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Boating and Non-Boating Programs

Below is a brief but comprehensive listing of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's many missions.

Surface (water) Missions
  • Safety Patrol - Patrol under Coast Guard orders using an Auxiliary Operational Facility.
  • Regatta Patrol - Patrolling organized regattas and boat parades.
  • Chart Update Patrol - Verifying the accuracy and completeness of information published on charts and related navigation publications.
  • PWC Patrol - Patrolling on a Personal Water Craft (PWC).

Air Operations Missions

  • SAR Mission - Search And Rescue call out or the air equivalent to a vessel safety patrol. 
  • Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - Air support of a Coast Guard law enforcement mission. 
  • MEP Mission - Air support in the area of Marine Environmental Protection. 
  • Ice Operations Mission - Air support in the area of ice patrol operations. 
  • Logistics Mission - Transportation of personnel. 
  • Training Mission - Training missions involving air operations. 

Land-based Operations Missions

  • Radio Watchstander - Serving as a qualified watchstander at a Coast Guard or Auxiliary facility. 
  • Officer of the Day Duties - OOD at a Coast Guard facility either ashore or afloat. 
  • B-2 Alert SAR Standby - Time spent on stand-by. 
  • B-0 Alert SAR Standby - Standing by under with an Auxiliary Operational Facility for immediate call out. 
  • SAR Call Out - Search And Rescue call out involving communication facilities. 
  • CG Crew Augmentation - Serving as a qualified crew on Coast Guard, not Auxiliary, vessels. 
  • Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - Providing surface support of Coast Guard law enforcement mission. 
  • MEP Mission - Surface support for a Marine Environmental Protection mission. 
  • Auxiliary Radio Net Mission - Maintaining Coast Guard authorized Auxiliary radio nets. 
  • Aids to Navigation Mission-Federal - Servicing federal or private Aids to Navigation. 
  • Bridge Administration - Inspecting bridges. 

Public Education Missions

  • PE Other Than State/Youth - Auxiliary multi-lesson public education classes. 
  • State and Youth Courses - State public education classes and youth courses. 
  • MT Instructor Mission - Member training activity, including specialty courses, boats crew training, and basic qualification classes. 

Environmental Missions

  • Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - Provide support to a Coast Guard law enforcement mission. 
  • Marine Environmental Protection - Provide support to the Coast Guard in the area of Marine Environmental Protection. 

Coast Guard Support and Boating Safety Missions

  • CG Operational Support - A service provided to operational Coast Guard units in support of Coast Guard programs. 
  • CG Administrative Support - Provide support to the Coast Guard in areas other than operations or recruiting. 
  • AIM Mission - The Auxiliary's Academy Introduction Mission (AIM). 
  • RAP Mission - Coast Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (RAP). 
  • Courtesy Marine Examinations - Vessel Safety Checks; Personal Water Craft Safety Checks; Uninspected Passenger Vessel; and Commercial Fishing Vessel. 
  • Public Affairs Mission - Promoting the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary or Coast Guard Reserve.
  • Marine Dealer Visits - Participating in the Marine Dealer Visitation Program. 

Agency Support Missions

  • Federal Agencies - Provide non-operational support to other federal agencies, such as Customs, Corps of Engineers and NOAA. 
  • State Agencies - Provide support to state agencies, such as the Department of Natural Resources, State Police and Marine Patrols. 
  • Local Agencies - Provide support to local agencies, such as local police, sheriff's offices, fire/rescue and Harbormasters.

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