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The Pelorus
Spring 2013
Serving Division Twelve of the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
In This Issue:
First Quarter 2013 Performance.
Addressing the dangers of green
laser use.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Preservation.
Updates from area Flotillas and
Auxiliary Aviation.
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Al Crothers
Division Twelve Commander
US COAST GUARD AUXILIARYD i s t r i c t 7 D i v i s i o n 1 2
S p r i n g E d i t i o n 2 0 1 3
T h e P e l o r u s
FROM THE COMMANDERHello Division 12:
The primary boating season is almost upon us. There are activities and challenges
that we will have to work with due to the sequestration and our budgetary limitations.
We will not be able to participate in everything we like to or have participated in
normally in past years. But, what would life be without challenges? Division 12 will do
our best with the resources available to us. We have in the past and Im sure we will
continue to do the same in our current environment.
AUXINFO, as of 24 March 2013, indicates that Division 12 has dedicated nearly
8,873 hours of service in 2013. This is good for the first quarter of the year. Im sure the
numbers are higher. But we are still gathering and entering the report data from our
members. So, please get your reports to the FSO-IS officers for input in a timely
manner. Our boating public, the U.S. Coast Guard, and our membership (us) expect it.
It is more important now with the current budget scrutiny
and cuts.
Sequestration and effects on Fuel budget, C-Schools, and
other area of concern will continue until further notice.
The following was provided from Dave Fuller, our
DCAPT, with regards to what folks are asking about.
Continued on Page Nine
Please see the article which
addresses the danger of green
laser use. This has become a
major issue in certain parts of
the nation and it is imperative
that we work to educate the
public on the dangers of this.
Dont Shine Lasers at
Our Life Savers!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
In This IssueThe Division Commanders Report Page 2, 9-10Report from the Vice-Commander Page 8First Quarter Mission Hours Reports Page 27-28Birthdays of Famous Coast Guard People Page 8Protect Our Life Savers Page 4-5Loggerhead Sea Turtle Preservation Page 13A Message on Everyday Ethics Page 6-7Citadel Detachment Report Page 11State Liaison Report Page 23-24Staff Officer List & Contact Info Page 29-30Flotilla Reports
The Inland Lakes (12-1, 12-3) Page 12Charleston (12-8, 12-12) Page 14East Cooper & Georgetown (12-6, 12-10) Page 15
Division Staff Officer Reports
Auxiliary Aviation Page 16-17Communications Services Page 18Communications Systems Page 19Diversity & Inclusion Page 26Human Resources Page 18Information Systems Page 19Marine Safety Page 5Member Training Page 20Operations Page 17Publications Page 18RBS Visitation Page 18Secretary Records Page 22, 25Vessel Safety Examinations Page 21
US Coast Guard Mascots
As I was watching Coast Guard Florida the other day
they showed the shipmates of Station Marathon goingto animal rescue to adopt a dog. They mentioned that
most stations have a mascot (usually a dog) but stations
have been known to have cats, birds, and, in Alaska, a
black bear.
In the photo above is Buccaneer onboard a patrol
boat off the coast of Alaska as he enjoys an afternoon
snack. The photo shown below is Bear who was the
mascot of Coast Guard Station Kenosha from 1990 to2000. A pure-bred Chocolate Lab, he was well-known
by the area schoolchildren who would see him when
taking an annual field trip to the station.
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PROTECT OUR LIFE SAVERS
Dont Shine Green Lasers at Our Life Savers
As anyone who has watched the hit series Coast Guard
Alaska and Coast Guard Florida is well aware; rescue
response time is imperative in an emergency situation, and
can mean the difference between life and death. When
faced with a crisis, minutes can seem like hours as one tries
to remain calm, maintain composure and avoid panic in the
face of calamity. The response time of rescue teams such asfire fighters, police officers, and the US Coast Guard are
critical. The use of green lasers has become an increasing
problem nationwide for the US Coast Guard as well as
Police Departments and private aircraft. Laser pointers,
intended for civilian use in conference rooms, building
inspections, optical surgery, and industrial uses are
increasingly being used as weapons which pose a major
threat to aviation safety and have hindered the ability of air
and boat crews in their response time to distress signals.
As recently as August of last year, there have been three
incidents along the Grand Strand between Georgetown and
North Myrtle Beach involving the improper use of green
lasers. Nationwide, over a twenty-year time frame, there
have been nearly 3,000 reported incidents of pilots and air
crew being blinded by lasers. The Federal Aviatio
Administration has reported an increase in such incidents
more than 900% since 2005. This is quite an alarmi
trend. Below are just a few examples of what has been ongoing safety issue:
A rescue helicopter from Charleston was respondin
to a distress signal reported off the coast near Gard
City, SC. Just before 02:00, as they were preparing
begin their search, a green laser was directed at t
aircraft. This temporarily blinded the pilots, who had
abort their search and land immediately. The crew w
then grounded for vision testing, with one crew memb
having to be grounded until the following afternoon dto direct exposure. With the helicopter crew unable
continue their search, a boat crew had to be dispatch
from Station Georgetown. However, due to the distanc
the boat crew did not arrive until sometime later, wh
another air crew from Savannah wasnt on scene until t
next morning. Meanwhile, the source of the distress sign
was never found. This was one of three similar inciden
over a three-week time span.
The pilot of an incoming 757 into LogaInternational Airport in Boston was hit with a laser as
prepared his aircraft for landing. This caused tempora
blindness in his left eye, and left him with no choice but
turn control of the aircraft over to the First Offic
Thankfully, the First Officer was not exposed to the las
and was able to safely land the plane. If both pilots h
been blinded this would have resulted in a major loss
life. Upon landing in Boston, the pilot had to under
vision exams and was grounded for a minimum of 2hours.
In Maui, Hawaii, a Coast Guard HC-130H Hercul
was practicing landing approaches into Kahului Airpo
After being hit with a laser, the flight crew had to abo
their mission and return to Coast Guard Air Statio
Barbers Point on Oahu.
Continued on Following P
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PROTECT OUR LIFE SAVERS In Corpus Christi, Texas, a Coast Guard HU-25
Falcon was forced to make an emergency landing when
flight crew members were injured from a green laser
which was pointed directly at the aircraft. As was the case
in Boston, the crew had to be grounded for testing before
being cleared to fly again.
There have also been hundreds of incidents of lasers
being pointed at police cars, helicopters, and law
enforcement officers, many of whom assume they are
being targeted by gunmen.
Pointing lasers at any aircraft not only puts the lives of
the flight crew and passengers in danger, it endangers those
on the ground as well. When a rescue team is forced to end
a search-and-rescue to land their aircraft, those in distress
are unable to receive help until other crews arrive at the
scene.
As shown in recent cases along the South Carolina
Grand Strand, this can take hours, and, for those in peril at
sea, can mean the difference between life and death. The
improper use of lasers is also a Federal offense, with
penalties of up to five years in prison and fines well above
$10,000.
For additional information, please visit one of the links
listed to the right. If you witness someone in the act of
aiming a laser at an airplane or helicopter, please call 9
and report it.
Making A Point About Lasers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Green Lasers Halt Coast Guard Air Searches
US Coast Guard Press Release
Man pleads guilty in Federal Court, Admits he aimed
laser pointer at aircraft.
FBI -Dallas Division
Lasers under fire by rescue officials, local leaders.
Myrtle Beach On-Line
Marine Safety
Rick Bankert, SO-MS
Reports have been few from our Marine Safety
Flotilla Officers. Flotilla 12-04 has been showing
successful activity with the USCG Sea Partners program:
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/ cg544/seapartners.asp
There is a training manual to help better understand
the program at the following link:
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg544/docs/Sea
%20Partners%20Training%20Guide.pdf
Hopefully the warmer weather will bring more
Marine Safety activity along with more detailed flotilla
updates.
