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Standing Orders 16: (pdf)
Commanding Officer
U. S. Coast Guard Station
Sand Key
EMPLOYMENT OF COAST GUARD AUXILIARY FACILITIES
MAR 2008
1. GENERAL
All Station POODs and Coast Guard Auxiliarists operating under the control
of Station Sand Key shall be thoroughly familiar with the contents of this
Order. This Order and Sector St Petersburg Instruction 16798.3G outline the
standard operating requirements and employment of Coast Guard Auxiliary
operational facilities while operating under reimbursable or
non-reimbursable orders.
Station Sand Key has a long history of close liaison with the members of
Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 11. The members of Division 11 are dedicated
volunteers who have distinguished themselves with their professionalism and
superior service to the Station, the Sector, the Coast Guard and this
Country.
2. PROCEDURES
Any movement or operation of an Auxiliary facility, which requires orders,
will be administered by the Division 11 SO-OP through the Patrol Order
Management System (POMS). Station Sand Key also has the authority to issue
temporary patrol orders in an emergency or wherever the need arises due to
administrative or technical problems in the POMS system. Only those
facilities with current facility inspection decals, offer for use forms and
crewed by certified crewmembers will be issued orders. Orders for fixed land
communication stations are non-reimbursable, and are considered volunteer
without reimbursement.
The Division Staff Officer - Operations (SO-OP) shall provide a schedule of
all patrol missions to Station Sand Key on a monthly basis and should arrive
at the Station at least 3 days before the start of each month. Patrol
schedules should include: date/time, vessel’s name and nine digit call sign,
owner/operator name(s), mission assignment, number of crew and area of
operation. Changes are authorized prior to a mission providing the Station
is promptly notified.
Upon completion of each mission, the Auxiliary Facility will submit the
order claim form, CG-5132 to Sector St. Petersburg within thirty days of the
mission completion. Requests for payments received beyond the 30-day window
will not ‘normally’ be processed.
Auxiliary Facilities will not operate beyond the boundaries specified in the
monthly patrol schedule without the permission of the Station POOD. On the
other hand, facilities are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the
entire operating area of Division 11; this can be accomplished with the
issuance of specific patrol orders from the SO-OP.
Auxiliary vessels will not normally be issued patrol orders while a small
craft advisory is in effect. Emergency situations and limited operating
areas are variables that can affect the decision to operate or not. The
final determination rests with the Station. If an Auxiliary vessel is
underway on a scheduled patrol and a small craft advisory is issued, the
Station has the option of canceling the patrol, limiting the patrol or, in
extreme situations, directing the Facility to a safe harbor or mooring until
the hazard passes.
Before commencing a patrol, Auxiliary Facilities shall notify the Station,
either directly or via the Auxiliary Radio Station that they are getting
underway. If trailered, the operator should notify the Station when they are
departing their location and activate their patrol orders. Upon arriving at
the launch ramp, the Station should be notified that the vessel is getting
underway. At the conclusion of the mission, the procedure should be
reversed. While on patrol Auxiliary vessels equipped with guard capabilities
or dual VHF-FM radios, will maintain radio guard on VHF-FM channel 16.
Communications with the Station or the Auxiliary Radio Station will be
conducted on a pre-designated channel and position reports will be on a half
hourly schedule. If communications are with an Auxiliary Radio Station, the
Auxiliary Radio Station will report the Facilities position to the Station
hourly via the easiest means possible. More frequent reports may be required
if inclement weather is encountered.
When a potential non-emergency SAR case develops, the Auxiliary coxswain
must evaluate the situation, take appropriate action and notify the Station.
The Station shall be made aware of the overall situation and the action
being taken. If the incident involves a tow, the coxswain must notify the
station prior to the hook up of the tow. In situations where the disabled
craft is entering into harm’s way, the coxswain should act first and notify
the Station after the situation stabilizes.
When assistance is rendered to any person or property, the facility should
request a case number from the Station, complete an Auxiliary SAR Incident
Report, CG-4612, and forward it to the Station within 48 hours.
Auxiliary Facilities less than 26’ are authorized to operate with a two
person crew during daylight, fair weather including water temperature above
60 degrees, and within the COLREGS Demarcation Lines as charted in Sand
Key’s AOR. Prior to getting underway, the Station is to be notified and this
special circumstance will be reported.
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