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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is a UK Executive Agency working to prevent the loss of lives at sea and it is responsible for implimenting maritime safety policy. This involves coordinating Search And Rescue at sea through Her Majesty's Coastguard , ensuring that ships meet international and UK safety standards and monitoring and preventing coastal Water Pollution .

The MCA has now established an Automatic Identification System (AIS) network around the UK coast, for real-time tracking and monitoring of shipping movements from the shore.

Its motto is ''"Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas"''.


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