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Rev. Dr. Phillip Poole, LL
"Have you taken mandatory ethics training?"
Dilbert's manager asks the popular comic strip engineerone day. Without missing a beat, Dilbert turns from his
cubicle's computer and responds, "No, but if you say I
did, then you'll save some money on training, which you
can spend to decorate your office." Obviously taken with
this suggestion, the manager says, "Luckily, I haven't
taken the training myself." Dilbert adds, "I hear it's
mostly common sense anyway."
The ethics Dilbert is talking about might be calledeveryday ethics. Having just completed my
denominations quadrennial Clergy Ethics training a few
weeks ago in Winston-Salem, NC, I would suggest to
you that the moral aspects of our day-to-day living are
more direct, persistent, and urgent than any of todays
national moral issues of immigration, gun control, and
health care reform, which we might be at ease
discussing at the dinner table.
You see, everyday ethics evoke our genuine concern,
and sometimes they require our immediate action. We
lack the authority to settle those aforementioned issues,
and often we can maintain a comfortable distance
between them and us. That distance, and the comfort
that comes with it, diminishes when we make ethics part
of our everyday reflection. I challenge you to ask
yourself, How am I doing at the art of being human?Intimately, the art of being human is at the heart of
human relationships.
How many times have we asked ourselves: Is that
the way I should treat someone else? Is that the way
someone else should treat me? Because we have the
ability to be critical of our own behavior, we have the
ability to develop codes and norms to guide our
behavior. Those moral norms and codes, plus our ownset of virtuous character traits, are what I mean when
we talk about ethics.
Ethics is about how we ought to act in relationships
and how we should live out our lives. Ethics asks us to
consider whether our actions are right or wrong. It also
asks us to look at our own character traits such as
integrity, honesty, faithfulness, and compassion and how
they play out in our everyday lives.
Here are a few examples of this that came across
my desk last month:
Is it right to keep my mouth shut when I know a
neighbor's child is getting into real trouble?
How should I decide when it's time to put my
parent in a nursing home?
Do I release software I know isn't really ready?
When's the right time to "let go" of my child?
Is it right to be chronically late for meetings
because I'm busy?
Do I laugh at a sexist or racist joke?
How ought I to love my spouse in the first year of
marriage; in the 60th year?
EVERYDAY ETHICS
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Despite our many differences, we all share these
everyday questions; this is the common "stuff" of human
living and interactions. We also share a hunger for
ethical approaches to these questions. A Times-Mirror
survey released a few years ago showed that, for the first
time in a decade, Americans named ethics, or rather a
decline in ethics, as one of the most important problems
facing the United States, after crime, healthcare, and
jobs.
Most people would indeed like to live an ethical life
and make good ethical decisions, but there are
stumbling blocks to ethical behavior. Consider these
lines of thought:
My small effort won't really make a difference.
People may think badly of me.
It's hard to know the right thing to do.
My pride gets in the way.
It may hurt my career.
It just went by too quickly.
There's a cost to doing the right thing.
Now, how would you respond if your own children
were the ones making these excuses for their behavior?
Oh, Mom, what I do won't really make a difference.
Dad, I just didn't know what to do.
Grandma, my friends won't like me.I won't get invited to anybody's home.
I just know I'll never date again.
Likely, you would advise your children to stay on the
right path. Put like this, I believe ethical behavior seems
easier to achieve. But we still confront a practical
obstacle, much as anti-smoking public service
announcements did years ago. Research showed these
ads were tremendously successful in getting people torecognize their addiction and want to kick the habit.
The problem was that the ads didn't teach people how
to do it. I suggest that we all need to seek our own
interpersonal spiritual reflection on ethics so that little
decisions dont turn into big ethical dilemmas.
Gods love,
Phil
EVERYDAY ETHICS
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VICE COMMANDERS REPORT
Change of watch planning has been well organized and
we will all enjoy the courtesy, protocol and our traditional
great fun in Myrtle Beach. Afterwards, we elected folks have
a daunting, but welcomed responsibility to maintain the
Divisions established good course, offer improved
opportunities and tackle the issues that will surely come our
way. Division 12 is an incredible volunteer organization
with unparalleled patriotism, talent, experience, member
credentials and maturity. Both the USCG and the
recreational boating public are constantly vocal in their
appreciation of your dedication and service. In addition to
all of our commitments, I plan to focus on the need for
recruiting new members as a key element to preserve our
strengths and to support the benefits of our membership
maturity.
There are many good reasons given for the overall
reduction in volunteer interest across America. The
American public is changing, our national security network
is under constant attack and the supporting role of the
Auxiliary is receiving unparalleled key support requests
from the USCG to help them in fulfilling their port security
mission. I personally
can not think of any
reason an inv i ted
boating friend that is
p a t r i o t i c a n d a
qualified candidate
would not want to join
any Flotilla in Division
Twelve. Spreading the
welcome mat for new
membership growth
represents a serious patriotic challenge to all of us.
As a start, please bring a potential member to your ne
Flotilla meeting. Of course, remember to empathize the f
we have in addition to our serious business.
Semper Paratus
John Murphy
VCDR
John MurphyVice Division Commander
Birthdays of Famous Coast Guard People
Buddy Ebsen: Actor. Best known for his role as Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies and as the lead in Barnaby
Jones. He served as damage control officer and later as executive officer on the Coast Guard-manned Navy frigate USS
Pocatello, which recorded weather at its weather station 1,500 miles west of Seattle. Birthday in April.
Carlton Skinner: First civilian governor of Guam and advocate for the integration of the armed forces. Carlton
Skinner served with the US Coast Guard during the Second World War where he was Commander of the USCGC Sea
Cloud. Birthday in April.
J.D. Power: Founder of the marketing firm JD Power & Associates. Following graduation from College of the Holy
Cross in 1953, Power served four years as a line officer aboard a Coast Guard icebreaker in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Birthday in May.
Jack Dempsey: Professional Boxer, Served with the Coast Guard Reserve during the Second World War. Jack
Dempsey assisted with the physical education program, and made numerous appearances at hospitals and War Bond
drives. Born in June.
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FROM THE COMMANDER
The Coast Guard will place priorities in Operations for
SAR missions and other essential activities. There is some
latitude built in for local Operational Commanders to make
decisions as to what constitutes essential activities. While
there has been no reduction in fuel or SAMA money
allocated for the Auxiliary, we have been operating under CR
that expires on 31Mar2013. DIRAUX budget guidance to all
OIA's has been to operate within their allotted budget model
and as we approach the expiration of the CR, we have
limited funds to get us through the end of the month.
The OIA's have appropriately scrutinized 5132's to
maximize AUX patrols and coverage. I/we expect that when
we get our final budget, we will be funded at the same rate as
last year, NOT at a reduce amount. Please pass to your
officer's and Flotilla Commanders to continue to work with
OIA's to maximize patrol efforts. The OIA's/AUXLO's have
the current SAMA/FUEL balances for each AOR and can
assist in scheduling patrol efforts.
Therefore, we must continue to check with the OIA to
determine if the patrol requested is approved. Please do not
start a patrol without first checking. Certain training patrols,
QE missions, and other essential patrols will continue to be
authorized and funded. There could be some routine MOM
patrols that may or may not be authorized. This is at the
option of local Operational Commands. The overriding
message was to do what is necessary to retain readiness and
to conduct essential Operations. Dont ask for orders just to
spend the day on the water. Always try for reimbursable
orders first, but if they are rejected AND your crew wishes to
conduct a mission under non-reimbursable orders, they are
free to ask the OIA if this is an option.
