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Member Training

 

FSO-MT   Mark Parmelee,

See descriptions below for the following courses.

Boating Skills and Seamanship

About Boating Safely

C-School info.

Team Coordination Training

Specfialty Coarse AUXSEA

 

Member Training Calendar 2012

Month	DATE:	EVENTS
JANUARY:
Wednesday	11	Flotilla Meeting 5:30@ B.P.
Saturday	14	Team Coordination Training 8 hour class, Jim Chase MUNI Permitting Office, 8 AM -5 PM Martin Luther King Blvd, 1 blk south of Tudor
Thur> Mon	26-31	N-Train @ St Louis MO
Thursday	26	Aux Weather Class J 26, F 2,9,23 M 1,8,22,29 A 5,12,26 Highland Tech School 5530 Northern Lights, Rm 100 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM POC Mark Parmelee potterview@gmail.com
FEBRUARY:
Thursday	2,9,23	Aux Weather Class J 26, F 2,9,23 M 1,8,22,29 A 5,12,26 Highland Tech School 5530 Northern Lights, Rm 100 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM POC Mark Parmelee potterview@gmail.com
Wednesday	8	Aux Meeting 5:30 @ BP.
MARCH:
Thursday	1,8,22,29	Aux Weather Class J 26, F 2,9,23 M 1,8,22,29 A 5,12,26 Highland Tech School 5530 Northern Lights, Rm 100 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM POC Mark Parmelee potterview@gmail.com
Thursday	1,8,15,22,29	Boating Skills and Seamanship Class "BS&S" @ BP Energy Center @ 6 - 9pm
Wednesday	14	Aux Meeting 5:30 @ BP.
Fri, Sat, Sun	16,17,18	District 17 Annual Auxiliary Summit@Sheraton
Saturday	24	VE workshop, 2PM location to be announced
APRIL:
Thursday	5,12,26	Aux Weather Class J 26, F 2,9,23 M 1,8,22,29 A 5,12,26 Highland Tech School 5530 Northern Lights, Rm 100 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM POC Mark Parmelee potterview@gmail.com
Saturday	7	Shoreside Crew training. 6324 Nielsen Way C street then west on 64th across from Safeway warehouse. POC Mark Parmelee potterview@gmail.com
Thursdays	5,12,19,26	Boating Skills and Seamanship Class "BS&S" @ BP Energy Center @ 6 - 9pm
Wednesday	11	Aux Meeting 5:30 @ BP
Fri >Thurs	20 >26	Coxswain Academy in Whittier
MAY:
Thursday	3	Team Coordiation Training and Operations workshops.
Wednesday	11	Aux Meeting 5:30 @ BP.
Friday	18	VE Event at the tunnel
Saturday	19	Vessel Exam Station, Whittier Harbor Clean-up, & Caboose Cook-Out.
Friday	25	VE Event at the tunnel
Saturday	19	Start of National Safe Boating Week
JUNE:
Sat, Sun	9,10	On The Water Training in North Granite Bay with Fellowship. QE's and 3 year check rides
Wednesday	13	Aux Meeting 5:30 @ BP
JULY:
Sat-Sun	14,15	Whittier  SAREX  Location Western Prince William Sound. Fellowship
AUGUST:
Wednesday	8	Aux Meeting 5:30 @ BP.
Wed > Sun	22 >26	NACON
SEPTEMBER:
Wed.	12	Aux Meeting 5:30 @ BP. Start Collecting 2012 Dues, Officer Nominations
Tuesday	11	Possible AUXOP Class -TBA
Tuesday	18	Possible AUXOP Class -TBA
Tuesday	25	Boating Skills and Seamanship Class "BS&S" @ BP Energy Center @ 6 - 9pm
OCTOBER:
Tuesdays	2,9,16,23,30	Boating Skills and Seamanship Class "BS&S" @ BP Energy Center @ 6 - 9pm
Wednesday	10	Aux Meeting 5:30 @ BP.  2012 Flotilla Officer election
Saturday	20	Whittier Flotilla Social Event 6-9pm, Hosted by TBA
NOVEMBER:
Tuesdays	6,13	Boating Skills and Seamanship Class "BS&S" @ BP Energy Center @ 6 - 9pm
Wednesday	14	Aux Meeting 5:30 @ BP.
Fri >Sun	16,17,18	Flotilla Commander Academy at National Guard Armory at Fort Richardson
Saturday	19	D17 Holiday Fellowship Dinner – Location to be announced
DECEMBER:
Tuesday	4	Sector ANC Meeting 5PM @ Sector ANC
Saturday	8	CHANGE OF WATCH / FELLOWSHIP   UAA "Campus Den" Set-up 6:00, Dinner 7:00, C of W/ Gift Exchange  8:00 to 10:00

