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US Coast Guard
Every call is at sea. Boats taking on water, people in the water, and smugglers who think the dark will hide them.
What you'll do
On shift
- Answer distress calls at sea
- Launch boats from the New Harbor station
- Fly hoist rescues from the helicopter
- Search with the spotlight at night
- Board and inspect vessels
- Work with Police and EMS when a call reaches the shore
Vehicles and equipment
The kit
Boats
47 ft Motor Lifeboat
Heavy-weather boat built to keep going when everything else turns back.
Response Boat–Medium
The station workhorse for patrols and tows.
Defender response boat
Fast, light and first on scene.
RHIB
Small, quick and close to the water.
Aircraft
MH-60 Jayhawk
Search and rescue over the water.
Rescue hoist
Winch the basket down to lift people out of the water or off a deck.
Searchlight
Follows where you look. Search the water at night.
Rank structure
Chain of command
Pay is per paycheck. Paychecks come every 20 minutes.
- Seamanfrom $1,500
- Petty Officer
- Chief Petty Officer
- Lieutenant
- Commanderup to $2,500
Operating procedures
SOPs
Coming before launch.
The US Coast Guard standard operating procedures will be published here and pinned in the department's Discord channel. Applicants are expected to read them before their first shift.