Canadian Coast Guard

The Canadian Coast Guard ( Garde côtière canadienne French, English Canadian Coast Guard, shortly CCG ) is the coast guard of Canada is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. The civil organization is Fisheries and Oceans Canada ( the former Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans ) ) was assumed; to 1994 she was placed under the Department of Transport (Ministry of Transport ).

Your responsibilities include, among other things, the rescue of persons in distress at sea ( National Search and Rescue Program), the installation and maintenance of navigational aids, prevention and control of oil spills and the operation of icebreakers.

The border guard ( with the world's longest coastline of any country: 202,080 kilometers ). Task is the Royal Canadian Navy, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) is responsible for land and water police functions of the Federal

  • 4.1 Marine Communications and Traffic Services
  • 5.1 New ships

History

Early History (1867-1962)

Prior to the establishment of the Canadian Coast Guard took different government institutions, including the Royal Canadian Navy, perform the duties of today's Coast Guard. According to the Canadian Confederation in 1867, the then Canadian government awarded several tasks in order to ensure the safety on the coastline. This includes your rescue operations were also the maintenance of lighthouses. The government introduced these tasks the Department of Marine and Fisheries (Ministry of Marine and Fisheries) with some additional areas of competence in monitoring various rivers and waterways. Lifeboats were stationed as part of the Canadian Lifesaving Service on the East and West Coast, so they quickly arrived at the site to save the shipwrecked.

After the Department of Marine and Fisheries was split into two separate ministries, took over the Department of Navy's jurisdiction over the Coast Guard. After the Second World War the ship traffic expanded in the Canadian coastal regions. Especially after the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the increased freight traffic in the region. By decision of the government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, the maritime functions of the Department of Transportation (DOT) were bundled by the Canadian Coast Guard own Canadian Coast Guard was founded as a division of the DOT on January 26, 1962.

Expansion (1962-1990)

Due to the opening of other waterways, a period in which expanded the Canadian Coast Guard between 1960 and 1980 began. The aging Coast Guard ships were decommissioned and replaced by new ones in order to cope with the tasks more efficiently. Orders for new vessels that were delivered by the end of the 1970s, were awarded to Canadian shipyards. The Canadian government was responsible for the construction of several Coast Guard stations that primarily near major ports and along the shipping routes in southern Canada - Nova Scotia and in the Parry Sound District in Ontario, such as Victoria, British Columbia, Dartmouth - lie.

Organization

The Canadian Coast Guard is under the direction of a Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard ( CCG ), since June 2010, this is Marc Grégoire. Under him are the departments Fleet Directorate, Maritime Services Directorate, Integrated Technical Services Directorate and Major Crown Projects Directorate.

The Coast Guard is divided into five regions:

  • Newfoundland and Labrador Region
  • Maritimes region
  • Quebec region
  • Central and Arctic Region and
  • Pacific region

Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary

The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary ( CCGA ), formerly the Canadian Marine Rescue Auxiliary ( CMRA ), is a non-profit organization within the Coast Guard, which is operated by volunteers and fishermen. The CCGA supports the Canadian Coast Guard in the search and rescue of shipwrecked off the coast of Canada. In addition, safety training courses are available. The CCGA only assumes the cost of fuel and a flat charge for the fishing boats that participate in search and rescue operations. Mainly, the volunteers are used in remote areas where there is no base for the Canadian Coast Guard.

Lighthouses and Navigation

The Canadian Coast Guard is responsible for security along the coasts. For this reason, it operates the world's largest network of buoys, lighthouses and fog horns. These facilities help to navigate the ships and boats safely on the open sea.

From the CCG lighthouses were automated in 1968, with the result that lighthouse keepers are superfluous since the 1990s. The number of lighthouse keepers, who were still in British Columbia, Newfoundland, Labrador and New Brunswick could be reduced to a handful.

As a result of budget cuts and technological progress in shipping - such as GPS, electronic charts and the Global Maritime Distress Safety System - the old navigation systems such as fog horns and some lighthouses decommissioned by the Canadian Coast Guard.

Marine Communications and Traffic Services

For shipping operates the Canadian Coast Guard communication centers, where different services are offered. These include a weather service as well as information on the sea state and vessel traffic in narrow passages. The responsibilities of the centers are located on the coasts of the Pacific (Pacific Region), the Binnenteritorien, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (Central and Arctic Region), in the Quebec region, in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ( Maritimes Region) and in the Newfoundland and Labrador region. These by the maritime mobile phone number ( Maritime Mobile Service Identity, MMSI ) reachable. Example for the Pacific region:

Pacific region

Current fleet

The fleet includes 114 vessels and 22 helicopters and several aircraft. Ships of the Canadian Coast Guard carry the prefix for CCGS Canadian Coast Guard Ship, this is also true for the four hovercraft of the Coast Guard.

