Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Explained

Agencyname:Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance
Nativename:Kiểm ngư Việt Nam
Patch:Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Emblem.svg
Patchcaption:Emblem
Logocaption:Flag
Badge:Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Banner.svg
Badgecaption:Jack
Flag:Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance racing stripe.svg
Flagcaption:Racing stripe
Commonname:Kiem Ngu
Abbreviation:KN
Motto:Vietnamese: Bảo vệ nguồn lợi thủy sản
Mottotranslated:English: Resources Protection
Preceding1:Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance (former name)
Country:Vietnam
Governingbody:Government of Vietnam
Governingbodyscnd:Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Ministry of National Defence
Constitution1:Document No. 209/UBTVQH13-PL of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the Establishment of the Fisheries Surveillance Force
Constitution2:Degree 102/2012/NĐ-CP of the Vietnamese Government on the Organization and Activities of the Fisheries Surveillance
Oversightbody:Department of Fisheries Resources Surveillance
Headquarters:Hanoi
Chief1name:Nguyễn Ngọc Oai[1]
Chief1position:Director
Parentagency:Directorate of Fisheries
Boat1type:Patrol boats and offshore patrol vessels
Activity1name:Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Website:https://tongcucthuysan.gov.vn/en-us/VietNam-Fisheries

Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance (Vietnamese: '''Kiểm ngư Việt Nam''' - KNVN), still alternatively using the former official name Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance and colloquially recognized by its Vietnamese short name Kiểm Ngư (KN,), is a coastguard-type governmental agency which theoretically falls under the management of the Directorate of Fisheries of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Formally established on 25 January 2013, it consists of both the fully-civilian and paramilitary sectors responsible for patrolling, checking, controlling, detecting and handling law violations and taking out fishery inspection in the waters that are under the jurisdiction of Vietnam.[2] The agency is expected to coordinate with Vietnam People's Navy, Vietnam Coast Guard, Vietnam Border Guard and the Vietnam Maritime Militia to help preserve Vietnam's maritime interests, especially in terms of maritime security, illegal fishing and maritime disputes.

Organizational system

Regional branches

Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance consists of four regional branches under which there are a number of smaller posts.

Equipment

Vessels

All vessels are numbered under the format KN-xyz, with the first digit ("x") of the hull number usually refer the squadron that the vessel belongs to. For example, the vessel KN-290 belongs to the Fisheries Surveillance Squadron No.2.

The surface fleet of Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance!Class!Origin!Quantity!Notes
Damen KN-2011 design(based on VCG's ĐN-2000 class/Damen OPV 9014 design)4KN-290KN-390

KN-490

KN-491

Trường Sa-class(Spratly-class transport vessel)3KN-628KN-629

KN-630

KN-750 design50+KN-26*, KN-27*KN-36*, KN-37*

KN-46*, KN-47*

Exact quantity unknown

KN-6000 design (a lighter-armed derivative of KN-750 design)2KN-168KN-568
Koei, Hayato, Yuhzan-Maru, Fukuei(converted former Japanese fishing vessels)6KN-102, KN-198KN-585, KN-586

KN-595, KN-596

TK-1482C design(a derivative of the naval/militia's TK-1482A/B fishing boat design)72+KN-20*, KN-21*, KN-22*KN-30*, KN-31*, KN-32*

KN-40*, KN-41*, KN-42*

KN-63*, KN-76*, KN-77*

KN-8**

Exact quantity unknown

KN-3600 design5KN-106, KN-108KN-506, KN-508

(+1 more)

Armaments

Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance is allowed to use:[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cục Kiểm ngư. Directorate of Fisheries's Electronic Portal (Vietnam). 2014-06-04 . Vietnamese.
  2. Web site: Nghị định số 102/2012/NĐ-CP của Chính phủ : Về tổ chức và hoạt động của Kiểm ngư. Government of Vietnam's Electronic Portal. 2012-11-29. 2014-06-04 . Vietnamese.
  3. Web site: Chức năng nhiệm vụ và cơ cấu tổ chức. Directorate of Fisheries's Electronic Portal (Vietnam). 2012-12-28. 2014-06-04. Vietnamese. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606223511/http://www.fistenet.gov.vn/a-gioi-thieu/to-chuc-bo-may/quyet-inh3285-chucnang-nhiemvu-cuckiemngu.pdf. 6 June 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Sẽ thành lập Chi cục Kiểm ngư vùng 2 ở Khánh Hòa. VietnamPlus, Vietnam News Agency. 2013-05-21. 2014-06-04 . Vietnamese.
  5. Web site: 2017-07-27 . Kiểm ngư được trang bị các loại vũ khí quân dụng nào? . 2023-01-24 . ThuVienPhapLuat.vn . vi.
  6. Web site: Lee . Ann Quann . 2022-05-17 . Seagull repellent . 2023-01-24 . . en.
  7. Web site: Khắc Đông . 2020-04-21 . Việt Nam phát triển hệ thống vũ khí tự động trên tàu kiểm ngư KN-272 . 2023-01-24 . Kiến Thức.
  8. Web site: ONLINE . TUOI TRE . 2014-05-12 . Tàu Trung Quốc tấn công bằng vòi rồng, tàu Việt Nam đáp trả . 2023-01-24 . Tuổi Trẻ Online . vi.