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Operations Ribbon granted to those who qualify in auxiliary
operations programs. Click on the ribbon to go to the National Operations
website, (the "O' dept) at: http://www.auxodept.org
Aux
Forms Page
Helo Ops (Helicopter
Support / co-ordination Training)
The NEW Marine Safety Ribbon
for those completing the Marine Safety Program and training towards
the Trident device. A chart of Coast Guard Auxiliary obsolete ribbons is
here. (and while we're at it, a link to current ribbons, devices, uniforms, and insignia of
the US Coast Guard auxiliary is here...)
This is one of the ways that flotilla 04-08 tries to be
different. We have an IT help desk & FSO-CS page! Fully implementing
the idea of the e-Auxiliary, go to the Web Officer's Page at the FSO-CS
link below for Internet and computer assistance.
Urgent!! Appeal to Ham Radio operators and those willing to become Ham
operators.....
New!! Aux Emergency Communications page
Members of the Auxiliary have the opportunity to train in
six operational specialty courses. An AUXOP member has completed all six
advanced specialty courses and is entitled to wear the special AUXOP
device on the uniform. (Click on the device for more info
Marine Radio Frequencies Page.
Hurricane Frequencies
Interactive Map of Amateur radio repeaters
EchoLink
EchoLink Map
IRLP Main Web Site
IRLP Status Web Page
From the this ain't no "Paper Flotilla" dept: See the flotilla on duty &
on the water at the Krewe of Bilge Parade here at
furstphotos.com further efforts to distance ourselves from a
paper flotilla are HELO
OPS support, and the extensive training described on the Surface
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AUXOP Training
The AUXOP, or Operational Auxiliarist, program is an
advanced training program available to members of the Coast Guard
Auxiliary. An AUXOP member has completed the six advanced specialty
courses and is entitled to wear the special AUXOP device on the uniform.
The following are the six specialty courses - click on any one of them and
get detailed information on that course:
AUXPAT -
Patrols
AUXNAV -
Navigation (AUXACN being revised to the Weekend
Navigator course)
AUXSEA -
Seamanship
AUXCOM -
Communications (revised)
AUXWEA -
Weather
AUXSAR - Search
and Rescue (Replaced by the AUXSCE course)
2010 Changes and
Additions to the AUXOP prgram
The Auxiliary remains an
organization focused on operations - both as a means of enhancing boating
safety, and as a Coast Guard force multipler. But recent changes open up
the AUXOP program to the aviation community and the trident
chasers in the Marine Environmental community, -long overdue with the
marine protection emphasis that the USCG now has. Marine protection
proved it's importance in the DeepWater Horizon disaster, and it's time
the aviation and trident communities joined the club.
From: CHDIRAUX
Subj:
Auxiliary Training Program Changes and Updates -037/10
1.
Auxiliary Trident Program Qualifications (effective immediately):
ALCOAST 192/10 (Marine Safety Insignia), dated 16 April 2010, provided
updated guidance for the entitlement of the Coast Guard Marine Safety
(Trident) insignia. These changes also apply to the Auxiliary Trident
insignia. Permanent entitlement for wear has been updated to require
five
years of sustained activity and support at a marine safety field
unit.
Auxiliarists who have already earned marine safety insignia, and
those who
have achieved temporary-awaiting-permanent status, under the
four-year
requirement do not have to meet this five-year requirement.
2. The New Introduction to Marine Safety and Environmental
Protection
(IMSEP) Course dated September 14, 2010 replaces the July
2002 IMSEP course
(effective immediately): The associated test will be
available October 1,
2010. The Initial Indoctrination to Marine Safety
Course (IIMS) is no
longer required as a prerequisite to the new
course when the new course is
taken.
3. Boat Crew
Qualification Program (BCQP) Currency Maintenance (effective
01
January 2011): In clarification of maintenance hours for Personal
Watercraft Operator (PWO), coxswain, and boat crew member,
Auxiliarists are
required to perform at least 12 currency maintenance
hours per calendar year
after being qualified as a boat crew member.
