Surfmen was the terminology used to describe members of the

United States Lifesaving Service The United States Life-Saving ServiceDespite the lack of hyphen in its insignia, the agency itself is hyphenated in government documents including: and was a United States government agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian effort ...

. It is also currently the highest qualification in the

United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mu ...

for small boat operations. Coast Guard Surfmen are rated to operate the

47-foot Motor Lifeboat The 47-foot MLB is the standard lifeboat of the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The 47′ MLB is the successor to the 44′ MLB. At Station Chatham where the new 47-foot boat would draw too much to get over the bar, the 42-foot Near Shore L ...

in its most extreme operating conditions after undergoing training at the National Motor Lifeboat School.

List of Surf Stations

The Surf Station designation is reserved for locations where wave conditions exceed for 36 days or more per year.

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Becoming a Surfman in 1938
United States Coast Guard job titles United States Life-Saving Service {{USCG-stub

List of Surf Stations

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