Flotilla 43-4 Member Training

Boat Crew - Ashore Training Tasks occur during the winter.

Crew Fatigue

Personal Physical Requirements and Policies

Boat Crew Survival Equipment

Marine Distress Flares

Parts of a Line and the Bends, Hitches, and Knots Used in Line Handling

Marine Distress Signals

Plot Positions using Latitude and Longitude

Navigation and Advanced Coastal Navigation

First Aid

Lights, Sounds, Emergency Signals

Fire

Use of Emergency Equipment

Boat crew trainees doing hands-on navigation exercises.

Boat crew trainees and other interested Auxiliarists earn their AHA-BLS certifications by learning CPR
and AED use. They also practice accessing and treating victims of simulated medical emergencies.

Upcoming sessions being planned for summer boating season:

all on-the-water tasks (towing, anchoring, man overboard, practical navigation, search and rescue, line handling, boat handling skills, radio communications, and many more skills-based activities)

Vessel Examiner
- learn to conduct Vessel Safety Checks on recreational boats
- ensures compliance with state and federal laws
- one-on-one opportunity to talk to boaters about safe boating
Recreational Boating Safety Program Visitor
- visit various stores that sell boats and equipment
- set up small literature displays for these merchants
- educate managers and selected employees
Incident Command System (ICS)
- series of courses from FEMA
- deals with structure and hierarchy of how to handle emergencies at any scale
- 2 courses required for boat crew
- 3 additional courses required for coxswain
- higher-level courses available to gain even more experience
Navigation Rules
- required for coxswain
Operations Specialist (AUXOP)
- combinations of courses taken by Auxiliarists interested in learning more
- courses include:
  - Seamanship, Patrols, Communications, Weather, Navigation, and Search & Rescue
  - administrative courses
  - various ICS courses
Culinary Assistance
- learn to be a chef for the USCG
- serve in Station/Base galleys and aboard cutters
Coastie Operator
- Coastie is a small, remote controlled boat that talks to kids at Public Affairs events
- see photo here
C-Schools

Boat Crew - Ashore Training Tasks occur during the winter.
Crew Fatigue Personal Physical Requirements and Policies Boat Crew Survival Equipment Marine Distress Flares Parts of a Line and the Bends, Hitches, and Knots Used in Line Handling Marine Distress Signals Plot Positions using Latitude and Longitude Navigation and Advanced Coastal Navigation First Aid Lights, Sounds, Emergency Signals Fire Use of Emergency Equipment	Boat crew trainees doing hands-on navigation exercises.
Boat crew trainees and other interested Auxiliarists earn their AHA-BLS certifications by learning CPR and AED use. They also practice accessing and treating victims of simulated medical emergencies.
Upcoming sessions being planned for summer boating season: all on-the-water tasks (towing, anchoring, man overboard, practical navigation, search and rescue, line handling, boat handling skills, radio communications, and many more skills-based activities)