Secretariat of the Navy

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Jurisdiction Mexico

Agency executive Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz, Secretary Child agency Federal Police (Mexico) Website http://www.semar.gob.mx

The Mexican Secretariat of the Navy (Spanish: Secretaría de la Marina, SEMAR) is a member of the federal executive cabinet with responsibility for managing the country's navy and marine forces. The secretary is appointed by the President of the Republic and heads the Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaría de Marina or SEMAR).

Organizes, administers and prepares the Navy.

Exercising sovereignty in territorial seas, its air space and Mexico's coasts.

Functions

Based on article 30 of the Organic Law of the Federal Public Administration:

Organize, administer and prepare the Navy of Mexico

Manage the assets and reserves of the Navy in all its aspects

Grant licenses and withdrawals, and intervene in the pensions of members of the Navy

Exercise sovereignty in territorial waters, as well as monitoring the coast of the territory, waterways, national islands and the exclusive economic zone

Organize, administer and operate the military naval aeronautics service

Conduct naval public education

Organize and administer the maritime police service

Inspect the services of the Navy

Build, rebuild and conserve the port works required by the Navy

Establish and manage the stores and fuel stations and lubricants of the Navy

Execute the topohydrographic works of the coasts, islands, ports and waterways, as well as organize the maritime chart file and relative statistics

Intervene in the granting of permits for expeditions or scientific explorations abroad or international in national waters

Build, maintain and operate, shipyards, dams, boatyards and naval establishments destined to the ships of the Navy of Mexico

Organize and provide naval health services

Integrate the national oceanographic information archive

and Among others

References

Secretariat of the Navy Wikipedia

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