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CONSTRUCTION NEWS BULLETIN
S.A.M.E. UPDATE
US COAST GUARD
SECTOR GUAM
The U.S. Coast Guard has maintained a presence in Guam since 1898 when Guam became a U.S. Territory. The Lighthouse Service com-
Below: A Comparison of the extent of the Area of Responsibility
staff members. Missions for Sector Guam include: - Search and Rescue - Ports, Waterways, & Coastal Security (PWCS) - Marine Safety -
(AMIO) - Counter Drug - Waterways Management (ATON) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CAPTAIN OF THE PORT (COTP): Responsibility of zone. SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION COORDINATOR (SMC): Authority to assign and carry out all asthe response to a SAR incident within the designated SRR. FEDERAL ON-SCENE COORDINATOR (FOSC): Federal official pre-designated by US EPA and USCG discharges and releases of HAZMAT and oil. FEDERAL MARITIME SECURITY COORDINATOR (FMSC): The authority to establish, convene, and (AMSC) to coordinate security for the port and its OFFICER IN CHARGE MARINE INSPECTION (OCMI): s of vessels to determine that they comply with applicable laws and port facility safety inenforcement of seamen’s laws in general. www.guamcontractors.org
The Sector Command Center is responsible for Search and Rescue Planning within most of the CNMI, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, and most of the Republic of Palau - an area of approximately 2 million square NM. vided courtesy of USCG. DECEMBER2016 | 7