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China Maritime Safety Administration
Chinese Maritime Safety agency
Chinese Maritime Safety agency
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| agencyname | China Maritime Safety Administration |
| nativenamea | 中华人民共和国海事局 |
| logo | China Maritime Safety Administration racing stripe.svg |
| logocaption | Racing stripe of the CMSA |
| badge | Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) of the P.R.China badge.svg |
| badgecaption | Badge of the CMSA |
| flag | Flag of the Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China.svg |
| flagcaption | Flag of the CMSA |
| abbreviation | CMSA, China MSA |
| formed | October 1998 |
| preceding1 | China Ship Inspection Bureau |
| preceding2 | China Port Supervision Bureau |
| budget | 12.8 B RMB (2025) |
| country | China |
| national | yes |
| governingbody | Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China |
| police | yes |
| speciality1 | Maritime search and rescue |
| headquarters | Beijing |
| chief1name | (付绪银) |
| chief1position | Chief |
| chief2name | Xu Wei (徐伟) |
| chief2position | Deputy Chief |
| vehicle1type | Ground vehicles |
| vehicles1 | 1600 |
| website |
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. The incumbent chief is , and the incumbent deputy chief is Xu Wei. In 2025, the Budget of the CMSA was 12.8 billion RMB.
History
CMSA was formed in October 1998 from the merger of the China Ship Inspection Bureau and the China Port Supervision Bureau. The agency is subordinated to the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China.
Organization
Subordinate Offices
The MSA's subordinate offices include:
- 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
- Safety 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
- 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
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, some covering more than one of the 20 coastal and riverine provinces, under which 97 local branches have been established.

Regional MSAs
Mission
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.
Ships
| Ship class | NATO reporting name | Ships | Chinese name | Bureau | Photo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 tonne class cutter | Shuoshi I class cutter | Haixun 01 | 海巡01 | Shanghai MSA | |||||
| 5000 tonne class cutter | Shuoshi III class cutter | Haixun 03 | 海巡03 | Hainan MSA | |||||
| 海巡06 | |||||||||
| Research vessel | N/A | 海巡08 | Eastern Navigation Service Center | ||||||
| 10000 tonne class cutter | Shuhan class cutter | Haixun 09 | 海巡09 | Guangdong MSA | |||||
| 3000 tonne class cutter | Shubian class cutter | Haixun 11 | 海巡11 | Shandong MSA North Sea patrol flotilla | |||||
| date=2005-04-20 | title=內地最大巡視船首次訪港 | url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/brandhk/200405c4.htm | website=HKSAR government}} | 海巡31 | Guangdong MSA | [[File:Joint Rescue Exercise 120906-G-ZQ587-004.jpg | frameless]] | ||
| 1000 tonne class | Haixun I class cutter | Haixun 21 | 海巡21 | Hainan MSA | |||||
| 80 meter class rescue cutter | Shuling class cutter | date=2013-08-22 | title=我国海事系统首艘80米级巡航救助船"海巡22"交付 | url=https://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2013-08/22/content_2472133.htm | website=Chinese government}} | 海巡22 | Zhejiang MSA | ||
