Reservist

ISS1 2015

Reservist Magazine is the award-winning official publication of the United States Coast Guard Reserve. Quarterly issues include news and feature articles about the men and women who comprise America's premier national maritime safety and security

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Purpose Class Convening Dates MISSIOn: To provide training on RB-S platforms to prospective coxswains. Successful completion of this course will provide an introductory level of training on RB-S platforms to assist in the Coxswain qualification process. SCOPE: The RB-S Coxswain Introduction Course is designed to assist in the coxswain qualification process on RB-S platforms. The course will provide the trainee with classroom instruction and practical hands-on experience on RB-S platforms. Specific areas of instruction include: boat characteristics and stability, boat handling, boat piloting and navigation, search and rescue (SAR), rescue and assistance, towing and salvage, crew efficiency factors, risk factors, and team coordination. Facility name Start Date End Date Session # CG TRACEn Yorktown 3/9/2015 3/20/2015 86 CG TRACEn Yorktown 4/13/2015 4/24/2015 87 CG TRACEn Yorktown 6/1/2015 6/12/2015 88 CG TRACEn Yorktown 7/6/2015 7/17/2015 89 CG TRACEn Yorktown 7/20/2015 7/31/2015 90 Reserve quotas are available in the below Boat Forces Courses. Contact your SERA, Training Petty Officer, or Reserve Training Petty Officer to submit an Electronic Training Request (ETR) and request for ADT orders. RB-S COxSWAIn InTRODUCTIOn COURSE Course Code: 502127 Duration: 12 DAYS How To Apply: Submit Electronic Training Request via Direct Access Prerequisites: 1. Must be assigned to a unit with a Response Boat - Small (RB-S). 2. Must have completed the Coast Guard Institute "Search and Rescue Fundamentals" (SARFUnD) correspondence course or other approved course. 3. Must have successfully completed the Coast Guard "Deck Watch Offcer" (DWO) Examination. 4. Must be a certifed crewmember on a RB-S or coxswain on another standard CG platform for at least 20 hours in the 3 months preceding class start date. A certifed crewmember must have completed at least 40 hours of underway time (entered in AOPS/TMT and verifed by TBFCO). 5. Reservists are exempt from the SAR Fundamentals (SARFUnDS) requirement. Reservists must have completed at least 20 hours of underway time as a certifed crewmember in the 6 months preceding class start date. Special Info: none. Issue 1 • 2015 � RESERVIST 35

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