page_title: Coast guard
section_title: Vietnam
hierarchical_section_title: Coast guard / Type and role by country / Vietnam
caption_attribution_description: English: An C212-400 Aviocar maritime patrol aircraft for the vietnamese maritime police on one of its final flights at the factory before delivery to the costumer. Tiếng Việt: Máy bay tuần thám biển của Cảnh sát biển Việt Nam
context_page_description: A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to being a volunteer organization tasked with search and rescue without law enforcement authority. A typical coast guard's functions are distinct from those of the navy and the transit police.
context_section_description: Vietnam Coast Guard (Bộ Tư Lệnh Cảnh Sát Biển Việt Nam) is part of Ministry of Defence (Vietnam), and it patrols and controls in accordance with the laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and international treaties concerned such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Besides maritime search and rescue (SAR) missions, Vietnam Coast Guard missions include protection the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the waters of Vietnam; protection of natural resources; prevention of environmental pollution; detection and prevention of acts of smuggling, piracy and illegal transportation and trafficking of illegal narcotics or precursors.
caption: CASA C-212 series 400 in Vietnam Coast Guard
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