The Hot Pursuit Execution on Board Customs Patrol Ship
| Autor: | Liu, Chien-Chung, 劉建忠 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 104 Preventing smuggling is a major objective of customs patrol ships, according to the Customs Anti-smuggling Act of the Republic of China. Officers on patrol ships engage in hot pursuit of any ship at sea that is suspected of engaging in illicit activity, boarding and inspecting such ships in accordance with Article 17 of the Law of the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone of the Republic of China to protect the rights of our country in the sea. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the risks encountered by patrol ships, when customs officers are executing their duty at sea. Six primary elements influence the safety of hot pursuit operations at sea: seamanship, ship shape and materials, ship equipment, training courses, ship management, and the marine environment. For this study, these 6 primary elements were divided into 16 secondary elements and 49 research elements. Thereafter, this paper used questionnaire data to compare the experience of many different customs experts and thus provided some general advice. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used to investigate the demand factors of the hot pursuit missions of customs patrol ships. Integrated analysis of the opinions of the customs experts revealed that the steel hulls and seaworthiness of patrol ships as well as the sailing skill of those who operate these ships should be improved for customs administration safety. The research finds two problems encountered by the existing ships and customs officers are rapidly-aging of patrol ship crew and the insufficient funding on ship and equipment maintenance. This would increase the risk of the on-duty ship due to poor maintenance. In summary, this study introduced a model with 5 solutions through which the customs authority can employ to improve customs officers’ safety during their sea patrol duty: to build new patrol ships by fixed number of years, to strengthen the training courses for onboard customs officers, to establish integrated management of the ship affairs unit, to reject the old patrol ship, and to plan the special budget for the sea patrol duty unit. This model can be used as a reference for the customs authority in operating and managing fleet of its patrol ships, and potentially enhancing the operation safety of patrol ships when they are executing missions at sea. Thus, these ships can safeguard national sovereignty and deter smuggling at sea. |
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