The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) dispatched Mobile Cooperation Team (MCT), a special team that provides foreign coast guard agencies with capacity building on maritime safety and security, and others to the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) from 10 to 16 December 2023, with the cooperation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

To support the improvement of the maritime law enforcement capabilities of the VCG, the MCT and others conducted lectures regarding onboard inspection and arresting technique and conducted onboard inspection training for illegal drug cases and arresting techniques training necessary when arresting criminals.
In addition to this training, exchanged opinions with VCG officials, and we discussed how could support the VCG in the future.
The JCG will continue to support foreign coast guard agencies in realizing the Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

-The JCG is supporting the VCG based on the Memorandum of Cooperation between the JCG and the VCG signed in 2015.

Lecture on onboard inspection




Onboard inspection training（Search inside the ship）

Exchange opinions after on onboard inspection training

Arresting techniques training

Exchange opinions on arresting techniques training

Group photo