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COMDTINST 16101.2 — SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) TRAINING AND COMPETENCY MANAGEMENT

COMDTINST 16101.2 is listed as current Current
in the USCG Directives catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-08-23). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged.

Branch	U.S. Coast Guard
Series	COMDTINST
Publication date	2026-02-02 (0.6 years ago)
Status	Current
Proponent / OPR	CG-3/5R
Source of record	USCG Directives

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What this publication covers

This Instruction prescribes policy, standards, and requirements to train, qualify, and certify Coast Guard SAR planning and coordination professionals with the goal of ensuring the Service’s competence to effectively plan, coordinate, and respond to life - threatening emergencies. The SAR system requires professionals within the SAR community to maintain a standardized level of knowledge, skills, and abilities to meet this goal.
— COMDTINST 16101.2, paragraph 1, p.7, quoted from the official PDF

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This is an unofficial index built from the public catalog. The controlling copy is always the one on USCG Directives — verify there before citing COMDTINST 16101.2 in an official product.