Editing Coast guard (section)

===Spain===
[[File:AW-139 SASEMAR.jpg|thumb|An AW139 helicopter of Spain's [[Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima]]]]

The Kingdom of Spain operates several coast guard agencies.

The ''[[Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima]]'', also known as ''Salvamento Marítimo'', or by its acronym SASEMAR, is the body in charge of maritime traffic control, safety and rescue operations, as well as protection of the maritime environment, but lacks any law enforcement responsibilities. The agency runs 20 rescue coordination centres (RCC), employs a staff of 1500 and operates a fleet of 19 vessels, 54 boats, 11 helicopters and 3 airplanes.

Border protection functions in the Kingdom of Spain are carried out by the Civil Guard (''[[Servicio Marítimo de la Guardia Civil]]''), with a staff of 1100 and a fleet of 67 patrol vessels and speedboats. Maritime customs functions are the responsibility of the ''[[Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera]]'' with 13 aircraft and a surface fleet of 2 high seas cutters; 18 high speed patrol vessels; and 21 medium-sized and smaller patrol vessels.

''Salvamento Marítimo'' operates in the four international SAR areas assigned to Spain: Atlántico, Canarias, Estrecho and Mediterráneo, covering a combined extension of 1.5 million square kilometers. During a maritime emergency, Salvamento Marítimo is responsible for the coordination of other possible responders, like the [[Spanish Navy]] or the ''[[Servicio Aéreo de Rescate]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag?idDoc=7EB5FB2927D61F00C12570DD0042AC2F&idRef=10484C96F3C0F26BC1257459002698E5 |title=Ejército del aire. Jefatura del Servicio de Búsqueda y Salvamento Aéreo (JESAR) |publisher=Ejercitodelaire.mde.es |access-date=2012-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227122928/http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag?idDoc=7EB5FB2927D61F00C12570DD0042AC2F&idRef=10484C96F3C0F26BC1257459002698E5 |archive-date=2012-02-27 }}</ref> that comprises squadrons 801, 802 and 803 of the [[Spanish Air Force]]. Coordination on land, sea and air are made with the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO), and cooperative [[European Union]]

====Galicia====
The [[autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] has its own separate coast guard service, the ''Servizo de Gardacostas de Galicia'' or simply ''Gardacostas de Galicia''. It is the [[Xunta de Galicia|Galician Government]] agency responsible for coastal and fisheries surveillance; maritime search and rescue; and protection of the sea environment. The ''Gardacostas de Galicia'' operates a fleet of more than 20 vessels and two helicopters, from the bases of [[Viveiro]], [[Ferrol, Galicia|Ferrol]], [[A Coruña]], [[Muxía]], [[Porto do Son]], [[Ribeira, Galicia|Ribeira]], [[Vilagarcía de Arousa]], [[Pontevedra]] and [[Vigo]].

The ''Gardacostas de Galicia'' was created in 2004, by the amalgamation of the former ''Servizo de Vixilancia Pesqueira'' (Galician Fisheries Surveillance Service) and the ''Servizo de Busca e Salvamento'' (Galician Search and Rescue Service).