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U.S. Coast Guard Sector Auxiliary Uninspected Passenger Vessel (UPV) Examiner

Performance Qualification Standard (PQS)

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UNINSPECTED COMMERCIAL VESSEL SAFETY PROGRAM

MANAGEMENT

Uninspected Passenger Vessel Examiner (AUXUPV) is one of the qualifications within the USCG AUX Trident Program for direct

support and augmentation of the USCG active forces

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Scope of Training & Major Tasks

1. Introduction Application Task 1-1 2. Application Task 1.2 Equivalents Task 2.1 Task 2.2

The presentation is provided in nine (9) sessions which will allow ease for searching selected topics.

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This presentation does not alleviate or replace on the job training or additional requirements or training required by each Sector.

Additionally there are tasks, depending upon your AOR, that may not be

applicable or present the opportunity for field experience however are documented in this presentation for your knowledge.

Scope of Training & Major Tasks

Continued

3. Requirements Tasks 3.1 – 3.4 4. Requirements Tasks 3.5 – 3.10 5. Operations Tasks 4.1 – 4.7 6. Operations Tasks 4.8-4.12 7. General Housekeeping Tasks 5.1 – 5.8 8. Expanded Issues 9. Exercise Opportunities

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INTRODUCTION TO UNINSPECTED

PASSENGER VESSELS

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Training Prerequisites

A. Completion of correspondence courses: 1. Introduction to Marine Safety and Environmental

Protection (IMSEP) 2. Initial Introduction to Marine Safety (IIMS) (Note: no longer

required – incorporated in the new IMSEP) 3. ICS 100 4. ICS 200 5. ICS 210 or ICS 300 6. ICS 700 7. ICS 800

B. Completion of PQS Workbook C. Designation Letter submitted for approval D. Once Designation Letter is signed, enter certification in TMT

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Marine Safety Training Ribbon (MSTR) The Trident Program

Marine Safety Training Ribbon Application After you have completed the prerequisites listed in A (previous slide) and successfully completed the Good Mate Course you are eligible for the Marine Safety Training Ribbon by completing the application and sending it to your DSO-MS.

Additional information may be found on the web site http://msep.d11nuscgaux.info/ms/trident.html#MS%20Rib

UPV Training Objectives • Assist UPV trainees toward their efforts of

achieving Qualified Examiner status • Provide subject matter that encompasses the

PQS with additional information a Qualified Examiner should be familiar with

• Provide the trainee with basic knowledge prior to

on the job training and additional training, if any, available or required at each of the Sectors

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Examiners Commitment

• Willing to devote considerable time • Interest in marine safety issues • Desire to improve safety within the

uninspected passenger vessel fleet

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UPV Examination Principles • Voluntary, dockside exam • Carries no penalty • Schedule re-exam for correction of any

deficiencies • Objective is safety & education

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UPV Outreach • Attitude

– Low key: “we have been asked by the local USCG Sector to contact all UPV operators and discuss UPV requirements in the law”

– Answer questions, provide guidance, suggest compliance ideas resulting in lesser costs

– Offer voluntary UPV Safety Examinations and award decals to vessels in compliance

Never forget these are commercial entities

and they deserve our utmost professional performance

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General

• Examine UPVs and their associated equipment for compliance with the applicable safety regulations in 46 CFR Subchapter C.

• UPVs commonly known as “Six Pack” • Usually have one master, maybe one mate, and

not more than six passengers • Engages in fishing, sight seeing, parties, etc.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

• CFR Code of Federal Regulations • CNG Compressed Natural Gas • COD Certificate of Documentation • FCC Federal Communications Commission • GT Gross Ton • LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas

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Abbreviations & Acronyms MARPOL Is short for marine pollution MSD Marine Sanitation Device NVIC Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular NT Net Ton OUPV Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel UL Underwriter’s Laboratory UPV Uninspected Passenger Vessel VTS Vessel Traffic Service

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What is an Uninspected Passenger Vessel (UPV)?

• Two categories Per 46 CFR 24-10.1 Vessel less than 100 GT

Carrying not more than six passengers, including at least one passenger-for-hire, or That is chartered with the crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner’s representative and carrying not more than six passengers

Vessel at least 100 GT Same except passenger limit increases to 12

UPVs are commercial vessels!

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UPV Characteristics

• Less than 100 GT – M/B, S/V, M/V or self-propelled gondola – Operations governed, inter alia, by 46 CFR

Sub Chapter C – Captain/deck crew are provided by the

owner/operator – Captain must be a USCG licensed mariner

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What is NOT a UPV? • Chartered Recreational Vessels

– Owner signs a contract with the chartering party turning the vessel over to the chartering party to operate within the contract’s scope

• e.g., like renting a car – The charterer

• May elect to hire a Captain/deck crew – May NOT be specified by or be the owner/operator

• May carry no more than 12 passengers (including any charterer hired crew) • Pays all expenses incurred during the charter period including extra

insurance • May not carry any passengers for hire

– Legal basis • Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 • NVIC 7-94

– The vessel must meet Recreational Vessel requirements

• If the vessel/s are UPVs one day and Chartered Recreational Vessels the next, they are reviewed as a UPV

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APPLICATION

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Task1.0

Demonstrate Use of 33 & 46 Code of Federal Regulations

Task 1.1

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Electronic - Search http://www.ecfr.gov Search Engines

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Exercise Answers found in following Sessions

1. What condition must life preservers and other life saving equipment be in?

2. When an EPIRB is required to be installed, how often must it be tested?

3. Where is NVIC 7-94 found?

4. Identify three items whose requirements change when the UPV is ≥ 100 GT. There are at least seven items.

5. Where do the terms “T Boat” and “K Boat” come from?

6. What categories of licenses and MMCs can operate UPVs and what are some typical restrictions the Examiner should expect to see?

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You have completed Session 1 Introduction & Task 1.1

Several questions have been presented in Exercise #1. Research each of these, document and save as this information will assist you as you work toward status as a UPV Examiner.

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This presentation does not alleviate or replace on the job training or additional requirements or training

required by each Sector.