US Coast Guard ICS Task Books

These booklets are used by the US Coast Guard as one section of their personal on-the-job training manual and the Performance Qualification Standard (PQS) for the position noted in each booklet. It is a guide to qualification. These task books are provided to assist others in developing their own qualification processes.


USCG ICS PQS Guide


Air Ops Branch Director


Agency Representative


Division Supervisor


Finance Section Chief (Type 3)


ICS Staff


Incident Commander (Type 3)


Intelligence Group Supervisor


Investigative Operations Group Supervisor


Intelligence/Investigation Section Chief (Type 3)


Investigative Support Group Supervisor


Liaison Officer (Type 3)



Logistics Section Chief (Type 3)


Operation Branch Director


Operations Section Chief (Type 3)


Public Information Officer (Type 3)


Planning Section Chief (Type 3)


Safety Officer (Type 3)


Supply Branch Director


Service Branch Director


Unit Leader – Finance (Type 3)


Unit Leader – Logistics (Type 3)


Unit Leader – Planning (Type 3)


Unit Leader PQS Part A Core (Type 3)