Chinese Maritime Safety agency
Law enforcement agency
The Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China , commonly known as the China Maritime Safety Administration (China MSA or CMSA ), is a law enforcement and rescue agency under the Ministry of Transport of China.
The agnecy is headquartered in Dongcheng, Beijing .[ 1] The incumbent chief is Fu Xuyin [zh ] , and the incumbent deputy chief is Xu Wei.[ 2] In 2025, the Budget of the CMSA was 12.8 billion RMB .[ 3]
CMSA was formed on October 1998 from the merger of the China Ship Inspection Bureau and the China Port Supervision Bureau.[ 4] The agency is subordinated to the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China .[ 4]
Subordinate Offices [ edit ]
The MSA's subordinate offices include:[ 5] [ 6]
General Office
Policy and Legislation Office
Planning and Equipment Office
Financial Affairs and Accountancy Office
Human Resources and Training Office
Traffic Management Office
Ship Inspection Office
Dangerous Goods and Pollution Prevention Management Office
Ship Survey Management Office
Ship Technical Specification Office
Mariners Management Office
Navigation Service Management Office
Fee Collection Office
Science, Technology, and Information Office
International Cooperation Office
Accounting Office
Party Work Department
Information Office
Disciplinary Inspection Office
Party Committees Office
Units Directly Subordinate to the Ministry of Transport [ edit ]
Northern Navigation Service Center (交通运输部北海航海保障中心)
Eastern Navigation Service Center (交通运输部东海航海保障中心)
Southern Navigation Service Center (交通运输部南海航海保障中心)
The China Rescue and Salvage Bureau operates as an independent entity under the Ministry of Transport, but it shares personnel and leadership with the MSA.
Operational organizations [ edit ]
The MSA operates primarily along the PRC coastline and the Yangtze River basin, Pearl River basin, and Heilongjiang River basin. The MSA maintains 15 Regional MSAs,[ 7] some covering more than one of the 20 coastal and riverine provinces, under which 97 local branches have been established.
MSA vessel in Shanghai
The MSA 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 Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ), administrative management of port operations , and law enforcement on matters of maritime safety law. It was also responsible for marine accident investigation.[ 8]
Ships of the CMSA
Ship class
NATO reporting name
Ships
Chinese name
Bureau
Photo
5000 tonne class cutter
Shuoshi I class cutter
Haixun 01 [ 9] [ 10]
海巡01
Shanghai MSA
5000 tonne class cutter
Shuoshi III class cutter
Haixun 03 [ 11] [ 10]
海巡03
Hainan MSA
Haixun 06 [zh ] [ 12] [ 13] [ 10]
海巡06
Fujian MSA [zh ]
Research vessel
N/A
Haixun 08 [zh ] [ 14]
海巡08
Eastern Navigation Service Center
10000 tonne class cutter
Shuhan class cutter
Haixun 09 [ 15] [ 16] [ 10]
海巡09
Guangdong MSA
3000 tonne class cutter
Shubian class cutter
Haixun 11 [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 10]
海巡11
Shandong MSA North Sea patrol flotilla
Haixun 31 [ 10] [ 20]
海巡31
Guangdong MSA
1000 tonne class
Haixun I class cutter
Haixun 21 [ 21] [ 10]
海巡21
Hainan MSA
80 meter class rescue cutter
Shuling class cutter
Haixun 22[ 10] [ 22] [ 23]
海巡22
Zhejiang MSA
Weijiao class pollution control ship
Haixun 041[ 10] [ 24] [ 25]
海巡041
Hebei MSA
Shugong class cutter
Haixun 103[ 10]
海巡103
60 meter Type B class
Type 630 II patrol boat
Haixun 012[ 26] [ 10]
海巡012
Shanghai MSA East Sea patrol flotilla
Haixun 156[ 10]
海巡156
Haixun 168[ 10]
海巡168
Haixun 0302[ 27] [ 10]
海巡0302
