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Commandant
United States Coast Guard
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Washington, DC 20593-7324
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COMDTINST 5441.6
04 SEPTEMBER 2018
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5441.6
Subj: REGISTER OF CUTTERS
Ref: (a) United States Coast Guard Regulations 1992, COMDTINST M5000.3 (series)
1. PURPOSE. Reference (a) states: “the Commandant is responsible for the Register of Cutters of the
U.S. Coast Guard…” This Instruction formalizes the responsibilities for and maintenance of the
Register of Cutters.
2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge,
deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements shall comply with the
provisions of this Instruction. Internet release is authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. None.
4. DISCUSSION.
a. The Register of Cutters serves as a reference document for planning and programming personnel
as well as for those that require cutter information in connection with their management and
liaison duties.
b. The Register of Cutters is used by a variety of internal offices and external agencies to track
active cutters, classes and characteristics of cutters, their homeports, commissioning and
decommissioning dates and resource allocation and funding.
c. Prior to 2001, the Office of Cutter Forces, Commandant (G-OCU) annually promulgated a
Register of Cutters that quickly became obsolete due to continual changes in the makeup of the
cutter fleet. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 071518Z AUG 01/ALCOAST 343/01
cancelled the formal process and directed Commandant (G-OCU), now (CG-751), to maintain a
database on their intranet site.