 

 

 

 

 

BOATING SKILLS & SEAMANSHIP (BS&S)

The U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's Boating Skills and Seamanship (BS&S) course is a comprehensive course designed for both the experienced and the novice boater.  The course, now in its 13th edition published in 2007, consists of 8 core required two hour lessons plus five elective lessons, providing up-to-date knowledge for handling boats in all conditions.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Which Boat Is For You? - Boater's language; types of boats; outboard motors and sterndrives; hull design; uses of boats; other power plants; materials for constructing boats; your intended use; the Coast Guard Customer Infoline; marine surveyors; buying a boat.

• Equipment For Your Boat - Requirements for your boat; your boat's equipment; legal considerations; substance abuse; boating accident reports; Courtesy Marine Examinations.

• Trailering Your Boat - Legal considerations; practical considerations; the towing vehicle; balancing the load; handling your trailer; pre-departure checks; preparing to launch; launching; retrieving; storing your boat and trailer; theft prevention; Zebra mussels; float plan.

• Handling Your Boat - Leave with a full tank; fueling your boat; your boat's propellor; cars and boats; twin screws; jet drives; loading your boat; getting started; leaving a pier; "man" overboard; docking; mooring to a permanent anchor; anchoring; towing a skier; heavy weather; small boat safety.

• Your "Highway" Signs - Protection of ATONs; buoyage systems; waterway marks; how waterways are marked; light characteristics; chart symbols; light structures; lights on bridges; electronic aids to navigation; a word to the wise; navigation publications.

• The Rules You Must Follow - Two sets of rules; to whom do the rules apply; what is a vessel; the general responsibility rule; general considerations; conduct in narrow channels; traffic separation schemes; vessel traffic services; stand-on or give-way; rules for special vessels; risk of collision; bend signals; restricted visibility; vessel lights and shapes; vessels at anchor; diving operations; distress signals; drawbridge signals; penalties.

• Inland Boating - Types of inland waters; inland navigation; inland seamanship; river currents; maintaining inland waterways; dams; locks; river charts; commercial traffic; before you go. (This lesson typically will not be taught in coastal courses)

• The Rest Of Our Story - Small boat safety; personal watercraft; hypothermia; motorboats and sailboats; carbon monoxide poisoning; float plan; U.S. Coast Guard District Offices; instructions for using a course plotter; metric conversion system.

• Introduction To Navigation - Piloting tools; maps and charts; chart features; your chart's general information block; other charted information; your magnetic compass; position on the earth's surface; locating a point on a chart; distance on the earth's surface; measuring distance; course plotting; sources of compass error; correcting a compass reading; positioning; speed-time-distance; dead reckoning; practice your art.

• Powering Your Boat - Types of marine engines; marine engines; selecting a propeller; induction systems; ignition systems; flame arresters; cooling systems; gasoline considerations; batteries; maintenance; winterizing your boat; spring fitting-out; troubleshooting.

• Lines & Knots For Your Boat - Line or rope; rope materials; kinds of rope; measuring rope; selecting your ropes; care of rope; making up line; knots, bends, and hitches; splices; securing lines; dipping the eye.

• Weather & Boating - Sources of weather information; wind and boating; wind and waves; understanding weather; weather and heat; fog; non-frontal weather.

