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An up-to-date version of COMDINST M16672.2D Navigation Rules is required to be aboard any Auxiliary operational facility operating under orders.

It is not sufficient to carry a copy of the latest printed/bound book; you must also proactively obtain a copy of the changes since the publication date, and either manually update your copy with pen and ink, or print and have available a copy of the changed pages as an addendum.  A complete set of individual page changes can be downloaded from the Coast Guard Navigation Center.  See "Resources", below.

The simplest (and least expensive) approach, however, is to simply download, print, and put into a ring binder the latest corrected version of the NAVRULES, also available from the Navigation Center as a pdf download.

Because the links to the specific documents referenced above change with each update, it is impractical to give the specific links here, as they will just break soon.  Instead, you are invited to follow the link to the NAVCEN, and download exactly what you need when you need it.

Specifically, on the page entitled "NAVIGATION RULES RECORD OF CHANGES", the first paragraph gives you a link to all the corrected pages in a single PDF file, or to the entire corrected document.

Note that the OPFAC owner is responsible for having the updated NavRules during the annual facility inspection, but the coxswain is specifically responsible to assure that any additional updates have been incorporated in advance of any subsequent patrol under orders.

Download, complete, and print this form to offer your vessel for use as an Operational Facility in District 11SR, and as the checklist for the annual inspection. Also include a copy of the current vessel state registration or Documentation, and the current PEPIRB NOAA registration form with battery expiration date. If new or initial offer for use include side and stern color photos
 

Pursuant to D11SR Policy Directive 12-02 (01 Jan 2012), the maintenance and carriage aboard an operational facility (OPFAC) is a best practice and a recommendation.  Recommended contents are as follows:

1. Blank QE/OPFAC Checklist
2. Stowage Plan or Manifest describing where checklist and other safety items are stowed, along with a Stowage Diagram showing the location of critical safety equipment.
3. Boat Characteristics data sheet
4. GAR Model Risk Calculation Worksheet
5. Sector and Expanding Square search pattern templates/guides
6. Coxswain SAR Guide Booklet
7. SAR incident data collection forms
8. Blank SAR incident report (ANSC 7034)
9. Communications Scripts
10. Line Handling Commands
11. Helm Commands
12. Drill Check Sheets 
13. Incident Briefing (ICS201) Form

Forms and other resources for these items are below.

Here are the forms required to be submitted annually for a Personal Watercraft Operational Facility. The first is the standard National form. The second is the supplemental form required in District 11SR. Both are required each year. Also include a copy of the current PWC state registration, and the current PEPIRB NOAA registration form with battery expiration date. If new or initial offer for use include side and stern color photos.