"Deckplate training" in the Coast Guard or Navy is training that occurs outside a formal class or classroom. Deckplate trainings can be used to build skills during or after Auxiliary meetings and events, and might include a small portion of a qualification or Member Training course. According to the Auxiliary Leadership Development Program, planned deckplate trainings have been a part of the Auxiliary since its foundation.

These deckplate trainings are about 10 minutes each and should be used by any commander interested in adding training to a meeting. Some information is specific to this area but most of the material is relevant to any coastal or Great Lakes personnel.

Communications Deckplates

• The Red Distress Button: Will It Work?
  
  
• MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY
  
  
• Things You Didn't Know About Portable Radios
  
  
• Understanding The Many MOB Devices
  
  
• What's That Buzzing Sound? (Interference.)
  
  
• Beep Beep! DSC Calls and Alarms
  
  
• Radio and Radar Watches Are Required By Law
  
  
• New On The Roof: Satellite Compasses
  
  
• Avoiding Distress Beacon Failures