If an Auxiliarist is a PWO and
boat crew member, then at least 18
annual currency maintenance hours must be
performed, with at least 12
of those hours performed as PWO AND at least six
hours as boat crew
member. If an Auxiliarist is a coxswain and PWO, then at
least 18
annual currency maintenance hours must be performed, with at least
12
of those hours in any combination as coxswain or boat crew member, AND at
least six hours as PWO. BCQP currency maintenance requirements are
summarized as follows:
Boat Crew Member only At least 12
hours/year
Coxswain only At least 12 hours/year (all hours
may
be performed in any combination as Coxswain or
Boat Crew Member)
Coxswain and PWO At least 12 hours/year in
any combination as
Coxswain or Boat Crew Member, AND at
least 6 hours/year as PWO
PWO only At least 12 hours/year
PWO and Boat Crew Member At
least 12 hours/year as PWO AND at
least 6 hours/year as Boat Crew
Member
4. Air Observer Medical Screening (effective immediately):
In order to
increase overall program safety and standardize medical
requirements, all
Auxiliary air observers are required to meet the
same medical screening
requirements as Auxiliary air crewmen. Air
observer medical screening is
now included as a task for qualification
and currency maintenance purposes,
and it must be completed prior to
performing any swim task. Qualified air
observers and trainees must
meet this medical screening requirement by 01
January 2011. Proof of
medical screening already performed in 2009 and 2010
is acceptable to
initially meet this requirement. The new Flight Crew
Medical Screening
document AV-10-1 dated 16 SEP 10 and ANSC 7042A revised
05/2010
updates all flight crew medical requirements. The direction and form
use is effective immediately.
5. AUXOP Program (effective 01
January 2011):
a. The AUXOP program will be revised to consist of
core, leadership,
and elective credit elements in order to give
variety to Auxiliarists,
increase practical AUXOP relevance to Coast
Guard missions, and better
assist the Coast Guard to fulfill needed
skill sets. Under the new program,
Auxiliarists will be required to
successfully complete a minimum of seven
(7) credits from three
categories of courses detailed in items (a)-(c) below
to receive the
AUXOP qualification. This revision will give Auxiliarists
more choices
to meet program requirements, allow the pursuit of preferred
focus
areas, and apply credit for ICS training and expertise.
(1) The
three required core courses, each worth one
credit, shall be:
(a) Auxiliary Weather Specialty Course (AUXWEA).
(b) Auxiliary
Seamanship Specialty Course
(AUXSEA).
(c) Auxiliary Communications
Specialty Course
(AUXCOM)*.
* Updated Auxiliary Communications
Specialty
Course (AUXCOM) (effective immediately): This
updated
course is now available from the Auxiliary National Supply Center
(ANSC). It has been reviewed, approved,
and promulgated under
signature of the Chief Director of Auxiliary (CG-542),
and it now
replaces the previously numbered Coast Guard course publication.
Auxiliarists who have already begun
the previous AUXCOM version
have until December 31, 2010 to successfully
complete that course for
credit.
(2) Auxiliarists will be required to complete one of the
following leadership courses, worth one credit (AUXOP credit will not
be
applied for more than one course from this category). These courses
include:
(a) Auxiliary Leadership and Management
(AUXLAMS).
(b) Auxiliary Mid-Level Officers Course (AMLOC).
(c) Auxiliary District Captain Course (Formerly
RCO Course).
(d) Flotilla Leadership Course (FLC) - this
includes online and
classroom versions.
(e) Auxiliary Senior Officers Course (ASOC).
(3) Auxiliarists will be required to complete their
AUXOP
credits by completing a combination of the
following elective courses,
totaling three or more credits:
(a) Auxiliary Search Coordination
and Execution
Specialty Course (AUXSC&E) (the Auxiliary Navigation
Specialty Course (AUXNAV) is a pre-requisite for AUXSC&E) - 2
credits.
(b) Auxiliary Navigation Specialty Course (AUXNAV)
- 2
credits.
(c) Introduction to Marine Safety - 2 credits.
(d)
Auxiliary Patrol Specialty Course (AUXPAT) - 1
credit.
(e)
Auxiliary Aids-to-Navigation (ATON) and Chart
Updating C-school
(AUX-06) - 1 credit.
(f) Coast Guard Incident Command System (ICS) 300
&
400 (ICS 210 cannot be used as a substitution) -
1 credit.
(g) Auxiliary Air Coordinator C-school (AUX-15) - 1
credit.
