China Maritime Safety Administration
The Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China (CMSA; Chinese: 中华人民共和国海事局) is a government agency which administers all matters related to maritime and shipping safety, including the supervision of maritime traffic safety and security, prevention of pollution from ships, inspection of ships and offshore facilities, navigational safety measures (including Search and Rescue, Aids to Navigation and the GMDSS), administrative management of port operations, and law enforcement on matters of maritime safety law. It was also responsible for marine accident investigation. It is headquartered in Dongcheng District, Beijing.
| 中华人民共和国海事局 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Hǎishìjú | |
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| Formed | 1949/1998 |
| Jurisdiction | People's Republic of China |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Transport |
| Website | en.msa.gov.cn/msa/ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国海事局 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中華人民共和國海事局 | ||||||
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In October 1998, it was formed by the merger of the China Ship Inspection Bureau and the China Port Supervision Bureau into a comprehensive agency of maritime affairs, subordinate to the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China. The China MSA was the only maritime administrative agency that was not merged into the new China Coast Guard[4] in June 2013. The CMSA retains its safety and control ("traffic police") remit, while the new CCG concentrates all other law enforcement and policing duties.