COMDTINST 5512.2
f. Administrative Law Judge Credential: The singular type of Authority Credential issued to
Administrative Law Judges which both identify's that person as a USCG Administrative Law
Judge (ALJ) and which indicates his/her authority pursuant to that appointment.
g. Program Manager: The designated Office Chief or Director with responsibility to ensure that
this policy is applied and adhered to by all personnel engaged in an activity supporting that
program's mission area of responsibility.
8. APPROVED CREDENTIALS. USCG has identified the need for four types of Credentials: Police
Badges (without credentials), Badges and Credentials (B&C), Representative Credentials and ALJ
Credentials.
a. Police Badges: These are issued only to USCG members who serve as police officers at one of
six Coast Guard installations that have such forces (i.e., USCG Academy, TRACEN Cape May,
TRACEN Petaluma, ISC Kodiak, USCG Sector New York, and USCG Yard Baltimore). These
USCG forces must have undergone specialized police training at an accredited police-training
center or, as a minimum, completed the Personnel Qualification Standard (PQS) for police
officer duties.
b. Badges and Credentials (B&C): These Credentials are issued only to:
(1) Special Agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) who perform criminal
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