U'S'C'G' AUXILIARY EIGHTH EASTERN REGION AID VERIFIER TRAINING

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U.S.C.G. AUXILIARYEIGHTH EASTERN REGIONAID
VERIFIER TRAINING

• MODULE 1

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U.S.C.G. AUXILIARYEIGHTH EASTERN REGIONAID
VERIFIER TRAINING

• COURSE INTRODUCTION

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LESSON PLAN

• ABOUT THIS COURSE
• PRIMARY MISSION - AUXILIARY VERIFICATION OF
  PRIVATE AIDS AND BRIDGES
• OUR CUSTOMERS
• GOOD PROGRAMS NEED LOCAL INVOLVEMENT
• AID VERIFIER PROGRAM GOALS
• CANDIDATES FOR AID VERIFIER QUALIFICATION
• AID VERIFIER QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION
• RETAINING AID VERIFIER QUALIFICATION
• AID VERIFIER COMMITMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
• INTRODUCTION TO THE PRIMARY MISSION
• DIVISION STAFF OFFICER - AIDS TO NAVIGATION - THE
  KEYSTONE OF A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM

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ABOUT THIS COURSE

• COURSE MODULES
• COURSE INTRODUCTION THE AID VERIFIER PROGRAM
• PRIVATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION VERIFICATIONS AND
  REPORTING
• VERIFYING A LIGHT'S CHARACTERISTICS
• BRIDGE VERIFICATIONS AND REPORTING
• CLASSIFICATION OF DISCREPANCIES AND REPORTING
  ACTIONS REQUIRED
• AID VERIFIER QUALIFICATION EXAMINATION
• COURSE PREREQUISITES
• ASSUMES THAT THE STUDENT HAS GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF
  THE AIDS TO NAVIGATION ON THE INLAND RIVERS
  EQUIVALENT TO THE BSS COURSE MATERIAL, CHAPTERS
  FIVE AND TWELVE

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ABOUT THIS COURSE

• COURSE CONTENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET
• USING A WEB BROWSER
• ACTUAL CLASS PRESENTATION FORMAT (THESE CHARTS)
• DEVELOPED USING MICROSOFT POWERPOINT (.PPT
  FORMAT)
• REQUIRES MICROSOFT POWERPOINT VIEWER FREE,
  DOWNLOAD FROM MICROSOFT WEB SITE
• PLUS MUCH MORE
• LATEST NEWS FOR AID VERIFIERS, VALUABLE WEB LINKS
• AORs BY AUXILIARY DIVISION, CG GROUP AND CG
  CUTTER WITHIN D8 EASTERN REGION
• STATUS REPORT SHOWING EACH DIVISION'S RESULTS

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EIGHT EASTERN REGIONATON WEBSITE

• http//126.68.166.166/aton/

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PRIMARY MISSIONAUXILIARY VERIFICATION OF
PRIVATE AIDS

• THE AUXILIARY IS FORMALLY MISSIONED TO VISUALLY
  VERIFY ALL CLASS I PRIVATE AIDS AND ALL BRIDGE
  LIGHTING SYSTEMS ON NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS
• REQUIRES NIGHT VERIFICATION WITHOUT ENTERING
  PRIVATE PROPERTY

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PRIMARY MISSIONAUXILIARY VERIFICATION OF
PRIVATE AIDS

• THE CUTTERS ARE REQUIRED TO INSPECT ALL PRIVATE
  AIDS THAT ARE NOT INSPECTED BY THE AUXILIARY --
  NOT A GOOD USE OF THESE COAST GUARD RESOURCES!

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PRIMARY MISSIONAUXILIARY VERIFICATION OF
PRIVATE AIDS

• 8ER REGIONAL PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED
• THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES
  ESTABLISHED BY COAST GUARD DISTRICT EIGHT, THE
  GROUPS AND THE DIRECTOR OF AUXILIARY

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PRIMARY MISSIONAUXILIARY VERIFICATION OF
PRIVATE AIDS

• AT THE DIVISION LEVEL, SPECIFIC AIDS TO
  NAVIGATION AND RELATED PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED
• JOINTLY, BY THE LOCAL AUXILIARY DIVISION AND THE
  LOCAL AOR COAST GUARD CUTTER
• WITH MUTUALLY AGREED-TO AND WELL-DEFINED PLANS,
  ACTIVITIES, SCHEDULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• WITHIN THE NATIONAL AND DISTRICT POLICIES AND
  PROCEDURES (e.g., CCGD8 SOP), COMMANDANT
  INSTRUCTIONS, GUIDELINES, ETC.

