COMDTINST M3010.24A governs Coast Guard incident management activities and preparedness and response management across all missions and contingencies.
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It covers NIMS implementation, incident command system qualifications and training, emergency support functions, mission assignments, and interagency coordination. It requires specific preparedness and response management activities within the Coast Guard and establishes incident reporting and evaluation requirements.
Applies to: All USCG unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, Deputy and Assistant Commandants, and Chiefs of Headquarters staff elements shall comply with the provisions of this Manual.
All USCG unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, Deputy and Assistant Commandants, and Chiefs of Headquarters staff elements shall comply with the provisions of this Manual. (paragraph 2)
Units shall comply with the ICS position-specific qualification requirements outlined in the matrices to follow. These requirements are minimum standards the unit commander may choose to exceed, given risk-based decision-making criteria unique to that unit. (paragraph 3)
Sector commanding officers shall maintain an IMT to address a response to a threat of any size within the Sector AOR for a minimum of 48-72 hours without additional support. (paragraph 5)
A PSMA must always be finalized and approved by the FEMA PO before it becomes a MA and conveys tasking and funding. (paragraph 4)
EPLOs shall complete the CG-EPLO PQS, and as required by Commandant CG-OEM and, or the program manager. (paragraph 2)