Keep in mind that we WANT our members to be
reimbursed for the use of their vessels. If approved by the
OIA and the members decide they wish to pursue non-
reimbursable orders, this should only be done as a last reso
Whether on reimbursable orders or under non-reimbursa
orders, we always want our members protected and authoriz
by those orders. We DO NOT want our members on patr
without the protection and authorization that orders provi
Doing a patrol without orders effectively makes them Go
Samaritans and they are operating without the authority
protection of the Coast Guard. As to the effects on C Schoo
all priority 3 and 4 C-Schools are cancelled for the remaind
of 2013. This includes all Auxiliary C-Schools with t
exception of a couple of the Aviation C-Schools.
Your Aviation members should work with the Aviati
chain of leadership to determine their eligibility to attend
remaining C School. As you already know, travel budgets a
severely restricted, and we hope this is only tempora
Because we have no guidance on travel after April 1,
cannot reschedule our postponed Leadership Workshops
Savannah and St. Augustine, at this time. We are working on
plan to get around this limitation and I will let you know
soon as we have something concrete to announce so you c
make your plans.
NACON will continue as planned on the dates previou
announced, but fewer members will receive travel orders. T
will likely only affect those members on National Staff a
possibly some DSOs. There will be more information availa
later on NACON. For now, District 7 D-Train remains on t
same dates as originally planned, but it is likely that few
members will be receiving orders for the Training Conferen
More information will be available later.
The AUXCHEF Program, as a casualty of the sequest
funding of travel for this program is being treated the same
C-Schools. Again, we hope this is temporary, but n
guaranteed. This program is alive and thriving, and is in
period of change.Continued on Following Page
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FROM THE COMMANDER
Later this year, members participating in this program will
likely be referred to as Food Service instead of AUXCHEF
to more closely align with active duty designations. Some
guidance given previously that AUXCHEFS could only
practice their skills at Coast Guard Galleys has been
changed. They are now authorized to perform their duties at
events, stations, galleys, AUX events, etc. More revised
guidance will be coming soon from the AUXCHEF chain of
leadership.
It seems that the division is on fire with Member
Training activities. It is a good thing and an easy way to
upgrade or maintain your knowledge and skills. It is also
works to fill in time when we have limit on operational and
other activities due to the weather, sequestration, and
uncertain direction. Keep up the good work. It will be worth
it for yourselves, our boating public, and the U. S Coast
Guard.
Paddle sports are growing in our area. It may be an ideal
time to shift gears in our organization to see what we can do
to help our boating public with the sport. We have always
been power boating centric. Limited budgets and reduced
discretional spending is pushing the boating public in a new
direction. It may be a time to consider the trend ourselves
and take the Paddle Sports training within our own units.
Who know it may increase the interest of a few to pursue it
further and help teach the same course to the public. It is also
another way to continue to increase our member training
and public education efforts.
Safe boating is a full time and all year process. Although,
the official National Safe Boating Week is near, May 18-24,
2013. This is when we spend the extra time emphasizing the
topic. I hope everyone is putting plans together, visiting your
local representatives, and preparing for the events that will
occur.
We have been asked to start regular Everbridge drills
get everyone used to the system. I plan to utilize the system
send out meeting reminders and notifications so you can g
comfortable with it. It will certainly make it easier for us to u
and utilize in the event of an emergency if you
comfortable with the system and response process.
The Spring Division meeting is at the Mt. Pleasant Wa
Works Public Meeting Room on 13April. The address is 16
Rifle Range Rd; Mt. Pleasant, SC. The remaining 20
division meetings are 13 July and 12 October. They are a
scheduled for the Mt. Pleasant Water Works Public Meeti
Room. All of the general meetings are scheduled for 1000 w
the Commanders Call at 0900.
I look forward to seeing you at meetings, classes, and oth
functions. It is a pleasure to serve with you.
Thank you for your Time and Service.
Semper Paratus;
Al Crothers, DCDR 12
Above Photo: ROTC Awards Ceremony. Pictured from lef
is Alan Miles, Margaret LaRiviere, Dwaine Harris,
Alexandra LaRiviere, Paul Berka, and William Singletary
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Cadet LaRiviere
THE CITADELMILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
D e t a c h m e n t
The Citadel Detachment welcomes the New Year with optimism as they jump back
into the new semester. We are currently on the forefront in developing new policies
and curriculum for the Auxiliary University Program. This curriculum will
feature lessons on boat crew tailored for student Auxiliarists who intend on
continuing a career into active duty. This is just one example of the several
improvements the Unit will be making to improve the students competence
and knowledge on the water.
Last month the Cadets were honored to host Part A of the Auxiliary
Leadership and Management School (AUXLAMS). The Cadets along with
several other auxiliary members from around the area will wrap up Part B this month! This
was the first instance where a University Detachment hosted an Auxiliary C School. The
Cadets enjoyed hosting the class and hope all who participated enjoyed
their time on campus! Along with AUXLAMS the Cadets conducted
their last training weekend at FLETC. They will focus on the various
missions of the Coast Guard and work out several scenarios which
pertain to the most frequent of these missions. This month is filled with
new experiences and plenty opportunities to learn more to facilitate the
Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary! The Cadets would like to
thank all those who help with the Units training, both active duty and
auxiliary!!! Thanks!
Semper Paratus,
Margaret LaRiviere
Above Photo: Auxiliary Leadership and
Management School (AUXLAMS) held at T
Citadel.
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THE INLAND LAKES
John Owen, FC
Flotilla 12-1 has been busy during the first quarter
2013. Safety Patrols were completed during January a
February on Lakes Marion and Moultrie, as well as, throu
the locks and on the Upper Cooper River. Our first AB
course for 2013 was a success with 15 graduates. A PA eve
was conducted at the Sumter Baptist Temple Sportsman
Banquet with approximately 150 attendees. Of special no
FC John Owen and FSO-PE Ellen Newman conductedWaypoints Program to 75 outstanding students at Dorchest
Academy in St. George.
Flotilla 12-1, along with 12-3 set up a PA Informatio
Booth at the Palmetto Sportsmans Classic, State Fa
Grounds, Columbia. This event is one of the most large
attended outdoor sportsmans shows in South Carolina wi
15,000 to 20,000 attendees over 3 days.
Thanks to all members of Lake Marion Flotilla 12-1 f
your valuable time and efforts in support of the USC
mission and assistance to our boating community. Althou
winter has slowed down the lake traffic, Flotilla 12
continues to make our presence known with several patrols
our Area Of Responsibility (AOR). Boating season is fa
approaching. Please get out and make a presence at loc
marinas, bait shops, docks, ramps, and landings.
Jerry Ruschkofski, FC
The water level is back up to summer levels and on somedays the weather is good for boating activity and on other
days it is not. So what I am trying to say is the Boating Season
is not officially started yet for Lake Murray. Flotilla 12-03 has
been focusing it's efforts on Public Education and Public
Affairs.
We have a PE Class scheduled for April 13 in downtown
Chapin, SC at the old firehouse and the student list continues
to grow. Bill Lindsay and Don Davis are getting more
advertisement out through local news media. We have alsoparticipated in the Columbia Boat Show at the State
Fairgrounds and at the Palmetto Sportsman's Classic Show
which was also held at the State Fairgrounds in Columbia.
Great job everyone!