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PRIMARY MISSIONAUXILIARY VERIFICATION OF
PRIVATE AIDS

• AIDS TO NAVIGATION VERIFICATION PROGRAMS AT THE
  REGION AND DIVISION LEVELS SHOULD ADDRESS
• AOR COVERAGE BY THE AUXILIARY (AID VERIFIER NAME,
  SCHEDULE)
• AID VERIFIER TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE
• REPORTING PROCEDURES
• CHECKPOINTS WITH AOR CUTTER TO ASSESS ACTUAL
  PERFORMANCE

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GOOD PROGRAMS NEED LOCAL INVOLVEMENT

• THE EXTENT TO WHICH GOOD LOCAL AIDS TO NAVIGATION
  PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED AND SUPPORTED IS LIMITED
  ONLY BY THE IMAGINATION, DESIRE AND INVOLVEMENT
  OF
• AOR COAST GUARD CUTTER O.I.C.
• AUXILIARY DIVISION CAPTAIN
• AUXILIARY DIVISION STAFF OFFICER-AIDS TO
  NAVIGATION (SO-AN)

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• THE PRESENCE OF SECONDARY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AND
  PLANS DEMONSTRATES A HEALTHY TEAM COAST GUARD
  RELATIONSHIP

U. S. COAST GUARD
U. S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
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AID VERIFIER PROGRAM GOALS
ALL ACTIVITIES OF THE AUXILIARY AIDS TO
NAVIGATION TEAM SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON THE
FOLLOWING PROGRAM GOALS

• VERIFY ALL CLASS I PRIVATE AIDS AND BRIDGE
  LIGHTING SYSTEMS IN YOUR AOR ANNUALLY.
• DELIVER TIMELY, 100 PERCENT DEFECT-FREE
  VERIFICATION RESULTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS THE
  CUTTERS (FOR FEDERAL AIDS AND PRIVATE AIDS) AND
  DWRO-BRIDGE ADMINISTRATION (FOR BRIDGES).
• DEVELOP HIGH QUALITY AID VERIFIER RESOURCES IN
  SUFFICIENT NUMBERS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE AIDS
  TO NAVIGATION MISSION IN YOUR AOR.
• PROVIDE THE TRAINING NECESSARY TO DEVELOP AND
  MAINTAIN QUALIFIED AUXILIARY RESOURCES.

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AID VERIFIER PROGRAM GOALS (C0NT.)

• ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE AUXILIARY AIDS TO NAVIGATION
  AND AID VERIFIER PROGRAMS.
• ESTABLISH MISSION PLANS AND SCHEDULES WORKING
  WITH PEERS (e.g., SO-OP and SO-MT) AND WITH THE
  ACTIVE DUTY COAST GUARD UNITS TO ASSURE THAT
  MISSION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WILL BE MET.
• MAINTAIN STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATIONS
  BETWEEN ALL LEVELS (UP AND DOWN) OF AN STAFFS,
  AID VERIFIERS, ELECTED OFFICERS AND APPROPRIATE
  COAST GUARD PERSONNEL IN YOUR AOR.
• CHALLENGE AN STAFFS TO PROVIDE WHATEVER SUPPORT
  THE AID VERIFIERS NEED TO DO THEIR JOB.
• EXECUTE MISSIONS SAFELY AND HAVE FUN!

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CANDIDATES FOR AID VERIFIER QUALIFICATION
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• MUST BE A QUALIFIED MEMBER OF THE AUXILIARY AND
  HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE BOATING SKILLS
  AND SEAMANSHIP (BSS) COURSE, BOATING SAFELY
  COURSE, AMERICAS BOATING COURSE OR HAVE
  EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE / TRAINING TO PASS THE AID
  VERIFIER QUALIFICATION EXAM
• SHOULD THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND THE AIDS TO
  NAVIGATION MATERIAL IN BSS
• CHAPTER 5 "YOUR HIGHWAY SIGNS"
• CHAPTER 12 "INLAND BOATING"
• IS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN AID VERIFICATION
  MISSIONS AS A TRAINEE
• IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE BOAT CREW QUALIFIED
• IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND ANNUAL OPERATIONS WORKSHOP

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• NOTE AID VERIFIER TRAINING MATERIALS ASSUME THE
  STUDENT HAS A
• WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE AIDS TO NAVIGATION
  BASICS.

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AID VERIFIER QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION

• AID VERIFIERS ARE CERTIFIED ONLY BY COAST GUARD
  ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL
• USUALLY BY THE DIRECTOR OF AUXILIARY.
• NAMES OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND WHO
  ARE DEEMED AS BEING QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE
  TASKS OF AN AID VERIFIER MAY BE SUBMITTED
• NAMES SHOULD SUBMITTED THROUGH THE DSO-AN WHO
  WILL FORWARD TO THE DIRAUX. THIS PROCESS WILL
  ASSURE THAT THE MEMBERS AUXDATA RECORD AND
  PERSONAL FILE WILL BE UPDATED.
• CANDIDATE MUST PASS THE AID VERIFIER
  QUALIFICATION EXAMINATION TO QUALIFY AS AN AID
  VERIFIER

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• COAST GUARD DISTRICT EIGHT STANDARD OPERATING
  PROCEDURES SPECIFY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER
  WHICH CANDIDATES BECOME QUALIFIED AS AID
  VERIFIERS

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RETAINING AID VERIFIER QUALIFICATION

• MEMBERS RETAIN QUALIFICATION EACH YEAR BY
• SUBMITTING THREE VALID REPORTS
• PRIVATE AID VERIFICATIONS OR DISCREPANCIES
• BRIDGE LIGHTING SYSTEM VERIFICATIONS OR
  DISCREPANCIES
• FEDERAL AID DISCREPANCIES (ONLY)
• ATTENDING ANNUAL OPERATIONS WORKSHOP
• RETRAINING AND RE-QUALIFICATION REQUIRED
• IF RETENTION REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET
• FOR EVERYONE AFTER THIRD YEAR.

