Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard

Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard
Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied
Badge of KWCARIB
Badge of KWCARIB
Racing Stripe
Racing Stripe
AbbreviationKWCARIB
MottoSamen Sterk
Strong Together
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 1, 1996
Annual budget€48,269,000[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionDutch Caribbean
Constituting instrument
  • Rijkswet Kustwacht (Coast Guard Act)[2]
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
Overseen byKustwachtcommissie (Coast Guard Commission)
Parent agencyMinistry of Defence
Website
www.kustwacht.org

The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG)[3] (Dutch: Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied (KWCARIB)) is the coast guard of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean. The unit is a joint effort of all constituent countries within the Kingdom.[4] Prior to the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, it was known as the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Coast Guard (NA&A CG) and was a division of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

  1. ^ "Kustwacht Voor Het Koninkrijk Der Nederlanden In Het Caribisch Gebied" (PDF). kustwacht.org. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. ^ Rijkswet Kustwacht voor Aruba, Curaçao en Sint Maarten alsmede voor de openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba [Coast Guard Act for Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten as well as for the public bodies Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba] (in Dutch). 8 April 2008.
  3. ^ "SAR-Plan DCCG edition 2011" (PDF). Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2016. ...the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG).
  4. ^ "Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 19 June 2016.