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Commandant
United States Coast Guard
2100 Second Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20593-0001
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Phone: (202) 267-1313
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COMDTINST 16114.20
Oct 31 2001
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 16114.20
Subj: RESPONSE BOATS 2010 – THE SHORE-BASED RESPONSE BOAT STRATEGIC
VISION & TRANSITION PLAN
Ref: (a) Coastal Zone Mission Analysis Report dtd June 1999
(b) Boat Management Manual, COMDTINST M16114.4 (series)
(c) Operating Facilities (OPFAC) of the U.S. Coast Guard, COMDTINST M5440.2 (series)
(d) Boat Crew Training Manual, COMDTINST M16114.9 (series)
(e) Coast Guard Boat Readiness and Standardization Program Manual, COMDTINST
M16114.24 (series)
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes the Coast Guard’s strategic vision and plan with which
the current shore-based response boat system will be transitioned to a more effective system of
standardized shore-based response boats over the next decade. It builds on foundational work
completed in reference (a), but does not address requirements for boats designed to support aids
to navigation missions. This Instruction is intended for the internal administration of the Coast
Guard and does not create rights or privileges for other parties.
2. ACTION. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics commands,
commanding officers of headquarters units, assistant commandants for directorates, chief
counsel, and special staff offices at Headquarters shall comply with this Instruction.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. This Instruction modifies the policy concerning procurement,
management and transition of the Coast Guard’s boat fleet and modifies current policy outlined
in reference (b).
4. DEFINITION. For the purposes of this Instruction and for future force planning, a “shore-based
response boat” is defined as a vessel, less than 65’ in length, assigned to a multi-mission station
or marine safety unit. With the exception of punts and skiffs, most are designed and procured to
be capable of performing several different Coast Guard missions effectively. Numbers indicated
throughout this Instruction represent authorized or intended unit boat allowances and not actual
inventory counts. Reference (c) includes a complete description of all currently authorized boat
types.
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