COAST GUARD MISSION SUPPORT - Auxiliarists volunteer to serve alongside regular and
reserve members of the Coast Guard in operational and administrative programs. Flotilla
members serve as radio watchstanders, and have served onboard Lake Tahoe based US
Coast Guard vessels.
SURFACE OPERATIONS - Flotilla Members perform safety and aids-to-navigation patrols
in the Lake Tahoe area. Auxiliary vessels and their crews work under the control
of the Coast Guard, and aid in search and rescue (SAR), marine safety, and other
missions. Auxiliary crew members and Coxswains qualify using the same boat crew training
manual as used by Coast Guard Regulars and Reservists, and must satisfy annual currency
maintenance. Auxiliarists are volunteers.
BOATING SAFETY - Auxiliarists from 11-01 teach classes to members of the general
public and to members of the Auxiliary in North Lake Tahoe. Public classes include
boating skills and seamanship (basic power), sailing fundamentals (basic sail), and
basic and advanced coastal navigation.
VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS - Auxiliarists provide voluntary vessel safety checks to insure
vessels and operators are well equipped to handle the rigors of boating. We also
conduct other programs to enhance boating safety.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - Auxiliarists from 11-01 and other flotillas join Coast
Guard active duty and reservists to aid in the management of the Lake Tahoe marine
life and supporting areas. Auxiliarists are deployed on Coast Guard Auxiliary surface
and air missions.
