US Coast Guard Auxiliary - Members - Departments
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DEPARTMENT QUICK LINKS
Listed below are external links which go directly to their respective department websites which are solely responsible for their content.
National Commodore (NACO)
National Chief Of Staff (NACOS)
Operations & Marine Safety
Directorate (NADCO-OMS)
International Affairs Directorate
Coast Guard Auxiliary Association
(CGAuxA)
Maritime Domain Awareness /
Operation Patriot Readiness
( MDA/OPR )
'A' Dept
Public Affairs (PA/PB)
'B' Dept
Boating
'E' Dept
Education (PE)
'I' Dept
Information Technology (CS/IS)
'L' Dept
Legal Affairs
'M' Dept
Marine Safety &
Environmental Protection (MS)
'O' Dept
Operations (AN/AV/OP/CM/DFSO)
'P' Dept
Personnel (PS)
'T' Dept
Training (MT)
'V' Dept
Vessel Examination &
Recreational Boating Safety
Visitation Program (VE/PV)

DEPARTMENTS

Various Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary Offices and Departments have responsibility for a variety of Auxiliary programs at the Flotilla, Division, District and National levels.

Below is a truncated listing of responsibilities for each Office or Department.

National Commodore (NACO)

  • National Legislative Liaison Committee
  • Commodore's Vision
  • Business Plan
  • White Papers
  • On Course e-Zine
  • National Calendar

National Chief Of Staff (NACOS)

  • National Job Descriptions
  • National Organizational Charts
  • National Training Presentations

Operations & Marine Safety Directorate (NADCO-OMS)

  • Auxiliary Contingency Planning
  • Sector Organization

International Affairs Directorate

  • Support Coast Guard International Programs
  • Enhance International Awareness Of The Auxiliary
  • Caribbean Search & Rescue Initiative (CSAR)
  • Interpreter Corps

Coast Guard Auxiliary Association (CGAuxA)

  • AUXCEN
  • Shop Auxiliary
  • The Beacon Magazine
  • The Navigator Magazine

Maritime Domain Awareness/Operation Patriot Readiness (MDA/OPR)

  • America's Waterway Watch (AWW)

Public Affairs (A)

  • Public Affairs (PA)
  • Publications (PB)
  • Navigator Magazine
  • SITREP e-zine
  • UPDATE Newsletters
  • Historian
  • Photography / Graphics / Imagery
  • Coastie
  • National Safe Boating Week
  • International Search & Rescue (ISAR) Competition

Boating (B)

  • State Boating Law Administrator RBS (Recreational Boating Safety) Liaison
  • Grants for Flotillas/Divisions
  • State Liaison Officer Qualification Examinations
  • RBS Partnership Agreements (Memorandums of Agreement/Understanding)
  • Waterways Management With NASBLA (National Association of State Boating Law Administrators)

Education (E)

  • Public Education (PE)

Finance (FN)

  • Annual Financial Report
  • Annual Budget

Information Technology (I)

  • Communication Services (CS)
  • Information Services (IS)
  • Forms
  • C-School
  • Flotilla Finder

Legal Affairs (L)

  • Standing Rules
  • Tax Information
  • Contract Information For Elected Officers

Marine Safety & Environmental Protection (M)

  • Marine Safety (MS)
  • Aids To Navigation (AN)
  • Commercial Fishing Vessel Examiners
  • Trident Program
  • Container Inspection Assistance
  • Port Safety & Security Inspections
  • Commercial Vessel Safety & Security Inspections
  • Licensing Exam Administration
  • MSIS/MISLE Support
  • Environmental Education

Materials (MA)

  • Procurement Of Stationary, Forms & Publications

Operations (O)

  • Aviation (AV)
  • Operations (OP)
  • Communications (CM)
  • Incident Management

Personnel (P)

  • Personnel Services (PS)
  • Diversity
  • Academy Introduction Mission (AIM)
  • Recruiting Assistance Program
  • Help Wanted Ads
  • Interchange Newsletter
  • Work/Life Programs

Secretary / Records (SR)

  • Maintains Roster Of Officers & Staffs
  • Maintains Meeting Minutes
  • Records Committee Assignments

Training (T)

  • Member Training (MT)
  • Health & Safety
  • Leadership
  • Front End Analyses
  • Academy Support

Vessel Examination & Recreational Boating Safety Visitation Program (V)

  • Vessel Examination (VE)
  • Recreational Boating Safety Visitation (PV)