Our Fleet

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is the marine-delivery arm of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). It manages and operates a fleet of 114 vessels in support of:

• CCG aids to navigation;
• icebreaking;
• environmental response; and
• search and rescue.

The CCG fleet also supports DFO’s Fisheries Conservation and Protection and Marine Science programs.

The ships, ranging from search and rescue lifeboats to icebreakers, are tasked to various programs, often concurrently, and are crewed by 2400 skilled seagoing personnel. In addition, the CCG owns a fleet of 22 helicopters, operated on CCG’s behalf by Transport Canada.

With an annual operating budget of $285M, the CCG fleet is kept in a state of operational-readiness. Well-maintained vessels and their crews are standing by, prepared to respond to emergencies or perform scheduled tasks.

For more information on the CCG fleet, go to:

Fleet

7.E.6 Search and Rescue Operations
(Extract from the Fleet Safety and Security Manual, Procedure 7.0 Development of Plans for Shipboard Operations)

9.A.3 Major Hazardous Occurrence — Formal Investigation
(Extract from the Fleet Safety and Security Manual, Procedure 9.0 Reports and Analysis of Non-Conformities, Accidents, and Hazardous Occurrences)