The State Maritime and Port Agency under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport () is a public legal entity within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulating activities in the maritime sector of the

Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russi ...

History

The State Maritime Administration was established by the Presidential Decree No. 697 on April 21, 2006. It is a member of

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO; ; ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating maritime transport. The IMO was established following agreement at a ...

and regularly attends the conferences dedicated to maritime security. The agency also establishes cooperation with other countries with maritime boundaries. According to the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated January 12, 2018 “On some measures to improve management in the field of transport, communications and high technologies in the

”, the Administration became part of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is operating as the State Maritime Agency under the Ministry. The Agency is responsible for maritime transportation within the borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Structure

The agency is headed by its chief. Main functions of the administration include safety of maritime navigation; servicing of waterways and channels with the Republic of Azerbaijan; management of movement of ships; investigations of accidents in the sea; drafting of legislations related to maritime sector and immediate control over their implementation; protection of marine environment; control over navigational aids and systems; ensuring

search and rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...

at sea; registration of vessels; maritime training of personnel; supervising security assurance at sea; implementation of hydrographic services; surveying and certification of sea port facilities. The Head of the State Maritime Administration and deputies are appointed to their positions by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The staff of Administration consists of 48 people who are mainly qualified specialists with experiences in this field. Additionally, the agency comprises crew department, law, human resources and international relations department, ship registration and control on ship standards department, transport and technical maintenance office. The agency consists of Personnel, International Relation and Law Department, Crew Service Department, Diploma and Certification, Passport offices, Maritime Inspection, Technical Service and General departments.

International relations

During 2011, the Administration built relationships with related state organizations of

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

and

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

as the result of agreements between the mentioned states and the Republic of Azerbaijan. With a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea which was approved by a presidential decree, SMA started to collaborate with this organization for the purpose of mutual goals. The similar agreement was signed with

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

in order to improve maritime relations and ensure overcome safety problems in this field. On August 8, 2017, according to an agreement between the Government of the

and the Government of

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

for the purpose of developing maritime trade and strengthening economic ties with the two countries. Furthermore, The Republic of Azerbaijan is a member of the

since May 15, 1995.

Activities

The Administration is guided by the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, laws of the

, decrees and orders of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Statute on the State Maritime Administration.

References

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History

Structure

International relations

Activities

See also

References