We have completed the annual TCT Class and have had
classes on Operational Commands. Operations is awaiting
what impact the Sequester Budget Cuts will have on our
activities. Plans are being made for National Safe Boating
Week activities.Our monthly newsletter, theLake Murray Marineris always
looking for articles about Auxiliarists, stories of interest, and
photographs. Your articles dont have to be long; just make
sure you include all of the basics. Photographs should always
be high resolution images. Please do not compress the image
or crop the photo unless you are an experienced user of one
of the high-end photo-editing programs. If you have any
doubt, just send the image straight from your camera and add
a description that includes who and what is depicted in thephotograph, and the name of the photographer. Take a
camera with you everywhere. Vessel Examinations, Member
Training, patrols, Public Education programs and fellowship
events are all great photo opportunities. Be proud of
everything that you do for the US Coast Guard and US Coast
Guard Auxiliary and demonstrate that with pictures and
articles.
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LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES
Its almost that time of year when the female
Loggerhead sea turtles, the Loggerhead being the State
reptile and one of the symbols of South Carolina, will come
ashore to lay her eggs. These beautiful sea creatures have
been on the endangered species list since 1978, but through
the conservation efforts of individuals and organizations
worldwide, they will hopefully be removed from the list. The
United States Coast Guard has played an important role in
sea turtle preservation programs nationwide.
In Galveston, Texas a number of turtles were rescued
and sent to a local rehabilitation facility where they could
receive treatment. Once they regained their health, the
Coast Guard assisted local organizations in transporting
them back to sea. The link below will show you a brief
video clip of these events.
Recently, a Coast Guard transport plane was used to
bring turtles from Cape Cod to Orlando, Florida where
they will be treated for injuries, nursed back to health, and
tagged electronically before being released into the ocean.
By placing a homing device on the turtles shell
(completely safe by the way) were better able to
understand their migratory patterns and get an estimate of
the existing population.
Did you know?
A group of loggerhead turtles is known as a flotilla.
The loggerhead can live more than 50 years and can
weight in excess of 250 pounds!
Their diet includes a wide variety of sea life, including
jellyfish. As a surfer, this is reason enough for me to help
their numbers thrive.
Here are a few ways in which you can help presethese beautiful creatures:
Minimize artificial lighting during sea turtle nest
season. This includes lights from oceanfront homes as w
as the use of flashlights on the beaches.
Make sure to avoid areas which have an oran
SCDNR sign. These signs mark the locations of tur
nesting areas and many nests contain dozens of eggs.
Always dispose of plastic bags, Styrofoam, and av
using balloons since sea turtles can mistake them for foo
If youre staying at the beach and have lawn cha
umbrellas, or other recreational equipment; make sure
bring it back to your home as you leave. When left on
beach, these can be an impediment to baby turtles as th
make their way to the ocean.
Support local preservation and rescue organizatio
Below are links to the South Carolina Aquarium, t
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, a
local sea turtle preservation groups.
Loggerhead nesting area sign posted by SC
DNR along Folly Beach.
South Carolina Sea Turtle Preservation Groups
Cape Island ~ Isle of Palms & Sullivans ~ Folly Beach ~ Kiawah Island ~ Hunting Island ~ Fripp Island
SC Aquarium ~ SC Department of Natural Resources
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Karen Andrews, FCFlotilla 12-12 is doing helicopter operations the third
Monday of the month and in Beaufort with Flotilla
10-1 two times per month. The bottom left photo was
taken at this event. Three of our members attended the
GPS class on January
19th and the plotting class
on March 16th. We will
have a booth on March
30th for the Art GuildShow.
Paul Berka, FC
On 14 March the Citadel Detachment had two major
events. Cadets Alexandra LaRiviere and Margaret
LaRiviere were awarded the The American Legion
Scholastic Excellence Award and The American Legion
Military Excellence Award respectively at the ROTC
Awards ceremony held at the Citadel. Also on the same
day the Change Of Watch Ceremony (COW) for the
Citadel Detachment took place. Cadets Christopher
Zeller and Alexander LaRiviere assumed the positions of
Commander and Executive Office for the Citadel
Detachment. I congratulate both of them.
The Flotilla had a great month presenting an ABS
Class and a Plotting Course. Both events were held at the
Brass Buckle at Station Charleston on March 10th and
March 15th. Twelve people attended the ABS Class and
twenty-four auxiliary members attended the Plotting
Course. Both events were well received by the attendees.
On 23 March Joe Fleming, Hank Wolf, Tom
Beauchemin and Alan Miles took QE recertification
testing on the water. The weather conditions were
challenging throughout the day. Everyone, including the
QEs, were soaked to the bone.
Fascinating Fact
If a cork is put into a glass of water, the cork will almos
always drift to the side of the glass. There is one simple way
however, to get the cork to float in the center of the glass (the
horizontal center, not the vertical).
The reason that a cork drifts to the side of a glass is tha
it floats to the highest point. Since water "clings" to the glass
the highest point is around the edge of the water. To get the
cork to float in the middle of the glass, all you have to do i
fill the glass as much as possible. The water will form a
convex shape above the glass, with the highest point at its
center. This is where the cork will settle.
CHARLESTON
Helo Ops with Flotilla 10-1.
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EAST COOPER & GEORGETOWN
Andy Poole, FC
Ahoy fellow Division 12 members! Spring is just around
the corner and Flotilla 12-6 is already planning for National
Safe Boating Week (NSBW). Now is the time to ensure we
are ready to get back on the water as well as kick our shore-
based support activities into high gear. Ann Graham (FSO-
MT), our member training specialist, has been busy
coordinating coxswain and boat crew classes for our
membership, as well as Auxiliary Leadership and
Management School (AUXLAMS) courses.
March is shaping up to be a very active month for our
flotilla. There are Vessel Safety Check Blitzs, AUXLAMS
Classes, a Public Education Class, Marine Dealer Visits, and
underway patrols. If you are looking to get back in the swing
of things, sign up for as many of these activities as you
desire. Your contributions are always welcome! For more
information on 12-6 activities, make sure to check out the
flotilla calendar on our web-site. Your dedication to Flotilla
12-6 is greatly appreciated.
This years National Safe Boating campaign runs from
May 18th to the 24th. We will be working with ABC News
Channel 4 to run Public Service Announcements (PSAs) on
boating safety. Channel 4 will utilize Coast Guard Auxiliary
members to record PSAs and run them on the air from May
through September. These public service announcements
will be broadcasted during prime time and we hope to be
doing various other segments with ABC over the balance of
the year.
We are also supporting the Wear It program,
organizing a Charleston River Dogs event, and hosting
Sammy the Sea Otter during National Safe Boating
Week. If anyone would like to jointly support these events
together or have Sammy visit your flotilla during NSBW;
please contact either myself or our Public Affairs Staff
Officer.
Go Team Coast Guard!
Flotilla 12-6 FC Andy Poole preparing for a presentation
on Understanding Diversity, part of the new training on
Diversity & Inclusion.
Rick Bankert, FC
Georgetown Flotilla 12-10 is preparing for a new year
service on the water, in the classrooms and at public even
Coastie the Safety Boat will be operating as often as possib
We have already had one successful boating safety class.
Flot i l la 12-10
actively searching
ways to increa
membership. As o
of our members p
it, everyone shou
want to be part
this organization. Yet with a small population base in o
area, we are struggling to find new members. 12-10
looking forward to overcoming the challenges of the fede
budget crunch. Although the budget crunch affect us a
we hope to maintain a level of activity and participati
equal to past years.
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Aviation team doing water training.
Ron Sain, AAAC, Flotilla 12-2
There was minimal flight activity in the winter quarter. Water temperatures below 70 degrees restrict flights
offshore more than gliding distance from the shore. The big
event for Auxiliary Aviation is the Annual Coast Guard Air
Station Savannah Workshop held January 31 and February
1 at Air Station Savannah on Hunter Army Air
Field.Forty-nine auxiliarists from the Divisions that supportCGAS Savannah (17,14,12,10,5,4,& 2), two Auxiliarists
from Miami, and a large number of Air Station officers and
enlisted participated in the workshop. The workshop themefor 2013 was Safe and Professional Operations.
