Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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executive agency government agency

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is a UK government body responsible for maritime safety, search and rescue coordination, and enforcing shipping and environmental regulations in UK waters.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency	2
Coastguard Agency	1
HM Coastguard	1
Marine Safety Agency	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive agency ⓘ government agency ⓘ
abbreviation	MCA ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Royal National Lifeboat Institution ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ UK fire and rescue services ⓘ UK law enforcement agencies ⓘ surface form: UK police forces international maritime safety organizations ⓘ
coordinates	aeronautical search and rescue over UK waters ⓘ maritime search and rescue operations ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
employs	coastguard officers ⓘ surveyors of ships ⓘ
enforces	MARPOL environmental regulations ⓘ SOLAS safety regulations ⓘ international maritime conventions ⓘ merchant shipping legislation ⓘ
hasPart	Maritime and Coastguard Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: HM Coastguard
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Southampton ⓘ
inception	1998 ⓘ
jurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
mission	improve maritime safety standards ⓘ prevent loss of life at sea ⓘ protect the marine environment ⓘ
operates	coastguard coordination centres ⓘ maritime rescue coordination centres ⓘ
operatesIn	UK search and rescue region ⓘ UK territorial waters ⓘ United Kingdom coastline ⓘ
oversees	HM Coastguard ⓘ
parentOrganization	Department for Transport ⓘ
provides	24-hour maritime emergency response ⓘ maritime safety guidance ⓘ navigational safety information ⓘ
regulates	UK-flagged ships ⓘ merchant shipping safety standards ⓘ port state control inspections ⓘ seafarer training and certification ⓘ
replaced	Maritime and Coastguard Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coastguard Agency Maritime and Coastguard Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Marine Safety Agency
responsibleFor	enforcement of marine environmental regulations ⓘ enforcement of shipping regulations ⓘ maritime safety ⓘ search and rescue coordination ⓘ
sector	maritime transport ⓘ
website	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Merchant Shipping Act → enforcedBy → Maritime and Coastguard Agency ⓘ

Red Duster → governingAuthority → Maritime and Coastguard Agency ⓘ

Maritime and Coastguard Agency → hasPart → Maritime and Coastguard Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: HM Coastguard

Port of Boston → hasRegulatoryBody → Maritime and Coastguard Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Department for Transport → oversees → Maritime and Coastguard Agency ⓘ

Secretary of State for Transport → oversees → Maritime and Coastguard Agency ⓘ

British merchant navy → regulatedBy → Maritime and Coastguard Agency ⓘ

subject surface form: British Merchant Navy

British Red Ensign → regulatingAuthority → Maritime and Coastguard Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Caledonian MacBrayne → regulator → Maritime and Coastguard Agency ⓘ

Maritime and Coastguard Agency → replaced → Maritime and Coastguard Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coastguard Agency

Maritime and Coastguard Agency → replaced → Maritime and Coastguard Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marine Safety Agency