Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

On 28 April 2017, the MMEA is formally rebranded to the 'Malaysia Coast Guard' for international identification.[3] New vessels being delivered to the service, including the New Generation Patrol Craft (NGPC) will feature this new name on their respective liveries. However the name 'Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency' will be retained in the meantime for working purposes.[3]

In May 2018, under the Malaysian new government, MMEA was planned to be consolidated to the Ministry of Home Affairs.[9] In November 2018, under Malaysia's Budget 2019, the decision was finalised.[10]

MMEA elite force Special Task And Rescue (STAR).

A Director General of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement appointed by the Yang Di Pertuan Agong (King) on the advice of the Prime Minister under Section 4(1) of the Act is responsible for the operational direction, command, control and supervision of the Agency. Administratively, the Director General reports directly to the Chief Secretary to the Government. By virtue of his office, he is also the head of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Service. The Director General is assisted by three Deputy Directors General, each responsible for Management, Operations and Logistics. The post is an open one enabling any civil, military or police officer to be appointed to the post. For the purposes of discipline, the Director General is considered to be a member of the general public service of the Federation under Section 4(4).

The officers and other ranks of the MMEA are appointed by the Public Service Commission as Maritime Enforcement Service officers under Section 5(1) of the Act and are considered civil servants under the Malaysian Civil Service. The Agency also consists of officers and staff from various other Services such as the Administrative and Diplomatic Service, Judicial and Legal Service, Information System Service and others. This personnel are primarily involved in matters of administration, finance, procurement, human resource management, legal affairs and prosecution, and information technology.

The headquarters of the Agency is situated at One IOI Square, IOI Resort, Putrajaya, close to the federal administrative centre of Malaysia.[11] The Agency HQ was formerly based in Cyberjaya before it shifted to the present address in April 2006.

MMEA exercises with US Coast Guard.

The Akademi Maritim Sultan Ahmad Shah (AMSAS) or Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Academy is a coast guard academy. It is located at Gebeng near Kuantan, Pahang.

The operational area of the Agency is the Malaysian Maritime Zone which is divided into 5 Maritime Regions consisting of 18 Maritime Districts.

Ranks for officers and other ranks in the Agency are derived from the Royal Malaysian Navy. Officer and Warrant Officer insignia are similar to that of their naval counterparts. Chevrons are used to denote the ranks of Chief Petty Officer and below.

Insignia	Rank	Abbreviation	Maritime Enforcement Service Grade	Equivalent Civil Service Grade	Equivalent Army/Malaysian Air Force Rank
Officer / Malay: Pegawai
	Admiral Maritime / Malay: Laksamana Maritim	Adm (M) / Lksmn (M)	Premier Grade A	Premier Grade A	General
	Vice Admiral Maritime / Malay: Laskamana Madya Maritim	VAdm (M) / Laksdya (M)	Premier Grade B	Premier Grade B	Lieutenant General
	Rear Admiral Maritime / Malay: Laksamana Muda Maritim	RAdm (M) / Laksda (M)	Premier Grade C	Premier Grade C	Major General
	First Admiral Maritime / Malay: Laksamana Pertama Maritim	FAdm (M) / Laksma (M)	T26	Grade 54	Brigadier General
	No Equivalent		No Equivalent	Grade 54	No Equivalent
	Captain Maritime / Malay: Kapten Maritim	Capt (M) / Kept (M)	T24	Grade 52	Colonel
	Commander Maritime / Malay: Komander Maritim	Cdr (M) / Kdr (M)	T22	Grade 48	Lieutenant Colonel
	Lieutenant Commander Maritime / Malay: Leftenan Komander Maritim	Lt Cdr (M) / Lt Kdr (M)	T20	Grade 46A	Major
	Lieutenant Maritime / Malay: Leftenan Maritim	Lt (M) / Lt (M)	T17/X18	Grade 44	Captain (naval)Captain
	Sub Lieutenant Maritime / Malay: Leftenan Madya Maritim	SLt (M) / Lt Dya (M)	T16	Grade 42	Lieutenant
	Acting Sub Lieutenant Maritime / Malay: Leftenan Muda Maritim	A/SLt (M) / Lt Muda (M)	T13	Grade 41	Second Lieutenant
Other ranks / Malay: Lain-lain pangkat
	Warrant Officer I Maritime / Malay: Pegawai Waran I Maritim	WO1 (M) / PW1 (M)	T12	Grade 26	Warrant Officer I
	Warrant Officer II Maritime / Malay: Pegawai Waran II Maritim	WO2 (M) / PW2 (M)	T10	Grade 22	Warrant Officer II
	Chief Petty Officer Maritime / Malay: Bintara Kanan Maritim	CPO (M) / BK (M)	T8	Grade 20	Staff Sergeant
	Petty Officer Maritime / Malay: Bintara Muda Maritim	PO (M) / BM (M)	T6	Grade 20	Sergeant
	Leading Rate Maritime / Malay: Laskar Kanan Maritim	LR (M) / LK (M)	T4	Grade 20	Corporal
	Able Rate Maritime / Malay: Laskar Kelas I Maritim	AB (M) / LK1 (M)	T2	Grade 17	Lance Corporal
	Junior Able Rate Maritime / Malay: Laskar Kelas II Maritim	JAB (M) / LK2 (M)	T1	Grade 17	Private

The MMEA currently have its own elite special force unit called the STAR (Special Task and Rescue).[12] It is composed of members from the Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF) PASKAU and Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN) PASKAL. Their task is to perform hostage rescue operations in shallow waters that are under MMEA's jurisdiction. They are also tasked to do counter-terrorism missions in Malaysian waters alongside the RMN. The STAR is considerably well trained as its members are taken from RMAF and the RMN special forces units.

On 2 July 2009, the first batch of fresh commando units graduated from Basic Commando Selection alongside the Royal Malaysian Air Force PASKAU. They were given American-styled ACUs (Army Combat Uniform),[13] maya blue PASKAU's berets and also the Malaysian Army zebra woodland camouflage uniform.

• Territorial Sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km) from baseline
• Sovereignty: part of the territory of Malaysia.
• Subject to the right of innocent passage for all vessels

• 24 nautical miles (44 km) from coast.
• Jurisdiction to prevent or punish infringement of customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary laws.

• 200 nautical miles (370 km) from coast.
• Sovereign rights over the management of the resources of the seabed and water column.
• Jurisdiction in respect of: - construction of artificial islands- marine scientific research - protection and preservation of the marine environment.
• Subject to the rights of other States including: freedoms of navigation, overflight, and laying of submarine cables.

• 200 nautical miles (370 km) or to the extent of the continental margin.
• Sovereign rights over the management of the resources of the seabed but not the water column.
• Jurisdiction in respect of: -construction of artificial islands - drilling on the continental shelf.
• Subject to the rights of other States including freedoms of navigation, overflight, laying of submarine cables and revenue sharing.