• Your Boat's Radio - Radios used on boats; functions of radios; licenses; selecting your VHF-FM radio; installation; operating your VHF-FM; maintain a radio watch; channels have special purposes; some "no no's"; copies of the rules; calling another station; procedure words; phonetic alphabet; routine radio check; distress, urgency, and safety calls; crew training.

Many insurance companies will offer discounts on boat insurance to individuals who successfully complete this course.

Individuals who successfully complete the course and exam are awarded certificates and cards.

 

 

 

ABOUT BOATING SAFELY - SEMINAR VERSION

If you are interested in an exciting, in-depth boating safety course, check out the in classroom (seminar) version of our popular online boating course.

This beginner boating class will give you the knowledge needed to obtain a boat license or safety certification in many states. Many boat insurance companies will offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete About Boating Safely.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Introduction to Boating - Types of power boats; sailboats; outboards; paddle boats; houseboats; different uses of boats; various power boating engines; jet drives; family boating basics.

• Boating Law - Boat registration; boating regulation; hull identification number; required boat safety equipment; operating safely and reporting accidents; protecting the marine environment; Federal boat law; state boating laws; personal watercraft requirements.

• Boat Safety Equipment - Personal flotation devices ("life jackets"); fire extinguishers; sound-producing devices; visual-distress signals; dock lines and rope; first aid kit; anchors and anchor lines; other boating safety equipment.

• Safe Boating - Bow riding; alcohol and drug abuse; entering, loading, and trimming a boat; fueling portable and permanent tanks; steering with a tiller and a wheel; docking, undocking and mooring; knots; filing a float plan; checking equipment, fuel, weather and tides; using charts; choosing and using an anchor; safe PWC handling; general water safety.

• Navigation - The U.S. Aids to Navigation system; types of buoys and beacons; navigation rules (sometimes referred to as right-of-way rules); avoiding collisions; sound signals; PWC "tunnel vision."

 

 

 

 

C-Schools http://cschool.auxservices.org/

 

AVAILABLE COURSES

This website has been designed as a one-stop portal for all USCG Auxiliary members looking for information about Auxiliary C-School programs.  This site will grow as all C-School program managers post specific school information.  The USCG Auxiliary and Commandant (G-OCX) are dedicated in their support of auxiliary training and want every student have all the necessary information they need.

FY2011 C-School Schedule

(as of  16 August, 2010)

 

 

FY11 Auxiliary C School Course Schedule
as of 8/13/10
Course ID/Code	Course Short Name / Course POC	Location	Requested Date(s)	Special Notes
AUX-01 501060	SENIOR DIR OF AUX POC:   CG-5421 For CG Staff Only	Washington, DC	Nov	2 days 0800 Wed-1600 THU ACTIVE DUTY new Directors only 5 Instructor quotas 5 Student quotas
AUX-02 501061	AUXLAMS RESIDENT COURSE POC: Ken Renner Kenren2468@ameritech.net	D9 Symposium-Pontiac, MI	Mar 29-Apr 2	5 days  40 Student quotas 4 Instructor quotas
AUX-02A 501563	AUXLAMS ROADSHOW PART A POC: Ken Renner Kenren2468@ameritech.net	TBD	TBD	4 Instructor quotas 24 Student quotas
AUX-02B 501568	AUXLAMS ROADSHOW PART B POC: Ken Renner  Kenren2468@ameritech.net	TBD	TBD	9 Instructor quotas 44 Student quotas
AUX-04 501063	DISTANCE ED TECH - BASIC POC:	TBD	TBD	0800 – 2130 Thur –Mon (5 days of trng) 14 Instructor quotas 60 Student quotas
AUX-05 501064	AMLOC-District Capts (formerly REAR COMMO) & DEPT CHIEFS POC: Ken Renner Kenren2468@ameritech.net	St. Louis – N-TRAIN	Jan	0800 – 1700 days 1-2; 0800-noon day 3 5 Instructor quotas 30 Student quotas

 

