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SURFACE OPERATIONS -- Auxiliarists are uniformed volunteers. Flotilla 6-4 Members perform safety and aids-to-navigation patrols in the Monterey Bay area, and in other areas as needed. Auxiliary vessels and their crews work under the control of the Coast Guard, and aid in search and rescue (SAR), marine safety, and other missions.
Auxiliary crew members and Coxswains qualify using the same boat crew training manual as used by Coast Guard Regular and Reserve Members, and must satisfy annual currency maintenance requirements. On most Saturdays, 6-4 boat crews conduct on-the-water patrols and train with Active Duty personnel of USCG Station Monterey.
CONTACT: For more information on Surface Operations and becoming an Auxiliary Boat Crew member, please contact Mark McLaughlin
On different days,USCG Station Monterey Active Duty, and Flotilla Monterey 6-4 Boat Crew, working on the water in Monterey Bay
(Photo at left via USCG Station Monterey Facebook page. Photo at right by Auxiliarist Tracy Schultz)
AVIATION & WATCHSTANDING-- Flotilla 6-4 members augment USCG personnel by regularly standing watch at USCG Station Monterey. As with boat crew,Auxiliary Watchstanders qualify using the same training manual as Coast Guard Active Duty and Reserve personnel, and must satisfy Watchstander requirements in the same manner as regular USCG personnel. Flotilla Monterey members also participate in District 11NR’s aviation program as air observers/aircrew.
CONTACT: For more information on becoming a USCG Watchstander or becoming involved in USCG Auxiliary Aviation, please contact Alex Urciuoli
Auxiliary Flotilla 6-4 Watchstanders Tom Sprague and Alex Urciuoli, on duty in the Communications Center at USCG Station MontereyWhale observed in Monterey Bay
While it is fun and whales can be seen during a patrol, we all have a job to get done
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