United States Coast Guard
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About United States Coast Guard
The official U.S. Coast Guard app gives you 24/7 access to the most commonly requested information and resources for the recreational boating public.
http://www.uscg.mil/mobile
With the U.S. Coast Guard app, you can:
- Identify the boating safety laws, requirements and resources available in your home state, the state where you keep your vessel or the state where you are planning to operate.
- Request a vessel safety check from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
- Determine what safety equipment you are required to carry by law based on the size and type of vessel you are operating. The app also recommends additional safety equipment you might want to consider.
- File a float plan with up to three friends, loved ones or other responsible parties. While you cannot file a float plan directly with the Coast Guard, the app helps you develop a float plan that will allow your responsible party to provide search and rescue coordinators with important information they can use to facilitate a missing or overdue boater case.
- Review the most commonly sought out navigational “rules of the road.”
- Access weather information from the closest NOAA buoy to your current location.
- Report a navigational hazard to the Coast Guard – this could be a buoy or marker out of place, a sunken vessel or some other obstacle obstructing safe passage of a Federal waterway.
- Report pollution to the Coast Guard – from a minor oil sheen at the dock to a major pollution event, you can help protect our marine environment.
- Report suspicious activity to the Coast Guard – if you see something, say something! We all have a shared responsibility for homeland security.
While the U.S. Coast Guard app will help you better prepare for your time on the water and may help you contact the Coast Guard in an emergency, it is not a replacement for a VHF-FM marine radio, EPIRB, safe boating classes and common sense. Learn more about being a responsible boater at http://www.uscgboating.org/.
The U.S. Coast Guard app is a self-contained mobile application that resides solely on your mobile device. Information about yourself, your vessel and your current or past locations is only shared with the Coast Guard when you choose to do so.
http://www.uscg.mil/mobile
With the U.S. Coast Guard app, you can:
- Identify the boating safety laws, requirements and resources available in your home state, the state where you keep your vessel or the state where you are planning to operate.
- Request a vessel safety check from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
- Determine what safety equipment you are required to carry by law based on the size and type of vessel you are operating. The app also recommends additional safety equipment you might want to consider.
- File a float plan with up to three friends, loved ones or other responsible parties. While you cannot file a float plan directly with the Coast Guard, the app helps you develop a float plan that will allow your responsible party to provide search and rescue coordinators with important information they can use to facilitate a missing or overdue boater case.
- Review the most commonly sought out navigational “rules of the road.”
- Access weather information from the closest NOAA buoy to your current location.
- Report a navigational hazard to the Coast Guard – this could be a buoy or marker out of place, a sunken vessel or some other obstacle obstructing safe passage of a Federal waterway.
- Report pollution to the Coast Guard – from a minor oil sheen at the dock to a major pollution event, you can help protect our marine environment.
- Report suspicious activity to the Coast Guard – if you see something, say something! We all have a shared responsibility for homeland security.
While the U.S. Coast Guard app will help you better prepare for your time on the water and may help you contact the Coast Guard in an emergency, it is not a replacement for a VHF-FM marine radio, EPIRB, safe boating classes and common sense. Learn more about being a responsible boater at http://www.uscgboating.org/.
The U.S. Coast Guard app is a self-contained mobile application that resides solely on your mobile device. Information about yourself, your vessel and your current or past locations is only shared with the Coast Guard when you choose to do so.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
This version includes minor bug fixes and performance improvements
+ Multiple LAT/LON display formats
+ Attach a vessel picture to a float plan
This version includes minor bug fixes and performance improvements
+ Multiple LAT/LON display formats
+ Attach a vessel picture to a float plan
More downloads United States Coast Guard reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
Version update United States Coast Guard was updated to version 1.1.1
More downloads United States Coast Guard reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
What are users saying about United States Coast Guard
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I am an advid sailor and US Coast certified Capt. This app is very helpful on and off the water I use it all the time.
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Reporting a hazard worked great!
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Another easily accessible safety app.
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This app is a life saver it has everything you need
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Love this app! The 41114 buoy is not reading at this time. :( it was be from hurricane matthew. Thank you for this app I use it all the time.
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Sailed in fl.20 years Tg. Never needed them. Keep up the good work boys!!!
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Helped me with weather and navigation.
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No mention of flares or emergency signalling devices?
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For the last week or so I have been unable to get data from the NOAA buoys. This was the whole reason I downloaded the app. Please fix this!
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Wish I could put 0 stars
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Thanks for your help
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Awesome access to info and reporting
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Mapping real time data?
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I found out about this new app today 05-19-15 local news !! This new app is good for everybody even if u don't have a boat... It's very educational. .
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This app consolidates many of the essential boating safety requirements. Great start, greater potential if weakness repaired. Weakness includes editing/updating float plan, crew and destination lists, other nits.
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I was surprised to see there is no mention of flares or distress signals, other than a signaling mirror.
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Under the section for rules of the road it would be nice to have the rules for sail driven vessels meeting or crossing as these can be easily forgotten.
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I like the buoys to tell me what the lake Michigan is before i take my 65 year old dad fishing out of south Haven Michigan.
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As a member of the USCG Auxiliary this app has alot of very useful tools. I know you can request a VE from the app but it would be nice if there was a secure spot where Auxiliarists who are VE'S like my self can go and do an exam right on our phones and submit it directly from there in electronic format. I have seen a couple of app for this but cannot find it myself. Would also like to see in the member only area the ability to fill and send GAR reports.
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Useful app that will improve boating safety for the recreational boaters. Easy to access information and record your boats' pertinent data.
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Lots of good information to use to make sure you are safe in the water. I really like the float plan and safety checklist.
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I'm retired from the Coast Guard and I wish we had this when I was in.
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This is a really awesome app, I like that it includes the rules of the road, which is the reason I got it. I would love to be able to use it on my galaxy tablet as the print is a bit to small to read on my phone.
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Fantastic...New Technology...A MUST APP...for ALL USCG-AUX Members...thank you so ever kindly. Bravo-Zulu!
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Every pleastvure boater needs this app! Anyone that is bad mouthing it doesn't know boating! Registers MMSI, give lat lon, etc etc! Absolutely Perfect! Captain Mc
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Awsum app. Great app. to have !!!!!
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This is a great app but I wish it was compatible with my tablet. I'm honestly not sure why it isn't.
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Wish I could put 0 stars
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Why do we need an app for boating safety? A little unwieldy to use, and it crashed twice when I tried to get buoy data
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As one would expect from The US Coast Guard, this app is very well done and useful especially the feature of filing a float plan before getting underway.
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Safety is no accident / life is precious / knowledge rules / promotes awareness...
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Towboats
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Thanks
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I found out about this new app today 05-19-15 local news !! This new app is good for everybody even if u don't have a boat... It's very educational. .
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Good to create & share your float plan.
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I left a float plan with my wife of where I launched and where I was going. Terrible storm came up and took on water. I wasn't able to get back to launch and my wife called Coast Guard and they sent out rescue and found me. Thank you for saving my life.
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Does nothing
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Is it for on-water use? Education? Weather? It lacks focus and purpose. Uninspired app.
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Great app for safe boating. The float plan feature is a great asset and extremely easy to use. Thanks USCG!