Boat Crew Currency Boat Crew Currency Maintenance Maintenance as of January 2007 as of January 2007 Auxiliary Boat Crew Training Manual update Edwin “Ned” Kroeker, D1NR QE Coordinator D1NR Conference January 2007 This presentation will be posted at www.d1nr-bcqp.us
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““Bring a person a fish, and they are fed once. Bring a person a fish, and they are fed once. Teach a person to fish and they will never be Teach a person to fish and they will never be hungry.”hungry.”
The Auxiliary Boat Crew Training Manual is the The Auxiliary Boat Crew Training Manual is the firstfirst resource for any questions on “how” the resource for any questions on “how” the Boat Crew Qualification Program works.Boat Crew Qualification Program works.
(The Auxiliary Boat Crew Training Manual is (The Auxiliary Boat Crew Training Manual is COMDTINST M16794.51A, January 2007)COMDTINST M16794.51A, January 2007)
Phase I - QualificationPhase I - Qualification““Initial entry into the program, in which the member learns Initial entry into the program, in which the member learns
and demonstrates the knowledge and skills required to and demonstrates the knowledge and skills required to perform missions that may be assigned.” perform missions that may be assigned.”
Phase II - CertificationPhase II - Certification““Initial command verification that the member has acquired Initial command verification that the member has acquired
the necessary knowledge and skills, and then annual the necessary knowledge and skills, and then annual verification that the member has retained those skills.”verification that the member has retained those skills.”
Phase III – Currency MaintenancePhase III – Currency Maintenance““The annual completion of minimum activities required to The annual completion of minimum activities required to
maintain and demonstrate proficiency. A member's maintain and demonstrate proficiency. A member's certification remains valid or "current" by completion of certification remains valid or "current" by completion of annual minimums.”annual minimums.”
Text from Auxiliary Boat Crew Training Manual COMDTINST M16794.51A
Currency: Old and NewCurrency: Old and NewOld 5 Year PlanOld 5 Year Plan Annual tasks (year 5 Annual tasks (year 5
with QE)with QE)
Annual 8 hours Annual 8 hours underway as crew or underway as crew or coxswain; crew time coxswain; crew time doesn’t count for doesn’t count for coxswaincoxswain
New 3 Year PlanNew 3 Year Plan Detailed checkride with Detailed checkride with
QE every 3 years; no QE every 3 years; no annual tasksannual tasks
Annual 12 hours Annual 12 hours underway as crew or underway as crew or coxswain; crew time coxswain; crew time counts for coxswaincounts for coxswain
Currency CheckrideCurrency Checkride No annual tasks. The former 5 year tasks No annual tasks. The former 5 year tasks
done with a QE is now a checkride done done with a QE is now a checkride done with a QE every 3 years.with a QE every 3 years.
The checkrides are effectively identical to The checkrides are effectively identical to the initial qualification checkrides. Practice the initial qualification checkrides. Practice and competency will be essential!and competency will be essential!
QE reports results of checkride to OTO for QE reports results of checkride to OTO for handling, no special Auxiliary IS staff handling, no special Auxiliary IS staff handlinghandling
Annual TrainingAnnual Training No change to Ops Workshops. If No change to Ops Workshops. If requiredrequired
for a given year, must be attended and for a given year, must be attended and recorded.recorded.
New addition:New addition: TCT refresher training is TCT refresher training is required annually, given locally (does not required annually, given locally (does not require a TCT Facilitator). If not done by require a TCT Facilitator). If not done by 30 September, the member will be put into 30 September, the member will be put into REYR status.REYR status.
Missing Things that can lapse Missing Things that can lapse Certification Certification (REYR or REWK)(REYR or REWK)
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: 5 year TCT, TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: 5 year TCT, NavRules (for coxswains), Workshops (only if NavRules (for coxswains), Workshops (only if required), annual TCT refresher. Missing any of required), annual TCT refresher. Missing any of these just requires handling the missing item.these just requires handling the missing item.
CURRENCY MAINTENANCE: annual hours, CURRENCY MAINTENANCE: annual hours, triennial checkride. Missing hours requires either triennial checkride. Missing hours requires either partial year number or complete makeup. partial year number or complete makeup. Missing checkride requires performing the Missing checkride requires performing the checkride (which re-establishes the time for the checkride (which re-establishes the time for the next checkride).next checkride).
