The Auxiliary supports the Coast Guard's overall mission in all areas except law enforcement, more specifically in the areas of boating safety, public education and search and rescue operations. Auxiliarists must complete special training programs to participate in safety patrols, boat crew training, coxswain training. Auxiliary specialty courses in patrols, weather, navigation and search and rescue prepare Auxiliarists to perform patrols and when necessary, search and rescue missions. Auxiliarists conduct safety patrols for the specific purpose of locating and/or helping persons and boats in distress. In most cases, auxiliary safety patrols work for a Coast Guard Operational Commander. In other cases, the Auxiliary are the only Coast Guard presence the public ever sees and may not have a local Coast Guard Operational Commander.
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