What is the Marine Safety Center?

The Marine Safety Center (MSC) supports the people and objectives of the Marine Safety, Security, and Environmental Protection programs through the verification of compliance with technical standards for the design, construction, alteration and repair of commercial vessels.

What is a USCG Marine Safety Unit?

Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Cleveland is the Coast Guard operational command that provides marine safety, security, and environmental protection oversight, compliance, and enforcement in northeast Ohio on Lake Erie and its tributaries.

Is the Coast Guard law enforcement?

Back to Missions The Coast Guard is the lead federal maritime law enforcement agency and the only agency with both the authority and capability to enforce national and international law on the high seas, outer continental shelf, and inward from the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to inland waters.

What is a marine safety detachment?

UNIT SUMMARY AND MISSIONS: Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak is a seven person detachment on the second largest is- land in the United States. It is responsible for regulatory oversight and enforcement of fed- eral vessel, facility and environmental regula- tions.

What does a USCG Marine inspector do?

Marine inspection. The Coast Guard is responsible for inspecting vessels (e.g., boats or ships) that are registered in the United States or are foreign ships in U.S. waters.

What are the main functions of the Coast Guard?

The Coast Guard is the nation’s oldest continuous seagoing service with responsibilities including search and rescue (SAR), maritime law enforcement (MLE), aids to navigation (ATON), ice breaking, environmental protection, port security and military readiness.

What is a USCG inspection?

Marine inspection. The Coast Guard is responsible for inspecting vessels (e.g., boats or ships) that are registered in the United States or are foreign ships in U.S. waters. The Coast Guard delegates this responsibility to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.

How do you join the Coast Guard?

Following are the basic requirements for becoming a member of the Coast Guard:

  1. You must be a U.S. citizen or a Resident Alien.
  2. Be between the ages of 17-35.
  3. Reservists must be between 17-40.
  4. Have a high school diploma.
  5. Have no more than three dependents.
  6. Pass the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test.