Ken Plesser, (12-3), District
7 DSO-AV, stepped up and
took the helm and ran the
Workshop when AAC
David Cristol (14-4) was
unable due to the flu. This
was the third time that Ken
has demonstrated his
organizational skills and
experience to make the
Annual Workshop a great
learning opportunity. Ken is shown here with LT FrankMinopoli, AuxLo for Air Station Savannah.
Friday afternoon
was a refresher use of
the PPE survival vest,
one-man raft , and
egress from an aircraft
if ditched at sea. TonyQuesada (02-05) and
Steve Allen (10-2)
familiarize themselves with the PPE equipment.
AUXILIARY AVIATION
Then everyone must swim 25 yards wearing a flight suit
and un-inflated PFD to simulate a ditching at sea, after
which the PFD can be orally inflated, and swim another 50
yards and climb into a one person life raft.Pictured here areJay Byers (12-3) and Al Paglia (12-3) waiting their turns.Jayand Al are partners in the third aircraft in Division 12 to be
approved for Coast Guard missions. Jay joins Ken Plesser
(12-3) and Ron Sain (12-2) as Air Commanders in South
Carolina.
Saturdays agenda focused
on required aeromedical
factors, cockpit resource
management, operational
briefings by Command
Center Chiefs from Sector
Charleston and Sector
Jacksonville, and technical
and administrative topics.
A large amount of time
w a s d e d i c a t e d t o
familiarization and use of
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Above Photo: Ann Marie Graham (12-6), Ron Sain (12-2), an
Bud Shepard (12-4) after completing a Maritime Observation
Mission (MOM) at the Mt. Pleasant, S.C. airport.
the new EF Johnson encrypted radio. All Air StationSavannah auxiliary air facilities now have encrypted
communication ability. Thanks to the hard work of KenPlesser and new Air Observer, Walter Runck (12-6), the EF
Johnson Radi o implementa ti on is a re soundi ng
success. Shown in the photo on the previous page is BeMoore (12-12) practicing with the Johnson Radio.
Division 12 is now well
represented in District 7 with
three aircraft , three Air
Commanders, one Co-Pilot,
one Air Crew, four Air
Observers, and another Air
Observer candidate well on his
way to attaining certification.Above, Ron Sain (12-2) receives
the Auxi l iary Le t te r o f
Commendation from Greg T. Fuller, Commanding Officer,
Air Station Savannah for recruiting, in-flight training, and
mentoring Auxiliary Aviation candidates from Division 12.
Auxiliary Aviation gives pilots and aircraft owners the
opportunity to contribute their skills and patriotism to a
worthwhile mission. All flights are under orders from the
Order Issuing Authority (OIA) Air Station Savannah.Participation is open to Auxiliarists who dedicate
themselves to safe and disciplined operations, continued
education, and Coast Guard Standard Operations
Procedures. Shown to the right are Ann Marie Graham(12-6), Ron Sain (12-2), and Bud Shepard (12-4) after
completing a Maritime Observation Mission (MOM) at
the Mt. Pleasant, S.C. airport.
Ron Sain
Flotilla 12-2
Operations
Joe Fleming, SO-OP
Operations have been at a minimum for patrols due t
the current fuel budget issues. AUXLO has requested th
we minimize our safety patrols to water training an
boating safety. QE testing for boat crew recertification wa
completed on one of the coldest and wettest day's this yea
The weather was rough on all of us, but Im very happy t
say that all passed. There are also Public Affairs even
coming up. Next month is the Flowertown Festival which
held in Summerville and the South Carolina In-Wate
Boat Show on Daniel Island. Between the two events, w
will have the opportunity to get the message out on sa
boating to tens of thousands of people from around th
area.
Boat Crew training will continue with classroom
exercises. Hopefully the weather will warm up in time fo
on the water training. Although many areas of Sout
Carolina have been under frost warnings, spring weathe
will be here before we know it.
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DIVISION STAFF OFFICER REPORTS
Human Resources
John Owen, SO-HR
Great Job to the Flotilla FSO-HRs! During
the period from January to March 20th,
19 individuals requested membership
information through the E-Responder
program and were referred to local
flotillas for processing. District 7 has
developed a recruiting and retention
program that our Division is coordinating have presented to
flotilla FCs and FSO-HRs. More information to follow.
For additional Recruiting and Retention information,
please visit the National P Site at the following link:
http://www.auxpdept.org/
There is a power-point program you can access on
Recruiting Best Practices for the 21st Century. This program
highlights many practical and effective methods/tools for
flotillas to use on how to contact and communicate with
potential members. The motto of the presentation is that
Every Contact is a Potential Recruit. Please review the
program and present it during a meeting so all members are
familiar with the practices. As we have said before, The Best
Recruiting Tool is a Satisfied Auxiliarist.
Publications
William Carter, SO-PB
Im so happy that everyone enjoyed reading the Winter
2013 issue of The Pelorus. I really appreciate everyonescompliments on the new layout. If anyone has articles or
trivia theyd like to submit, please feel free to contact me.
Flotilla 12-6 of Mount Pleasant has redesigned its
newsletter and it looks amazing. Make sure to have a look
when you get a chance. Having a newsletter is one of the best
ways for members to remain in the loop of their flotillas
accomplishments and upcoming activities.
Program Visitation
Dwaine Harris, SO-PV
Just a reminder that the V-Department link is our sour
of information. From this link you will be able to obtain th
following:
2013 PV workshops.
The V-Directorates end of the year (2012) repo
summary is available for download.
Flotilla 12-06 was listed among th
top performing flotillas with 1,00
visits in 2012. Great job everyone!
The National average number
partner visits per program visitor
36.
Communications Services
David Hastings, SO-CS
Flotilla web-masters need to work on their websites
make sure they are up to date. Some are still showing old da
that is confusing to the public. The websites are usually th
first impression the public and potential new members get
the Auxiliary. We need to present current information on o
sites. National is pushing for websites to convert to th
WOWII format which is easier to maintain than the o
legacy sites.
Some members have old bookmarks or favorites whic
were linked to the old District 7 website. If you get t
message that This Domain Name has Expired you w
need to go the District 7 website at the following link:
http://www.uscga-district-7.org/index.html
Afterwards, you can re-save your bookmark. This is f
AuxDirectory, AuxInfo reports, or other links that you mig
have saved as a bookmark.
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Information Systems
Sue Hastings, SO-IS
Have you changed your email, telephone
numbers, address, etc. lately? If so, have
you let your FSO-IS know of the
change? If not, you need to complete a
7028 form, which is available on-line in
AuxDirectory, or you can send the
information directly to your FSO-IS. The
important thing is to make sure that AUXDATA is kept up to
date with any changes. The Everbridge system that sends
notifications and emails from Leadership and disaster
information is updated from AUXDATA each week.
As many of the programs such as Vessel Exams,
Operations, and Public Education are gearing up, some
members are in REYR from 2012. Your mission hours,
exams, etc. will be only be counted as Trainee until your
certification is updated. This is not an automatic function.
You must do the requirements for your certification as a
Trainee, it must be entered into AUXDATA, and your FC
must submit a Help Ticket in the D7 Help Page to get the
certification updated.
Here are the basic REYR requirements:
Vessel Examiners: Two VEs as a Trainee with
qualified VE only ONE Trainee per 7038 form.
Program Visitors: Two PVs as a Trainee PV can
submit form as self-supervision (no other qualified PV as
LEAD) only ONE Trainee per 7046 form.
