What forces are included in the Sea Patrol and Control Forces in Vietnam?

What forces are included in the Sea Patrol and Control Forces in Vietnam? (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What forces are included in the Sea Patrol and Control Forces in Vietnam?

According to Article 47 of Law on Vietnamese sea 2012, regulations on the Sea Patrol and Control Forces are as follows:

- The Sea Patrol and Control Forces includes: forces with authority under the People's Army, People’s Public Security, other specialized Patrol and Control Forces.

- The self-defense militia of coastal centrally-affiliated cities and provinces, safeguard of organizations, agencies placing in coastal and other forces shall participate in patrol, control on the sea when be mobilized by competent agencies.

2. Task and scope of responsibility relating to patrol and control on sea in Vietnam

Task and scope of responsibility relating to patrol and control on sea according to Article 48 of Law on Vietnamese sea 2012 are as follows:

- The Sea Patrol and Control Forces have the following task:

+ Protection of soforeignty, sovereign right and national jurisdiction and benefits on seas, islands of Vietnam;

+ Assurance of obeying Vietnamese law and International treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member;

+ Protection of state assets, resources and sea environment;

+ Protecting, helping, serching, rescuing, salving persons,vessels operating on seas, islands of Vietnam;

+ Handling acts violating law on seas, islands of Vietnam as prescribed by Vietnamse law.

- The scope of particular responsibility of the Sea Patrol and Control Forces shall be implemented under provisions of law.

- The State ensures necessary conditions for Sea Patrol and Control Forces to finish assigned task.

3. Policy of sea management and protection

Policy of sea management and protection in Vietnam according to Article 5 of Law on Vietnamese sea 2012 is as follows:

- Promoting the power of nation and implementing necessary measure to protect sovereignty, sovereign right and national jurisdiction on seas, islands and archipelagoes, protect resources and sea environment, develop sea economy.

- Constructing and implementing strategy, planning, plans on management, use, exploit, unshakeable protect sea, islands and archipelagoes,servicing target on construction, development of economy - society, national defense, security.

- Encouraging organizations, individuals to invest labor, material, capital money for and apply scientific and technological achievement into use, exploit, development of sea economy, protection resources and sea environment, unshakeable development of seas suitable with conditions of each sea area and assurance for requirement of National defense and security; strengthening informing, popularizing on potential, policy, law on sea

- Encouraging and protecting fishery activities of fishermen on seas, protection of activities of organizations, Vietnamese citizens outside of Vietnam’s seas in conformity with international treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member, international law, relevant law of coastal nations.

- Investing for assurance of operation of force in charge of , control on the sea, upfrading logistics facilities servicing for activities on the sea, islands and archipelagoes, developing sea manpower.

- Implementing policies having priority to people living on islands and archipelagoes; preferential regime for forces participating in management and protection of seas, islands and archipelagoes.

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