Maritime Administrations
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Maritime Administrations , or flag state administrations, are the executive arms/state bodies of each government responsible for carrying out the shipping responsibilities of the state, and are tasked to administer national shipping and boating issues and laws within their territorial waters and for vessels flagged in that country, or that fall under their jurisdiction.
The main functions are:
Government policy for ships and boating, Marine safety in general, Seaworthiness, Safe construction and stability
Policing Dangerous goods being carried, Navigation safety, Safe manning, Certificates of Competency/licenses for crew
Health, safety and welfare of crew, Civil search and rescue
Prevention and combating pollution and response, Investigation of Marine accidents
Represents country on IMO and other International Conventions
The main functions are:
Government policy for ships and boating, Marine safety in general, Seaworthiness, Safe construction and stability
Policing Dangerous goods being carried, Navigation safety, Safe manning, Certificates of Competency/licenses for crew
Health, safety and welfare of crew, Civil search and rescue
Prevention and combating pollution and response, Investigation of Marine accidents
Represents country on IMO and other International Conventions
National maritime organisations
- Danish Maritime Safety Administration
- Maritime and Coastguard AgencyMaritime and Coastguard AgencyThe Maritime and Coastguard Agency is a UK executive agency working to prevent the loss of lives at sea and is responsible for implementing British and International maritime law and safety policy.This involves coordinating search and rescue at sea through Her Majesty's Coastguard , ensuring that...
, United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - United States Coast GuardUnited States Coast GuardThe United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
- United States Federal Maritime Commission
- International RegistriesInternational RegistriesInternational Registries, Inc. is a company based in Reston, Virginia, United States, which operates the flag of convenience ship registry and corporate registry of the Marshall Islands on behalf of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ....