Aids to navigation boats
These boats assist in maintaining the nearly 50,000 navigation aids on the marine transportation system.
The 18-foot aids to navigation-medium cutter boat is used by the Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tenders to transport equipment to a construction site and also used at small boat stations for emergency response to floods or areas where a shallow water response is necessary.
The 20-foot aids to navigation boat-small and 16-foot aids to navigation boat-skiff primarily aid to navigation servicing, construction, repair and discrepancy response.
The 26-foot trailerable aids to navigation boat serves as the workhorse for aids to navigation teams.
The 49-foot stern loading buoy boat supports the short-range aids to navigation missions.
The 55-foot aluminum hull can operate in moderately rough weather in coastal and inland waters.
The 64-foot self-propelled barge primarily operates on the protected rivers and protected waters