| Weijiao class pollution control ship | date=2024-08-10 | title=全国海事系统最大溢油回收船"海巡041"轮成功交付 | url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_28371524 | website=The Paper}} | 海巡041 | Hebei MSA | |||
| Shugong class cutter | Haixun 103 | 海巡103 | |||||||
| 60 meter Type B class | Type 630 II patrol boat | Haixun 012 | 海巡012 | Shanghai MSA East Sea patrol flotilla | |||||
| Haixun 156 | 海巡156 | ||||||||
| Haixun 168 | 海巡168 | ||||||||
| Haixun 0302 | 海巡0302 | Dalian MSA (subordinate to Liaoning MSA) | |||||||
| date=2020-05-09 | title=曹妃甸海事局"海巡0491"轮坞修工程竞争性磋商结果公示 | url=https://www.hb.msa.gov.cn/hshxmzbjg/49760.jhtml | website=Hebei MSA}} | 海巡0491 | Caofeidian MSA (subordinate to Hebei MSA) | ||||
| date=2023-05-22 | title=中华人民共和国河北海事局2023年"海巡0492"轮坞修成交公告 | url=https://www.hb.msa.gov.cn/hshxmzbjg/83199.jhtml}} | 海巡0492 | Hebei MSA | |||||
| date=2025-04-22 | title=烟台:两艘海巡船齐亮相 | url=http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2014-01/10/content_1376199.htm | website=People's Daily}} | 海巡0522 | Yantai MSA (subordinate to Shandong MSA) | ||||
| Haixun 0581 | 海巡0581 | Rizhao MSA (subordinate to Shandong MSA) | |||||||
| date=2019 | title=威海海事局2019年度船艇坞修项目竞争性磋商公告 | url=https://www.sd.msa.gov.cn/attach/0/779c48efe751463495c69e47300edd30.pdf | website=Weihai MSA}} | 海巡0591 | Weihai MSA (subordinate to Shandong MSA) | ||||
| date=2025-03-12 | title=舟山海事局联合多部门开展浙北水域"平安两会"海上联合执法行动 | url=https://www.zgsyb.com/news.html?aid=717824 | website=China Water transport website (owned by ministry of transport)}} | 海巡0735 | Zhoushan MSA (subordinate to Zhejiang MSA) | ||||
| date=2017-07-25 | title=泉州海事局最大最先进执法船艇"海巡0806"正式列编 | url=https://ka.sz.gov.cn/xxgk/qt/kabl/content/post_2297042.html | website=Shenzhen Municipal Government office of port entry and exit}} | 海巡0806 | Quanzhou MSA (subordinate to Fujian MSA) | ||||
| Haixun 1001 | 海巡1001 | Qinzhou MSA (subordinate to Guangxi MSA) | |||||||
| date=2014-11-07 | title="海巡1103"列编三亚海事局 | url=http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1107/c70731-25990010.html | website=People's Daily}} | 海巡1103 | Sanya MSA (subordinate to Hainan MSA) | ||||
| Haixun 1108 | 海巡1108 | Basuo MSA (subordinate to Hainan MSA) | |||||||
| Haixun 1109 | 海巡1109 | ||||||||
| Haixun 1110 | 海巡1110 | ||||||||
| date=2020-06-16 | title=海南海事巡逻船舶"海巡1111"轮正式列编 | url=https://www.jiemian.com/article/4535662.html | website=Jiemian news}} | 海巡1111 | Yangpu MSA (subordinate to Hainan MSA) | ||||
| Type 630 I class patrol boat | Haixun 053 | 海巡053 | |||||||
| Haixun 154 | 海巡154 | ||||||||
| date=2019-07-26 | title=山东海事局"海巡0571"下水增强应急处置能力 | url=https://news.qingdaonews.com/wap/2019-07/26/content_20572679.htm | website=Qingdao news}} | 海巡0571 | Qingdao MSA (subordinate to Shandong MSA) | ||||
| date=2019-10-29 | title=海巡艇"0751"列编浙江台州 有效巡航半径向外海区迈进 | url=https://www.sohu.com/a/350375876_123753 | website=Sohu | publisher=China news}} | 海巡0751 | Taizhou MSA (subordinate to Zhejiang MSA) | |||
| Shuzao I class patrol boat | date=2009-12-09 | title=江苏最大最先进的海巡艇"海巡089"正式列编 | url=https://news.ifeng.com/mil/chinapic/200912/1209_1570_1467690.shtml | website=Phoenix TV}} | 海巡089 | Jiangsu MSA | |||
