Coast Guard Deputy Commandant
for Operations (CG-DCO)

Programs (listed alphabetically):

• Advisory Committees (opens in a new window)
• Alternate Compliance Program (opens in a new window)
• Alternate Inspection Programs (ACP, MSP, & SIP) (opens in a new window)
• Ballast Water/ Aquatic Nuisance (opens in a new window)
• Boating Safety (opens in a new window)
• Bridge Program (opens in a new window)
• Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety (opens in a new window)
• Domestic Commercial Vessel Compliance (opens in a new window)
• Domestic Icebreaking (opens in a new window)
• Domestic Port Security Grant Program (opens in a new window)
• Environmental Standards (opens in a new window)
• Federal Advisory Committee Management (opens in a new window)
• International Ice Patrol (opens in a new window)
• International Maritime Organization
• International Port Security Program (opens in a new window)
• Investigations and Analysis (opens in a new window)
• Load Lines (opens in a new window)
• Life Saving and Fire Safety (opens in a new window)
• Marine Engineering (opens in a new window)
• Marine Safety (opens in a new window)
• Maritime Security (opens in a new window)
• Marine Transportation System (opens in a new window)
• Naval Architecture (opens in a new window)
• Oil Response (opens in a new window)
• Outer Continental Shelf (opens in a new window)
• Passenger Vessel Safety Program (opens in a new window)
• Polar Icebreaking (opens in a new window)
• Port State Control (opens in a new window)
• QUALSHIP 21 Initiative (opens in a new window)
• Ship Structure Committee (opens in a new window) (External Site)
• STCW (opens in a new window) - Standards for Training Certification & Watchkeeping
• Streamlined Inspection Program (opens in a new window) - SIP is an alternative to traditional Coast Guard inspections that was developed in response to the Maritime Regulatory Reform Initiative. The Initiative challenged the Coast Guard to re-evaluate its regulatory programs and to develop alternatives that would ensure the same level of safety.
• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (opens in a new window) (TWIC)
• Vessel Response Plan-(VRP)/Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP) Home Page. (opens in a new window)
• Vessel Traffic Management (opens in a new window) -Providing navigation safety information for America's ports and waterways.
• Waterways Management (opens in a new window)

Services (listed alphabetically):

• Unmanned Systems Strategic Plan (opens in a new window)
• CG Auxiliary
• Homeport (opens in a new window) - Secure CG Internet portal delivering marine safety, security and environmental protection information.  Also provides services such as; access to sensitive security information (SSI),  submission of MTSA required security plans, reporting of MARSEC attainment, MARSEC Levels, Port Directory, ICS tools, etc.
• Office of Design & Engineering Standards (CG-ENG) (opens in a new window) -The Office of Design and Engineering Standards is responsible for Coast Guard policy and standards that govern the safe design and construction of ships and shipboard equipment. These include hull structure, stability, electrical & mechanical systems, lifesaving equipment, fire safety, and equipment approvals.
• Port State Information Exchange - (opens in a new window) The Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) system contains vessel specific information derived from the United States Coast Guard's Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE).
  • CGMIX Information Brief (opens in a new window)
• Safety Alerts (opens in a new window) -Safety alerts and lessons learned from marine casualties.
• World War II Merchant Mariner Veterans Benefits (opens in a new window)

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