Transcript 2009 Operations Workshop Slides

2009 Operations Workshop
Welcome
This seminar is designed to be a refresher of
basic Surface Operations processes and
procedures to promote safety and
efficiency for all patrols
This is an optional seminar although it may
be required at a local level, and not a
replacement for the TCT Refresher
course which is required yearly for all
surface operations Auxiliarists
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Ground Rules
• This Workshop should be Interactive NOT
a Lecture
– Ask Questions
– Answer questions
– Share experiences
– Share Insights
• Participate
• Participate
• Participate
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Remember
• Safety of all personnel, Auxiliary & the
public is first and foremost
• Risk Management principles are to be
applied in mission planning and execution
• Know your facility’s operational limits
• Remember to “adapt, not adopt”. Local
conditions will impact the execution of any
mission!
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Remember Changes for
Currency Maintenance
• You must log 12 hours underway
– Crew & Coxswains
– Coxswains can log their 12 hours as crew or
coxswain
– PWC must log their time on a PWC
• Attend a mandatory 1 hour TCT refresher
– Must be completed by 31 December
– If 5 year 8 hour TCT is required, the 1 hour
TCT need not also be completed
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Changes from 2007
(These changes remain in effect for 2009)
• The 4 simple tasks for annual Currency
Maintenance have been deleted
• Check rides will be every 3 years with a QE
• Crew check ride has 15 sign offs
• Coxswain check rides has 17 sign offs
• PWC check ride has 12 sign offs
• Work these sign off tasks every year so you
are “always ready” for the check ride.
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Changes from 2008
• ICS-210 Initial Incident Commander course is
REQUIRED for all Coxswains and Pilots
(Aircraft Commander, First Pilot and Co-Pilot) by
31March2009
• Without this certification in AUXDATA you will
go into REYR status
• NavRules re-certification is 5 years from last
date test was successfully taken (e.g. passed
15 May 2004 due next by 15 May 2009 NOT
31 Dec 2009)
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More Changes from 2008
• New 50 MPH dynamic strength tested
PFDs are required by 1 June 09 if (and only
if) your facility can exceed 35 MPH
• Inflatable vests listed in the Rescue and
Survival Systems Manual, COMDTINST
M10470.10F will continue to be authorized
after 01 JUN 2009 for facilities that can
exceed 35 MPH (excluding PWCs)
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More Changes from 2008
• PWC Carriage requirements changes
– No more throwable device requirements
– Spare spark plugs ONLY required for 2 cycle
engine PWCs
Note: There are no changes to PWC PFD
requirements
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Check Ride phase in
• Last check ride in 2005
or 2006 - you are now
due in 2009
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Our Missions
• Promote boating safety
• Provide SAR response
• Render assistance to distressed persons
in the maritime environment
• Maritime Domain Awareness - (we are the
eyes and ears of the Coast Guard)
• Provide support as needed by the Coast
Guard
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Safety is Priority 1
• Remember safety of the crew, the public, and
the vessel are more important than the mission
• PEPIRB – Key piece of safety equipment
– Have in on board and on your PFD when underway
– Check the battery expiration date
– Keep it registered with NOAA
• HAZMAT
– Remember to steer well clear of ANY HAZMAT
situation unless you have a certified HAZMAT
responder on your crew
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Promote Safety
• Set a good example for the rest of the
crew and especially the general public
• Don’t ride on the gunwale
• Keep speed to a minimum in close quarter
situations
• Be professional at all times
• Be properly equipped both personally and
for the facility
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Provide SAR Response
• Monitor CH 16 & local CG working channel
• If responding to a SAR case, obtain all key
info prior to getting underway to complete
your risk assessment
• Update SAR info and environment
conditions en-route to “last known
position”, update risk assessment as
appropriate
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Provide SAR Response cont.
• Do only what you & your facility
are capable of - safety of crew
comes first
• Operate at safe speed for the sea
conditions and local environment
• Observe all NO WAKE zones
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Render Assistance
• Do only what you are trained to do
• Keep your crew informed as to what you
plan to do
• Communicate your intentions to the
disabled vessels master
• Maintain a tow watch for any problems
• Leave medical cases for qualified EMT’s
or seek help from the local ambulance
squad
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Maritime Domain Awareness
• You know what is ‘normal’ for the
area you patrol and what is not.
Look for the out of the ordinary.
• Observe and report, do not put
your crew or vessel at risk to
intervene.
• Multi-Mission – Regatta Patrol,
SAR, MOM (Maritime Observation Mission)
ATON/Chart Update, Bridge
Inspections, etc.
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Provide Support
• Assist local police departments in regattas,
parades, etc.
