{"id":59,"date":"2026-01-26T10:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/maritimeauthority\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-10-01T00:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:35:34","slug":"structure-of-fima","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/maritimeauthority\/structure-of-fima\/","title":{"rendered":"Structure of FIMA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/maritimeauthority\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Structure of FIMA<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About FIMA<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Maritime Authority sits within the Directorate of Emergency Services 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