...an organization whose main duties are the control of smuggling, illegal immigration, maritime rescue, and navigational safety. It may be a part of the regular military (usually the navy) or a group organized separately from the regular military and similar to the military. A typical example of the latter is the US Coast Guard, which is also responsible for monitoring and controlling illegal fishing. The predecessor of the Coast Guard was founded in 1790 for customs duties, and later maritime duties and other duties were added, and it became the Coast Guard in 1915. *Some of the terminology that refers to the "US Coast Guard" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…密貿易,密出入国の取締り,海難救助,航行安全などを主任務とする組織をいい,正規軍(一般には海軍)の一部隊である場合と,正規軍とは別個に,軍隊に準じて組織された集団である場合とがある。後者の典型はアメリカの沿岸警備隊U.S. Coast Guardで密漁の監視,取締りにも任じている。沿岸警備隊の前身は1790年に関税業務のために創設され,その後海難業務などが付加され,1915年に沿岸警備隊となった。… ※「U.S.Coast Guard」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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