Tour of Duty
June 2008 to April 2011
MARITIME SAFETY
Search and Rescue Total
Maritime Incidents Monitored/Reported………………………………………………………………………………………1,921
Total Number of SAR Missions…………………………………………………………………………………………………1,844
Number of Lives Saved ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..18,645
Number of Persons Provided Assistance. ……………………………………………………………………………….....2,341,683
Number of Dead Bodies Recovered …………………………………………………………………………………………1,046
Number of Vessels Provided Assistance …………………………………………………………………………………….2,545
Vessel Safety
Port and State Control inspections ……………………………………………………………………………………………5,990
Mandatory Pre-Departure Inspections (MPDI) ………………………………………………………………………...........1,128,135
Master's Oath of Safe Departure Received (MOSD) …………………………………………………………….…............1,240,253
Permits Issued Re Carriage of Dangerous Goods ………………………………………………………………………......89,053
SOLAS Inspections ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...26,928
MVR Issued/Adjudicated 1.128,135 ………………………………………………………………………….………………..3,426
Aids to Navigation
Number of Lighthouses Maintained and Operated.... ………………………………………………………………………..556
Number of Navigational Buoys Maintained and Serviced ………………………………………………………………..…30
Ship's Routing /Traffic Separation Scheme Supervised ……………………………………………………………………..5
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Marine Pollution Monitoring/Response
Number of Oil/Chemical Spill Incidents Monitored/ Reported ……………………………………………………….............134
Number of Oil Spills Responded. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..86
Chemical Spills Responded ………………………………………………………………………………………………………4
Number of Coal Spills Responded. ………………………………………………………………………………………………1
MEP Activities Monitored Supervised
Bunkering ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………18,789
Deck Washing ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5,132
Tank Cleaning…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…....296
Vessel Inspections.. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..20,449
Coastal Inspections ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...10,999
Length of Coastline Inspected (Kms).. ……………………………………………………………………….…………………..38,602
Coastal River Clean-Up
Number of Coastal/River Clean-Up... …………………………………………………………………………………………......916
Weight of Garbage Collected (Tons) …………………………………………………………………………………….………...5,320
Information Drive …… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1,257
MARITIME SECURITY
Maritime Surveillance and Security Operations
Port/Harbor Security Operations Conducted …………………………………………………………………………….….........29,703
Number of Ships Voyages Provided with Sea Marshals …………………………………………………………………..........44,944
Number of sea Marshal Missions... ………………………………………………….………………………………………….....44.944
Seaborne Patrols
Number of Missions……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….42,662
Total Steaming Time (TST) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…48,554
Total Miles Covered Time (TMC) …………………………………………………………………………………………………...81,163
Marine Mammals Saved/Rescued ……………………………………………………………………………………..…………..560
Number of Apprehensions
Transport of illegal Firearms/Explosives ………………………………………………………………....………………………..29
Illegal Fishing/Transport of Banned Marine Products …………………………………………………………………..…….....333
Illegal Intrusion and Poaching Activities ……………………………………………..…………………………………………....17
Smuggling …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….116
Drug trafficking/Interdiction ……………………………………………………………………………….…………………………14
Human trafficking………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….31
Tour of Duty
The long arm of the law has been extended to catch up with smugglers, poachers, illegal fishers, drugs, firearms and human traffickers on land and sea. In Maritime Law Enforcement, Philippine Coast Guard Units composed of competent and highly-trained personnel from the Special Operations Group (SOG), Coast Guard K9 Unit, Task Force Sea Marshal and other operating forces are always ready to deter and neutralize such criminal acts and other maritime threats.
MARITIME SECURITY
On a 24/7 basis, the Task Force Sea Marshal continues to provide security coverage to high-interest domestic vessels particularly major passenger-cargo vessels on long voyages, and mobile offshore drilling units. Task Force Sea Marshal (TFSM) which created by virtue of the authority vested by the office of the President in 2004, deploys composite teams of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), AFP NCRCOM and Philippine National Police Maritime Group (PNP MG) personnel on board vessels departing from various ports and act as security and deterrent forces while the vessels are underway. An element from the Philippine Coast Guard acts as head of every Sea Marshal Team. The TFSM which is composed of some 200 officers and enlisted personnel, is under the operational control of Coast Guard District National Capital Region-Central Luzon (CGDNCR-CL).
Tour of Duty
The Deployable Response Group (DRP), based on the new PCG operational doctrine, can be deployed in a moment's notice in time of maritime emergencies 24/7. The DRG is composed of specialized teams from CG Ready Force, Coast Guard Air Group, Special Operations Group, Coast Guard K-9, Task Force Sea Marshal, Medical Service, Marine Environmental Protection Command and PCG Auxiliary volunteers.