations, etc. Female JCG Officers Taking an Active Role in by Foreign Fishing Vessels Various Workplaces ● ● Countermeasures against Smuggling and Illegal Diverse Career Advancement Paths Immigration ● Ensuring the Security at sea Uniforms / Rank Insignia 33 ● Responses to drifting/drifted ashore wooden boats ● Terrorism Countermeasures ● Piracy Countermeasures Information 34 ● Responses to Suspicious Vessels / Spy Ships Saving Lives 16 ● Marine Rescue ● Enhancing / Strengthening the Emergency Rescue System ● Gathering Information on Marine Accidents ● Cooperation with Other Organizations JAPAN COAST GUARD 2 Organizational Structure With its headquarters in Tōkyō, the JCG has divided the nation into 11 regions to facilitate its coast guard operations. Each region has a Regional Coast Guard Headquarters under which there are various Coast Guard Offices, Coast Guard Air Stations, Coast Guard Stations, Traffic Advisory Service Centers, Air Stations, and Hydrographic Observatories. Organization Fleet Strength As of April 1, 2018 As of April 1, 2018 Commandant Vessels and Craft Patrol vessels …………………………… 134 Vice Commandant Patrol craft ……………………………… 238 Special guard and rescue craft ………… 63 Vice Commandant for Operations Hydrographic survey vessels …………… 13 Internal Departments Lighthouse service vessels ……………… 6 Administration Department Training boats ……………………………… 3 Coast Guard Research Center Total : 457 Equipment and Technology Department Guard and Rescue Department Aircraft Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department Airplanes ………………………………… 31 Maritime Traffic Department Helicopters ……………………………… 52 Adoministrative Inspector General Total : 83 Attached Institutes Aids to Navigation Coast Guard Academy (Kure) Visual aids to navigation ……………… 5,147 Coast Guard School (Maizuru) Radio aids to navigation ………………… 63 Moji Branch (Kitakyushu) Other aids to navigation ………………… 41 Miyagi Branch (Iwanuma) Total : 5,251 Regional Organizations Regional Coast Guard HQs (1st - 11th) Budget and Personnel Internal Departments Administration Department Budget ………………… 211,231 million yen Finance and Supply Department (excluding 4th, 8th, 9th, and 10th HQs) (the beginning of the fiscal year 2018) Ship Technology Department (excluding 2nd, 4th, 9th, 10th, and 11th HQs) Guard and Rescue Department Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department (excluding 11th HQ) Personnel …………………… 13,994 persons Maritime Traffic Department (excluding 11th HQ) (the end of the fiscal year 2018) Offices of Regional Coast Guard HQs Coast Guard Offices ……………………………… 71 Coast Guard Air Stations ………………………… 2 Coast Guard Stations …………………………… 61 Vessel Traffic Service Centers …………………… 7 Air Stations………………………………………… 12 Transnational Organized Crime Strike Force Station …… 1 Special Security Station ………………………… 1 Special Rescue Station…………………………… 1 National Strike Team Station …………………… 1 Hydrographic Observatory ……………………… 1 3 JAPAN COAST GUARD Wakkanai Abashiri Monbetsu 1st Region Rausu Rumoi Nemuro Otaru Kushiro Chitose Tomakomai Hiroo Setana Muroran Location Map of Regional HQs, Hakodate Urakawa CG Offices, CG Air Stations, Esashi and CG Stations Aomori Hachinohe Miyako Akita Kamaishi 9th Region Kesennuma Sakata Miyagi Ishinomaki Sendai 2nd Region Sado Niigata Noto Fukushima 8th Region Nanao Jōetsu Fushiki Ibaraki Kanazawa Kawasaki Haneda *1 Kashima Oki Miyazu Yokohama Fukui Tōkyō 7th Region Kasumi *2 Sakai Tottori Maizuru Tsuruga *3 Chōshi Miho Port of Nagoya Shōnan Chiba Shimonoseki Shōdoshima Obama Nagoya Hamada Mizushima Kakogawa Yokosuka Katsuura Kanmon Senzaki Onomichi Himeji Nishinomiya Kinuura Hiroshima Shimizu Tōkyō Wan Hitakatsu Kaikyō Fukuyama Ōsaka Mikawa Kisarazu Hagi Kōbe Yokkaichi Iwakuni Tamano Sakai Omaezaki Shimoda Wakamatsu Kure Kishiwada Tsushima Ube Tokuyama Kurushima Kaikyō Kansai Airport 3rd Region Iki Karatsu Takamatsu Toba Imabari Bisan-Seto Kainan Ise Wan * Imari Moji Yanai Tokushima Owase 1 Special Rescue Station attached Fukuoka Niihama Tanabe * Hirado Kanda Matsuyama Sakaide 2 National Strike Team Station attached Chubu Airport *3 Tōkyō Wan Vessel Traffic Service Center attached Miike Uwajima Kōchi Kushimoto Sasebo Ōita Ōsaka Wan Gotō Nagasaki Saiki Kumamoto Tosashimizu Wakayama Shimosato Amakusa Yatsushiro Hyūga Sukumo Regional Coast Guard Headquarters Kagoshima 5th Region Kushikino Miyazaki 4th Region Coast Guard Office Kiire Shibushi Ibusuki Coast Guard Air Station 6th Region Coast Guard Station 10th Region Tanegashima Vessel Traffic Service Center Amami Air Station Koniya Hydrographic Observatory Nago Naha Nakagusuku 11th Region Ogasawara Islands Miyakojima Ogasawara Ishigaki 3rd Region JAPAN COAST GUARD 4 Vessels and Craft/Aircraft Vessels and Craft Akitsushima, PLH-type vessel (two-helicopters carrying capacity) Yashima, PLH-type vessel (two-helicopters carrying capacity) Soー ya, PLH-type vessel (one-helicopter carrying capacity) Izu, PL-type vessel (3,500 tons) Hida, PL-type vessel (2,000 tons) Kurikoma, PL-type vessel (1,000 tons) Suzuka, PL-type vessel (1,000 tons) Yonakuni, PL-type vessel (1,000 tons) Wakasa, PL-type vessel (1,000 tons) 5 JAPAN COAST GUARD Iyo, PM-type vessel Natsui, PM-type vessel Kaimon, PS-type special Sanrei, PS-type vessel (500 tons) (350 tons) high-speed patrol vessel (180 tons) Shigira, PS-type vessel Hiryuー , FL-type Nachi, PC-type craft Nagozuki, PC-type craft (180 tons) firefighting vessel (35 meters) (30 meters) Patrol Vessels ………………………………………… 134 PLH-type (Patrol vessel