In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,- a. "Act" means the Coast Guard Act, 1978 (30 of 1978);
b. "BUVIK" means Officer-in-Charge of the Bureau of Naviks;
c. "Coast Guard Region" means, -
(i) the Coast Guard Region, West, comprising of the coastal areas and the maritime zones of India along the coastal areas of the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and the Union Territories of Goa, Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep;
(ii) the Coast Guard Region, East, comprising of the coastal areas and the maritime zones of India along the coastal areas of the States of Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union Territory of Pondicherry; and
(iii) the Coast Guard Region, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, comprising of coastal areas and the maritime zones of India along the coastal areas of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands;
(iv) "Government" means the Central Government.
(v) All words and expressions used but not defined in these rules but defined in the Act, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act
PART – II SENIORITY AND PROMOTION RULES - OFFICERS