Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is a UK executive agency working to prevent the loss of lives at searesponsible for implimenting maritime safety policy. This involves coordinating search and rescue at sea through HM Coastguard, ensuring that ships meet international and UK safety standards and monitoring and preventing coastal water pollution.

Related Topics:
UK - Executive agency - Search and rescue - HM Coastguard - Water pollution

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The MCA is currently working to establish an Automatic Identification System (AIS) network around the UK coast, for real-time tracking and monitoring of shipping movements from the shore.

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Its motto is "Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas"

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