REPUBLIC OF PERILO COAST GUARD

The Coast Guard is an operational department of the Ministry of Finance, originally charged with the collection of duties from vessels entering Perilan waters. The revenue collection function was transferred to the Customs Service when that agency was established in 1894. However, the Coast Guard retains suppression of smuggling as one of its missions:

Suppression of smuggling and enforcement of maritime laws of the Republic.
Establishment and maintenance of aids to navigation for the safety of vessels in the Republic's waters.
Control of vessel traffic in areas in which a maritime traffic system is in effect.
Search and rescue to aid mariners in distress, and operation of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center.
Inspection and education to promote maritime safety.
In wartime, commanding the inshore maritime defense zone and supplementing the surface combatants of the Navy.

Unit:	Location:	Capability:
Coast Guard Cutter San Blas (pennant number C25)	Coast Guard Station Ashby	[Cyclone type] 329 tons, 170 feet length, 2-25 mm, 1 Stinger missile station, 2-.50 cal, 2-40 mm grenade launchers, 29 crew, 35 knots speed
Coast Guard Cutter Disappointment (pennant number C26)	Coast Guard Station Portsmouth	[Cyclone type] 329 tons, 170 feet length, 2-25 mm, 1 Stinger missile station, 2-.50 cal, 2-40 mm grenade launchers, 29 crew, 35 knots speed
Coast Guard Cutter Good Hope (pennant number C27)	Coast Guard Station Petropoint	[Cyclone type] 329 tons, 170 feet length, 2-25 mm, 1 Stinger missile station, 2-.50 cal, 2-40 mm grenade launchers, 29 crew, 35 knots speed
Patrol Boat (pennant number C32)	Coast Guard Station Petropoint	[Armidale type] 270 tons, 56.8 meters, 1-25 mm stabilized gun, 4-.50 cal, 21 crew, 25 knots speed
Patrol Boat (pennant number C33)	Coast Guard Station Portsmouth	[Armidale type] 270 tons, 56.8 meters, 1-25 mm stabilized gun, 4-.50 cal, 21 crew, 25 knots speed
Patrol Boat (pennant number C34)	assigned to patrol with the Navy River Flotilla - based at Clarksburg	[Armidale type] 270 tons, 56.8 meters, 1-25 mm stabilized gun, 4-.50 cal, 21 crew, 25 knots speed
Motor Life Boat (pennant number C45)	Coast Guard Station Ashby	[Severn type] 41 metric tons, 17 meter length, 6 crew, 25 knots speed
Aids To Navigation Tender Commodore Maury (pennant number C51)	Coast Guard Station Georgetown	840 tons, 175 feet length, 1-20 mm, 4-.50 cal, 18 crew, 11 knots
Rescue Helicopter Squadron 9	A Flight, Coast Guard Station Portsmouth B Flight, Coast Guard Station Petropoint C Flight, Coast Guard Station Ashby	6 Mil Mi-4 helicopters, each crew of 4 including 1 rescue swimmer - 3 each at Stations Portsmouth and Petropoint 3 Canadair CL-415M twin engine flying boats with crews of 5

The Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordination Center is located at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth and is staffed with shift duty crews of 1 officer and 2 Petty Officers. The Center handles an average of 370 search and rescue cases a year, of which an average of 15 are major cases.

At all times one vessel is on 5 minute rescue alert, with a helicopter from the Flight on the other end of the coast also on 5 minute alert.

In addition, the Coast Guard operates 12 Shore Patrol Stations along sections of the coast which pose significant hazards to coastal traffic. Four of the stations are temporary, put in place in areas of seasonal need or to meet specific requirements. All of the stations conduct beach patrols with 4 wheel drive vehicles and maintain a visual lookout for mariners or boaters in distress. Beach patrol vehicles are equipped to tow the Station rescue trailer with a beach gun, poles, and cable for rescue by breeches buoy or a trailer with a 14 foot rigid hull inflatable rescue boat. The permanent stations retain 1 patented lifecar for use with the breeches buoy system, but these have not been used on active rescues for some years because of their weight and difficulty of operation. Permanent Shore Patrol Stations include:

Fort Pinder
Fort Michelle
Daca Island
Trixx Point
Lopez Island
Lawrence Island
Overwash
West Point

As part of its aids to navigation mission, the Coast Guard maintains a system of daytime flag and night light Maritime Storm Warning Signals at selected facilities along the coast of the Republic.

The Coast Guard is commanded by a Captain 2nd Rank, with each station commanded by a Captain 3rd Rank. Cutters and the Aids to Navigation Tender are commanded by Lieutenants 1st Rank, patrol boats by Lieutenants 2nd Rank, and the Shore Patrol Stations and Motor Lifeboat by a Chief Petty Officer.