 Receiving alerts and information associated with distress situations;
b.Planning and coordinating operations;
c. Facility transits and searches;
d. Rescues; and 
e. Providing immediate assistance, such as medical assistance, as appropriate.If this is not motivation enough, a USCG rotary-wing aircraft costs $9–14K per hour and a USCG cutter costs $3–15K per hour to operate.