Peruvian Coast Guard

The Directorate General of Captaincies and Coast Guard of Peru (DICAPI, Spanish: Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas del Perú) is the maritime authority and the Peruvian Coast Guard, the same one that carries out the control and surveillance work in maritime, fluvial and lacustrine environments, as well as search and rescue tasks. It is attached to the Navy of Peru, and according to law is empowered to exercise the maritime, fluvial and lacustrine police in order to apply and enforce the national regulations and international instruments of which Peru is a party, for ensure the protection and safety of human life in the aquatic environment, the protection of the aquatic environment and its resources, as well as repress illicit activities within its jurisdiction.

BAP Rio Nepeña (PC-243) and BAP Rio Tambo (PC-244) arriving to the Callao harbour after a patrol mission
The launch of BAP Río Quilca (PM-207) in March 2017
Directorate General of Captaincies and Coast Guard of Peru
Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas del Perú
Seal of Peruvian Coast Guard
Seal of Peruvian Coast Guard
Racing Stripe
Racing Stripe
AbbreviationDICAPI
MottoSecuritas Dominatus Vigilantia
Agency overview
Formed5 August 1919 (1919-08-05)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPeru
Constituting instrument
  • Decree Law No. 17824 of 23 September 1969, the Captaincy and Coast Guard Corps
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
HeadquartersCallao Naval Base
Agency executives
  • Vice Admiral César Ernesto Colunge Pinto, Director General
  • Rear Admiral Pastor Ludwig Zanabria Acosta, Executive Director
Parent agencyPeruvian Navy
Facilities
Vessels
  • 3 patrol aircraft
  • 2 offshore patrol vessel
  • 12 coastal patrol ships
  • 16 port patrol boats
  • 13 harbour speedboats
  • 12 river patrol craft
  • 4 lake patrol boats
  • 1 lake hospital ship
Aircraft
Notables
Anniversary
  • 5 August - Peruvian Maritime Authority’s Day
Website
www.dicapi.mil.pe

History

Maritime law enforcement activities dates back to the beginning of the 17th century, such activities is usually performed by sailors. By the end of 17th century, several port captaincies were formally established due to the urgent need to maintain order in the ports. Later on, the captaincy system is organized into Captaincy Directorate. Directorate General of Captaincies and Coast Guard was established on 5 August 1919 by Supreme Decree. Current captaincies and coast guard were created by Decree Law No. 17824 of 23 September 1969, the Captaincy and Coast Guard Corps.[1]

As of April 2022, Vice Admiral César Ernesto Colunge Pinto serve as Director General of DICAPI and assisted by Rear Admiral Pastor Ludwig Zanabria Acosta as Direcotr Executive of DICAPI.[2][3]

Equipment

Currently the Peruvian Coast Guard is composed by two offshore patrol ships, twelve coastal patrol ships, sixteen port patrol boats, and speedboats for bay control, river patrol boats, river speedboats, lake patrol boats, lake speedboats and motorboats for river interdiction, two Sea King helicopters for SAR operations, a Twin Otter hydroplane as well as a fleet of operational vehicles which strengthens operations by coast police of Coast Guard Captaincies.

Ship class Rio Cañete PGM 71 Rio Pativilca
Displacement 296 t 147 t 500 t
Dimensions 50.9×7.4×1.7 m 36.0×6.4×1.8 m 55.3×8.5×2.3 m
Propulsion 4 Bazan/MTU V8V 16/18 TLS diesels
5,640 shp (4,210 kW), 2 shafts		 2 GM Detroit Diesel GN-71 diesels
1,450 shp (1,080 kW), 2 shafts		 2 Caterpillar3516C HD diesels
3,345 shp (2,494 kW), 2 shafts
Speed 23 knots (43 km/h) 18 knots (33 km/h) 22 knots (41 km/h)
Range 3,050 nmi (6,000 km) at 17 knots (30 km/h) 1,500 nmi (3,000 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) 3,600 nmi (7,000 km) at 14 knots (30 km/h)
Crew 39 (4 officers) 18 (4 officers) 25 (5 officer) + 14 Boarding Team
Armament 1 x 20mm Oerlikon Mk.10 AA gun
2 x 12.7mm machine guns		 1 x 20mm Oerlikon Mk.10 AA gun
2 x 12.7mm machine guns		 1 x 30 mm Typhoon
2 x 12.7mm MiniTyphoon machine guns
Equipment 1 Decca 1226 navigation radar
VHF/UHF SATCOM transceiver		 1 Raytheon navigation radar 1 Toplite EOS (Electro-Optical, Surveillance and reconnaisannce)

