Surface Facilities

An Operational Surface Facility must have a qualified Coxswain and adequate number of qualified crew people available on board to receive official Coast Guard orders to commence patrol in their AOR (area of responsibility). Auxiliary Facilities and crew may perform many tasks except direct law enforcement. Several are listed here: perform harbor patrol, provide safety zones for regattas, and check aids to navigation. One of the most rewarding is search and rescue, when someone is in need of help.

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