United States
Coast
Guard Auxiliary
8th Eastern Region,
Flotilla 0608
Boating and Non-Boating Programs
- Surface (water) Missions
- Air
Operations
Missions
- Land Based Operations Missions
- Public Education Missions
- Environmental Missions
Click on above links for a brief but comprehensive overview 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 Operation 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 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).
- 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.
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Ed Holliday,FSO/CS 0608
Last Update 01 January 09
Copyright 2008