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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