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United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the military responsible for enforcing maritime laws, protecting the nation's waterways and coastlines, and ensuring the safety and security of seafarers. They conduct search and rescue operations, respond to environmental disasters, combat illegal drug trafficking and immigration, and conduct security patrols to thwart terrorism threats. The USCG provides public APIs and data services through the CGMIX Maritime Information Exchange, the Navigation Center (NAVCEN), and the National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC).

2 APIs 1 Capabilities 0 Features
Federal GovernmentMaritime SafetyVessel DocumentationEmergency ResponseLaw Enforcement

APIs

CGMIX Maritime Information Exchange API

The Coast Guard Maritime Information Exchange (CGMIX) provides XML web services for accessing Coast Guard maritime information including vessel documentation, Port State Informa...

NAVCEN AIS Vessel Information Verification Service

The Vessel Information Verification Service (VIVS) is a NAVCEN web service that allows retrieval of a vessel's broadcasted AIS static data, including Maritime Mobile Service Ide...

Capabilities

USCG Maritime Safety and Compliance

Unified capability for maritime safety compliance workflows combining USCG CGMIX vessel documentation, Port State Control inspection records, equipment certifications, and incid...

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Semantic Vocabularies

United States Coast Guard Context

5 classes · 19 properties

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API Governance Rules

United States Coast Guard API Rules

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apis:
  - aid: united-states-coast-guard:cgmix-maritime-information-exchange
    name: CGMIX Maritime Information Exchange API
    tags:
      - Maritime
      - Vessel Documentation
      - Safety
      - Federal Government
    humanURL: https://cgmix.uscg.mil/xml/default.aspx
    baseURL: https://cgmix.uscg.mil
    properties:
      - url: https://cgmix.uscg.mil/xml/default.aspx
        type: Documentation
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        type: OpenAPI
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    description: >-
      The Coast Guard Maritime Information Exchange (CGMIX) provides XML web
      services for accessing Coast Guard maritime information including vessel
      documentation, Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) data, equipment
      certifications, and Incident Investigation Reports (IIR). Data originates
      from the Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE) system
      and is updated weekly.
    contact:
      FN: U.S. Coast Guard
      url: https://cgmix.uscg.mil/

  - aid: united-states-coast-guard:navcen-ais-vessel-information
    name: NAVCEN AIS Vessel Information Verification Service
    tags:
      - Maritime
      - AIS
      - Vessel Tracking
      - Federal Government
    humanURL: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ais-vivs-home
    baseURL: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov
    properties:
      - url: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ais-vivs-home
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ais-vessel-information-verification-service
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      The Vessel Information Verification Service (VIVS) is a NAVCEN web
      service that allows retrieval of a vessel's broadcasted AIS static data,
      including Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), call sign, vessel name,
      official number, dimensions, draft, vessel type, and positioning source.
      Provided by the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center.

name: United States Coast Guard
tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Maritime Safety
  - Vessel Documentation
  - Emergency Response
  - Law Enforcement
type: Contract
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-12-03'
modified: '2026-05-03'
position: Consuming
description: >-
  The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the military responsible for
  enforcing maritime laws, protecting the nation's waterways and coastlines,
  and ensuring the safety and security of seafarers. They conduct search and
  rescue operations, respond to environmental disasters, combat illegal drug
  trafficking and immigration, and conduct security patrols to thwart
  terrorism threats. The USCG provides public APIs and data services through
  the CGMIX Maritime Information Exchange, the Navigation Center (NAVCEN),
  and the National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC).
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]
specificationVersion: '0.19'