China Maritime Safety Administration Explained

Agency Name:China Maritime Safety Administration
Nativename A:中华人民共和国海事局
Nativename R:Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Hǎishìjú
Seal:Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) of the P.R.China badge.svg
Formed:1949/1998
Headquarters:Beijing
Minister1 Name:Li Jiaxiang
Minister1 Pfo:Vice Minister of Transport
Chief1 Name:Fu Xuyin (付绪银)
Chief1 Position:Bureau Head
Parent Agency:Ministry of Transport
Website:en.msa.gov.cn/msa/

The Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China (CMSA;) is a government agency of departmental grade (正司局级) under the Ministry of Transportation. The MSA administers all matters related to maritime and shipping safety, including the supervision of maritime traffic safety and security, prevention of pollution from ships, inspection of ships and offshore facilities, navigational safety measures (including Search and Rescue, Aids to Navigation and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System), administrative management of port operations, and law enforcement on matters of maritime safety law. It was also responsible for marine accident investigation.[1] It is headquartered in Dongcheng District, Beijing.[2]

History

In October 1998,[3] it was formed by the merger of the China Ship Inspection Bureau and the China Port Supervision Bureau into a comprehensive agency of maritime affairs, subordinate to the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China.

The China MSA was the only maritime administrative agency that was not merged into the new China Coast Guard[4] in June 2013. The CMSA retains its safety and control ("traffic police") remit, while the new CCG concentrates all other law enforcement and policing duties.

The CMSA protects its neutrality as a safety agency quite jealously. It is a completely civilian agency, its vessels are unarmed, and it has never been involved in any of the maritime border controversies that are usually engaged by the CCG and the Maritime Militia.

Organization

Functions

The agency is organized into the following functions:

Subordinate Offices

The MSA's subordinate offices include:[4] [5]

Units Directly Subordinate to the Ministry of Transport

The China Rescue and Salvage Bureau operates as an independent entity of the Ministry of Transport, but it shares personnel and leadership with the MSA.

Operational organizations

The MSA operates primarily along the PRC coastline and the Yangtze River, Pearl River, and Heilongjiang River. The MSA maintains 15 Regional MSAs,[6] some covering more than one of the 20 coastal and riverine provinces, under which 97 local branches have been established.

Regional MSAs

Strength

The MSA has 25,000 officials and other working staff, who operate a patrol force of 1,300 vessels and watercraft of various types. These include 207 patrol vessels of 20 meters and greater length: 2 are 100 meters and above, 2 are 60 meters and above, 18 are 40 meters and above, 59 are 30 meters and above and 126 are 20 meters and above.

Fleet

Number Dimensions (meters) US Navy ClassificationDisplacement Speed CrewConstruction dateMSA Bureau
Haixun 01 (海巡01号) 128.6 x 16 x 7.9 Shoushi I5,418 t 20 knots 2013-04 Shanghai[7]
Haixun 03 (海巡03号) 128.6 x 16 x 7.9 Shoushi III5,560 t 20 knots 2021-09 Hainan[8] [9]
Haixun 06 (海巡06号) 128.6 x 16 x 7.9 Shoushi III5,560 t 20 knots 2021-02 Fujian[10] [11]
Haixun 08 (海巡08号) 123.6 x 21.2 x 9.3 Shubian WPS7,500 t 15 knots 1002022-07 東海航海保障中心[12]
Haixun 09 (海巡09号) 165 x 20.6 x 9.5 Shuhan WPS10,700 t 16 knots 2021-10 Guangdong[13] [14]
Haixun 11(海巡11)号144.44 Shuibian WPS3,249 t22 knots2009-03Guizhou[15]
Haixun 12(海巡12号)7.8 x 2.25 x 1.02021-02
Haixun 21 (海巡21号)86 xHaixun I WPS2,300 t18 knots502012-11Hainan[16] [17]
Haixun 22 (海巡22号)86 x Shuling WPS2,300 t18 knots59Zhejiang[18]
Haixun 31 (海巡31号)112.8 x 13.8 x 4.38Shuibian WPS3,000 t56Changjiang[19]
Haixun 41(海巡41号)79 x 15 x 4.5Weijiao WAGC2530 tHebei
Haixun 0921
Haixun 0927 (海巡921号)		47.4 x 8 meters x 4.7 meters17.5 knotsGuangdong[20]

Secondary Units

Leadership

Bureau Heads:

