Maritime Authority System

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A Portuguese Navy's Centauro-class patrol boat, one its assets employed in the coast guard role under the Portuguese National Maritime Authority.

In Portugal, the coast guard role is performed by several government agencies that, together, form the Maritime Authority System (Portuguese: Sistema de Autoridade Marítima, SAM). The SAM includes the Portuguese Navy, the National Republican Guard (GNR), the Portuguese Air Force, the Border and Immigration Service (SEF), the Civil Protection Authority, the National Medical Emergency Institute and the Criminal Investigation Police (PJ).

The Autoridade Marítima Nacional (National Maritime Authority) or AMN is the service responsible for coast guard duties within Portugal. Until 2014 the AMN had been a directly reporting agency of the Navy until it was separated that year, although the Navy still provides its personnel and vessels. The function of AMN is performed by the Chief of Staff of the Navy himself, supported in this role by the Directorate of the Maritime Authority, which includes the Maritime Police, the Lifeguard Institute, the Lighthouse Department and the several harbourmasters. Besides the specific assets of the Directorate of Maritime Authority entirely dedicated to the coast guard role, the AMN also has at its disposal the other Portuguese Navy's assets that can be used both for military and public service missions.^[1]

The vessels operated within the SAM include the Maritime Police patrol boats, the Lifeguard Institute lifeboats, the harbourmasters harbour boats, the GNR Coastal Control Unit' surveillance boats and the Portuguese Navy's naval ships. The aircraft operated within the SAM include fixed-wing aircraft from the Portuguese Air Force and helicopters from the Navy, the Air Force and the Civil Protection Authority.

Vessels[]

Class	Image	Class vessels	Notes
National Republican Guard
Bojador class		PO1 BOJADOR	Build by Damen Group.[2]
Ribamar class		LVI-11 RIBAMAR LVI-12 ATALAIA LVI-13 CONSOLAÇÃO LVI-14 AZÓIA LVI-21 BURGAU LVI-22 SALEMA LVI-23 ZAVIAL LVI-24 MINDELO LVI-40 APÚLIA LVI-41 MURANZEL LVI-42 BUARCOS LVI-43 CABEDELO	[3]
Zodíaco class		LFA ZODÍACO LFA ARIES LFA CANCER LFA LIBRA LFA SCORPIUS LFA CAPRICORNUS LFA AQUARIUS	[3]
Rodman 33		MAR CRETA MAR JÓNICO	[4][5]
Captancy vessels
Bolina class		UAM 650 UAM 651	Build in Arsenal do Alfeite.[6]
Tufão class		UAM 639	This class was composed by 3 vessels.[7]
Calmaria class		UAM 647	This class was composed by 8 vessels.[8]
Golfinho		UAM 610	[9]
Teresa Paula		UAM 618
Serreta		UAM 623
Santa Maria		UAM 626
Levante		UAM 631	[10]
Madeira		UAM 697	[11]
Rescue vessels
Vigilante class		UAM 601 UAM 602 UAM 603 UAM 604	Build in Arsenal do Alfeite.[6]
Rainha D. Amélia class		UAM 689 UAM 690 UAM 691 UAM 692 UAM 693 UAM 694 UAM 695 UAM 696	Build in Rodman Polyships.[12]
Waveney class		UAM 673 UAM 675 UAM 676

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