Instructor: Missing hours from Previous Year as
Trainee (not listed as Non-Lead) on 7030 with qualified
Instructor. (Currency is 2 Hours as Lead; 4 Hours as Non-
Lead; or 1 Hour as Lead and 2 Hours as Non-Lead) only
ONE Trainee per 7030 form.
Boat Crew/Coxswain: Whatever maintenance task or
hours missing from previous year 12 Hours Underway, 1
Hour TCT or 8 Hour TCT, QE sign off, or Navigatio
Rules for Coxswain.
If you have any questions on what is needed, plea
contact your FSO-IS or myself.
Communications Systems
Jim Ramsey, SO-CM
Hello to everyone at Division Twelve. In case you don
already have it, the revised radio and telephone handbook
now available at the following link:
http://www.uscg.mil/forcecom/ttp/
Please share with all interested members. Thank-you f
your work and dedication to the Auxiliary.
Happy Easter to all,
Jim Ramsey
Diversity & InclusionAl Crothers, SO-DV
Diversity is about our commitment to embrace men and wom
of all racial, cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds as full,
equal, and vital members of our organization.
Im very pleased to say that Division Twelve has ha
growth in the area of Diversity & Inclusion as FSO-D
positions are being filled in each Flotilla. Thank you for all
your hard work and dedication. Please see the graphic o
page twenty-six for additional information on Diversity
Inclusion for the Spring of 2013.
DIVISION STAFF OFFICER REPORTS
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Member Training
Be Moore, SO-MT
Spring Training is off and running!
Flotillas are hard at work getting
ready for the upcoming boating
season. In addition to individual
flotilla training sessions such as the
annual TCT refresher and Ops, VE,
PE, etc., workshops, we were very
fortunate to have had two division wide seminars (GPS for
Mariners and Charting and Plotting Successfully) hosted
by Flotilla 12-8 FSO-MT Richard Daniel and the 8-hour
Team Coordination Training (TCT) conducted by Frank
Leister.
Forthcoming classes currently planned are AUXSC&E,
tentatively scheduled for mid-May, and ICS 210, scheduled
for 20 July. Get ready for the implementation of the Auxiliary
Learning Management System (AUXLMS) and associated
benefits, requirements, and impacts on Auxiliary Mandated
Training (MT).
Effective in January 2013 (see CHDIRAUX 001-13),
AUXLMS provides the flexibility for Auxiliarists to access
AUX MT material anywhere and anytime on a personal
computer. Successful course completion is automatically
recorded in AUXDATA without manual intervention of an
Information Services (IS) staff officer. AUXLMS can be
accessed at the following link: https://auxlearning.uscg.mil /.
Complete information and instructions can be found at
http://www.uscg.mil/auxiliary/training/auxlms.asp
AUXLMS Impact on Auxiliary Mandated Training (MT)
Requirements: MT cannot be taken lightly, and it is not
unreasonable to expect in the future that Coast Guard Order
Issuing Authorities will expect Auxiliarists to be current in
MT requirements before making assignments to duty. The
Auxiliary MT requirements established in section 8.E. of the
Coast Guard Auxiliary Manual (COMDTINST M16790.1
series) are now in effect.
A. Auxiliarists must successfully complete the followin
MT during their first year of enrollment and then once eve
five years thereafter:
1. DHS Together - Resilience Training - course co
502379
2. Security Education and Training Awareness (SETA
course code 810030
3. Privacy at DHS / Protecting Personal Information
course code 810015
4. Sexual Harassment Prevention - course code 81000
5. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response - cour
code 810045
6. Civil Rights Awareness - course code 502319
B. Auxiliarists must successfully complete the followin
MT only once (new members shall complete them durin
their first year of enrollment):
1. Ethics 1 / Personal Gifts - course code 502306
2. Influenza Training - course code 502290
C. Enrolled Auxiliarists now have until 31 Decemb
2016 to complete all eight of the MT courses listed above. A
each of the first six courses listed above is completed, its ow
five-year cycle will start. Each cycle will extend to 3
December of the fifth year regardless of the date the cour
was completed during the year, and so on. For example, if a
Auxiliarist completes the Civil Rights Awareness course on
November 2013, then he/she will have to complete it aga
by 31 December 2018.
D. New enrollees must complete all eight of the Auxilia
MT courses within their first year of enrollment. For th
purpose, the first year of enrollment will extend to 3
December of the year following their Base Enrollment Dat
For example, if a new enrollee has a Base Enrollment Date
15 November 2013, then that individual will have until 3
December 2014 to complete all mandated training.
MEMBER TRAINING
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Vessel Examinations
Andy Poole, SO-VE
Hello shipmates and welcome to another VE Newsletter
article.
First of all, the USCG Auxiliary 2012 Vessel Examiner
Summary Report is on the streets. The executive summary of
the report states that in 2012 a total of 138, 399 vessel safety
checks (VSC) were conducted across the US, which equates to
2% more than in 2011. The overall 2012 pass rate for VSCs
was 77%, up from 76% in 2011. However, the number of
VEs current in AUXDATA decreased to 6,831 at year-end
2012, a decrease of 0.2% over last year. Based on the VSC
count, each VE did an average of 20 VSCs per person
which is consistent with the 2011 numbers.
Over the coming months, let ensure that our VEs are
current in their qualifications, new VE recruits are in the
training pipeline, and the VEs have the appropriate
equipment/materials to do their job.
Great News, the West Marine VSC discount coupon will
be continuing in 2013. While this is not an endorsement of
West Marine, they do provide a great service to the
recreational boating public. As in the past, the coupon is only
for safety items to pass the VSC. West Marine requires the
boater to present a copy of the coupon and the 7012 or
7012A to receive the 10% discount. The coupons can be
printed by the VE from the Adobe Acrobat file link:
vdept.cgaux/pdf-files/2013WestMarineCoupons.pdf
Lastly, here is a reminder from DIR-V on Vessel
Examiners claiming territories in which to perform VSCs:
It has come to the attention of the V-Department that there
have been a few, very isolated incidents of examiners claiming
specific local areas in which they perform VEs (certain piers,
docks, marinas, boat ramps, etc). The V-Department fully
acknowledges, and appreciates the fact, that some Examiners
have built positive relationships with local boaters and
marinas over many years; and we acknowledge Examiners
may routinely conduct the majority of their VSCs at these
facilities. But that relationship in no way implies that th
Examiners has any exclusive rights to those facilities. N
Examiner should ask other Examiners to stay away fro
any local facility area. This includes marines, sporting goo
stores, public access boating areas, and certain local piers an
docks. The VSC program is a cooperative one. We want th
US Power Squadron and the USCG Auxiliary workin
together for a common goal that being the safety an
education of the general boating public. If anoth
Examiner (from the Aux or USPS) shows up on what may b
considered another Examiners familiar turf ; plea
welcome them, and thank them for joining you in your effo
to keep Americas boating public safe.
Any questions or comments on the above topics, plea
contact Andy Poole, naut ica lp i lo t s@gmai l .com
813-205-7703.
VESSEL SAFETY
11%
4%
15%
41%
20%
7%2%
Hours: Vessel Safety Checks
12-1 12-212-3 12-412-6 12-812-10 12-12
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SECRETARY RECORDS
Deborah Lee, SO-SR
Minutes from Division 12 Change of Watch Meeting
Beach Colony Hotel, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
The meeting was called to order at 1040 hours by Al
Crothers, Division Commander.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by John Murphy,
Division Vice Commander.
The Invocation was given by Dr. Phillip Poole.
Division Members in Attendance: (listed below)
DCDR Welcome/Introductions:
Al welcomed everyone and acknowledged Bob Weskerna,
our newly elected District Chief of Staff. Al reviewed items
discussed at Commanders Call meeting and expressed thanks
for being elected and will do his best to answer your
questions.
