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About United States Coast Guard

1. While you cannot file a float plan directly with the Coast Guard, the app helps you develop a float plan that will allow your responsible party to provide search and rescue coordinators with important information they can use to facilitate a missing or overdue boater case. - Review the most commonly sought out navigational “rules of the road. - Access weather information from the closest NOAA buoy to your current location. - Report a navigational hazard to the Coast Guard – this could be a buoy or marker out of place, a sunken vessel or some other obstacle obstructing safe passage of a Federal waterway. - Report pollution to the Coast Guard – from a minor oil sheen at the dock to a major pollution event, you can help protect our marine environment. - Report suspicious activity to the Coast Guard – if you see something, say something!

2. Coast Guard app gives you 24/7 access to the most commonly requested information and resources for the recreational boating public. - Identify the boating safety laws, requirements and resources available in your home state, the state where you keep your vessel or the state where you are planning to operate. - Request a vessel safety check from the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. - Determine what safety equipment you are required to carry by law based on the size and type of vessel you are operating.

3. Coast Guard app will help you better prepare for your time on the water and may help you contact the Coast Guard in an emergency, it is not a replacement for a VHF-FM marine radio, EPIRB, safe boating classes and common sense. The U. S.

4. Information about yourself, your vessel and your current or past locations is only shared with the Coast Guard when you choose to do so.

5. The app also recommends additional safety equipment you might want to consider. - File a float plan with up to three friends, loved ones or other responsible parties.

6. Coast Guard app is a self-contained mobile application that resides solely on your mobile device.

7. We all have a shared responsibility for homeland security. While the U. S.

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United States Coast Guard Customer Insights

1. Adding tide, current, and wave information would make this top notch.We used this app to file float plans from Miami to Bimini and back.

2. After creating a float plan, it wont attach the file to email, attachment is zero bytes, there is no option to save the PDF locally.Well crafted and intuitive app.

3. My advise for possible life threatening situations Dont Use the App! You could end up on an island talking to a soccer ball named Wison!I have shared this app with my kayaking group.

4. Possibly with a calendar as so user can check predicted wave height and weather information up to as many as 5 days in advance.

5. would not let me open the navigation rules of the road.The US Coast Guard Auxiliary has published a message to delete this app immediately.

6. K.Brookeplease update with added NOAA weather and wave height information.

7. Would by nice to list all of them in our profilesThis appade me feel connected in a way I was able to create a land vs buoy safe guard.

8. Also please add tide chart /lunar etc...Member of Coast Guard Auxiliary for 16 years.

9. Spoke with coast guard Miami upon our return because we had engine trouble and reported it through the app.

10. I dont think the float plan emailing is working.

11. Needed information is easy to find without a lot searching.

Steps to Troubleshoot & Fix United States Coast Guard Issues

1. Fix United States Coast Guard Not Working/Crashes/Errors/Unresponsive & Black/White screen:


  1. Restart United States Coast Guard: Restarting the app will resolve most errors.
  2. Update the United States Coast Guard App. Here is how:
    1. On Android goto PlayStore » Search for "United States Coast Guard" » Open United States Coast Guard » click "Update".
    2. On iPhone, goto AppStore » Your profile » Available Updates » Check for United States Coast Guard » click "UPDATE".
  3. Clear United States Coast Guard app cache: Clearing cached data will force your app to retrieve the latest data directly from United States Coast Guard servers.
    1. On Android, goto Settings » Apps » Select "United States Coast Guard" » click Storage » click "Clear Cache".
  4. Check United States Coast Guard app permissions. If any of these permissions required to use your device's features are disenabled, United States Coast Guard might not work.
  5. Uninstall and reinstall United States Coast Guard. If nothing else has worked, completely uninstall United States Coast Guard then reinstall.
  6. Restart your device. Last, restarting your device can often clear most problems causing United States Coast Guard not working


2. Fix United States Coast Guard Server issues & Internet Connection


  1. Check network connection: An unstable Internet will make United States Coast Guard be unable to connect to it's servers. Ensure your wi-fi is working then restart app.
  2. Disable VPN: VPN can cause connection errors and lead to United States Coast Guard not working. Make sure all VPNs are off
  3. Enable background data: When Background data is turned off, United States Coast Guard may not be able to connect to the Internet when running in the background.

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