coastguardsman
Ocean safety officer
A coastguardsman is a member of a coast guard—a maritime service responsible for search and rescue, law enforcement, and safety at sea.
The term emphasizes individual membership rather than the institution: The coastguardsman pulled the survivor from the water.
Also coastguard or coast guardsman.
Authoritative prohibition or blockade
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
border · smuggling · contraband · jurisdiction · policing · cutter · boarding · intercept
Tethered nautical signal
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- navigationDetermining position and course
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
vessel · anchor · dock · port · tidal · beacon · channel · shoal
Emergency rescue person
- lifeboatEmergency vessel for survivors
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- survivorOne still alive after
- searchlightFocused lamp for distance
medevac · flotation · triage · evacuation · recovery · salvage · heroism · emergency
Keenly aware of danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
- observantNoticing things readily
- attentivePaying close notice
ready · sentry · binoculars · horizon · scanner · monitoring · reporting · shift
Identical throughout
- enlistedSigned up formally
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- admiralSenior naval commander
- commandantOfficer overseeing military post
rating · deployment · commission · station · academy · training · oath · duty
interdiction
Authoritative prohibition or blockade
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
customs · border · smuggling · contraband · jurisdiction · policing · cutter · boarding · intercept · radar
buoy
Tethered nautical signal
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- navigationDetermining position and course
nautical · vessel · anchor · dock · port · tidal · beacon · channel · shoal · breakwater
lifesaver
Emergency rescue person
- lifeboatEmergency vessel for survivors
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- survivorOne still alive after
searchlight · medevac · flotation · triage · evacuation · recovery · salvage · heroism · emergency · mayday
vigilant
Keenly aware of danger
attentive · ready · sentry · binoculars · horizon · scanner · monitoring · reporting · shift · bridge
uniform
Identical throughout
commandant · rating · deployment · commission · station · academy · training · oath · duty · honorable
coastguardsmanparatrooper
Military aerial deployer
fighter pilot · infantryman · soldier · airman · marine
coastguardsmansmuggler
Illegal goods transporter
drug runner · pirate · rum runner · blockade runner · poacher