Structure

The U.S. Coast Guard is headquartered in Washington, DC, and divides its jurisdiction into the Pacific and Atlantic regions. The Pacific region includes the 11th,

13th, 14th and 17th regions, and the Atlantic region includes the 1st and 5th regions, 7th tube area, 8th tube area and 9th tube area.

Figure 23 USCG headquarter and 9 regions

There are mission support department, operation department and reporting department at USCG Washington DC headquarters.

Mission support departments include: Human Resources Division, Engineering and Logistics, Information Technology Division, Procurement Division, Material Transportation Management Division, War Readiness Command, Coast Guard Academy, Mission Support Integration Division, Security Policy and Management Division⁽³⁰⁾.

Human Resources Department: Responsible for the personnel arrangement of the Marine Guard.

Engineering and Logistics Division: Provide adequate technical, engineering and material assistance to the Coast Guard. Including the provision of various ships, aircraft, vehicles, construction and maintenance of coastal facilities and various equipment.

Information Technology Division: Provide fast and stable network connection, provide mobile devices, software and cloud data services.

Procurement Division: Responsible for USCG’s annual procurement of approximately US$1 billion in ships, aircraft, and command and communications electronic systems.

Material Transportation Management Office: Provide assistance to the logistics team during the operation, on duty 24/7 to ensure that the entire USCG can operate normally in the face of emergency.

Combat Readiness Command: Train and evaluate USCG personnel and provide trained staff.

Coast Guard Academy: To train leaders of the naval military forces that can perform

multiple tasks for the guard.

Mission Support Integration Division: Integrate the strategic arrangement and execution of the entire mission support department, reform management, and evaluate the organizational structure based on business conditions.

Security Policy and Management Division: responsible for improving the operational efficiency of the organization and reducing operational risks.

USCG’s operations include the Response Strategy Division, Prevention Strategy Division, Military Force Division, Network Command, National Command Center, Global Transportation Coordination Office, Resource Management Office, International Affairs and Foreign Policy Office, Coast Guard Intelligence Office.

Response Strategy Department: Responsible for providing theoretical knowledge and formulating policies so that all Coast Guard members can efficiently complete maritime operations such as law enforcement and anti-terrorism at sea.

Prevention Strategy Division: Responsible for formulating and maintaining the Coast Guard’s prevention policies and standards and unifying various actions to protect maritime safety.

Military Department: Responsible for providing and evaluating USCG's operational capabilities, and formulating standards for staffing, training, equipment, etc. to meet the needs of the mission.

Network Command: Plan the use of the network to ensure that the capabilities of the working network meet the operational needs.

National Command Center: Responsible for maintaining awareness of all major incidents of the Coast Guard and major incidents overseas, or events that may be related to the Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security.

Global Transportation Collaboration Office: responsible for providing full-time support among national agencies and acting as a coordinator among national agencies.

Resource Management Department: Responsible for USCG's resource allocation when performing tasks to ensure that resources are used reasonably and efficiently.

International Affairs Office: Promote foreign policy and national security through international exchanges and partnerships and promote global ocean governance.

Coast Guard Intelligence Division: The Intelligence Division is responsible for providing information support to combat commanders, strategic planners, and decision

makers, so that USCG can be ready to respond at any time.

Figure 24 Chart of USCG organization

2) NTSB

NTSB is composed of five council members (including a council chairman and a council vice-chairman) for a five-year term. Each member is named by the president and passed by the senate. Among the five members, there must be no more than three members of the same political party, and it is guaranteed that at least three of them shall belong to the professional fields of accident recurrence, safety engineering, human factors, transportation safety, and transportation regulations.

NTSB sets up the following offices to report to the Chairman: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, General Manager’s Office, Security Advice and Communications, Office for Equal Employment Diversification and Inclusion⁽³¹⁾.

Chief Treasury Office: Responsible for NTSB's financial resources, preparing the budget request submitted to Congress and executing the budget allocated to NTSB by Congress.

General counsel: responsible for providing legal advice, assistance and representation to NTSB. Ensuring that NTSB’s actions operate effectively under federal laws and regulations. At the same time, it prevents external organizations or

individuals from making unreasonable demands on investigators to ensure the independence of the investigation.

General Manager's Office: responsible for the daily operation of the organization, coordinating the work of all the personnel of the organization, the management of the personnel training center, the formulation of plans and goals, and submitting annual reports to Congress.

Security advice and communications: responsible for NTSB to communicate efficient and accurate information to Congress, victims and families of traffic accidents, state and local governments, and news media.

Employment Equality Diversity and Inclusion Office: Responsible for NTSB to eliminate conflicts and obstacles in the workplace, enhance team trust and teamwork.

The General Manager's Office is also responsible for the following departments:

Research and Engineering Office, Railway Pipeline and Dangerous Goods Investigation Office, Aviation Safety Office, Highway Safety Office, Maritime Safety Office, Information Supervisor Office, Administration Office, and Administrative Law Judge Office.

Research and Engineering Office: responsible for providing technical support for accident investigation and safety recommendations.

Railway, Pipeline and Dangerous Goods Investigation Office: Responsible for investigating traffic accidents in railway, pipe and dangerous goods transportation.

Aviation Safety Office: Investigate all civil aviation accidents and participate in major foreign aviation accidents involving American airlines or American designed and manufactured equipment. Not only conduct safety investigations on a single accident, but also examine aviation safety issues from a broader perspective.

Highway Safety Office: Responsible for a wide range of highway traffic accidents, such as the collapse of highway bridge structures and accidents caused by vehicle collisions. In addition, according to the investigation, the common safety risks in car accidents are determined.

Maritime Office: Investigate major marine accidents in US waters or American ships worldwide, determine the cause of the accident and make safety recommendations.

Information Subjective Office: Provides strategic guidance and business support for the information system of the council, and is responsible for developing business products.

Administrative Office: Responsible for coordinating and managing various infrastructures to provide support for the organization’s actions. Manage human resources, manage equipment purchase and lease.

Administrative Law Judge's Office: When the Federal Aviation Administration or USCG adopts penalties such as disqualification of crew members and pilots, if the crew and pilots do not agree with the punishment, the Administrative Law Judge's Office acts as an appeal court.

Figure 25 Chart of NTSB organization