Surfman

Surfman insignia used by United States Coast Guard, consisting of a pewter-toned life buoy crossed by two oars.
Surfman Howard Daniel Browning of Station Narrangansett Pier in winter uniform, c. 1909

Surfman is the highest qualification for small boat operations in the United States Coast Guard. Originally, surfmen were members of one of the Coast Guard's predecessors, the United States Lifesaving Service.

Coast Guard Surfmen are rated to operate the 47-foot Motor Lifeboat in its most extreme operating conditions after undergoing training at the National Motor Lifeboat School.

List of Surf Stations

The Surf Station designation is reserved for locations where wave conditions exceed 8 feet (2.4 m) for 36 days or more per year.

U.S. Coast Guard Surf Stations
NameImageDistrictSectorCityStateNotesRef.
Station Barnegat Light 5Delaware Bay Barnegat LightNew Jersey
Station Bodega Bay 11San Francisco Bodega BayCalifornia
Station Cape Disappointment 13Columbia River IlwacoWashington Home base for the National Motor Lifeboat School.
Station Chatham 1Southeastern New England ChathamMassachusetts
Station Chetco River 13North Bend BrookingsOregon
Station Coos Bay 13North Bend CharlestonOregon
Station Depoe Bay 13North Bend NewportOregon
Station Golden Gate 11San Francisco SausalitoCalifornia
Station Grays Harbor 13Columbia River WestportWashington
Station Hatteras Inlet 5North Carolina Ocracoke IslandNorth Carolina
Station Humboldt Bay 11Humboldt Bay Humboldt BayCalifornia
Station Merrimack River 1Boston NewburyportMassachusetts
Station Morro Bay 11Los Angeles / Long Beach Morro BayCalifornia
Station Oregon Inlet 5North Carolina Nags HeadNorth Carolina
Station Quillayute River 13Puget Sound La PushWashington
Station Siuslaw River 13North Bend FlorenceOregon
Station Tillamook Bay 13Columbia River GaribaldiOregon
Station Umpqua River 13North Bend Winchester BayOregon
Station Yaquina Bay 13North Bend NewportOregon

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Prado, Mark (March 9, 2018). "Mill Valley woman earns top U.S. Coast Guard rank". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Sarah (March 30, 2018). "Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: BM1 Krystyna Duffy — the fourth active female surfman". Coast Guard Compass. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Station Cape Disappointment" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. June 3, 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Station Chetco River" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. June 3, 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Station Coos Bay" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. June 3, 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Station Depoe Bay" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. June 3, 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Station Grays Harbor" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. June 4, 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Station Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Station Oregon Inlet, North Carolina" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Station Quillayute River" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. June 3, 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Station Siuslaw River" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. June 3, 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Station Tillamook Bay" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. June 3, 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Station Umpqua River" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. June 3, 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Station Yaquina Bay" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. June 3, 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2019.