Law enforcement agency
Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance (Vietnamese : Kiểm ngư Việt Nam KNVN ), still alternatively using the former official name Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance and colloquially recognized by its Vietnamese short name Kiểm Ngư KN , lit. ' Fisheries Surveillance ' ), is a coastguard -type governmental agency which is nominally under the management of the Directorate of Fisheries of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development . Formally established on 25 January 2013, it consists of both the fully-civilian and paramilitary sectors responsible for patrolling, checking, controlling, detecting and handling law violations and taking out fishery inspection in the waters that are under the jurisdiction of Vietnam.[ 1] Vietnam People's Navy , Vietnam Coast Guard , Vietnam Border Guard and the Vietnam Maritime Militia to help preserve Vietnam's maritime interests, especially in terms of maritime security , illegal fishing and maritime disputes .
Organizational system
Operations
Personnel Department
Planning and Finance Department
Technical Command Department
Training and International Cooperation Department
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Regional Commands
Fisheries Resources Surveillance Information Center[ 3]
Regional branches
Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance consists of four regional branches under which there are a number of smaller posts.
Equipment
Vessels
All vessels are numbered under the format KN-xyz , with the first digit ("x ") of the hull number usually refer the squadron that the vessel belongs to. For example, the vessel KN-2 90 belongs to the Fisheries Surveillance Squadron No.2.
The surface fleet of Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance
Class
Origin
Quantity
Notes
Damen KN-2011 design
(based on VCG 's ĐN-2000 class/Damen OPV 9014 design)
Netherlands
Vietnam
4
KN-290
KN-390
KN-490
KN-491
Trường Sa-class
(Spratly-class transport vessel)
Vietnam
3
KN-628
KN-629
KN-630
KN-750 design
Vietnam
50+
KN-26*, KN-27*
KN-36*, KN-37*
KN-46*, KN-47*
Exact quantity unknown
KN-6000 design
(a lighter-armed derivative of KN-750 design)
2
KN-168
KN-568
Koei, Hayato, Yuhzan-Maru, Fukuei
(converted former Japanese fishing vessels )
Japan
6
KN-102, KN-198
KN-585, KN-586
KN-595, KN-596
TK-1482C design
(a derivative of the naval/militia's TK-1482A/B fishing boat design)
Vietnam
72+
KN-20*, KN-21*, KN-22*
KN-30*, KN-31*, KN-32*
KN-40*, KN-41*, KN-42*
KN-63*, KN-76*, KN-77*
KN-8**
Exact quantity unknown
KN-3600 design
Vietnam
5
KN-106, KN-108
KN-506, KN-508
(+1 more)
Armaments
Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance is allowed to use:[ 5]
Handguns , submachine guns , assault rifles (noticeably the 7.62mm AK ), machine guns (noticeably the 12.7mm DShK /NSV and 14.5mm KPV ). Appropriate to be used with remote controlled weapon stations [ 6] [ 7] caliber is limited at 14.5mm .Non-lethal weapons such as non-lethal guns & ammunition, water cannons (especially noted in the Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff ),[ 8] laser , tear gas & many non-lethal chemical weapons , baton , handcuffs , armors & self-protection gears .
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