It is understood that family affairs and job commitments should take priority over SMRS and CCGA activities. None the less, unreliability is not acceptable. There is a three month probationary period for new members. Prospective active crew members must live within a 15 minute response time of the vessel they are crewing. Typically, CCGA Unit 36 vessels are crewed and underway within 15 minutes of a code 3 incident callout.
Crews are on call for one week at a time.
Active duty crew members are on call all through weekends and from 1800 hours to 0700 hours during the week. A day crew is on call from 0700 hours to1800 hours on all regular work days. 36 members are expected to assist in other areas of CCGA activities in addition to their crewing duties. Though most membership candidates have only rescue crew status in mind there are other areas of responsibility that must also be attended to. Prior to commencing training, as a CCGA response vessel crew member any candidate must satisfy the prerequisites as laid out in the Unit Membership recruitment policy.