Controlling the Coast Guard executive in judicial matters is done through the Prosecutors-General of Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten, and the Netherlands.

[citation needed] DCCG has three Coast Guard support centers: on Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

[citation needed] The three Coast Guard cutters, the JAGUAR, the PANTER and POEMA, are Damen Stan 4100 patrol vessels.

Each boat has radar, infrared cameras, night vision binoculars, an ion scanner, a fixed 12.7 mm machine gun and a rotatable water cannon.

[8] The company Metal Shark builds special ships for military and police purposes, and the 38 Defiant is the name of the type that is being used.

They have a slip cabin and a completely closed wheelhouse, which protects the coast guard during all weather conditions, providing them with an unobstructed view day & night.

[citation needed] The DCCG employs two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters for high speed chase, and search and rescue operations.

These planes are built to the specific needs of DCCG, based on required Coast Guard tasks such as search and rescue, and fisheries and environmental monitoring.

These two Dash 8 turboprop aircraft are equipped with modern day and night capabilities in order to obtain optimal results in the performance of their duties.

These resources include specially designed hatches for dropping life rafts and drift / marker buoys, a high power searchlight in the nose of the aircraft with the aim to see and be seen in search situations, radar, and a communication and interlink software system.