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QUALIFICATION & CERTIFICATION
Certification
Requirements for New Crew, Coxswains, and PWC
Operators
Basically Qualified (BQ)
complete or challenge one of the following:
(Report using
Form MT-2,
located on Forms Page ...link)
BOATING SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIP (BS & S)
SAILING FUNDAMENTALS (SF)
BOATING SAFELY COURSE
AMERICAS'
BOATING COURSE (ABC)
UNITED STATES
POWER SQUADRON (USPS) PUBLIC BOATING
BOAT SMART COURSES
Operations
Workshop
ICS Courses
Team Coordination Training (TCT)
Coxswain and PWC Operator
Requirements, in addition to items above
Navigation Rules Exam (QE administered)
Operations Policy Manual Exam (on-line)
Qualification Process for New Crew, Coxswains, and PWC
Operators
Each trainee is guided through the learning process by
a mentor.
The mentor must be currently or previously certified in the
position for which tasks are to be taught and signed off
FC Assigns Mentor
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Mentor leads the
candidate through the manuals and necessary training process
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Candidate
demonstrates proficiencies for signoff to any member currently
certified in level (or above) to which the candidate is seeking
qualification |
Candidate's Boat
Crew or Coxswain pages all signed off. Attention
Coxswain & PWC candidates: NAV Rules passed, TCT
course, ICS courses, Operations Policy Exam, and complete
a current OPS Workshop. NAV Rules
exams need to be proctored by a QE.
REF: Eleventh CG Northern
Auxiliary Procedures Guide pg 2-3 |
Mentor advises the
FC |
FC arranges for
two Facilities, that have qualified Crew and Coxswains to man
the vessels |
FC contacts the QE
coordinators, gives desired date that QE is needed. An
alternate date may also be requested. Chief QE
Coordinator: COMO
Gail Ramsey
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Proficiencies both
dockside and on the water; will be demonstrated for the QE's
signature |
Transition to new Qualification Guide
For those members partially through one of the older qualification guides,
tasks completed in an older guide may be transferred to the new guide by the
mentor, FC, VFC, FSO-MT, or FSO-OP, provided they were performed less than 2
years ago. The original date and mentor's name must be used.
QE Request...link
Ensure the candidate has the following:
*The
candidate has completed all reading assignments and exercises.
*Candidate possesses proof of completion of all tasks (Nav-Rules, TCT, etc.)
*Candidate has been trained to the standards set forth in the appropriate
publication.
*The Record of
completed tasks that displays candidate's name, mentor signatures, and dates
for each task.
Send completed form at least 2 weeks prior to requested date
Re-certification for Crew, Coxswain,
and PWC Operator
Three-Year
Re-qualifications are to be done with an Auxiliary QE and be scheduled via
the QE Coordinators,
All requirements listed above are
to be current and listed on AUXDATA prior to requesting a QE
Missed Tasks/Hours in 2006
The missing
hours (up to 8) are made up as a trainee; missing tasks are not required.
Implementation Plan
for Re-certification Check Rides
Effective as
of 01 January 2007 the five year currency maintenance requirements (check
ride) cycle will change to a three year cycle. The three year cycle begins
in 2007.
Scheduling is as
follows:
Last check
ride 2002 or 2003-Next Check ride 2007 - complete New Tasks
Last check
ride 2004 –Next Check ride 2008 - complete New Tasks
Last
check ride 2005 or 2006 - Next Check ride 2009 - complete New Tasks
Incident Command System
All operational members are required to complete ICS training.
Actions are listed on the
OTO Bulletins.
Courses may be studied and exam taken on-line.
Deadline Date |
Courses |
30
JUN 2006 |
IS
100, 700 |
31
DEC 2007 |
IS
100, 200
IS
700
IS 800
or 800a
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Unknown
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IS
210 |
Please send your positive ICS and Operations Policy Test results to
DIRAUX for entry into AUXDATA. When you take the test on line it is not
automatically transferred to your record in AUXDATA. The positive ICS and
Operations Policy Test results need to be faxed, emailed or snail mailed
into the office. Be sure to keep copies for your record. Remember that OPS
Policy Test results are not recorded in AUXDATA. There isn’t a task designed
for it in AUXDATA yet.
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The Initial test for Coxswains and PWC Operators is a closed book
proctored by a QE.
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The Five Year re-qualification is an open book exam and may be taken
on-line.
...link If the five year requirement is allowed to
lapse, then a closed book exam is required.
QE
Request...link
Team Coordination
Training
Initially, all crew
candidates are required to complete the eight hour TCT course. The
annual refresher course is to be completed each year except for every fifth
year when the complete eight hour course is required.
Courses are offered during district events,
PCF, or an OPTREX. Check the district calendar for listings
...link. A TCT Facilitator may be requested for groups of
twenty. Organizing officer is to contact
DSO-OP for planning
TCT training.
Operations Workshop
For 2007, the Operations Workshop is on a CD, available from District
Board members and Flotilla Commanders. The presenters of the workshop must
be operational, familiar with the material and able to answer any questions
that come up from those receiving the workshop. Each person signs a Workshop
Attendance
ANSC Form 7039 to be entered into AUXDATA by the IS Officer. The IS
Officer will need to make two entries into AUXDATA, one for the TCT
Refresher and one for the Operations.
Surface Operations Policy Exam
The Operations Policy Exam is now available and is required for all
trainees working on their Coxswain or PWC Operator qualification. This exam
must be successfully completed before the QE dockside oral exam and underway
check ride can be performed.
The exam, a 30 question open book exam, covers surface operations
policies located the
Auxiliary Operations Policy Manual
COMDTINST M16798.3E (series) and
Chapter 4 of the Coast Guard Addendum
to the United States National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) COMDTINST
M16130.2 (series). A score of
90% is required to pass the
on-line exam.
Operational mission support
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