Prevention Department

Responsibilities

Sector Charleston is responsible for all Coast Guard operations directed at preventing maritime casualties, accidents, and security incidents.  The Prevention Department is divided into three areas: Inspections, Investigations, and Waterways Management.

Inspections - (843) 740-3180 Option 3 (Port State) or Option 4 (Domestic)

• Facilities - Applies to facilities regulated by 33 CFR 105, 126 and/or 154.
• Port State Control - Inspects foreign commercial freight vessels to include Bulk, Tank (Tank vessels must schedule inspections at least 7 days in advance), Container, Passenger, and LNG/LPG Ships.
• Domestic Vessels - T-boats, K-boats, H-boats, uninspected passenger and towing vessels, and commercial freight ships.

Investigations - (843) 740-3180 Option 6 or (843) 740-3187
Contact us to report a casualty, an injury/loss of life, a grounding and/or collision that creates a hazard to navigation in a navigable waterway.

Waterways Management - (843) 740-3180 Option 5
Safeguards the port by minimizing personnel injuries and the damage or loss of property associated with vessel and commercial waterway activities with 300 miles of coastline & major inland commerce routes.  WWM fosters close partnerships with the marine industry and local, state and federal agencies, ensuring navigation safety with Sector Charleston's AOR for myriad operations & marine events.

Waterways Analysis and Management Study (WAMS) Questionnaire

Marine Event Application

Fireworks Addendum - Fireworks Addendum to Marine Event Application