The document provides an overview of the U.S. Coast Guard, including its 11 statutory missions related to maritime safety, security, and environmental protection. It discusses the Coast Guard's role as one of the five armed forces and its authorities. The summary also notes that the Coast Guard has about 42,400 active duty military personnel and 7,900 civilians, and provides maritime safety through vessel inspections and prevention programs.

1. U.S. Coast Guard America’s Maritime Guardian June 2010

2. A few armed vessels, judiciously stationed at the entrances of our ports, might at a small expense be made useful sentinels of the laws. — Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury Federalist No. 12, Nov. 27, 1787 (Earliest recorded reference to what would become the U.S. Coast Guard)

3. The Coast Guard is … Military One of the five armed forces Multi-mission Has 11 statutory missions Maritime Oldest, continuous seagoing service

4. The U.S. Maritime Environment 95,000 miles of shoreline 3.5 million square miles of Exclusive Economic Zone 200 miles out from the coast One of every six jobs is marine-related More than one-third of the gross national product originates in coastal areas

5. Maritime Transportation More than 90% of the world’s trade is carried on the water Carries 78% of all U.S. international trade Transports 66% of all U.S. crude oil Produces thousands of U.S. jobs

6. Seas provide opportunities/threats Avenue for commerce and world trade Ability to have military power beyond our shores to protect U.S. interests Highways for criminal and terrorist threats that honor no national borders drug-smuggling submarine

7. The Coast Guard is always ready to provide Maritime safety Maritime security Maritime stewardship … through 11 statutory missions

8. 1. Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security In an average day, the Coast Guard: Provides a presence in all major ports Does security boardings of 5 high interest vessels Provides a waterside escort for 4 military supply ships

9. 2. Drug Interdiction In an average day, the Coast Guard: Keeps ½ ton of cocaine off the streets warning shots off-loading seized drugs

10. 3. Aids to Navigation In an average day, the Coast Guard: Services 49 buoys and fixes 21 discrepancies (such as buoys moved by a hurricane)

12. Responds to 64 search and rescue cases

13. Saves $260 thousand in property

15. Investigates 12 marine accidents

17. Protecting Iraq’s maritime oil infrastructure

18. Training Iraqi naval forces

20. Inspects 70 containers

22. Assisted 479 ice transits

23. Enabled the transport of $2 billion worth of cargo

25. Conducted cooperative patrols with China for fishery enforcement in the North Pacific Assisting China with fisheries law enforcement

26. Where we fit

28. Federal law that prohibits using the military for law enforcement

30. Our People Full-time Military: 42,400 Civilian: 7,900 Part-time Reservists: 6,900 Volunteers Auxiliarists: 30,000 Our military strength – about the same size as the New York City police force

31. Budget and Resources Fiscal Year 2010 Budget: $10.1 billion Resources Cutters: 250(65 ft. +) Boats: 1,784 Aircraft: 198

32. Marine Safety and the Coast Guard’s Prevention Program

33. Prevention Program includes: Mandatory Inspection Activities Discretionary Examination Activities Discretionary Boarding Activities

34. Mandatory Inspection Activities: US flag Tank Vessels (ships and barges) Freight Vessels Passenger Vessels Vessels with Steam Propulsion

35. Mandatory Inspection Activities: US flag These vessels are inspected annually and issued a 5-year Certificate of Inspection.

36. Mandatory Inspection Activities: US flag Passenger Vessels carrying more than six passengers for hire. Certain Fish Processing Vessels

37. Mandatory Inspection Activities: Foreign flag Certain Foreign Vessels Tank Vessels (ships and barges) Passenger Vessels carrying 12 or more passengers…

38. Discretionary Examination Activities: US flag Commercial Fishing Vessels Uninspected Passenger Vessels (UPV) Tow and Tug Boats****

39. Discretionary Examination Activities: US flag Vessels are usually issued a decal Reflects a point in time condition Can have a one or two year time. Does not exempt underway boardings Typically done at dockside.

