Join the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Age 17 and up (No upper age limit)
You needn't own a boat or even be an experienced boater
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).
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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).
- 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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