Coast guard Flashcards
Coast Guard Ethos
In service to our Nation
With honor, respect, and devotion to duty
We protect
We defend
We save
We are Semper Paratus
We are the United States Coast Guard
What is accountability?
on the sea there is a tradition older even than the traditions of the country itself. It is the tradition that with responsibility goes authority and with them both goes accountability.
What is Honor?
Integrity is our standard. We demonstrate uncompromising ethical conduct and moral behavior in all of our personal actions. We are loyal and accountable to the public trust
What is Respect?
We value our diverse work force. We treat each other with fairness, dignity, and compassion. We encourage individual opportunity and growth. We encourage creativity through empowerment. We work as a team
What is Devotion to Duty?
We are professionals, military and civilian, who seek responsibility, accept accountability, and are committed to the successful achievement of our organizational goals. We exist to serve. We serve with pride.
Who is the Father of the Coast Guard?
the Father of the Coast Guard is
Alexander Hamilton. Congress passed Alexander Hamilton’s Revenue Cutter Bill which provided for the construction often armed cutters to protect and ensure revenue collection.
What are the original ten cutters of the Revenue Cutter Service?
the original ten cutters of the Revenue Cutter Service were the EAGLE
SCAMMEL
ACTIVE
MASSACHUSETTS
VIRGINIA
ARGUS
DILIGENCE
VIGILANT
SOUTH CAROLINA
GENERAL GREENE
Who was Hopley Yeaton?
President George
Washington commissioned Hopley Yeaton as the first officer of the Revenue Cutter Service
Who is the most celebrated life-saver in the world?
Joshua James is the most celebrated life-saver in the world! He began at the age of 15 and continued his service through his death at 74. As a member of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, he is credited with saving over 600 lives.
What are the roots of the Coast Guard?
the roots of the Coast Guard were the:
Life-Saving Service
Lighthouse Service
Revenue Cutter Service
Bureau of Navigation, and the
Steamboat Inspection Service
What is the Coast Guard’s pride and joy?
the Coast Guard’s pride and joy is the Barque EAGLE.
She is a 295 foot barque training vessel home ported in New London, Connecticut. She was built in 1936 in Germany and acquired as a war prize at the end of WWII
Who was the father of CG aviation?
the father of Coast Guard Aviation is Commander Elmer Stone, who was appointed as Coast Guard Aviator No. I on April 10th, 1917
Who was Douglas Munro?
September 27, 1942 at Point Cruz on Guadalcanal, Signalman l/c Munro led the rescue of a detachment of Marines trapped on the beach by the attacking Japanese. Using his vessel as a shield from the enemy, four other Higgins boats loaded the Marines. Munro, fatally wounded, was awarded the Medal of Honor
What is the CUYAHOGA?
the CGC CUYAHOGA was an officer candidate training vessel. On the night of 20 October 1978, she collided with the SANTA CRUZ II in the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Potomac River. She sank quickly and eleven shipmates were lost
What are the Coast Guard missions?
the eleven statutory missions of the Coast Guard are, ports, waterways, and coastal security, drug interdiction, aids to navigation, search and rescue, living marine resources, marine safety, defense readiness, migrant interdiction, marine environmental protection, ice operations, and other law enforcement missions
What are the five authorities of the Sector Commander?
the five authorities of the Sector Commander include, Captain of the Port, Federal Maritime Security Coordinator, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, and Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator
Who is the COTP?
the Captain of the Port is the senior Coast Guard official responsible for the enforcement of commercial vessel safety, port safety & security, and marine environmental protection in a given port
Who is the FMSC?
the Federal Maritime Security Coordinator is responsible for establishing, convening, and directing the Area Maritime Security Committee and the development and maintenance of the Area Maritime Security Plan
Who is the FOSC?
the Federal Maritime Security Coordinator is responsible for establishing, convening, and directing the Area Maritime Security Committee and the development and maintenance of the Area Maritime Security Plan
Who is the FOSC?
the Federal On-Scene Coordinator is responsible for coordinating on scene Federal activities during a pollution incident
Who is the OCMI?
the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection administers the Coast Guard’s marine safety “field” activities within a marine inspection zone
Who is the SMC?
the Search and Rescue (SAR) Mission Coordinator coordinates and manages the overall response to a given SAR incident
What is Datum?
Datum is the most probable location of the search object, corrected for movement over time
What is the Coast Guard’s Use of Force Policy?
the Coast Guard’s Use of Force Policy is only that force reasonably necessary under the circumstances may be used
