Flight Safty for Non-Aircrew Coast Guard Personnel

Commandant

2100 2nd Street, SW

United States Coast Guard

Washington, DC 20593-0001

Staff Symbol: G-WKS-1

Phone: (202) 267-2971

FAX: (202) 267-4355

COMDTINST 3700.1

MARCH 28,2001

COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 3700.1

Subj:

FLIGHT SAFETY FOR NON-AIRCREW COAST GUARD PERSONNEL

1. PURPOSE. To establish minimum Coast Guard standards for emergency egress and survival

training and equipment for non-aviation designated personnel, hereafter referred to as non-

aircrew, who frequently fly in other than scheduled air carrier aircraft in the performance of

their duties. Members who require such aircraft travel on a monthly basis or repeatedly

during response operations are covered by this instruction. Flights in aircraft operated by the

Coast Guard, other military services, the Coast Guard Auxiliary except those involving only

Auxiliary aircrew members with current training in accordance with Auxiliary directives, the

Civil Air Patrol, Federal, state and local governmental agencies, and civilian aviation service

providers are covered by this Instruction, but flights on scheduled air carriers are not. This

instruction also establishes preferred standards for civilian companies that provide aviation

services used by Coast Guard personnel.

2. ACTION. Area and district commanders, commanders maintenance and logistics

commands, commanding officers of headquarters units, assistant commandants for

directorates, Chief Counsel, and special staff offices at Headquarters shall ensure compliance

with the provisions of this Instruction. No paper distribution will be made of this Instruction.

Office distribution will be via the Coast Guard Directives System CD-COM and the

Department of Transportation Website http://isddc.dot.gov//. An electronic version will also

be made available via the Commandant (G-WKS) website.

3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. None.

4. BACKGROUND. Coast Guard operations often require frequent flights by Coast Guard

personnel who are not designated aircrew. These official business flights are made in both

rotary and fixed wing aircraft operated by the Coast Guard, other military services, the Coast

Guard Auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol, federal, state and local governmental agencies, and

civilian aviation service providers. The civilian providers may be providing the service

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