Course ID/Code	Course Short Name / Course POC	Location	Requested Date(s)	Special Notes
AUX-05 501805	AMLOC ROADSHOW DIV CAPT & VIC   POC: Don Warren Cell: 401-924-2147   warrens@m33access.com	TBD	TBD	95 Student quotas 13 Instructor quotas
AUX-06 501065	AUX ATON AND CHART UPDATING POC: Mike Quinn Home: 401-413-8671 michaelsquinn@gmail.com	Yorktown – Hamilton Hall Rm 309	June 17-19, 2011	0800 FRI – 1600 SUN 5 Instructor quotas 30 Student quotas
AUX-07 501066	AUX SENIOR OFFICER COURSE  POC: Carol Urgola Urgola1@aol.com	CG Academy	Apr 25-29, 2011	BIENNIAL  7 instructors   25 Student quotas
AUX-09 501559	OPERATIONS TRNG OFF (OTO)  POC: Chief Russ Woodill CG-5421  For CG Staff Only	TBD	TBD	New ACTIVE DUTY OTOs 3 days Mon-Wed  5 Instructor quotas 7 Student quotas
AUX-10 501548	INFO SYS (AUXDATA/AUXINFO)  POC: Marilyn McBain Home: 916 344-3464 marilyn11n@comcast.net	TBD	TBD	0800 Day 1 – 1200 Day 3. 17 Instructor quotas 110 Student quotas Alameda Max-20 Miami Max-14 CGA Max-24 Seattle Max-12

 

Course ID/Code	Course Short Name / Course POC	Location	Requested Date(s)	Special Notes
AUX-11 501561	JR AUX DIRS-STAFF POC: CWO Mark Stevens For CG Staff Only	Sector Milwaukee	Nov 16-18, 2010	ACTIVE DUTY JR DIRAUXS 3 Instructor quotas 8 Student quotas
AUX-12 501562	AUX PUBLIC AFFAIRS & MKT  POC: Manny Romero Many.romero@nau.edu	CGAS Miami BSU New Orleans BSU Alameda BSU Portsmouth	Feb 11-13 March 11-13 April 8-10 May 13-15	0800 – 1700  3 days 13 Instructor quotas 80 Student quotas
AUX-14 501570	AUX DISTRICT FLIGHT SAFETY POC: Wilson Riggan cgauxwilson@riggangroup.com	N-TRAIN	TBD	3 days 4 Instructor quotas 20 Student quotas
AUX-15 501571	AIR COORDINATOR  POC: Wilson Riggan cgauxwilson@riggangroup.com	ATC Mobile	TBD	2.5 days 4 Instructor quotas  30 Student quotas
AUX-18 501574	SPATIAL DISORIENTATION/CRM    POC: Frank Tangel Home: 201-825-8339  tangelfabian@aol.com.	NAS PENSACOLA	May 19-20, 2011   No other convenings in 2011 by direction	1ST PRIORITY PILOTS; 2ND PRIORITY AIR CREW. 0730 THU – 1600 FRI 1 Instructor quota 30 Student quotas
AUXSCE 400385	Aux Search Coord & Exectn - AUXSCE For info go to: http://cschool.auxservices.org/       AUXSCE Course Training Policy link on left	TBD-2 sessions	TBD	34 Student quotas  8 Instructor quotas This is a full 5-day class and requires a strong navigation background. See web policy for eligibility criteria.

 

 

 

Auxiliary C-School Training – What You Need To Know

Auxiliary C-schools are Coast Guard-funded formal training events. They are short-term in nature (i.e. – usually 2-5 days long) and deal with specific subject matter (e.g. – distance education technology, information systems, spatial disorientation). They normally require students to travel to a Coast Guard training center, although some C-schools can be exported so that instructors travel to regional locations to deliver the training. Have you ever thought you might like to attend an Auxiliary C-school but didn’t know where to start, or what courses were available? Well, here’s a primer on how to find out what is offered each fiscal year (October 1 – September 30) and how to get started. And remember, your Director of Auxiliary (DIRAUX) office is always the best place to ask questions first.

How do I know what C-schools are available?

