Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan)

The Coast Guard Administration is headed by one minister and three deputy ministers. The CGA includes eight departments, one office and five task forces, as well as a Maritime Patrol Directorate General and a Coastal Patrol Directorate General. Its jurisdiction covers the waters surrounding Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, and the main island of Taiwan to ensure proper protection of the 1,819.8 kilometers coastline and 540,000 square kilometers of "Blue Territory," which is 15 times larger than the island of Taiwan. The Maritime Patrol Directorate General is responsible for all maritime patrols and operations at sea. The directorate consists of 16 Offshore Flotillas as well as the Northern, Southern, Central, and Eastern Flotilla Sectors. The Coastal Patrol Directorate General is responsible for land based operations, primarily the patrolling of harbors, beaches and other coastal areas, Special Task Unit The Special Task Unit is an elite special forces unit of the CGA similar to the Military Police Special Services Company or the National Police Agency's Thunder Squad. During the 36th annual Han Kuang exercises they participated alongside special operations units from other branches in anti-decapitation drills. Auxiliaries The CGA has civilian coastal patrol volunteers which assist it. Volunteers provide assistance in search and rescue, border security, and marine debris removal. The number of auxiliaries has grown from 186 to a projected 6,000. ==Scope==

Article two of the Coast Guard Law splits the responsibilities of the CGA into three zones, their core area (Shoreline to the end of the Exclusive Economic Zone), Waters temporarily or tentatively within the area of law enforcement, and International waters fisheries patrol. The "core area" includes all land within 500 meters of the high tide line, Territorial waters (extending 12 nm from shoreline), the Contiguous zone (extending 24 nm from shore), and the Exclusive Economic Zone (extending 200 nm from shore). "Waters temporarily or tentatively within the area of law enforcement" are waters within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) were Taiwanese EEZs overlap with those of neighboring nations "where negotiations for delimitation have not yet reached a consensus." The CGA conducts fisheries patrols in international waters, particularly the north and midwest Pacific Ocean. ==History==

s in use by Japan Coast Guard and Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan) during a territorial dispute near the Senkaku Islands in 2012 exercise The CGA was established on 1 February 2000, combining the Coast Guard Command (formerly under the Ministry of Defense), the Marine Police Bureau (formerly under the National Police Administration, Ministry of Interior), and several cutters from the Taiwan Directorate General of Customs, Ministry of Finance. The CGA formally unifies coastal and maritime law enforcement agencies. It has seen a great deal of action for a young agency, participating in numerous search and rescue and anti-smuggling operations. The Coast Guard Administration was also recently involved in escorting Taiwanese fishing boats into waters disputed with Japan claimed by both sides as part of their exclusive economic zones. The Coast Guard Administration had to expand rapidly to meet the rising grey-zone challenge. In May 2019 the CGA detained two Chinese fishing vessels for illegally fishing inside Taiwan's territorial waters. One vessel was 0.4 nautical miles off Taiwanese shores while the other was 2.1 nautical miles offshore. In May 2019 the CGA rescued six fishermen aboard a burning boat nineteen miles offshore. Five fisherman were picked up by cutter while the most seriously injured was airlifted to hospital by helicopter. All fishermen survived the ordeal although three required hospitalization. As of 2019 the CGA planned to construct a total of 141 ships, including four 4000-tonne, six 1000-tonne, 12 600-tonne, 17 100-tonne, 52 35-tonne patrol ships and 50 coastal multi-purposed ships, by 2027. The CGA responded to the attack using less lethal means including stun grenades and bean bag rounds which caused the attacking boats to retreat. In July 2020 the CGA arrested all 18 crew members of a Chinese fishing vessel caught fishing illegally in Taiwanese waters. The interdiction followed an increase in illegal fishing in Taiwanese waters by Chinese fishing vessels. Between January and July 2020 the CGA chased 2,988 Chinese sand dredging vessels out of Taiwanese waters. In July 2020 the CGA seized a dredging vessel and arrested its eight crew as a warning to the rest. In August 2020 the CGA detained a small Chinese oil tanker which had illegally entered Taiwan's waters. The oil tanker was discovered during enhanced COVID-19 pandemic biosecurity patrols. In May 2021 the CGA detained a Chinese offshore supply vessel and its 12 crew. The vessel was caught trespassing in Taiwanese waters near Penghu. It is believed that the supply ship was being used to deliver food and other supplies to offshore fishing fleets. In 2021 the Taiwanese cabinet approved a NT$12.9 billion (US$428.53 million) budget for six new 3,000-ton class patrol vessels. In May 2022 an Anping-class patrol ship launched a Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missile for the first time in a joint exercise with the Navy. Following an incident in 2025 which a Chinese owned vessel flying a flag of convenience damaged an underwater telecommunications cable the CGA increased their monitoring of ships flying flags of convenience and increased the distance from shore at which they would be subject to routine boarding. The captain of the vessel was later convicted on charges related to the incident and sentenced to three years in prison. ==International cooperation==

