| Q: | What is the USCG? |
| A: | The United States Coast Guard is a military branch of the United States involved in maritime law, mariner assistance (including licensing), and search and rescue, among other duties of coast guards elsewhere.
One of the seven uniformed services of the United States, the stated mission of the USCG is to protect the public, the environment, and the United States economic and security interests in any maritime region in which those interests may be at risk, including international waters and America''s coasts, ports, and inland waterways.
USCG has a broad and important role in homeland security, law enforcement, search and rescue, marine environmental pollution response, and the maintenance of river, intracoastal and offshore aids to navigation.
For further information, especially mariner and licensing information, go to website www.uscg.mil |
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