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Indian Coast Guard Day 2022: Everything about ranks of coast guard officers

Beginning with just 7 surface platforms in 1978, ICG currently comprises 156 ships and 62 aircraft in its inventory and is likely to achieve targeted force levels of 200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025.

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Indian Coast Guard Day 2022: Know everything about ranks of coast guard officers

Indian Coast Guard Day 2022: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is celebrating its 46th Raising Day on 01 February 2022. We will get to know all about ranks of coast guard officers below.

The ICG was formally established on February 1, 1977, by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India. It operates under the Ministry of Defense.

Beginning with just 7 surface platforms in 1978, ICG currently comprises 156 ships and 62 aircraft in its inventory and is likely to achieve targeted force levels of 200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025.

Indian Coast Guard Day 2022: Coast Guard officers

The naming of ranks of officers in the Coast Guard is the same as the rank of Central Armed Police Forces.

Officers are appointed in the Coast Guard in one of four branches, as either General-Duty officer, Pilot officer, Technical officer or Law officers.

Lady Officers have two branches i.e. General-Duty Officer or Pilot Officer and serve on shore establishments/Air Stations/Headquarters. They are not deployed on board Indian Coast Guard ships.

Currently, officers of the Indian Coast Guard undergo Basic Military Training at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala along with their counterparts of the Indian Navy.

This helps in the mutual interchange of Officers among these two sister services. The Indian Coast Guard Academy is under construction in Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

General-Duty Officers

The command of ships at sea can only be exercised by officers of the General-Duty (GD) branch.

The key functions of a General-Duty Officer would be to operate weapons, sensors and different kinds of equipment on board a ship.

The safety of the ship and the men would be GD officers responsibility. All the District Commanders (COMDIS) and Commander of Coast Guard Region (COMCG) appointments are exercised by a GD Officer of the Indian Coast Guard.

Pilot Officers

Pilot Officers are also part of GD branch. A Pilot Officer gets an opportunity to work at shore Air Stations along the Indian coasts and also embark ships.

ICG operates fixed wing aircraft for surveillance of the Exclusive Economic Zone.

In addition, helicopters are embarked on Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) to provide local surveillance and perform search and rescue missions at sea.

Technical Officers

Technical Officers are responsible for operation of advanced technology and sensor systems on board Coast Guard vessels and aircraft, as well as on shore installations.

They also command the maintenance wings of the force.

Law Officers

Law Officers act as legal advisers to their respective commanders. They represent the Indian Coast Guard in legal actions filed by or against the organization.

They also perform the duties of trial law officers in Coast Guard courts, convened to try delinquent Coast Guard personnel.

The Directorate of Law at Coast Guard Headquarters is headed by a Deputy Inspector-General and is designated as the Chief Law Officer.

Section 115 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 deals with the qualifications necessary to be appointed as the Chief Law Officer of Indian Coast Guard.

Section 116 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 defines the functions of the Chief Law Officer..

Enrolled personnel

Enrolled personnel in the Coast Guard serve as either a yantrik (technician) or navik (sailor).

Yantriks are responsible for operating and maintaining mechanical, electrical or aeronautical equipment and systems on board the Coast Guard vessels and aircraft.

Naviks may further serve in the General-Duty or Domestic branches. The General-Duty naviks serve as sailors, weapons systems operators, communication specialists, divers, etc. or in specific maritime or aviation support roles.

Domestic branch naviks serve in roles such as stewards, cooks, etc. on board Coast Guard vessels.

Enrolled personnel of the Indian Coast Guard are trained along with Indian Naval sailors at the naval training establishment INS Chilka.

All training undertaken by Coast Guard personnel is the same as those undertaken by sailors in the Indian Navy.

All personnel are trained in the operation of weapons systems in cases of emergency.

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