AutoSave On . 14 . () BY Times New R Active Voice with Citation Assignment 3 - Last Modified: 32m ago O cynthia boyce CB X File Home Insert Draw Design Layout References Mailings Review View Help Share Comments Find Times New Roma * 12 ~|A" A Aa* A AaBbCcI AaBbCcI AaBbC AaBbCc] Gc Replace Paste BIU ab x X A LA 1 Normal 1 No Spac... Heading 1 Heading 2 Dictate Sensitivity Editor Reuse Select Files Clipboard Font F Paragraph Styles Editing Voice Sensitivity Editor Reuse Files PLA 2114 - Fall 2014 Correct all passive and citation errors (and any other errors you may notice). General Standard of Care Owed by Coast Guard Federal law provides that the Coast Guard "shall" establish and operate rescue facilities and that it "may render aid to protect persons and property at any time such facilities are available. 14 U.S.C. $ 88 (2006). Thus, although the mission of the US Coast Guard is to provide rescue services, it has no affirmative duty to rescue or furnish assistance to a vessel or person in distress. Rather, the decision to render assistance to mariners is discretionary with the Coast Guard. United States v. Gavagan. 280 F.2d 319, 328 (1960). In fact, the Coast Guard is under no affirmative duty to institute a search, even if a court would have considered its refusal unreasonable. Daley v. United States, 499 F. Supp. 1005, 1009 (D. Mass. 1980). Nevertheless, although the Coast Guard need not undertake any rescue operations, once its discretion to do so, it must act with due care. Indian Towing v. United States, 350 U.S. 61, 69 (Supreme Ct. 1955). Generally when the Coast Guard undertakes a rescue operation its actions are indeed Page 1 of 2 402 words [ Focus + 100% 12:49 PM a W 11/1/2021