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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA
Flag Officer Commanding Naval Fleet (FOCNF) is responsible to the
Commander of the Navy for effective training and administration of the
fleet.

Figure 10.2 - FOCNF Organisation Structure
Sri Lanka Coast Guard

Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) had initially been activated under the
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in 1998. With the enactment
of the Coast Guard Act No. 41 on 09th July 2009, the operational activities
of the SLCG had been ceremonially inaugurated on 04th March 2010.

SLCG functions under the Ministry of Defence at present and it is a law
enforcement agency at sea. Every Coast Guard officer of the Department
of Coast Guard shall be deemed to be a peace officer within the meaning
for the purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979.
SLCG has been empowered with legal authority to search and arrest
ships, craft and personnel engaged in illegal activities in maritime zone
of Sri Lanka and constitute legal proceedings against the offenders. SLCG
has deployed its fleet units and established shore bases, CG stations,
CG substations covering whole coastal belt, the territorial waters and
maritime zones of Sri Lanka. Its main functions are Maritime Law

170 To Nurture a Stable Environment at Sea