---
kind: "unit"
title: "14"
title_heading: "Coast Guard"
key: "stI/ch5"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 5"
heading: "Functions and Powers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/14/stI-ch5"
sections_count: 37
---

# Chapter 5 — Functions and Powers

Title 14 — Coast Guard › Subtitle I — Establishment, Powers, Duties, and Administration

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — General Powers](/usc/14/stI-ch5-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Life Saving and Law Enforcement Authorities](/usc/14/stI-ch5-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Aids to Navigation](/usc/14/stI-ch5-schIII.md)
- [Subchapter IV — Miscellaneous](/usc/14/stI-ch5-schIV.md)