Operations
Security Patrols, Regatta Patrols, Search and Rescue (SAR) and Coast
Guard Support Missions are a part of the Operations Mission. Any member of the
Auxiliary may be trained to qualify as Boat Crew, Coxswain, Air Crew,
Communications Watchstander, to work in Coast Guard offices and other Coast
Guard mission areas. Our pilots and aircraft, working with our radio stations
and boats, provide for complete operational support by working with the U.S.
Coast Guard.
The purpose of the Auxiliary
Operations program is to assist the Coast Guard in their non-military, non-law
enforcement activities on the waters of the United States. These activities
include:
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Safety Patrols by surface vessels
during periods of high levels of recreational boating
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Search and Rescue missions by both
vessels and aircraft facilities
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Perimeter security for regattas and
marine parades
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Support transport missions (personnel
and supplies) during natural disasters
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Verification of Aids to Navigation and
charts
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Radio watchstanding in support of both
Auxiliary and Coast Guard activities.
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