U. S. Coast Guard Addendum to the United States National Search and Rescue Supplement COMDTINST 16130.2G - October 2022 - BOOK 1 (does NOT include Appendices, those are in BOOK 2) The original book esceeds the page count for hard cover printing, so we print the Appendices in second book which also reduces cost (some folks may not need the appendices). This Instruction is an update to the Coast Guard Addendum (CGADD) to the United States National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS), which is a supplement to the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual (IAMSAR). The CGADD establishes policy, guidelines, procedures and general information for Coast Guard use in search and rescue (SAR) operations. The CGADD includes procedures and information that may be useful to rescue agencies outside of the Coast Guard. Although the CGADD is a Coast Guard policy publication, commands may share the information with other rescue organizations. The mission and purpose of the Coast Guard’s Search and Rescue (SAR) Program is to prevent death or injury to individuals and loss or damage to property in the marine environment. The overall success of the Coast Guard’s SAR program depends on many separate efforts, including SAR program management (doctrine, policy and procedures), facility management (platforms and units), support management (equipment, systems), training (proficiency), boating safety and marine inspection (prevention), and others. Ultimately, the success of our SAR program is measured by the success of each and every SAR mission that we perform. The focus of this addendum is on the four key processes involved in performance of our SAR missions: (1) distress monitoring and communications; (2) search planning; (3) search coordination; (4) search and rescue operations. The addendum also addresses SAR records and administration, public affairs, SAR liaison and agreements, SAR exercises, and several other aspects of our SAR mission. Why buy a book you can download? We print the book so you don’t have to. Of course, you could print the whole book, but with the cost of ink, paper and time is it really worth it? No, this is much better. It’s much more cost-effective to just order the bound paperback from Amazon.com We include a Table of Contents on the back cover for quick reference. We print these paperbacks as a service so you don’t have to. The book is a compact, tightly-bound paperback, over-size (8.27 by 11.69 inches), with large text and glossy cover. 4th Watch Publishing Co. is a SDVOSB.