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Marine Unit (Australian Border Force)
The Marine Unit, formerly the Australian Customs Service National Marine Unit, is a division of the Australian Border Force which acts as a Coast Guard in guarding Australia's coast. The Marine Unit focuses on surveillance and response activities within the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ), and the operation and training of ships and crews to do so. Operations The CMU and the Border Protection Division (formerly known as Coastwatch) make up the Customs contribution to Maritime Border Command, a joint command with the Australian Defence Force and incorporating assets from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, and state-level agencies. Maritime Border Command is responsible for protecting Australia's maritime areas, offshore assets, and external territories from threats, including the exploitation of natural resources, people smuggling, importation or exportation of drugs and other illegal items, piracy, and terro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Border Force
The Australian Border Force (ABF) is a federal law enforcement agency, part of the Department of Home Affairs, responsible for offshore and onshore border control enforcement, investigations, compliance and detention operations in Australia. Through the ABFs Marine Unit, the ABF performs Coast Guard and marine law enforcement duties and is a component of the Maritime Border Command. The ABF is also part of the National Intelligence Community and is an active member of the World Customs Organization. The ABF was formed under the ''Australian Border Force Act 2015'' with broadened legislative powers including the introduction of sworn officers. A new uniform was introduced and following the transition there was an increase in the number of officers authorised to carry firearms. As of 2016, approximately 15% of the Force is firearms trained which will increase by 2020 to no less than 25%. History 1901–1985 - Customs The origins of the Australian Border Force are traced back to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABFC Ocean Shield
Australian Border Force Cutter (ABFC) ''Ocean Shield'' is an offshore patrol vessel operated by the Australian Border Force. The ship was originally ordered in 2010 by DOF Subsea as an offshore support vessel, and was laid down by STX OSV as MSV ''Skandi Bergen'' in 2011. In 2012, the Australian Department of Defence was seeking a short-term replacement for the decommissioned ''Kanimbla''-class amphibious landing ships, and negotiated to purchase the under-construction ''Skandi Bergen'' from DOF Subsea. The ship was completed, and entered Royal Australian Navy (RAN) service in mid-2012 as the civilian-crewed Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) ''Ocean Shield''. Following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, ''Ocean Shield'' was one of several Australian vessels to take part in the search. ''Ocean Shield''s operation was only intended to cover the shortfall in RAN sealift capability until the ''Canberra''-class landing helicopter dock ships entered service, and in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Customs Vessel ACV30 Botany Bay Returns To Stokes Hill Wharf (2)
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Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel
The ''Arafura'' class is a class of offshore patrol vessels being built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Initially proposed in the 2009 Defence White Paper and marked as procurement project SEA 1180, it was originally planned that 20 Offshore Combatant Vessels (OCV) would replace 26 vessels across four separate ship classes: the s, the s, the s, and the es. Although having a common design (which could be up to 2,000 tonnes in displacement), the ships would use a modular mission payload system to fulfill specific roles; primarily border patrol, mine warfare, and hydrographic survey. The 2013 Defence White Paper committed to the OCV project as a long-term goal, but opted in the short term for an accelerated procurement of an existing design to replace the ''Armidale''s, and life-extension refits for the other types. This resulted in the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) project and the amount of vessels reduced to 12. However, this was further increased to 14 when 2 further Mine C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armidale-class Patrol Boat
The ''Armidale'' class is a class of patrol boats built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Planning for a class of vessels to replace the fifteen s began in 1993 as a joint project with the Royal Malaysian Navy, but was cancelled when Malaysia pulled out of the process. The project was reopened in 1999 under the designation SEA 1444, with the RAN as the sole participant. Of the seven proposals tendered, the Austal/ Defence Maritime Services (DMS) proposal for twelve vessels based on an enlarged was selected. Two additional boats were ordered in 2005 to provide a dedicated patrol force for the North West Shelf Venture. All fourteen vessels were constructed by Austal at Henderson, Western Australia. The first vessel, , was commissioned into the RAN in June 2005, and the last, , entered service in February 2008. The ''Armidale''-class ships are operated by the Australian Patrol Boat Group, and based in Cairns and Darwin. They are primarily tasked with border protection, fisher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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