Functions

1.   To enforce law and order under any federal law; 2.   To perform maritime search and rescue; 3.   To prevent any offences in the Malaysian Maritime Zone; 4.   To lend assistance in any criminal matters on a request by a foreign country as provided under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2002 (Act 621); 5.   To carry out coastal and air surveillance; 6.   To prepare a platform for service and support for relevant agencies; 7.   To establish and manage maritime institutions for training; 8.   Perform any obligation to ensure maritime safety and security or do all matters incidental to its; 9.   To control and prevent of ocean pollution; 10.    Prevent piracy and illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs on the high seas; 11.   Placed under the control of the Malaysian Armed Forces during a period of special crisis emergency or war.