Directorate General of Captaincies and Coast Guard of Peru Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas del Perú | |
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Abbreviation | DICAPI |
Motto | Securitas Dominatus Vigilantia |
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Formed | 5 August 1919 |
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Operations jurisdiction | Peru |
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Headquarters | Callao Naval Base |
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Parent agency | Peruvian Navy |
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The Directorate General of Captaincies and Coast Guard of Peru (DICAPI, Spanish: Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas del Perú) is the maritime authority and the Peruvian Coast Guard, the same one that carries out the control and surveillance work in maritime, fluvial and lacustrine environments, as well as search and rescue tasks. It is attached to the Navy of Peru, and according to law is empowered to exercise the maritime, fluvial and lacustrine police in order to apply and enforce the national regulations and international instruments of which Peru is a party, for ensure the protection and safety of human life in the aquatic environment, the protection of the aquatic environment and its resources, as well as repress illicit activities within its jurisdiction.