(h) Specialty ICS courses count as one credit for
completion of
the in-class course and one credit
for the completion of the PQS for a
possible two credits. If an in-class
course is not available, then PQS
must be completed for credit. Specialty ICS courses include:
1. ICS 346 (Situation Unit Leader).
2. ICS 347 (Demobilization
Unit
Leader).
3. ICS 248 (Resources Unit Leader).
4. ICS 430
(Operations Section Chief).
5. ICS 440 (Planning Section Chief).
6. ICS 351 (Finance Section Chief).
(4) The previously
canceled Auxiliary Search-and-Rescue
Specialty Course (AUXSAR) and
Auxiliary
Administration Specialty Course (AUXMIN) shall be acceptable
if already
completed. They shall be worth 1 credit each
and may be
used on a one-for-one basis in lieu of course options listed in
5.a.(3) above.
b. Additional elective courses may be added by
CG-5421 in the
future.
c. If AUXDATA is not modified to
reflect these AUXOP program
changes by the implementation date, then
AUXOP program completion will have
to be manually tracked. Primary
responsibility for tracking personal
training and successful course
completions rests with the Auxiliarist.
d. No time limit shall
apply to successful completion of AUXOP
eligibility requirements.
e. Provisions of section 11.A.12 of the Coast Guard Auxiliary
Manual that deal with the Auxiliary Specialty Ribbon shall be modified
as
follows:
"This recognition is presented to an Auxiliarist
who has
successfully completed any AUXOP course. Auxiliarists add
3/16-inch bronze
or silver stars to show successful completion of
additional courses which
move them closer to achievement of the AUXOP
device. AUXOP designation
recognizes the successful completion of all
AUXOP requirements, and entitles
the Auxiliarist to wear the AUXOP
device. Once the device is earned, the
Specialty Ribbon shall be
removed."
6. Mandated Training: New mandated training course
requirements for all
Auxiliarists are still being developed. CG-5421
is working on putting all of
these courses on a CD/DVD available from
ANSC. Completion of this project
is not expected until early 2011. The
following new mandated training
course and frequency requirements will
be placed in effect at that time:
a. Required to be performed by
all Auxiliarists during their
first year of enrollment and then once
every five years thereafter:
(1) Suicide Prevention.
(2)
Security Education & Training Awareness.
(3) Privacy Awareness.
(4) Prevention of Sexual Harassment*.
(5) Sexual Assault
Prevention.
(6) Human Relations Awareness.
* Prevention of
Sexual Harassment (POSH) (effective
immediately): This course has been
developed by the Defense
Equal Opportunity Management Institute
(DEOMI). It has been reviewed and
approved for Auxiliary use by the
Chief Director of Auxiliary (CG-542).
It now replaces prior Sexual
Harassment Prevention (SHP) training
materials, and a corresponding
AUXDATA field for completion entry is
available. The course is only
available on DVD from ANSC. It should be
reviewed by the planned
facilitator before presentation because it requires
a nominal degree
of audience preparation (e.g. - having pen/paper
ready for pre/post
quizzes) and it is designed for discussions
throughout its
presentation.
b. Required to be performed only once by all
Auxiliarists (new
members during their first year of enrollment):
(1) Ethics Training.
(2) Influenza Training.
7. The
purpose of this list is to keep Auxiliarists as well as all other
interested parties abreast of current developments, policies, manuals,
etc.
All information contained herein and linked is OFFICIAL policy
and
information.
8. Internet Release and Distribution is
Authorized.
per CG-5421
The
Content of these web pages is explanatory and not authority for action.
Views and opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or the U.S. Coast Guard.
Information may be reprinted except news stories and articles republished
from other sources. Commercial use of Coast Guard emblems, logos, or other
graphics must be approved by the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.
NOTICE
- DISCLAIMER:
Links to
non-Coast Guard entities are not under the control of the United States
Coast Guard, or the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and are provided
for the convenience of our customers. They do not, in any way, constitute
an endorsement of the linked pages or any commercial or private issues or
products presented there. We cannot make any warranty or representation
concerning the content of these sites, or secondary sites from the pages
to which they link.
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 The information contained in this website is subject to the
provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, and may only be used for the
official business of the United States Coast Guard or the United States
Coast Guard Auxiliary.
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