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AID VERIFIER COMMITMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS

• AID VERIFIERS
• ARE ASKED TO VOLUNTEER, EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR AS
  A GROUP (e.g., FSO-AN REPRESENTING A FLOTILLA),
  FOR BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR PRIMARY MISSION
  COVERAGE
• THE VERIFICATION OF PRIVATE AIDS AND BRIDGES
  WITHIN A SPECIFIC SECTION OF A RIVER IN THEIR
  DIVISION'S AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
• HAVING COMMITTED TO AN AOR, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
  ASSURING THAT THE ANNUAL AID VERIFICATIONS ARE
  PERFORMED IN THAT AOR
• ELSE THEY MUST NOTIFY THE SO-AN OR DSO-AN THAT
  THE DUTIES CANNOT BE PERFORMED. THIS
  NOTIFICATION MUST BE MADE IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO
  ALLOW REASSIGNMENT TO (AND TRAINING OF) ANOTHER
  AUXILIARY AID VERIFIER.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE PRIMARY MISSION

• ANNUAL NIGHT VERIFICATION MISSIONS
• WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER ORDERS
• USUALLY AS MULTI-MISSION SAFETY PATROLS
• REQUIRING OPERATIONAL FACILITY AND QUALIFIED CREW
  AND AT LEAST ONE QUALIFIED AID VERIFIER
  (MULTIPLE FACILITIES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SAFETY)
• OR, AUXILIARY LAND MOBILE RADIO FACILITY
• ARE FOR VISUAL VERIFICATION ONLY
• WITHOUT TRESPASS OR ENTRY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
• WITHOUT CONTACTING THE OWNER OF THE AID OR THE
  OPERATOR AT A FACILITY (BARGE LOADING FACILITY,
  LIFT BRIDGE, ETC.)
• ARE ALWAYS REQUIRED TO VERIFY LIGHT
  CHARACTERISTICS
• A DAY VISIT MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED TO VERIFY OTHER
  ASPECTS OF A BRIDGE OR PRIVATE AID

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INTRODUCTION TO THE PRIMARY MISSION
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• PRIVATE AID VERIFICATIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED BY
  AUXILIARY AID VERIFIERS (ONLY) ON THE USCG D8
  PRIVATE AID VERIFICATION WORKSHEET
• THESE WORKSHEETS, ONE FOR EACH CLASS I PRIVATE
  AID, ARE DISTRIBUTED BY THE DSO-AN BEFORE THE
  BEGINNING OF THE BOATING SEASON. D8(OAN) PROVIDES
  A LISTING OF THE CURRENT CLASS I PRIVATE AIDS IN
  MICROSOFT EXCEL FORMAT
• ALTERNATE METHODS OF REPORTING MAY BE USED IN
  COMPUTER ACCESS IS NOT AVAILABLE.
• BRIDGE, PRIVATE AND FEDERAL AID DISCREPANCIES
  SHOULD BE REPORTED BY ALL AUXILIARISTS BY
  APPROPRIATE MEANS TO GROUP OHIO VALLEY
• FOR CRITICAL DISCREPANCIES, VHF OR LANDLINE MAY
  BE USED TO INFORM GOHV WATCHSTANDER ON DUTY

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DIVISION STAFF OFFICER - AIDS TO NAVIGATION -THE
KEYSTONE OF A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM

• SO-AN INVOLVEMENT DETERMINES LEVEL OF PROGRAM
  SUCCESS
• PROMOTING THE PROGRAM
• IDENTIFYING, TRAINING AND QUALIFYING AID
  VERIFIERS
• LIAISON DCP, SO-OP, CG CUTTER, DSO-AN

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DIVISION STAFF OFFICER - AIDS TO NAVIGATION -THE
KEYSTONE OF A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM

• FOCAL POINT FOR ALL DIVISION AtoN PLANNING AND
  MISSION ACTIVITIES -
• DEVELOPING THE DIVISION AIDS TO NAVIGATION PLAN
  EACH YEAR
• COORDINATING THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT WITH THE AOR CG
  CUTTER(S)
• TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF AUXILIARY AID
  VERIFIER RESOURCES
• ASSIGNING AID VERIFIER AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
  AND DISTRIBUTION OF WORK LISTS AND DOCUMENTS
  PROVIDED BY THE DSO-AN
• FOLLOWING-UP TO ASSURE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT
• PROVIDING SUPPORT TO AID VERIFIERS
• OBTAINING SUPPORT AS REQUIRED FROM AN STAFF
  OFFICERS
• FEEDING BACK THE RESULTS

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