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WELCOME
 Coastie is an
animated robotic cartoon character in appearance, and is very mobile.He has
navigation and searchlights, a rotating beacon, a siren, an air horn, and
eyes and eyelids that move meaningfully. He talks, plays music, and
interacts with the instructor and the children during the presentation. He
even has a bilge pump that pumps water like a real boat. That always brings
smiles and laughter to all when used. Coastie also has his own built in
squirt gun that the kids just love. Coastie is 44 inches long, 30 inches
wide, 45 inches tall and weighs about 120 lb. -- quite a bit larger than
most would imagine. He is painted bright blue and has decals promoting
Boating and Water Safety from many boating safety organizations. He flies
five colorful flags: the United States Ensign, Coast Guard Operational Flag,
Coast Guard Auxiliary Ensign, the Flag of the State of California, along
with a Flag denoting boating safety on one side and water safety on the
other. He has his own infrared remote CD player to improve his music
selection capability.
There are two
Coasties in our District. Coastie A (Alameda) is based at Coast Guard
Island, Alameda, CA 94501. Coastie H (Humboldt) is based at USCG Station
Humboldt Bay, Samoa, CA 95564.
To
reserve a Coastie for your event, please
contact
YN3 Kara Ingerson
, who coordinates Coastie activities with our District OTO (Operations
Training Officer) at DIRAUX.
The DIRAUX office
has a trailer for Coastie. This 5x7 trailer is government property and has a
government license plate so this means everyone wanting to tow the trailer
with his or her vehicle must fill out the below form and have it entered
into their record at DIRAUX. Your vehicle must be able to tow a trailer
whose maximum GVWR is 2990 lbs, have a hitch with a 2" ball, and have an
in-line 4 pin light plug. There is also a ball mount for a 2" receiver with
a 2" ball attached and a 7 way round plug adapter for a 4 pin plug in the
trailer's accessory bin. Please make your request to YN3 Kara Ingerson at
DIRAUX
for the trailer's usage.
The following links
provide useful information for the program.
Submit filled-in form to
DIRAUX
List of Approved Coastie
Operators
District Coastie Policy
A Quick Overview on Coastie Policy
Coastie Operating Manual
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