Formal Missed Hours PolicyFormal Missed Hours Policy Missing some hours for just the last year: Missing some hours for just the last year:
makeup only the missing hoursmakeup only the missing hours Missing hours for more than the previous Missing hours for more than the previous
year: makeup 12 hours as a traineeyear: makeup 12 hours as a trainee Missing hours for more than 5 years: Missing hours for more than 5 years:
qualification must be started over (all tasks qualification must be started over (all tasks done with mentor, then qualification done with mentor, then qualification checkride)checkride)
Gone!Gone! Annual tasks, with matrix of who signs Annual tasks, with matrix of who signs
what when, how the individual tasks are what when, how the individual tasks are entered into AUXDATA, what needed to entered into AUXDATA, what needed to be done if you were 1 year out, 2 years be done if you were 1 year out, 2 years out, 3 years out, etcout, 3 years out, etc
5 year limited task check with QE5 year limited task check with QEREPLACED BYREPLACED BY
Detailed checkride with QE every 3 yearsDetailed checkride with QE every 3 years
MT Staff Responsibility?MT Staff Responsibility?Member Training staff (normally FSO-MT) Member Training staff (normally FSO-MT)
must insure that candidates have all pre-must insure that candidates have all pre-requisites done requisites done BEFOREBEFORE a QE is a QE is requested (regardless of who requests the requested (regardless of who requests the QE).QE).
The prerequisites depend upon whether this The prerequisites depend upon whether this is initial qualification, currency checkride, is initial qualification, currency checkride, or REYR-removal checkride.or REYR-removal checkride.
Currency and REYR removalCurrency and REYR removal Currency checkrides: NavRules current for Currency checkrides: NavRules current for
coxswains, underway hours currentcoxswains, underway hours current
REYR checkride: all items (particularly REYR checkride: all items (particularly items that caused the REYR) are OK: items that caused the REYR) are OK: TCT, ICS, NavRules for coxswains, TCT, ICS, NavRules for coxswains, makeup underway hours as traineemakeup underway hours as trainee
Initial Qualification CheckrideInitial Qualification Checkride Use the checklists at Use the checklists at www.d1nr-bcqp.uswww.d1nr-bcqp.us to to
insure pre-requisites are complete or candidate insure pre-requisites are complete or candidate has relevant proof for QEhas relevant proof for QE
Crew: boating safety course, ICS, initial TCT, Crew: boating safety course, ICS, initial TCT, candidate is competent and ready to candidate is competent and ready to demonstrate skillsdemonstrate skills
Coxswain: initial proctored NavRules, 28 hours Coxswain: initial proctored NavRules, 28 hours or more underway as crew, ICS, TCT current, all or more underway as crew, ICS, TCT current, all required tasks, candidate is competent and required tasks, candidate is competent and ready to demonstrate skillsready to demonstrate skills
How do I check Hours?How do I check Hours?(fine print here!)(fine print here!)
Your FSO-IS or SO-IS will probably need to help you Your FSO-IS or SO-IS will probably need to help you with this…but here are some pointers anyways:with this…but here are some pointers anyways:
For initial qualification coxswains: POMS, AUXDATA, or For initial qualification coxswains: POMS, AUXDATA, or AUXINFO can provide verification of crew 28 hours AUXINFO can provide verification of crew 28 hours (note: might be across more than one season)(note: might be across more than one season)
For normal currency checkride: POMS, AUXDATA, or For normal currency checkride: POMS, AUXDATA, or AUXINFO can provide current year underway time (only AUXINFO can provide current year underway time (only what has been submitted, not what hasn’t made it to IS)what has been submitted, not what hasn’t made it to IS)
For REYR removal: this is more complicated, because it For REYR removal: this is more complicated, because it is is traineetrainee time that must be verified. Ask your IS officer. time that must be verified. Ask your IS officer.
(POMS and AUXDATA are instant once data is entered, (POMS and AUXDATA are instant once data is entered, AUXINFO lags AUXDATA by as much as a week)AUXINFO lags AUXDATA by as much as a week)
Before Any Check RideBefore Any Check RideCandidates must truly be ready. Mentors must Candidates must truly be ready. Mentors must
agree (for initial qualification). The Flotilla agree (for initial qualification). The Flotilla Commander must agree (either through Commander must agree (either through personal knowledge or by knowledge of the personal knowledge or by knowledge of the FSO-MT and/or FSO-OP).FSO-MT and/or FSO-OP).
Many people are involved with a check ride Many people are involved with a check ride (facilities, crews, QEs, candidate(s)); it is (facilities, crews, QEs, candidate(s)); it is important to make sure this will be a productive important to make sure this will be a productive session, and not have to revert to a training session, and not have to revert to a training sessionsession
QE SchedulingQE Scheduling QEs (and checkrides!) are the very last step in QEs (and checkrides!) are the very last step in
initial qualification or currencyinitial qualification or currency D1NR uses a distributed (rather than D1NR uses a distributed (rather than
hiearchical) QE request process: any organizer hiearchical) QE request process: any organizer just asks a QE or QEs….use the list in the just asks a QE or QEs….use the list in the District Directory.District Directory.
QE are DISTRICT resources, not local…but try QE are DISTRICT resources, not local…but try to get as local a QE as possibleto get as local a QE as possible
QEs are volunteers with their own family and QEs are volunteers with their own family and Auxiliary lives….schedule well in advance of Auxiliary lives….schedule well in advance of your needyour need