• DO NOT participate in any law enforcement
activities or imply law enforcement authority
by your actions
• Provide communications relay to other
rescue vessels in your patrol area
• Be the eyes of the Coast Guard for
Homeland Security every time you are out
on the water
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Safety Zone Support
• Operate only in advisory/informational
mode
• You MAY NOT exercise or imply any law
enforcement authority
• You MAY NOT use or display unauthorized
lights, sirens or flags - No Blue Lights
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Responsibilities for Facility
owners
• Conduct a thorough facility mechanical
inspection at least annually
• Maintain the facility in good working order
• Notify the Director of any significant
changes
• Abort the mission when any situation
pertaining to the mission may adversely
affect the safety of the facility or crew
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Responsibilities of Coxswains
• Minimum number of qualified crew
• Proper uniform
• Proper PPE (personal protection equipment) as defined
in the Rescue and Survival Systems Manual
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Facility properly equipped/maintained
Crew capable of performing the mission
Safety of the crew and mission
Risk management is vital – Remember
your GAR model & TCT
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Operational Risk Management
(ORM)
• Accept No Unnecessary Risk
• Accept Necessary Risk When Benefits
Outweigh Costs
• Make Risk Decisions at the Appropriate
Level
• ORM is Just as Critical in Executing as in
Planning All Activities
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Operational Risk Management
(ORM)
• Remember Your Risk Assessment happens
BEFORE and updated DURING the
mission
• Use Peace, STAAR, GAR, etc., models
from the USCG Addendum to the US
National Search and Rescue Supplement
(NSS), [COMDTINST M16130.2D]
• Check with your local DIRAUX for any
special forms to complete for your area.
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Responsibilities of crew
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Be in proper uniform
Have the right PPE for the weather
Be in good physical condition
Use good judgment & common sense when
performing duties (Repeat all commands from Coxswain,
remember your TCT training)
• May have to perform in challenging
situations
• Safety, TCT, safety, TCT, safety, TCT, ….
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Orders
• Assignment to duty
• DO NOT move any Facility
unless appropriate orders
have been issued
• Order numbers shall suffice
as evidence of properly
executed mission assignment
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Liability
• Orders do not guarantee liability coverage
• Legal process bases coverage on a review
of the circumstances and facts involved
• Actions may not exceed the facility
capabilities
• Must not go beyond the scope of the
Auxiliary duties
• Coverage may be denied by the Coast
Guard
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Operational Guidelines
• Remember, we are prohibited from:
– Boardings for law enforcement
purposes
– Investigating complaints of negligent
operation
– Violating any navigational rules
– Creating any situation that would place
any vessel in navigational extremes.
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Operational Parameters Communications
• External:
– VHF Radio is ALWAYS primary,
cell phone secondary
– Must have 2 way communications
at all times
– Maintain a 1 hour radio guard at a
minimum or as required by OIA
(Order Issuing Authority)
– If communications are lost, orders
may be voided
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Operational parameters Communications cont’d
• Internal:
– Be aware of challenges in
communicating with engine noise and
wind
– Communications may be distorted
– Verbalize the response to the coxswains
orders
– Coming up, coming down, hard turn, etc.
– Crew - repeat/acknowledge these
commands or informational messages
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Towing
• Requires a high degree of awareness
• Many potential hazards
• Know limitations of facility and towing
components
• How the vessels are loaded will affect
maneuverability
• Brief your crew and the disabled vessels
owner
• Plan an escape route
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Operational Parameters Speed
• Experienced coxswains rarely operate at
maximum speed available
• Excessive speed is attributed to mishaps
• Speed is hard on the body and the
equipment
• Hard to maintain situational awareness
• Never hesitate to ask the coxswain to slow
down (remember your TCT)
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Operational Parameters
Speed cont’d
• Comfort and safety of crew
• No justification for navigating with a lack of
consideration or fatiguing the crew enroute
to a perceived distress
• Speed must be adjusted for weather and
sea conditions
• Safe speed is prudent seamanship
• Can (and has) cause crew ejection, injury
or damage to boat
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Mishap Reporting
• Report all information immediately via radio or cell
to your OIA
• Call next business day to your DIRAUX/OTO
• Download the Claim form from the Coast Guard
website
• CG will investigate
• Do not repair the facility unless authorized to do so
• Maintain LOG BOOK
• Damage must be linked to identifiable patrol cause
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Local Hazards
Are there particularly tricky or dangerous
hazards in your local AOR (Area of Responsibility)
What are they, have you communicated them
to your crew
Highlight them on your charts for new crew to
easily see
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Bravo Zulu!
Great Job!
Thank you for your participation in
the 2009 Operations
Workshop. Please share your
thoughts about this training,
the format, and/or content with
us!
Bruce Pugh, DVC-OE
Division Chief Operations Projects
and Educational Outreach
Jim McCarty, BC-OEI
[email protected]
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Acknowledgements
Special thanks to past
rear commodore Pat
Ermilio (ADSO-OP, SO-OP,
FSO-OP) from Flotilla 1013 in 1st Southern for
contributing much of
the baseline material
used to prepare this
workshop.
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