Division Eleven - Members Deck
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Commanding Officer
U. S. Coast Guard Station
Sand Key
EMPLOYMENT OF COAST GUARD AUXILIARY FACILITIES
AUG 2009
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.
In the event of injury/damage to any Auxiliarist or
Auxiliary Facility while executing orders the event shall be reported to the
Station POOD as soon as practical and logged in the Station Smooth LOG. The
POOD shall notify the Operations Petty Officer of the event. In the event of
injury the Auxiliarist shall be directed to seek medical attention as they
normally would as a civilian. Reimbursement will be obtained through the
procedures outlined in
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION M16790.1F.
In
the event of damage to an Auxiliary Facility the Auxiliarist will be
directed NOT to begin any repairs until an investigation is conducted.
Reimbursement will be obtained through the procedures outlined in
MLCLANTINST 5890.3A.
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