Surfman

Surfman is the highest qualification for small boat operations in the United States Coast Guard. Originally, surfmen were members of one of the Coast Guard's predecessors, the United States Lifesaving Service.^[1]^[2]

Coast Guard Surfmen are rated to operate the 47-foot Motor Lifeboat in its most extreme operating conditions after undergoing training at the National Motor Lifeboat School.

Name	District	Sector	City	State	Notes	Ref.
Station Barnegat Light	5	Delaware Bay	Barnegat Light	New Jersey
Station Bodega Bay	11	San Francisco	Bodega Bay	California
Station Cape Disappointment	13	Columbia River	Ilwaco	Washington	Home base for the National Motor Lifeboat School.	^[3]
Station Chatham	1	Southeastern New England	Chatham	Massachusetts
Station Chetco River	13	North Bend	Brookings	Oregon		^[4]
Station Coos Bay	13	North Bend	Charleston	Oregon		^[5]
Station Depoe Bay	13	North Bend	Newport	Oregon		^[6]
Station Golden Gate	11	San Francisco	Sausalito	California
Station Grays Harbor	13	Columbia River	Westport	Washington		^[7]
Station Hatteras Inlet	5	North Carolina	Ocracoke Island	North Carolina		^[8]
Station Humboldt Bay	11	Humboldt Bay	Humboldt Bay	California
Station Merrimack River	1	Boston	Newburyport	Massachusetts
Station Morro Bay	11	Los Angeles / Long Beach	Morro Bay	California
Station Oregon Inlet	5	North Carolina	Nags Head	North Carolina		^[9]
Station Quillayute River	13	Puget Sound	La Push	Washington		^[10]
Station Siuslaw River	13	North Bend	Florence	Oregon		^[11]
Station Tillamook Bay	13	Columbia River	Garibaldi	Oregon		^[12]
Station Umpqua River	13	North Bend	Winchester Bay	Oregon		^[13]
Station Yaquina Bay	13	North Bend	Newport	Oregon		^[14]

List of Surf Stations