Dalian MSA (subordinate to Liaoning MSA)
Haixun 0491[ 10] [ 28]
海巡0491
Caofeidian MSA (subordinate to Hebei MSA)
Haixun 0492[ 10] [ 29]
海巡0492
Hebei MSA
Haixun 0522[ 30] [ 10]
海巡0522
Yantai MSA (subordinate to Shandong MSA)
Haixun 0581[ 31] [ 10]
海巡0581
Rizhao MSA (subordinate to Shandong MSA)
Haixun 0591[ 10] [ 32]
海巡0591
Weihai MSA (subordinate to Shandong MSA)
Haixun 0735[ 10] [ 33]
海巡0735
Zhoushan MSA (subordinate to Zhejiang MSA)
Haixun 0806[ 10] [ 34]
海巡0806
Quanzhou MSA (subordinate to Fujian MSA)
Haixun 1001[ 35] [ 10]
海巡1001
Qinzhou MSA (subordinate to Guangxi MSA)
Haixun 1103[ 10] [ 36]
海巡1103
Sanya MSA (subordinate to Hainan MSA)
Haixun 1108[ 37] [ 10]
海巡1108
Basuo MSA (subordinate to Hainan MSA)
Haixun 1109[ 10]
海巡1109
Haixun 1110[ 10]
海巡1110
Haixun 1111[ 10] [ 38]
海巡1111
Yangpu MSA (subordinate to Hainan MSA)
Type 630 I class patrol boat
Haixun 053[ 10]
海巡053
Haixun 154[ 10]
海巡154
Haixun 0571[ 10] [ 39]
海巡0571
Qingdao MSA (subordinate to Shandong MSA)
Haixun 0751[ 10] [ 40]
海巡0751
Taizhou MSA (subordinate to Zhejiang MSA)
Shuzao I class patrol boat
Haixun 089[ 10] [ 41]
海巡089
Jiangsu MSA
Haixun 113[ 10]
海巡113
Haixun 132[ 10]
海巡132
Haixun 153[ 10]
海巡153
Haixun 183[ 10]
海巡183
Haikou MSA (subordinate to Hainan MSA)
Haixun 0691[ 10] [ 42]
海巡0691
Nantong MSA (subordinate to Jiangsu MSA)
Buoy tender
N/A
Haixun 153[ 43]
海巡153
Northern Navigation Service Center Yantai Office
Icebreaker/buoy tender
N/A
Haixun 156[ 44]
海巡156
Northern Navigation Service Center
Buoy tender
N/A
Haixun 160 [zh ] [ 45]
海巡160
Eastern Navigation Service Center
Buoy tender
N/A
Haixun 173 [zh ] [ 46]
海巡173
Southern Navigation Service Center Guangzhou Office
40 meter Type B class patrol boat[ 47]
N/A
Haixun 0921
海巡0921
Shantou MSA (Subordinate to Guangdong MSA)
Haixun 0927
海巡0927
Zhanjiang MSA (Subordinate to Guangdong MSA)
Patrol boat
N/A
Haixun 1461[ 48]
海巡1461
Bao'an MSA (Subordinate to Shenzhen MSA)
Patrol boat
N/A
Haixun 05211[ 30]
海巡05211
Yantai MSA (subordinate to Shandong MSA)
Patrol boat
N/A
Haixun 09111[ 49]
海巡09111
Panyu MSA Office (Subordinate to Guangdong MSA)
Patrol boat
N/A
Haixun 09698
海巡9698
Shaoguan MSA (subordinate to Guangdong MSA)
Electric patrol boat
N/A
Haixun 10765[ 50]
海巡10765
Li River MSA Office (Subordinate to Guilin MSA and Guangxi MSA)
As of July 2024, the CMSA operates approximately 1600 land vehicles, including 82 communications vehicles, 119 emergency response vehicles, 1118 patrol vehicles, 51 specialist vehicles and 230 other vehicles.[ 3]
Bureau chiefs:
[ 51]
Rank (Chinese)
首席海事总监
Shǒuxí hǎishì zǒngjiān
海事总监
Hǎishì zǒngjiān
海事副总监一级
Hǎishì fù zǒngjiān yī jí
海事副总监二级
Hǎishì fù zǒngjiān èr jí
海事副总监三级
Hǎishì fù zǒngjiān sān jí
海事监督长一级
Hǎishì jiāndū zhǎng yī jí
海事监督长二级
Hǎishì jiāndū cháng èr jí
海事监督长三级
Hǎishì jiāndū zhǎng sān jí
海事监督官一级
Hǎishì jiāndū guān yī jí
海事监督官二级
Hǎishì jiāndū guān èr jí
海事监督官三级
Hǎishì jiāndū guān sān jí
海事监督员一级
Hǎishì jiāndū yuán yī jí
海事监督员二级
Hǎishì jiāndū yuán èr jí
海事见习人员
Hǎishì jiànxí rényuán
Rank (English)
Chief Maritime Director
Maritime Director
Deputy Maritime Director 1st Class
Deputy Maritime Director 2nd Class
Deputy Maritime Director 3rd Class
Maritime Supervision Chief 1st Class
Maritime Supervision Chief 2nd Class
Maritime Supervision Chief 3rd Class
Maritime Supervision Official 1st Class
Maritime Supervision Official 2nd Class
Maritime Supervision Official 3rd Class
Maritime Supervision Officer 1st Class
Maritime Supervision Officer 2nd Class
Probationary Maritime Supervision Officer
Insignia
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