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[[File:C-GRNN Coast Guard Caribbean.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[Dash 8]] of the Dutch Coast Guard]]
The '''Caribbean Coastguard''' ({{lang-nl|Kustwacht Caraïbisch Gebied}}) or '''KWCARIB''' is the [[coast guard]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] in the Caribbean.  The unit is a joint effort between all constituent countries within the Kingdom.<ref name=MinistryDefence>[http://www.defensie.nl/marine/kustwacht/kustwacht_caraibisch_gebied/ Kustwacht Caraïbisch Gebied]. Ministry of Defence official website (Royal Netherlands Navy section). Retrieved 2010-12-31.</ref>  Prior to the [[dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles]], it was known as the '''Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Coastguard''' (NA&A CG).

==Tasks==
* Detection and control: drugs,<ref name=MinistryDefence/> border control, customs control at sea, fisheries and environmental surveillance<ref name=MinistryDefence/> and monitoring of safe shipping.
* Services: continuous occupation and Rescue Coordination Center (RCC), handling of maritime distress and safety radio communications, search and rescue (SAR)<ref name=MinistryDefence/> and supporting maritime contingency.

==Organization==
KWCARIB is a partnership between [[Aruba]], [[Sint Maarten]], [[Curaçao]], and [[Tthe [[Netherlands]]. The staff of the Coast Guard are composed of all constituent countries. KWCARIB is a kingdom organization directly under the State Council of Ministers of the Kingdom. The Commander of the Naval Forces of the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] in the Caribbean (CZMCARIB) is also the commander of KWCARIB.<ref name=MinistryDefence/>

==Policy==
(contracted; show full)

==Personnel==
KWCARIB has approximately 160 personnel. Of these, 140 come from the Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten, and 20 from the Royal Netherlands Navy. These 160 consist mostly of personnel actually deployed to carry out operations and the occupation of the Coast Guard bases. In addition, there are about 15 employees who staff the Operations Center / RCC 24 hours a day.

==See also==
*[[Netherlands Coastguard]] (Nederlandse Kustwacht) – a national organisation responsible for various services along 
Tthe Netherlands'Dutch ocean coast line (mainly search and rescue services)

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.defensie.nl/marine/kustwacht/kustwacht_caraibisch_gebied/ Kustwacht Caraïbisch Gebied]

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[[Category:Coast guards]]
[[Category:Aruba|Coast]]
[[Category:Bonaire|Coast]]
[[Category:Curaçao|Coast]]
[[Category:Saba|Coast]]
[[Category:Sint Maarten|Coast]]
[[Category:Saint Eustatius|Coast]]
[[Category:Transport in the Netherlands|Coast]]
[[Category:Transport in the Caribbean|Coast]]
[[Category:Disaster preparedness in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Disaster preparedness in the Caribbean]]

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