The Maritime and Coastguard Agency UK

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is an executive agency of the United Kingdom working to prevent the loss of lives at sea and is responsible for implementing British and international maritime law and safety policy. It is also responsible for land based search and rescue helicopter operations from 2015.

We work to prevent the loss of life on the coast and at sea. We produce legislation and guidance on maritime matters, and provide certification to seafarers. We provide a 24-hour maritime search and rescue service around the UK coast, and international search and rescue through HM Coastguard. We are a team of 1,050 staff and 3,500 volunteers. Our headquarters are in Southampton and we have offices and co-ordination centres around the UK coast.

We are responsible for:

• the safety of everybody in a vessel in UK waters
• the safety of all seafarers on UK flagged vessels
• making sure all equipment on UK vessels is fit for purpose
• making sure all seafarers on UK vessels have correct documentation
• the environmental safety of UK coast and waters
• the accuracy of hydrographic data on UK charts
• overseeing coastal rescue volunteers, hydrographics, seafarer certification and the port state control inspection regime

More Details: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency