Section 14Part 4 — APPOINTMENTS, ENLISTMENTS, SERVICE, DISCHARGE AND TERMINATION
Appointment of officers to the Coast Guard
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The Governor shall, by commission under the Governor's hand, appoint fit and proper persons to be commissioned officers of the Coast Guard.
The Governor shall appoint —
a Commandant and a Deputy Commandant; and
a Coast Guard Medical Officer,
and these officers should be Caymanian as defined in the Immigration (Transition) Act (2021 Revision).
Commissioned officers of the Coast Guard shall hold such rank specified in Part A of Schedule 1 and every commission granted under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette.
A commission granted under subsection (1) shall be issued in the form set out in Schedule 2.
The Commandant shall appoint non-commissioned officers of the Coast Guard.
Non-commissioned officers of the Coast Guard shall be employed on a term of enlistment for a period of four years, and shall be governed by the regulations made under this Act.
Notwithstanding subsection (6), a non-commissioned officer of the Coast Guard may re-enlist in accordance with the regulations made under this Act.
Cross References
- Section of Immigration Transition Act
Immigration (Transition) Act (2021 Revision)
Referenced By
- Section 2 — Interpretation
Definitions of Commandant, Deputy Commandant, Coast Guard Medical Officer, commissioned officer, non-commissioned officer
- Section 2 — Interpretation
Appointment of Commandant and commissioned officers under section 14 of the Cayman Islands Coast Guard Act, 2021.