Division Minutes: October Division meeting minutes
were approved at Commanders Call as listed in the Pelorus
newsletter.
Financial Report: Approved at Commanders Call
submitted by John Murphy, SO-FN.
Division Staff Officer Reports: John Murphy ask
all Staff Officers to introduce themselves.
SO-Finance Vito Giardina: Vito is also the VFC f
Flotilla 12-10.
SO-Vessel Examinations Andy Poole: Please try
increase number of vessel exams. Go to dealers now and d
exams and get new contacts. Decals are available.
SO-Lay Leader Phillip Poole: He is available f
members and families.
SO-Navigation Services Allen Hap James: Conta
him with any concerns. He is also available for QE.
SO-Information Services Sue Hastings: Sue gave o
copies of list of all persons holding offices in the Division.
SO-Marine Safety Richard Bankert: Report is in T
Pelorus.
SO-Communication Services Dave Hastings: Plea
read the publications that are available. There is valuab
information in theseContinued on Page Twenty-Fiv
Roster of members and guests present
12-1
Jay Dahlgren
John Owen
Perry Moses III
Ron Cunningham
Joe Newman
12-2
Dorothy Schoch
Carl Brown
Jeanette Brown
Alma Lyerley
Judith Ash
Joyce Slingerland
Terry Skorup
William Atkinson
12-3
Gerry Ruschkofski
Sue Carty
Don Carty
Ken Uschelbec
Peg Peterson
Ken Plesser
Dale McCoin
Ken McCoin
12-4
Chuck Budnick
Jack Stacy
Nancy Johnson
Tommy Timberlake
Jack Margolis
Judy Margolis
Eric Hurlin
12-6
Bob Weskerna
Al Crothers
Andy Poole
Phillip Poole
Deborah Lee
Walter Runck
Ann Graham
Barbara Burchfield
Festus Burchfield
Jim Ramsey
12-8
Paul Berka
Paul Thomas
Dwaine Harris
Richard Daniel
12-10
Richard Bankert
John Murphy
Vito Giardina
Sue Hastings
Dave Hastings
Reggie Hollar
Allen James
12-12
Karen Andrews
Jim Andrews
Be Moore
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STATE LIAISON REPORT
Barbara Burchfield, SLO-SC
This is a quarterly report sent to DSO-SL 7 and RBS
Outreach national leadership.
Contact with Partners:
We sent letters to Colonel Frampton, head of SCDNR
Law Enforcement, Lt. Billy Downer, head of SCDNR Boater
Education, and Colonel Alvin Taylor, BLA and SCDNR.
The letters included 2012 Division 12 Performance Summary
and the 2012 Navigator issue which contains an article about
State Liaison Officer partnerships and specifically our South
Carolina partners.
2012 Division 12 Performance Summary and 2012
Navigator issue were also widely distributed (many in
personal meetings) to SCDNR contacts in Charleston, Lake
Murray Association, Lake Murray Safety Consortium,
Richland and Lexington County Sheriff s Departments, and
Lake Murray Association representatives.
2012 Division 12 Performance Summary was also sent to
D12 FC, VFC, DCOS, and DCAPT-N. If anyone is
interested in having a copy, please email or call. This is
excellent information for use in public affairs news releases
and community/civic meetings.
Working with SCDNR Investigations, we received and
relayed the 2012 SC Boating Fatalities & Accidents Reports to
D12 FC and VFC and the Safety Consortium.
We were contacted by SCDNR legal counsel concerning
a summer 2012 boating accident on Lake Murray which
involved high speed race operations. Counsel requested
expert help for inland waterways rules of the road. With
recommendation from DSO-SL Griswold, we referred this
CG Sector Charleston via the AUXLO to the applicable C
contact.
Festus is Lead Coxswain again this year for the Gre
Portage Race on 14SEP, sponsored by the Navy League. H
collaborates with the Event Coordinator and other sponso
in monthly conference calls for event planning.
Auxiliary Distributions:
Single source distribution of SCDNR branded produ
was expanded to include Tide Tables this year. These a
products provided by DNR as a courtesy to the Auxiliary.
February we picked up Tide Tables for distribution
Division 12 coastal flotillas as well as flotillas10-1 and 10-
As with the SC Boating Law & Responsibilities Handboo
we contact and work with each Flotilla Commanders for th
supply requests and arrange for material distributions. Ti
Tables were distributed in March; Boating Handboo
deliveries will be in May as usual.
This process allows the DNR to more accurately pred
supplies to purchase, allows for an accountable distribution
its primary vendors, and reduces DNR manpower and tim
In the past flotilla units were contacting DNR offic
throughout the state for materials, even calling their person
phone numbers off hours. Sometimes different FSO wou
duplicate requests to DNR, make numerous trips f
handbooks, and shortages occurred for some flotilla un
when supplies were not available. Single source distributi
eliminates these issues in a fair and equitable way.
Meeting attendance:
1. Division 12 Change of Watch 11-13 JAN in Myr
Beach, SC.
2. Auxiliary Sector Coordinator (ASC) Teleconferen
Meetings 31JAN and 21FEB; this monthly meeting wi
USCG Sector Charleston and Auxiliary leadership hel
to communicate important current events and issues.
Continued on following pag
FATALITIES INJURIES
2012 14 N/A
2011 19 98
2010 26 107
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3. Flotilla 12-6 meetings on 17JAN and 21FEB which
included Diversity training.
4. Navy League Great Portage Race monthly event
teleconferences; Navy League and multi-agency
sponsored event.
5. Lake Murray Safety Consortium meeting on 21 JAN
and 21 FEB; multi-agency and law enforcement group.
6. Lake Murray Safety Committee meetings 17 JAN, 22
JAN, 19 FEB, and 26 FEB and finalizing the BoatUS
grant for boating safety signage.
Barbara contributed news releases and articles to several
media sources; printed sightings included:1. News story about SC Auxiliarist Robert Weskerna
elected to D7 Chief of Staff was published in the
Moultrie News and other coastal publications.
2. News release for 2013 Flotilla 12-06 Leadership
Announcements was published in the Moultrie News and
other coastal publications.
3. Cold Water Boating -Published in Lake Murray
News.
4. Spring Boat Safety Checklist -Published in Lake
Murray Association newsletter spring edition of
LakeLink.
5. Partners with Purpose Published in WAVES.
6. The Great Portage Race Published in D7
publication The Breeze.
Public Education:
District 7 Strategic Plan parallels the national objectives
to increase the number of boating safety classes and students.
We are working behind the scenes and one-on-one with
flotillas to promote their efforts and to provide resources and
tools for success. Challenges include finding suitable locations
for classes, generating sufficient advertising, and keeping new
public education officers up to date with policy and
procedures.
For national PE staff, we critiqued two main strea
online boating courses; this necessitated taking the cours
and providing specific, detailed content evaluations.
Barbara developed a Powerpoint presentation on how
get ABS and BSS classes on DNR's website and distributed
to Division 12 FSO-PE. She also developed a Powerpoi
"Notice of Intent to Teach" how-to guide, and sent it
Division 12 FSO-PE, SO-PE, DCDR, VDCR, and DCAP
N. This presentation made its way to DSO-PE w
distributed it widely throughout the district to help PE staff.
Training & Auxiliary Updates:
Festus has been appointed a Proctor in D7 and has be
designated a Qualifying Examiner (QE) for District 7.
We both attended Auxiliary Leadership & Manageme
School (AUXLAMS-A & B)
Barbara attended AUX-04 C-School in Charlest
(WOW website)
Legislative Activity:
We continue to monitor legislative activity relative to RB
Outreach, such as mandatory life jacket use and boati
education, and report those activities up the chain
leadership to Auxiliary legal department. The State Liais
Officer (SLO) and Legislative Liaison Officer (LLO) positio
were separated at 2012 NTRAIN; however in District 7 t
SLO appointees are doing both jobs at this time.
