Surfman

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Surfman insignia used by United States Coast Guard, consisting of a pewter-toned life buoy crossed by two oars.
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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.[1][2]

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

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The Surf Station designation is reserved for locations where wave conditions exceed 8 feet (2.4 m) for 36 days or more per year.[1]

U.S. Coast Guard Surf Stations
Name Image District Sector City State Notes Ref.
Station Barnegat Light File:Water survival training at Barnegat Light, NJ 110818-F-CA540-329.jpg 5 Delaware Bay Barnegat Light New Jersey
Station Bodega Bay File:USCG motor lifeboat crosses the bar, at Bodego Bay (090912-G- -002).jpg 11 San Francisco Bodega Bay California
Station Cape Disappointment File:2009 Photo Contest - First Place Winner (4320525020).jpg 13 Columbia River Ilwaco Washington Home base for the National Motor Lifeboat School. [3]
Station Chatham File:Chatham Lighthouse.jpg 1 Southeastern New England Chatham Massachusetts
Station Chetco River 13 North Bend Brookings Oregon [4]
Station Coos Bay 13 North Bend Charleston Oregon [5]
Station Depoe Bay 13 North Bend Newport Oregon [6]
Station Golden Gate File:Golden Surf (16846691676).jpg 11 San Francisco Sausalito California
Station Grays Harbor 13 Columbia River Westport Washington [7]
Station Hatteras Inlet File:Coast Guard Search and Rescue Demonstration DVIDS1084443.jpg 5 North Carolina Ocracoke Island North Carolina [8]
Station Humboldt Bay 11 Humboldt Bay Humboldt Bay California
Station Merrimack River File:47-foot motor lifeboat crew DVIDS1106283.jpg 1 Boston Newburyport Massachusetts
Station Morro Bay 11 Los Angeles / Long Beach Morro Bay California
Station Oregon Inlet 5 North Carolina Nags Head North Carolina [9]
Station Quillayute River 13 Puget Sound La Push Washington [10]
Station Siuslaw River 13 North Bend Florence Oregon [11]
Station Tillamook Bay 13 Columbia River Garibaldi Oregon [12]
Station Umpqua River 13 North Bend Winchester Bay Oregon [13]
Station Yaquina Bay 13 North Bend Newport Oregon [14]

See also

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References

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