CCGS Des Groseillers, arctic icebreaker

CCGS Pierre Radisson, arkischer icebreaker

CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier, icebreaker

CCGS Hudson, research vessel

CCGS Tracy, buoy tender

CCGS Frederick G. Creed, research vessel

CCGC Cape Sutil, Lifeboat

CCGS Siyay, airboat

CCGS Bell 206

New ships

On 9 September 2009 it was announced that the Canadian Coast Guard will get nine new coast guard vessels Series Mid- Shore Patrol Vessel Project (now Hero -class patrol vessels ), which will complement the existing fleet. The first ships were delivered in 2012 to the Canadian Coast Guard. By 2014, the delivery of new ships scheduled to be completed. The order has a volume of 194 million Canadian dollars.

Facilities

The Coast Guard maintains its own central educational institution, the Canadian Coast Guard College ( CCGC ) Westmount (Cape Breton Regional Municipality ) near Sydney in the province of Nova Scotia.

The CGC maintains the following bases ( CCG Base ) and stations ( CCG Station):

  • Newfoundland region CCG Base St. John's - St. John's, Newfoundland
  • CCG Station St. Anthony - St. Anthony, Newfoundland
  • CCG Station Port au Choix - Port au Choix, Newfoundland
  • CCG Station Lark Harbour - Lark Harbour, Newfoundland
  • CCG Station Burgeo - Burgeo, Newfoundland
  • CCG Station Burin - Burin, Newfoundland
  • Maritimes region CCG Base Charlottetown - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Iceland
  • CCG Base Dartmouth - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  • CCG Base Saint John - Saint John, New Brunswick
  • CCG Station Shippagan - Shippagan, New Brunswick
  • CCG Station Summerside - Summerside, Prince Edward Iceland
  • CCG Station Souris - Souris, Prince Edward Iceland
  • CCG Station Louisbourg - Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
  • CCG Station Bickerton - Bickerton East, Nova Scotia
  • CCG Station Sambro - Sambro, Nova Scotia
  • CCG Station Clark 's Harbour - Clark 's Harbour, Nova Scotia
  • CCG Station Westport - Westport, Nova Scotia
  • Canadian Coast Guard College - Westmount, Nova Scotia
  • Quebec region CCG Base Québec - Québec ( city)
  • CCG Base Sorel - Sorel
  • CCG Station Tadoussac - Tadoussac
  • CCG Havre -Saint -Pierre - Havre -Saint -Pierre
  • CCG Station Rivière -au -Renard - Rivière -au -Renard
  • CCG Station Cap- aux- Meules - Cap- aux- Meules
  • CCG Hoverport Trois -Rivieres - Trois- Rivières
  • Central and Arctic Region CCG Base Parry Sound - Parry Sound, Ontario
  • CCG Base Prescott - Prescott, Ontario
  • CCG Base Sarnia - Sarnia, Ontario
  • CCG Base Sault Ste Marie - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
  • CCG Base Thunder Bay - Thunder Bay, Ontario
  • CCG Base Iqaluit Iqaluit, Nunavut
  • CCG Base Hay River - Hay River, Northwest Territories
  • CCG Base Selkirk - Selkirk, Manitoba
  • CCG Base Burlington - Burlington, Ontario
  • CCG Amherstburg Sub - Base - Amherstburg, Ontario
  • CCG sub- base Kenora - Kenora, Ontario
  • CCG Station Cobourg - Cobourg, Ontario
  • CCG Station Kingston, Kingston, Ontario
  • CCG Station Port Weller - Port Weller, Ontario
  • CCG Station Port Dover - Port Dover, Ontario
  • CCG Station Tobermory - Tobermory, Ontario
  • CCG Station Meaford, Meaford, Ontario
  • CCG Station Goderich, Goderich, Ontario
  • Pacific region Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria - CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia
  • CCG Base Victoria - Victoria, British Columbia
  • CCG Base Seal Cove - Prince Rupert, British Columbia
  • CCG Base Patricia Bay - Sidney, British Columbia
  • CCG Base PBS - Nanaimo, British Columbia
  • CCG Station Sea Iceland - Richmond, British Columbia
  • CCG Station Kitsilano, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • CCG Station Powell River - Powell River, British Columbia
  • CCG Station Ganges - Salt Spring Iceland, British Columbia
  • CCG Station Tofino - Tofino, British Columbia
  • CCG Station Bamfield - Bamfield, British Columbia
  • CCG Station Port Hardy - Port Hardy, British Columbia
  • CCG Station Campbell River - Campbell River, British Columbia
  • CCG Station Bella Bella - Bella Bella, British Columbia
  • CCG Station Sandspit - Sandspit, British Columbia
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