Coast Guard Authorities Briefing CDR Scott Rogers USCG

Coast Guard Authorities Briefing CDR Scott Rogers, USCG 09 March 2010

Coast Guard Roles and Missions 1. Maritime Safety 2. Maritime Security 3. Maritime Stewardship

Coast Guard Mission Areas Search and Rescue Living Marine Resources Enforcement Marine Safety Environmental Protection Aids to Navigation Other Law Enforcement Ice Operations Maritime Protection Maritime of Natural Safety Resources Mobility Migrant Interdiction Ports, Waterways & Coastal Security Maritime Security Defense Readiness Drug Interdiction National Defense U. S. Coast Guard capabilities can be applied to promote the full range of maritime priorities within the National Military Strategy 3

Coast Guard Snapshot 40, 903 Active Duty 7, 709 Reservists 7, 695 Civilians 28, 500 Auxiliarists 1, 660 Small Boats Responsible for: Coastline: 12, 000+ Mi Inland waters: 25, 000 Mi EEZ: 7, 053, 000+ Mi 2 251 Cutters 142 Helicopters 54 Airplanes 4

Coast Guard Organization

Coast Guard Authorities An armed service: q. Title 10 (Armed Services) q. Title 50 (War & National Def) “The Coast Guard may make inquiries, examinations, inspections, searches, seizures, and arrests upon the high seas and waters over which the U. S. has jurisdiction. ” 14 U. S. C. 89 A unique agency: q. Title 6 (Homeland Security) q. Title 14 (Coast Guard) Bureaucratically agile: q. Title 19 (Customs) q. Title 33 (Navigable Waters, Environment) q. Title 46 (Shipping) q. Title 49 (Transportation)

Missions Law Analytical Framework “Salt away the facts, the law will keep!” Desired Endgame/Outcomes Domestic Law Statutes Int’l Law Regulations Conventional Executive Instruments Customary Judge-made law Doctrine/Policy Operational Investigation/Intel ACCP Authorities Capabilities, Competencies, Partnership Command & Control (App. D, MLEM) Prosecution

Key Organic Authorities They Put The “A” in ACCP q 14 U. S. C 1 – Congress Says Who We Are (see also 10 U. S. C. 101) q 14 U. S. C. 2 – Congress Defines The Missions q 14 U. S. C. 89 – Congress Grants Us Authority To Accomplish The LE Mission q 14 U. S. C. 88 – SAR Authority q 14 U. S. C. 141 – Congress Says Who We Can Play With (and vice versa) q 14 U. S. C. 143 (and 19 U. S. C. 1401) – USCG Has Customs Authority Too q 33 C. F. R. Part 6 (COTP Authority – Security Boardings) q. Title 46 – LE Ashore Authority (Facilities) For

The Ebb & Flow of CG Authority Maximum Authority Intermediate Authority • Foreign flag vessels on the high seas with Flag State Consent • Foreign territorial sea with Coastal State Consent • On navigable waterways & territorial sea of the U. S. , and aboard U. S. and stateless vessels on the high seas • Facilities adjacent to U. S. Waters • Maritime access & movement control in U. S. waters Least Authority • Law enforcement ashore beyond facilities • Foreign Flag Vessel W/O Flag State Consent 9

Location, Location! Maritime Zones & Authorities: Where You Stand Depends On Where You Sit

All Threats. All Hazards. Always Ready. 11