| Agencyname: | Maritime Authority System |
| Nativename: | Portuguese: Autoridade Marítima Nacional |
| Abbreviation: | AMN |
| Formed: | 2002 |
| Country: | Portugal |
In Portugal, the coast guard role is performed by several government agencies that, together, form the Maritime Authority System (Portuguese: Sistema de Autoridade Marítima, SAM). The SAM includes the Portuguese Navy, the National Republican Guard (GNR), the Portuguese Air Force, the Civil Protection Authority, the National Medical Emergency Institute and the Criminal Investigation Police (PJ).
The National Maritime Authority (Portuguese: Autoridade Marítima Nacional) or AMN is the service responsible for coast guard duties within Portugal. Until 2014 the AMN had been a directly reporting agency of the Navy until it was separated that year, although the Navy still provides its personnel and vessels. The function of AMN is performed by the Chief of Staff of the Navy himself, supported in this role by the Directorate of the Maritime Authority, which includes the Maritime Police, the Lifeguard Institute, the Lighthouse Department and the several harbourmasters. Besides the specific assets of the Directorate of Maritime Authority entirely dedicated to the coast guard role, the AMN also has at its disposal the other Portuguese Navy's assets that can be used both for military and public service missions.[1]
The vessels operated within the SAM include the Maritime Police patrol boats, the Lifeguard Institute lifeboats, the harbourmasters’ harbour boats, the GNR Coastal Control Unit's surveillance boats and the Portuguese Navy's naval ships. The aircraft operated within the SAM include fixed-wing aircraft from the Portuguese Air Force and helicopters from the Navy, the Air Force and the Civil Protection Authority.
In addition to the vessels in the list below, all the Portuguese Navy ships also belong to the Maritime Authority System.
| Rescue vessels - Shipwreck Relief Institute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigilante class | UAM 601 | A total of 7 ships planned, with 4 built and 1 under construction in Arsenal do Alfeite.[2] | |||
| UAM 602 | |||||
| UAM 603 | |||||
| UAM 604 | |||||
| Rainha D. Amélia class | UAM 689 | A total of 8 units received between 1997 and 2000, built by Rodman Polyships.[3] | |||
| UAM 690 | |||||
| UAM 691 | |||||
| UAM 692 | |||||
| UAM 693 | |||||
| UAM 694 | |||||
| UAM 695 | |||||
| UAM 696 | |||||
| Bojador class | PO1 BOJADOR | Received in 2021, it is the first National Republican Guard vessel with off-shore surveillance capability. Build by Damen Group.[4] | |||
| Ribamar class | LVI-11 RIBAMAR | Class consisting of 12 high-speed boats for interception and coastal surveillance.[5] | |||
| LVI-12 ATALAIA | |||||
| LVI-13 CONSOLAÇÃO | |||||
| LVI-14 AZÓIA | |||||
| LVI-21 BURGAU | |||||
| LVI-22 SALEMA | |||||
| LVI-23 ZAVIAL | |||||
| LVI-24 MINDELO | |||||
| LVI-40 APÚLIA | |||||
| LVI-41 MURANZEL | |||||
| LVI-42 BUARCOS | |||||
| LVI-43 CABEDELO | |||||
| SR 1250 Patrol-C | P26 CASSIOPEIA | Four high-speed boats built in Viana do Castelo by Navallethes, for an amount of 3 million euros. Each boat has 3 engines with 300 horsepower each, reaching speeds of close to 90km/h. All boats were received in 2024.[6] | |||
| P27 AQUILA | |||||
| P28 DRACO | |||||
| P29 MAR DOS AÇORES | |||||
| Zodíaco class | LFA ZODÍACO | Vessels used for river and coastal surveillance, build by Nautiber. | |||
| LFA ARIES | |||||
| LFA CANCER | |||||
| LFA LIBRA | |||||
| LFA SCORPIUS | |||||
| LFA CAPRICORNUS | |||||
| LFA AQUARIUS | |||||
| Rodman 33 | MAR CRETA | Vessels used for river and coastal surveillance.[7] [8] | |||
| MAR JÓNICO | |||||
| Falcão da Madeira | FALCÃO DA MADEIRA | Vessel used by the National Republican Guard in the Madeira islands.[9] | |||
| Mar Egeu | MAR EGEU | [10] | |||
| Patrol Vessels - Maritime Police | |||||
| Bolina class | UAM 650 | Built by Arsenal do Alfeite in 2005.[11] | |||
| UAM 651 | |||||
| Golfinho | UAM 610 | [12] | |||
| Teresa Paula | UAM 618 | ||||
| Santa Maria | UAM 626 | [13] | |||
| Levante | UAM 631 | Built by Arsenal do Alfeite.[14] | |||
| Tufão | UAM 639 | Built by Arsenal do Alfeite. This class was composed by 3 vessels.[15] | |||
| Macareu | UAM 647 | Built by Rodman Polyships. This class was composed by 8 vessels.[16] | |||
| Madeira | UAM 697 | Vessel seized in 2005 and reverted to the Maritime Police, can be equipped with G3 rifles. Entered active service in 2018.[17] | |||
| High Speed Boat - Portuguese Navy | |||||
| Príncipe | EAV??? | In active duty since 2024[18] [19] | |||
| Auxiliary vessels- Portuguese Navy | |||||
| Vale do Zebro | UAM101 | Rigid inflatable boat in active duty since 2008, armed with an MG 3 machine gun.[20] | |||
| Tróia | UAM102 | Rigid inflatable boat in active duty since 2008, armed with an MG 3 machine gun.[21] | |||
| Destemor | UAM103 | Rigid inflatable boat in active duty since 2015, armed with an MG 3 machine gun.[22] | |||
| UAM Creoula | UAM201 | In active duty since 1987 | |||
| Dom Fernando II e Glória | UAM203 | It served the Portuguese Navy between 1845 and 1878. Since 1998 it belongs to the Navy Museum. | |||
| Guia | UAM676 | No ativo desde 1983[23] | |||
| Vazante | UAM687 | Both active since 1994 and used to combat marine pollution.[24] | -- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --> | ||
| Enchente | UAM688 | ||||
| Atlanta | UAM802 | In active duty since 1984[25] [26] | |||
| Fisália | UAM805 | In active duty since 1985[27] [28] | |||
| Mindelo | UAM810 | In active duty since 1996[29] | |||
| Niassa | UAM811 | In active duty since 1996 | |||
| Cacheu | UAM812 | In active duty since 1996 | |||
| Canopus | UAM814 | In active duty since 2006[30] | |||
| Sável | UAM830 | In active duty since 1991[31] | |||
| Albacora II | UAM852 | In active duty since 1980 [32] | |||
| Alva | UAM901 | In active duty since 1985 [33] | |||
| Zêzere | UAM913 | In active duty since 1983 [34] | |||
| Sorraia | UAM919 | In active duty since 2009 [35] | |||