Website

Also See

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Accident Investigation ." Maritime Safety Administration. Retrieved on January 17, 2012.
  2. "Home ." China Maritime Safety Administration. Retrieved on January 17, 2012. "11#, Jianguomennei Avenue, Beijing, China 100736" - Address in Chinese : "北京市建国门内大街11号"
  3. Kuehmayer, J.R. "Marine Accident and Casualty Investigation Boards ." Austrian Marine Equipment Manufacturers. 17. Retrieved on 17 January 2012.
  4. 交通运输部官网 >> 直属机构子站 >> 海事局 >> 机构设置
  5. 交通运输部官网 >> 直属机构子站 >> 海事局 >> 机构职能
  6. Web site: China Maritime Safety Authority: Organization Structure . 5 May 2024 . China MSA English Website . 6 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206065849/https://en.msa.gov.cn/html/orgStructure/ . live .
  7. News: 楊鐵虎 . 高清：中國海事第一艦“海巡01”入役 . 2022-04-19 . 人民网 . 新华社 . 2013-04-16 . 2024-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525155459/http://politics.people.com.cn/BIG5/n/2013/0416/c70731-21159231.html . live .
  8. News: 14 September 2021 . China Adds Ship to South China Sea Patrol Fleet . 29 April 2022 . Benar News . 23 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123182155/https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/new-ship-09142021170323.html . live .
  9. News: 钟宁 . 海南最大吨位行政执法船“海巡03”在广州长洲岛下水 . 2022-04-19 . 海南日报 . 央广网 . 2021-09-15 . 2022-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220419211006/http://www.cnr.cn/hn/gstjhn/20210915/t20210915_525602013.shtml .
  10. News: 2 September 2021 . Haixun 06 patrol ship launched . 29 April 2022 . Xinde marine news . 25 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525155505/https://www.xindemarinenews.com/en/market/2021/0209/27197.html . live .
  11. News: 周恬 . 張雋 . 武船造“海巡06”輪在漢下水 . 2022-04-19 . 湖北日報 . 2022-02-09 . 2024-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525155519/http://hb.people.com.cn/BIG5/n2/2021/0209/c194063-34572448.html . live .
  12. News: 陳進安 . 「海巡08」今下水　屬中國首艘深遠海大型專業海道測量船 . 2022-07-08 . 香港01 . 2022-07-08 . 2024-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525155505/https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/790160/%E6%B5%B7%E5%B7%A108-%E4%BB%8A%E4%B8%8B%E6%B0%B4-%E5%B1%AC%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E9%A6%96%E8%89%98%E6%B7%B1%E9%81%A0%E6%B5%B7%E5%A4%A7%E5%9E%8B%E5%B0%88%E6%A5%AD%E6%B5%B7%E9%81%93%E6%B8%AC%E9%87%8F%E8%88%B9 . live .
  13. News: 王連香 . 高雷 . 我國首艘萬噸級海事巡邏船“海巡09”輪在廣州列編 . 2022-04-19 . 人民網 . 2021-10-23 . 2024-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525155505/http://finance.people.com.cn/BIG5/n1/2021/1023/c1004-32262107.html . live .
  14. News: Vavasseur . Xavier . China's Maritime Safety Administration Commissions Massive Patrol Vessel 'Haixun' . 29 April 2022 . 26 October 2021 . 25 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525155505/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/10/chinas-maritime-safety-administration-commissions-massive-patrol-vessel-haixun/ . live .
  15. Web site: “海巡11号”可同时锁定跟踪多个目标_新闻中心_新浪网 . 2024-05-25 . news.sina.com.cn . 2024-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525155504/https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-03-05/044915257918s.shtml . live .
  16. Web site: “海巡22”号救助船武汉下水 - 在建新船 - 国际船舶网 . 2024-05-25 . www.eworldship.com . 2013-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130530074702/http://www.eworldship.com/html/2012/NewShipUnderConstrunction_1126/62428.html . live .
  17. Web site: “海巡21”巡逻船抵达海南 - 港口船讯--船舶建造,船舶营运,船舶交易,海事展览--国际船舶网eworldship,船舶行业门户网站 - 国际船舶网--船厂、船舶、造船、航运及相关行业综合信息、电子商务平台 . 2024-05-25 . www-eworldship-com.translate.goog . 2024-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525155508/https://www-eworldship-com.translate.goog/html/2012/Port%20and%20Depart_1227/64226.html?_x_tr_sl=zh-CN&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc . live .
  18. Web site: “海巡22”号救助船武汉下水 - 在建新船 - 国际船舶网 . 2024-05-25 . www.eworldship.com . 2013-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130530074702/http://www.eworldship.com/html/2012/NewShipUnderConstrunction_1126/62428.html . live .
  19. Web site: 中华人民共和国海事局 . 2024-05-30 . www.msa.gov.cn.
  20. Web site: 首次实现！湖口这家企业建造的两艘40米海巡船同时下水~_海事 . 2024-05-25 . www.sohu.com.. zh-CN.

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