The CGA cooperates with Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam in operations to counter human trafficking and drug smuggling. The CGA and the Japan Coast Guard conduct annual exercises and visits. The CGA and the Philippines Coast Guard have conducted tabletop exercises and drills. The CGA and the US Coast Guard cooperate on monitoring longline fishing, maritime law enforcement, human trafficking, and drug smuggling. In 2010 the CGA held their first ever drill with China's Maritime Search and Rescue Center. The drill, which simulated a ferry disaster between Kinmen and Xiamen, included 14 vessels, 3 helicopters, and 400 personnel. Due to the tense relations between the two countries participating forces used drill flags instead of their national flags and emblems. The second drill in 2012 involved 18 vessels and two helicopters from Taiwan, as well as 11 ships and one helicopter from China. A third drill in 2014 featured 33 vessels, four helicopters, and 550 personnel. In March 2021 the CGA and the US Coast Guard announced that they had signed a cooperation agreement, the agreement was promptly denounced by China. In May 2021 US President Joe Biden praised the cooperation agreement while speaking at the commencement of the United States Coast Guard Academy. The first bilateral meeting under the agreement occurred in August 2021. Tuvalu and Taiwan signed a coast guard cooperation agreement in 2022. In 2023 Taiwan donated two new coast guard patrol vessels to Tuvalu. In July 2024, the CGA conducted a joint search and rescue drill with its Japanese counterpart. In July 2025 the CGA signed a cooperation agreement with the Somaliland Coast Guard. ==Fleet==

In 2021 the CGA had more than 200 vessels. Active • RB-01 (Search/Rescue Boat) • RB-02 (Search/Rescue Boat) • RB-03 (Search/Rescue Boat) • Type CP-1001 (Rubber raft) x9 • Type SF-801 (Speedboat) x6 • Type PP-601 (Speedboat) x9 Retired File:巡護一號.jpg|Shun Hu No. 1 File:和星艦（2000噸級） 02.jpg|CG-101 Ho Hsing File:Mou Hsing (CG-105) Entering Keelung Harbor 20140518a.jpg|CG-105 Mou Hsing File:CG-106, Maritime Patrol Directorate General Coast Guard Administration.JPG|CG-106 File:Keelung and CG ships.jpg|CG-107 Pao Hsing File:Teh-Hsing Ship, Maritime Patrol Directorate General Coast Guard Administration.JPG|CG-109 Teh-Hsing File:CG-119, Maritime Patrol Directorate General Coast Guard Administration.JPG|CG-119 Hualien File:CG-120, Maritime Patrol Directorate General Coast Guard Administration.JPG|CG-120 Penghu File:CG 125 Lienchiang shipped in Keelung 20170309.jpg|CG-125 Lienchiang ==Equipment==

Helicopters and drones • 20 x AVIX AXH E320RS drone helicopters • AeroVironment JUMP 20 File:CGA patrol vessels and NASC helicopter outside of Port of Kaohsiung 20130330.jpg|CGA patrol vessels and National Airborne Service Corps (NASC) helicopter outside of Port of Kaohsiung File:2024.12.06 ROC Coast Guard Administration AXH-E230RS aircraft.jpg|Coast Guard Administration AXH-E230RS aircraft Light weapons File:CGA-STU 3.jpg|CGA STU 3 File:Kurstal anti tank rocket.JPG|Kestrel system File:太平島武器射擊訓練 09.png|CGA machine gun training File:太平島武器射擊訓練 02.png|CGA pistol training File:太平島武器射擊訓練 04.png|CGA rifle training File:太平島武器射擊訓練 21.png|CGA autocannon training • Kestrel (rocket launcher), for Pratas and Spratley Islands garrisons. 292 deployed by April 2021. Heavy weapons File:海巡署高雄艦艦艏40mm快砲.jpg|Bofors 40 mm L/70 Automatic Gun File:12.11 總統出席「安平級巡防艦首艘安平艦交船及第2艘成功艦命名下水暨35噸級巡防艇交船聯合典禮」 - 50705063998.jpg|Anping-class offshore patrol vessel onboard multi-barrel Zhenhai rocket system. File:12.11 總統出席「安平級巡防艦首艘安平艦交船及第2艘成功艦命名下水暨35噸級巡防艇交船聯合典禮」 - 50705063996.jpg|NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station File:12.11 總統出席「安平級巡防艦首艘安平艦交船及第2艘成功艦命名下水暨35噸級巡防艇交船聯合典禮」 - 50705063997.jpg|NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station (side). File:07.26 總統視導「漢光38號演習」聯合截擊作戰實彈操演.jpg|Anping-class offshore patrol vessel Cheng Kung (CG-602) multi-barrel NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station File:CG601 with HF-2.jpg|Anping-class offshore patrol vessel Anping (CG-601) launch Hsiung Feng II Ground vehicles • Ford Ranger • Hyundai Tucson • Mitsubishi Outlander • Mitsubishi Fuso Canter • Toyota Altis • Toyota Camry • Toyota Hilux • Toyota RAV4 • Volkswagen Crafter File:Maritime Patrol Directorate General 3421-TK 20150204 night.jpg|Retired Maritime Patrol Directorate General vehicle in 2015 File:Coast Guard Administration Patrol Car.jpg|Coast Guard Administration Patrol Car in 2018 Coastal surveillance The CGA maintains a comprehensive coastal surveillance network. In 2021 the CGA allocated NT$919.99 million (US$33.33 million) to upgrade its coastal surveillance network and to add new gap filler radars as well as photoelectric sensors to the network. In 2025 following maritime boarder crossings by small boats and stowaways the Coast Guard Administration cooperated with the National Security Bureau to expand the network and to bring the sort of high tech solutions employed on the offshore islands near China to the main island of Taiwan. Deficiencies in the Coast Guard's coastal surveillance network were criticized by lawmakers who appropriated additional funds to the issue. ==Rank insignia==

;Coast Guard Law Enforcement ;Coast Guard Navigation and Engineering Officers The navigation and engineering officers of the Taiwan coast guard cutters are not sworn law-enforcement officers. They wear the following rank insigna. == Leaders ==

Ministers (CGA under Executive Yuan) Chairpersons (CGA under Ocean Affairs Council) == See also ==