| Haixun 113 | 海巡113 | ||||||||
| Haixun 132 | 海巡132 | ||||||||
| Haixun 153 | 海巡153 | ||||||||
| Haixun 183 | 海巡183 | Haikou MSA (subordinate to Hainan MSA) | |||||||
| date=2022-02-28 | title=南通海事局沈道明局长带队开展沿海巡航 | url=https://www.js.msa.gov.cn/art/2022/2/28/art_278_1331382.html | website=Jiangsu MSA}} | 海巡0691 | Nantong MSA (subordinate to Jiangsu MSA) | ||||
| Buoy tender | N/A | Haixun 153 | 海巡153 | Northern Navigation Service Center Yantai Office | |||||
| Icebreaker/buoy tender | N/A | Haixun 156 | 海巡156 | Northern Navigation Service Center | |||||
| Buoy tender | N/A | 海巡160 | Eastern Navigation Service Center | ||||||
| Buoy tender | N/A | 海巡173 | Southern Navigation Service Center Guangzhou Office | ||||||
| 40 meter Type B class patrol boat | 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 | 海巡1461 | Bao'an MSA (Subordinate to Shenzhen MSA) | [[File:中国海事巡逻船1461.jpg | frameless]] | |||
| Patrol boat | N/A | Haixun 05211 | 海巡05211 | Yantai MSA (subordinate to Shandong MSA) | |||||
| Patrol boat | N/A | Haixun 09111 | 海巡09111 | Panyu MSA Office (Subordinate to Guangdong MSA) | [[File:China MSA Haixun 09111 15-07-2019(2).jpg | frameless]] | |||
| Patrol boat | N/A | Haixun 09698 | 海巡9698 | Shaoguan MSA (subordinate to Guangdong MSA) | [[File:Haixun 09698 patrol boat.jpg | frameless]] | |||
| Electric patrol boat | N/A | Haixun 10765 | 海巡10765 | Li River MSA Office (Subordinate to Guilin MSA and Guangxi MSA) |
Equipment
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.
- RHIB
- Harbin Z-9 helicopter - contracted out to CITIC Offshore Helicopter
- Eurocopter EC 135
- Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation CA109
Leadership
Bureau chiefs:
-
Xu Zuyuan (徐祖远) (March 2008-August 2013)
-
Chen Aiping (陈爱平) (August 2013-April 2016)
-
Xu Ruqing (许如清) (April 2016-January 2019)
-
Cao Desheng (曹德胜) (January 2019-February 2022)
-
Li Guoping (李国平) (February 2022-May 2023)
-
Fu Xuyin (付绪银) (May 2023-)
Ranks
| Rank (Chinese) | 首席海事总监 | 海事总监 | 海事副总监一级 | 海事副总监二级 | 海事副总监三级 | 海事监督长一级 | 海事监督长二级 | 海事监督长三级 | 海事监督官一级 | 海事监督官二级 | 海事监督官三级 | 海事监督员一级 | 海事监督员二级 | 海事见习人员 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:CMSA Chief.png | frameless | 114x114px]] | [[File:Maritime Director.png | frameless | 116x116px]] | [[File:Deputy Maritime Director 1st Class.png | frameless | 128x128px]] | [[File:Deputy Maritime Director 2nd Class.png | frameless | 129x129px]] | [[File:Deputy Maritime Director 3rd Class.png | frameless | 133x133px]] | [[File:Maritime Supervision Chief 1st Class.png | frameless | 132x132px]] | [[File:Maritime Supervision Chief 2nd Class.png | frameless | 122x122px]] | [[File:Maritime Supervision Chief 3rd Class.png | frameless | 131x131px]] | [[File:Maritime Supervision Official 1st Class.png | frameless | 119x119px]] | [[File:Maritime Supervision Official 2nd Class.png | frameless | 127x127px]] | [[File:Maritime Supervision Official 3rd Class.png | frameless | 133x133px]] | [[File:Maritime Supervision Officer 1st Class.png | frameless | 122x122px]] | [[File:Maritime Supervision Officer 2nd Class.png | frameless | 119x119px]] | [[File:Probationary Maritime Supervision OfficerCMSA.png | frameless | 140x140px]] |
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