comdtinst m16114.32c - U.S. Coast Guard

Part 2 – Operations and Missions
Chapter 5 – Mission Types
A.1. Core Mission Units are univer sally expected to be able to:
(01) Safely operate assigned boats to the environmental and mission
limitations described in the boat’s operating manuals or in Coast
Guard doctrine/policy, whichever is more restrictive.
(02) Support the District mandated “Alert” posture.
NOTE The Operational Commander shall be immediately notified by record
correspondence whenever either of these aforementioned universally expected
conditions are not met.
Unit CO/OIC shall ensure boat crews and individual members undertake
only those missions and tasks for which they are fully qualified. Inherent
risk for all missions shall be assessed and managed using the principles
of Operational Risk Management (ORM).
The number and complexit y of Coast Guard missions makes it
imposs ible for each unit to have personnel qualified in every task in
every miss ion area. Limitations in personnel, training, and qualification
mean that providing transportation for qualified perso nnel from other
unit s or org anizations (e.g. ATON, MEP) may be the full extent of a
particular unit’s support.
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