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To maintain currency in the Boat Crew Program,
Crew Members, Coxswains, and PWC Operators must perform defined
tasks annually and be evaluated by a Qualification Examiner (QE)
during an underway check ride at least every three years following
initial certification. The annual and three year cycles are
defined as follows:
The "year" begins on 1 January of
the year following initial certification and currency requirements
must be met by 31 December of that year. Thus, if a member is
certified as a Coxswain on 15 July 2006, that member's first
currency year begins on 1 January 2007. In this example, 3rd
year currency requirements must be met by 31 December 2009.
Failure to meet currency requirements in any annual or the three-year
cycle will cause a member's certification to lapse and the
designation for this status is REYR.
Annual Currency Maintenance Tasks
Crew Members, Coxswains, and PWC Operators
- Log 12 hours underway, under orders
in each calendar year (each annual cycle) as submitted and recorded
in AUXDATA. Coxswains may log time as a crew member. PWC
Operators who are not Coxswain certified must log the 12 hours time on a
PWC, if you are PWO and Coxswain qualified you only need to log 6
hours on a PWC in addition to the 12 hours on a vessel (18 hours total
vs. 24).
- Attend a TCT refresher session by 31
December each year. Attendance is reported by the session leader
using a workshop attendance list.
Note: Operations Workshops are sometimes “mandated”
by the National Board and if mandated, will be announced by 1 January
of a given year. If such a Workshop is required, then, in addition
to the above tasks, the member must also attend this Workshop to maintain
currency. The member's attendance is reported by the workshop
instructor using the workshop attendance list.
Third-Year Currency Maintenance Tasks:
All Qualifications: Complete the two annual currency requirements
defined above.
Crew Member: Complete a QE check ride as outlined in the
Crew Member Currency Maintenance Check Ride
Form, Enclosure (1)from the
Boat Crew Training, Manual COMDTINST M16794.51A.
Coxswain: Complete a QE check ride as outlined in the
Coxswain Currency Maintenance Check Ride Form,
Enclosure (2) from the
Boat Crew Training Manual, COMDTINST M16794.51A.
PWC Operator: Complete a QE check ride as outlined in the
PWC Operator Currency Maintenance Check Ride
Form, Enclosure (3) from the
Boat Crew Training Manual, COMDTINST M16794.51A.
QEs report a successful check ride on the Third Year
Currency Maintenance form, Appendix F, Auxiliary Boat Crew Training Manual
and posted on the Auxiliary national web site unless directed by the District
DIRAUX to report on an alternative form.
Five-Year Currency Maintenance Tasks:
Team Coordination Training: TCT must be completed at least every
five years.
Nav Rules: Coxswains and PWC Operators must pass an open book
Auxiliary Navigation Rules exam with a minimum score of 90% at least
every five years. Note: remember this is 5 years from the date of the
last certification NOT 31 December of the 5th year since last
certification.
NOTE:
- Districts may require additional
tasks for currency maintenance.
- The three-year currency maintenance
tasks may be completed at any time during the three years. Completion
begins a new three-year cycle.
Recertification After Failure to Meet Currency Requirements
If the member fails to attend a Required Workshop
(REWK) by the designated deadline specified, that member will
become unable to receive patrol orders and listed as REWK until
the training has been documented as received. Crew and Coxswains
may continue to go on patrols but they will be considered 'crew
trainees' and cannot be counted for minimum crew compliment.
A member who fails to meet annual currency requirements
for the year shall make up the missing hours as a trainee, under the
supervision of a certified coxswain the following year. (Ex. If the member
only completes 4 hours the previous year they must complete 8 hours as a
trainee to regain certification.) Once the missing hours are completed
the member is no longer a trainee. The member must then complete 12
additional hours to maintain certification. Members who fail to complete
the triennial check ride must complete the check ride before being recertified.
Members who fail to complete all of the required hours
for one to four years must complete twelve hours as a trainee to regain
certification and 12 additional hours as a fully qualified member to maintain
certification. Members who fail to complete the triennial check ride must
complete the check ride before being recertified.
Members who do not have underway hours for a period
of five years or more must re-qualify by completing all required tasks
for the desired position.
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