Commandant
United States Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
Washington, D.C. 20593-7907
Staff Symbol: CG-1331
Phone: (202) 475-5375
Fax: (202) 372-8473
Email: HQS-PolicyandStandards@uscg.mil
COMDTINST 1430.1Q
01 OCT 2018
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 1430.1Q
Subj: SPECIAL DUTY PAY (SDP)
Ref: (a) 37 U.S.C. §352
(b) Assignment and Special Duty Pays, DoDI 1340.26
(c) Coast Guard Pay Manual, COMDTINST M7220.29 (series)
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction prescribes Coast Guard Special Duty Pay (SDP) designation
policies and procedures. References (a) through (c) authorize Coast Guard Special Duty Pay.
2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge,
deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements must comply with
the provisions of this Instruction. Internet release is authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP), COMDTINST 1430.1P
is cancelled.
4. DISCUSSION. References (a) and (b) established Special Duty Pay for performance of duties
in an assignment, location, or unit the secretary concerned designates under specified
conditions or service. This Instruction specifies Coast Guard Special Duty Pay, a workforce
management tool designed to acknowledge billets assigned duties that require a greater degree
of difficulty or require special qualifications.
5. DISCLAIMER. This guidance is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements, nor is it
itself a rule. It is intended to provide operational guidance for Coast Guard personnel and is
not intended to nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party outside the
Coast Guard.
6. MAJOR CHANGES.
a. Coast Guard Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP) is cancelled.
b. Coast Guard Special Duty Pay (SDP) policy in this Instruction aligns with Reference (b),
Assignment and Special Duty Pays, DoDI 1340.26.
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