Directorate General of Coastal Safety

The Directorate General of Coastal Safety (DGCS, Turkish: Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğü, KEGM) has been established by the Turkish Republic Council Of Ministers’ decision on 12 May 1997 as a General Directorate and State owned Organization.

[1] It has been abolished from Denizbank on 30 June 1939 by resolution 3633 and assigned to the General Directorate of State Ports and Maritime Lines Administration.

[1] Upon abolishing of General Management of State Ports by resolution of 4517 and charging to the Directorate General of State Ports and Maritime Lines Administration, Coastal Safety Administration was assigned to this institution called Lighthouses and Lifesaving.

[1] General Directorate of Coastal Safety and Salvage Administrations, that all AtoN, salvage and lifeboat services being aggregated under the same structure, was established by the cabinet decision of 97/9466 dated 12.5.1997 and has become a separate General Directorate.

[1] 13 SAR boats (10 of them are high speed), 5 (RHIB) rigged hull inflatable boats and 15 vehicles to be able to transport of the main equipment Whip and Breeches Buoy of shore based rescue stations are deployed in 15 rescue stations in both Black Sea approaches of Turkish Straits and in Turkish Straits.

Each Observation Towers has X band radar, Monocolor - Color-Infrared Camera and Network Equipment .

[1] It obviates the need of Marine Communication of Turkish and foreign flagged vessel in all over the world seas by using different frequency bands as telephone, telex and telegraph.