Ships
Vessel Origin Builder Class In service Notes
Offshore patrol vessel (1 in service)
BAP Guardiamarina San Martin (PO-201)  Italy Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) Lupo class Yes commissioned on December 26, 2013; ex-BAP Carvajal (FM-51) transferred from the Navy after being stripped down of its missile weaponry and main radar, reclassified as Patrullera Oceánica (Offshore patrol vessel)[4]
Coastal patrol vessel (12 in service)
BAP Rio Pativilca (PM-204)  Peru SIMA Chimbote Rio Pativilca class Yes commissioned in 2016; (Offshore patrol vessel)[5]
BAP Rio Cañete (PM-205)  Peru SIMA Chimbote Rio Pativilca class Yes commissioned in 2016; (Offshore patrol vessel)
BAP Rio Piura (PM-206)  Peru SIMA Chimbote Rio Pativilca class Yes commissioned in 2017; (Offshore patrol vessel)[6]
BAP Rio Quilca (PM-207)  Peru SIMA Chimbote Rio Pativilca class Yes commissioned in 2017(Offshore patrol vessel)[7]
BAP BAP Rio Tumbes (PM-208)  Peru SIMA Chimbote Rio Pativilca class Yes commissioned in 2020(Offshore patrol vessel)[8]
BAP Rio Locumba (PM-209)  Peru SIMA Chimbote Rio Pativilca class Yes commissioned in 2020(Offshore patrol vessel)[8]
BAP Río Chira (PC-223)  Peru SIMA Callao PGM 71 class Yes commissioned in June 1972; originally transferred from Navy to Coast Guard in 1975, then paid off in 1994, restored to service in 1997 after engines refurbished.
BAP Río Nepeña (PC-243)  Peru SIMA Chimbote Rio Cañete class Yes commissioned on December 1, 1981; refitted between 1996 and 1998
BAP Río Tambo (PC-244)  Peru SIMA Chimbote Rio Cañete class Yes commissioned in 1982; refitted between 1996 and 1998
BAP Río Ocoña (PC-245)  Peru SIMA Chimbote Rio Cañete class Yes commissioned in 1983; refitted in 1996
BAP Río Huarmey (PC-246)  Peru SIMA Chimbote Rio Cañete class Yes commissioned in 1984; refitted between 1996 and 1998
BAP Río Zaña (PC-247)  Peru SIMA Chimbote Rio Cañete class Yes commissioned on February 12, 1985; refitted between 1996 and 1998
Hospital ship (1 in service)
BAP Puno (ABH-306)  United Kingdom James Watt Foundry, Birmingham Yavarí class Yes commissioned in 1870; ex-Yapurá, now operates as a hospital ship

Decommissioned ships
Vessel Origin Builder Class Decommissioned Notes
BAP Río Piura (PC-242)  Italy Viareggio Río Zarumilla class 2010 commissioned on September 5, 1960; refitted in 1996.
sunk near Pisco on August 12, 2010

Aircraft
Aircraft Origin Type Version In service Notes
Helicopters
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King  United States SAR helicopter UH-3H 2 six acquired from the US Foreign Military Sales program along with 12 GE T58-GE-40 engines for US$6 million. First two delivered in December, 2010, to be employed in the Makassar class LPDs, two for the Coast Guard, two in storage.[9]
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter  Canada seaplane DHC-6-100 1 used for patrol and liaison duties in the Peruvian portion of the Amazon Basin

Sources
  • Peruvian Coast Guard Website
  • Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005

References
  1. "Reseña Historica". DICAPI (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  2. "Director General". dicapi.mil.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. "Director Ejecutivo". dicapi.mil.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  4. "Marina de Guerra del Perú realizará ceremonia de Zarpe de Expedición Científica a la Antártida – ANTAR XXII, Colocación de la Quilla del Remolcador Auxiliar de Salvamento y Patrullera Marítima, Transferencfia del BAP Carvajal a DICAPI". Peruvian Navy. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  5. Marchessini, Alejo (2016-03-22). "Bautizo de las patrulleras BAP Rio Pativilca y BAP Rio Cañete de la Marina de Guerra del Perú" (in Spanish). Defensa.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  6. Marchessini, Alejo (2016-07-22). "Las adquisiciones de Defensa que han recuperado la capacidad operativa y de respuesta de las Fuerzas Armadas del Perú" (PDF) (in Spanish). Defensa.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  7. Marchessini, Alejo (2016-09-12). "Avances en la construcción de las patrulleras BAP Rio Piura y BAP Rio Quilca para la Marina de Guerra del Perú" (in Spanish). Defensa.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  8. Marchessini, Alejo (2020-07-20). "Bautizo y botadura de las patrulleras BAP Río Tumbes y BAP Río Locumba de la Marina de Guerra del Perú" (in Spanish). Defensa.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  9. "Marina de Guerra refuerza equipos con cuatro aeronaves adquiridas a Holanda" (in Spanish). Andina. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
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