Royal Vatican Coast Guard

**It is one of the Branches of the Vatican Armed Forces. It is aimed at the protection of ports, maritime borders, internal waters and the territorial sea. In this sense, the Coast Guard is responsible for preventing illegal immigration and arms trafficking. It must also guarantee the safety of navigation and nautical activities (fishing, tourism, oil exploitation), participate in search and rescue actions. It must also watch over maritime natural resources (combat against illegal fishing, marine pollution, etc.). It maintains scientific support services (hydrographic, polar and climatological research and dissemination).**

**The Coast Guard reports to the Department of Defense. Founded on March 1, 1775 by Order of King Robert I of Bonaparte to defend the coasts of the kingdom in times of war and is in charge of caring for the coasts and the Vatican coast, In fiscal year 2019 there were a total of 75,000 Employees, 70,000 Assets and 5,000 in Reserve.**

# ***Relevant Data***

**Active: March 1, 1775**

**Type: Coast Guard**

**Barracks: Portofino Naval Base**

**Commander: Admiral Alvise Dellucci**

**Vice Commander: Vice Admiral Ella Fiorentino**

**Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer: Venanzio Schiavone**

**Motto: On our shores we will always be to defend you with Honor**

# ***Mission***

### ***Role***

**The Coast Guard fulfills the role of maritime surveillance, compliance with the law at sea (MLE), search and rescue (SAR), protection of the marine environment (MEP), and surveillance of rivers, coasts and the sea (ATON). Although the other armed forces of the Vatican States are deployed in or trained for wars, the Coast Guard is deployed every day. With a decentralized organization, the Coast Guard is frequently praised for its rapid response and adaptability in a wide range of emergency situations.**

### ***Missions***

**The Coast Guard is based on fulfilling three main roles that are divided into 11 side missions. The three roles are:**

**-Maritime security**

**-Maritime security**

**-Maritime Administration**

**The eleven side missions are:**

**-Maritime security**

**-Search and rescue**

**-Navigation aid**

**-Secure maritime resources**

**-Protection of the marine environment**

**-Artic operations (icebreaker missions)**

**-Protection of ports, coasts and channels**

**-Intercept drug trafficking operation**

**-Intercept illegal immigration operations**

**-National defense**

**-Enforce the law in maritime environments**

# ***Organization***

**The Coast Guard is based at the Portofino Naval Base but there are 20 other maritime Districts that the Coast Guard is in charge of Patrolling.**

# ***Ranks (From Low to High)***

**-Recruit Sailor**

**-Sailor Apprentice**

**-Sailor**

**-Third quartermaster**

**-Second quartermaster**

**-First quartermaster**

**-Master Chief Petty Officer**

**-Master Chief Petty Officer of Command**

**-Chest Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Forces**

**-Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard**

**-Ensign**

**-Lieutenant**

**- Lieutenant Commander**

**-Commander**

**-Captain**

**-Rear admiral**

**-Vice Admiral**

**-Admiral**

# ***Ships***

### ***Icebreaker***

**-Polar Class: 50 Icebreakers**

**-Antarctic Class: 25 Icebreakers**

**-Class Venice: 10 Icebreakers**

### ***Patrol Boats***

**-Class Bocelli: 50 Patrolmen**

**-Class Pavaroti: 45 Patrolmen**

**-Class Strauss: 30 Patrolmen**

**-Class Hercules: 19 Patrolmen**

### ***Response Ship***

**-Economy Class: 75 Boats**

**-Class Peninsula: 59 Boats**

**Rapid Response Boats (Small)**

**-Class Defender: 105 Ships**

**-Class Protector: 55 Boats**

### ***Coastal Boats (Small)***

**-Emilia-Romagna Class: 574 Boats**

***Lifeboats*:**

**-International Class: 657 Lifeboats**

**-Class Rieu: 254 Lifeboats**

# ***Armament***

### ***Assault Rifles***

**-M4: General Use for Authorized Persons**

### **Machine guns**

**-M60: General Use**

**-M2: General Use**

# ***Land Vehicles***

**-HMMWV: 14,000 UNITS**

**-LSSV: 5,000 UNITS**

# ***Aircraft***

### ***Fixed-Wing Aircraft***

***-HC-130 Hercules: Rescue Plane - 95 UNITS***

***-HC-144 Ocean Sentry: Maritime Patrol Plane - 35 UNITS***

### ***Helicopters***

**-MH-60 JayHawk: Rescue - 145 UNITS**

**-MH-65 Dolphin: Rescue - 95 UNITS**