Qualification, Certification, and Currency

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Qualification, Certification, and Currency
Qualification ExaminerAuxiliary Boat Crew
Training Manual update December 2, 2006Berlin, MA
This presentation will be posted at
www.d1nr-bcqp.us
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Phase I - Qualification

• Initial entry into the program, in which the
  member learns and demonstrates the knowledge and
  skills required to perform missions that may be
  assigned.

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Phase II - Certification

• Initial command verification that the member has
  acquired the necessary knowledge and skills, and
  then annual verification that the member has
  retained those skills.

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Phase III Currency Maintenance

• The annual completion of minimum activities
  required to maintain and demonstrate proficiency.
  A member's certification remains valid or
  "current" by completion of annual minimums.

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Changes to Chapter 3 Qualification

• Members with disabilities describes evaluation
  required
• Adds Personnel Security Investigation for
  eligibility
• Removes material that duplicated task information
  in Qualification Guides (like boating course
  pre-requisite) the pre-requisites remain, but
  are solely described in the Qualification Guides

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Changes to Chapter 3 Qualification

• Adds Each task must be performed safely.
• Removes Trainee Preparation paragraph that
  described a pre-program interview
• No change to Mentors or Mentor Assignment policy
  (some editorial language corrections only)
• Changes former Optional Task language to match
  what is used in the Qualification Guides
  (Waiverable Tasks)
• Removes Qualification Examination section, all
  QE material is consolidated in Chapter 6.

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Changes to Chapter 4 Certification

• Editorial language corrections
• Added section on Multiple Residences
• Certified members with residences in multiple
  regions must be certified for all regions in
  which they desire to conduct patrols. A request
  for certification must be preceded with a letter
  of recommendation from the OTO in the members
  home district to the receiving OTO(s)....This
  process should be repeated every three years.
• Removed confusing recertification language for
  those previously certified but lapsed active duty
  members.
• Active duty serving as crew on Auxiliary
  facilities must be authorized by their CO or OINC.

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Changes to Chapter 5 Currency Maintenance

• THIS is what will concern all those in surface
  operations.
• General change all specific task or checkride
  contents removed checkride description is in
  Enclosure 1 and Enclosure 2. This eliminates
  mixing the process descriptions with the
  Qualification Guides (material in just one place).

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Changes to Chapter 5 Currency Maintenance

• Currency Maintenance changes from a 5-year cycle
  to a 3-year cycle
• Annual minimum underway hours changed crew 12
  hours underway, coxswain 12 hours underway as
  crew or coxswain
• Annual tasks and associated recordkeeping
  ELIMINATED.

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Changes to Chapter 5 Currency Maintenance

• The former 5 year tasks done with a QE is now a
  Check Ride done with a QE every 3 years.
• The checkrides are effectively identical to the
  initial qualification checkrides.
• QE reports results of checkride to OTO for
  handling, no Auxiliary Information Systems staff
  handling (other than normal patrol handling)

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Changes to Chapter 5 Currency Maintenance

• Operational Workshops are described as desired
  training, issued every year. If they are
  required, the workshop will be a COMMANDANT
  NOTICE. If required, the workshop must be
  completed by a specific date or the member will
  be put into REWK status.
• TCT refresher training is required annually,
  given locally (does not require a TCT
  Facilitator). If not done by 30 September, the
  member will be put into REYR status.

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Changes to Chapter 5 Currency Maintenance

• 5 year requirements clarified TCT, NavRules.
• NavRules 5 year exam is open book, 90 passing.
• If NavRules lapses, exam must be taken to restore
  certification

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Changes to Chapter 5 Recertification

• As before, if a member fails to meet training
  requirements or currency their certification will
  lapse and their status will be put into REYR.
• Missing Hours in the previous year The member
  needs to make up ONLY the missing hours. After
  doing this as a trainee, and after certification
  is re-established, the member still has the
  normal 12 hours to perform.

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Changes to Chapter 5 Currency Maintenance

• Missing hours for more than just the previous
  year 12 hours as a trainee are required before
  certification can be re-established.
• Missing hours for more than 5 years
  qualification must be started over (all tasks
  done with mentor, then qualification checkride)

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Changes to Chapter 5 Currency Maintenance

• TRAINING REQUIREMENTS 5 year TCT, NavRules (for
  coxswains), Workshops (if required), annual TCT
  refresher. Missing any of these just requires
  handling the missing item.
• CURRENCY MAINTENANCE annual hours, triennial
  checkride. Missing hours requires either partial
  year or complete makeup. Missing checkride
  requires performing the checkride (which
  re-establishes the time for the next checkride).

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Gone!

• Annual tasks, with matrix of who signs what when,
  how the individual tasks are entered into
  AUXDATA, what needed to be done if you were 1
  year out, 2 years out, 3 years out, etc
• 5 year limited task check with QE
• REPLACED BY
• Detailed checkride with QE every 3 years

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Checkride Transition

• See the Promulgation Letter for this content

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Discussion?