40. Discretionary Examination Activities: US flag Uninspected Passenger Vessels (UPV) 6 passengers if less than 100 gross tons 12 passengers if greater than 100 tons Know as “Six” and “Twelve” Packs

41. Discretionary Examination Activities: Foreign flag Freight Vessels and Barges Issued Certificates May not preclude boardings at other US ports

42. MISLE System

44. Discretionary Boarding Activities Recreational Boats Commercial Fishing Vessels Small Passenger Vessels Tow and Tug Boats Commercial Vessels (smaller)

45. Discretionary Boarding Activities Conducted while underway Armed Enforcement Teams Checks for compliance with US and international regulations May issue a decal.

46. Discretionary Boarding Activities Coastal and typically not in inland waterways, rivers The Boating Safety Program uses boarding numbers and findings in the US Coast Guard’s Strategic Plan as a measure of effectiveness.

47. Coast Guard issues with all this… Uninspected commercial vessels, depending on their service, very often are state registered – marked vessels These vessels are not required to make any reports to the Coast Guard

48. Coast Guard issues with all this… We find out about these vessels in one of several ways; Boardings Vessel casualties or pollution incidents Reports of misconduct or violation

49. So now what? We do not want to pre-empt states from their responsibilities on state waters; We do not want to push an unfunded mandate down to identify vessels without some kind of give back

50. What the Coast Guard can do for you … Normally – BLA’s contact Coast Guard District Office Recreational Boating Coordinators for questions on recreational boating issues That continues to be encouraged!

51. What the Coast Guard can do for you … BLA’s may contact Coast Guard District commercial vessel safety programs, sometimes known as the Office of Prevention, for issues on commercial vessels

52. What the Coast Guard can do for you … BLA’s may contact Coast Guard District waterway safety management programs, sometimes also in the Office of Prevention, for issues on waterways safety

53. What the Coast Guard can do for you … BLA’s may contact Coast Guard Sector Offices for issues on waterways safety as well as commercial vessel safety. Example: providing assistance in conducting stability studies on a passenger vessel in wholly state regulated waters.

55. What the Coast Guard can do for you … Via the NASBLA partnership, assist state BLAs with summary or detailed boarding statistics on state registered or marked vessels, recreational and/or commercial, in the implementation or measurement of their own prevention programs.

56. What the Coast Guard can do for you … Facilitate joint investigations with the state agency when commercial vessels are involved with recreational boats and deaths are involved. Work with state agencies on the investigation of recreational boat casualties outside the jurisdiction of state waters.

57. What the Coast Guard can do for you … Coast Guard’s Homeport Website http://homeport.uscg.mil

58. What the Coast Guard can do for you … Coast Guard’s Homeport Website http://homeport.uscg.mil Casualty and Pollution Data for download and analysis Merchant Vessels of the US Notable Oil Spills in US Waters 1989 – 2008 Oil Spill Compendium 1973 – 2009

59. What the Coast Guard can do for you … Coast Guard’s Marine Information Exchange http://cgmix.uscg.mil/Default.aspx

60. What the Coast Guard can do for you … Coast Guard’s Marine Information Exchange http://cgmix.uscg.mil/Default.aspx CG Port State Information Exchange Approved Equipment Security Plan Review Incident Investigation Reports (see Homeport above) Liferaft Facilities MARPOL Certificates of Adequacy Vessel Identification System (VIS)

61. America’s Maritime Guardian: … In the heartland … In the ports … On the seas … Around the globe

62. The Office of Investigation and Analysis …oversees commercial vessel investigation processes within the Marine Safety Program, and conducts analyses of casualties and events in order to prevent them in the future. We also conduct studies of marine safety activity data to determine the effectiveness of our outreach efforts as well as industry compliance.

63. Questions? Jim Law is the senior analyst and acting Chief of the Compliance Analysis Division of the Office of Investigations and Analysis at Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC. He is a subject matter expert in the development of the Coast Guard’s Business Performance Plan standard statistical packages, as well as the development of MSIS’s replacement MISLE and its analysis tools.