Several web sites list all available courses and class sessions. You can go to the Chief Director’s web site: http://www.cgaux.info, or the C-school web site: http://cschool.auxservices.org. The same courses are usually offered each fiscal year, but class dates and locations change. C-school policy is also carried on these web links. Be sure to read it carefully so you know what is needed and expected of you.

How do I sign up for a C-school and how do I know if I have been chosen to attend?

Your DIRAUX is your principal point-of-contact for C-schools. The C-school web site: http://cschool.auxservices.org is also a principal resource and will educate you on all aspects of a C-school. You must sign up for a C-school via your DIRAUX office by filling out a Short Term Training Request form (STTR - ANSC-7059 / CG-5223). This form is available on the Auxiliary web site: http://forms.cgaux.org/forms.html. You must fax, mail, or carry this to your DIRAUX office, or you can fill it out on-line and submit it electronically. You must specify which C-school you desire. Unless a waiver is granted by DIRAUX, Auxiliarists can attend a C-school only once every three years.
You will know if you have been selected for a C-school (i.e. – you met the qualifications or were able to be registered for a class) by checking with your DIRAUX.

If you have been selected, about six weeks prior to the class commencement DIRAUX

will send you orders to your C-school class by U.S. mail and/or e-mail. These orders direct you to the class and entitle you to lodging and meal reimbursements (called “per diem”) for the location of the class. Each location has specified lodging and per diem rates that the Government will reimburse you for when you file your travel claim after the class is finished. If you choose to stay at a hotel that is higher than the lodging rate, or have meals that cost more than the per diem rate, you will not be reimbursed for the extra costs. Lodging and per diem rates for all locations can be found on the C-school web site and other web links. Rental cars are NEVER reimbursed unless they are specifically authorized on your C-school orders - and they are very rarely authorized! In general, if you deviate from your orders without first consulting your DIRAUX, then you seriously jeopardize the likelihood of being reimbursed for those costs.

Once I get my orders, what do I do?

You should call SATO, the contracted Government travel agency, whose number is on your orders to make your flight or train reservation. If you are driving, you don’t need to contact SATO. The lead instructor may also contact you to inform you of any lodging arrangements that have been made, pre-arranged transportation arrangements to and from class each day, etc. Once you have called SATO, they will need you to fax your orders to them so they know what financial account to use to book your flight. Once you’ve made your flight arrangements, have called the hotel where everyone is staying and pulled your room from the reserved block, and have been contacted by the lead instructor (usually via e-mail), you have all the logistics handled. Some courses require work to be done prior to arriving in class, but not all. You’re now set to attend class.

Now I’m back home from the class. What’s next?

Once a student completes a class, he or she must complete a Travel Claim form (DD-1351-2) to receive reimbursement for authorized expenses. This form is available on the Auxiliary web site: http://forms.cgaux.org/forms.html. The student should fill out the form, attach his or her receipts to it, and mail or hand-deliver it to the DIRAUX office. The DIRAUX will review the form and sign it before sending it to the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center (PSC) in Topeka, KS for reimbursement processing. The PSC cannot authorize reimbursement without DIRAUX signature. Failure to obtain DIRAUX signature will result in a much delayed reimbursement process as the claim will have to be sent back and forth between DIRAUX and PSC. The PSC will also review the form and inform the Coast Guard Finance Center in Chesapeake, VA how much to deposit as reimbursement into the student’s designated financial account. Students should monitor their financial account for the reimbursement. A Travel Voucher Statement (TVS) that summarizes the reimbursement elements can be found at https://www.fincen.uscg.mil/TVS_AUX/. All travel claims and all supporting documentation must be retained for six years and three months.

 

 

 

AUXSEA Specialty Course

Student Study Guide.pdf

Instructor Guide.pdf

 

Click on the chapter number you want for a power point presentation

Chapter 1- Boat Materials

Chapter 2- Maintenance

Chapter 3- Boat engines

Chapter 4- Marlinspike Seamanship

Chapter 5- Boat Handling

Chapter 6- Heavy Weather

Chapter 7- Assistance, Distress and Damage Control

Chapter 8- Navrules

Chapter 9- Anchoring

Chapter 10-Duties and Manners