BFQ-02-11 Mission Types Flashcards
What is SECNOLA’s core missions?
PWCS, SAR, Marine Safety, Maritime Environmental Protection, RBS, Drug Interdiction, ATON,
What is your Unit Readiness requirements?
B-6 and B-12 Cutter 2 boat (Station New Orleans) 1 boat (Station Venice and Grand Isle)
What laws authorize the CG for Search and Rescue?
- 14 U.S.C 2 and 88
When shall units respond to reports of observed violations of U.S. laws or regulations in their AOR?
- lawful and appropriate
- resources required to respond in a safe and appropriate manner is available.
What are the purpose of ELT patrols?
- deter unlawful activity
- detect unlawful activity
- Preempt or interdict unlawful activity
- maintain organizational situational awareness.
What are the types of ELT Patrols?
- Vessel Safety
- Drug Law Enforcement
- Immigration
- Fisheries
- ## NCVP
When shall ELt patrol be authorized and who must provide that authorization?
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What is the CG’s role involving Federal LE agencies or DOD personnel in Maritime LE Operations?
- USCG Boarding Officers shall remain in charge
- Ensure there is an understanding of the roles and responsibilities.
What are the RBS activities?
- RBS patrols and boarding
- Community education efforts
- Coast Guard Auxilliary
- VSC and boater education classes.
What are the authorities of RBS?
Titles 14 and 46
What is the VSC program?
- good for one year
- boaters will receive an abreiviated boarding.
What are the unit requirements in the Marine Safety Program?
- receiveing information regarding commercial vessel activities.
- Educating the public regarding closure of navigable waterways,
marine events, limited access areas, or other port conditions. - Transporting specially trained boarding teams.
- Providing escorts of vessels
- Performing harbor patrols and patrols of limited access areas to detect and intercept intruders or possible threats to controlled ports.
What are the unit responsibilites during Ports and Waterways missions?
- To minimize deaths, personal injuries, and property loss or damage associated with vessels and onshore and offshore facilities engaged in commercial, scientific, or exploratory activity in the marine environment.
- To protect the navigable waters and adjacent shore areas of the U.S. and adjacent resources from environmental harm.
- To prevent pollution of the marine environment from accidental or intentional discharges of oil, hazardous substances, dredged spoils, sewage, and wastes from vessels.
Discuss the source and scope of Coast Guard’s national defense authority
- 14 U.S.C. 1, 3, 141
- We may assist the DOD in any mission we are specifically qualified.
What is the Coast Guard’s five major national defense capabilities?
- Maritime Safety and Security
- Maritime Law Enforcement
- Marine Environmental Protection
- Marine Mobility (includes ATON)
- National Defense (includes conducting military and defense operations in peacetime, smaller scale contingencies, military operations other than war, and major theater war)
What are the unit requirements under MILOPS?
- Provide credible presence and conduct surveillance of critical
maritime areas. - Detect, classify, and identify targets of interest, and intercept and
prosecute targets as directed. - For those units whose AOR contains a designated strategic port,
conduct boarding as necessary of vessels in and around strategic
ports during Threat Conditions (MARSEC). - For those units whose AOR contains a designated strategic port:
a)Conduct boardings as necessary of vessels in and around strategic
ports consistent with operational guidance.
b)Maintain capability to take necessary actions to detect, deter,
intercept, and incapacitate hostile vessels.
c)Conduct patrols as necessary.
d)Conduct boardings and support missions to DoD as directed.
e)All the above activities will be coordinated by the Sector.
What is the SRA guidance?
n Short Range Aids to Navigation (SRA) promotes the safety of marine
transportation and commerce on United States navigable waters by
establishing, maintaining, and operating visual and sound signals to mark
safe water or warn of dangers. This program also develops and enforces
private aids to navigation regulations.
What are the unit responsibilites for MEP?
- Minimize damage caused by pollutants released into navigable
- Overcome or reduce threats to the marine environment caused by
potential spills of oil or other hazardous substances.
What are the proper reporting procedures for suspected oil spill?
- Report apparent pollution violations/observations to the cognizant
Sector Personnel, via the chain of command, and await
instructions. - If a visual, on-site investigation is indicated, and the Sector
Personnel has determined it is safe to do so, the unit may be
requested to further investigate for source or cause. - Due to the potential hazardous nature of pollution materials and
the lack of protective equipment, units first on scene should not
engage in any other activity unless specifically directed to do so
by the Sector Personnel.