Working Together:
We contacted the SC DNR county representative
collaborate with Auxiliary flotilla 12-4 Socastee. Flotilla 12
invited DNR Officer Sgt. Hutson to a VE workshop a
Hutson presented an hour of instruction on how the C
Auxiliary can support DNR. 12-4 FC is meeting with S
Hutson to plan a cook out for Georgetown and Hor
County DNR Officers with Flotilla 12-4 VEs and OP
Bravo Zulu Flotilla 12-4!
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publications.
SO-Human Resources John Owen: Good response to
e-responders. The Flotilla Commander and Vice Flotilla
Commander only respond to the ones that Human
Resources contacts you about. HR has tips on the District
website for recruiting and retention. Last year we had 31
new members and lost 43 members.
SO-Member Training Be Moore: VE, PV, and Sexual
Harassment training information are available online.
There will also be a GPS for Mariners seminar held on
January 19. Contact Richard Daniel for additional info.
ICS210 will be held mid summer, and there will be an
eight hour TCT to be held February 20.
Staff Liaison Officer (SC) Barbara Burchfield: DNR
website will have ABS and BSS certified courses on their
website. Enrollments for Boating Safety courses offered by
the flotillas are up because of the website. New DNR
publications will be out in May.
Old Business:
Equipment inventories from the Flotillas are due atthe end of January.
New Business:
Dr. Philip Poole explained and passed out to each
Flotilla Commander information for the new position of
Diversity and Inclusion (DV).
Ken Plesser presented Bob Weskerna with a flight suit.
Bob Weskerna congratulated all the new Flotilla
Commanders (FC), Vice Flotilla Commanders (VFC),Division Staff Officers (SO), and Flotilla Staff Officers
(FSO). He stated he was very impressed with all of the SO
reports.
Flotilla Commanders, please pass up any significant
activities within the division to Al Crothers immediately.
This includes those that require a unit case number. Please
do not postpone this until reports are due.
Richard Daniel is a QE and Hap Allen and Festu
Burchfield will soon be qualified at QEs.
The publication Breeze will soon be available on you
iPad and iPhone.
If you need to contact anyone in the Auxiliary, you can
use AuxDirectory to find contact information for any
member in the country.
District Dashboard measures our progress agains
ourselves from year to year. In our Division we are down in
all areas. Flotilla Commanders please develop goals and
action plans to improve this and also improve the number o
members receiving awards for jobs well done.
Closing Remarks:
Al thanked everyone for their help. Our Division ha
logged in over 53,000 hours. Great job everyone!
Everbridge can be used as an address book to geinformation out to everyone since it is updated from
AUXDATA weekly.
The next Division meeting will be held at the
Waterworks on Saturday, April 13. Commanders
Call-0900, Division Meeting -1000.
A motion was made by Vito Giardina to adjourn the
meeting and seconded by Allen James.
The meeting was adjourned at 1230 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
Deborah Lee
SO-SR
Secretary Records (Contd.)
SECRETARY RECORDS (CONTD.)
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2012 MISSION HOURS REPORTS
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12-1 884.90 -54% 0.00 -100% 5.00 -68% 8.70 -92% 0.00 N/A*
12-2 503.00 -23% 53.00 253% 0.00 -100% 0.00 -100% 0.00 N/A*
12-3 390.70 -77% 8.00 14% 2.00 -33% 10.00 -90% 45.10 306
12-4 1,313.70 7% 7.00 -36% 7.00 75% 24.00 -56% 0.00 -100
12-6 2,949.90 -32% 21.00 -78% 18.50 -76% 46.50 -80% 0.00 -100
12-8 2,151.95 -26% 17.00 -15% 9.00 -53% 102.00 -53% 0.00 -100
12-10 297.25 -77% 0.00 -100% 3.00 -40% 7.00 -97% 0.00 -100
12-12 381.40 -54% 0.00 -100% 1.00 -50% 0.00 N/A* 0.00 N/A*
Total 8,872.80 -40% 106.00 -44% 45.50 -65% 198.20 -80% 45.10 -10
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MA
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12-1 0.00 N/A* 0.00 N/A* 2.00 -94% 121.2 -53% 58.00 18
12-2 0.00 N/A* 0.00 N/A* 0.00 -100% 4.0 0.00 N/A*
12-3 0.00 N/A* 0.00 N/A* 18.00 -85% 35.6 -54% 0.00 -100
12-4 16.80 -10% 0.00 N/A* 34.50 -62% 6.4 -85% 0.00 -100
12-6 123.00 -45% 0.00 -100% 12.00 -92% 40.3 -82% 0.00 -100
12-8 161.75 22% 0.00 N/A* 61.00 -65% 82.7 -40% 50.00 127
12-10 0.00 N/A* 0.00 N/A* 19.00 -65% 0.0 -100% 29.25 -48
12-12 0.00 N/A* 0.00 -100% 5.00 -89% 64.4 -65% 0.00 N/A*
Total 301.55 -20% 0.00 -100% 151.50 -79% 354.6 -63% 137.25 -44
The information above is accurate as of 25 March 2013 from the D7 AuxInfo report. The increase/decrease from the fi
quarter of 2012 is also listed. Make sure to double-check your calendars and submit all hours. Lets get these numbers up!
* Flotilla did not log hours in this category for 2012 or 2011, therefore the percentage increase/decrease does not apply.
Flotilla logged no hours in this category for the first quarter of 2012.
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DIVISION STAFF OFFICERS
Division Twelve Bridge
Division Commander Al Crothers [email protected] Division Commander John Murphy [email protected] Past Division Commander Vito Giardina [email protected]
Flotilla Commanders/Vice Commanders
12-1, Lake Marion & the Inland Sea FC John Owen [email protected] VFC Joe Newman [email protected], Grand Strand FC Dorothy Schoch [email protected] VFC Judith Ash [email protected], Lake Murray FC Gerry Ruschkofski [email protected] VFC Ken Uschelbec [email protected], Central Grand Strand FC Chuck Budnick [email protected] VFC Thomas Timberlake [email protected], Mount Pleasant FC Andy Poole [email protected] VFC Festus Burchfield [email protected], Charleston FC Paul Berka [email protected] VFC Dwaine Harris [email protected], Georgetown FC Rick Bankert [email protected] VFC Vito Giardina [email protected], Edisto Beach FC Karen Andrews [email protected] VFC Cliff Songer [email protected]
Division Support Staff
AUXAIR Auxiliary Aviation Ron Sain [email protected]
Directors District Security Liaison Vito Giardina [email protected]
ADDSL-12 Assistant Directors District Security Liaison Al Crothers [email protected] State Liaison Officer Barbara Burchfield [email protected] SLO-SC State Liaison Officer Festus Burchfield [email protected]
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Division Staff Officers
SO-CM Communications Jim Ramsey [email protected] Communications Systems David Hastings [email protected] Diversity & Inclusion Al Crothers [email protected] Finance Vito Giardina [email protected] Human Resources John Owen [email protected] Information Systems Susan Hastings [email protected] Materials Michael Mikutaitis [email protected] Marine Safety Rick Bankert [email protected] Member Training Be Moore [email protected] SO-NS Navigation Systems Allen James [email protected] Operations Joe Fleming [email protected] Public Affairs Thomas Williamson [email protected] Publications William Carter [email protected] Public Education Vacant PositionSO-PV Program Visitation Dwaine Harris [email protected] Secretary Records Deborah Lee [email protected] Vessel Safety Exams Andy Poole [email protected]
From the EditorI appreciate the feedback from everyone on the layout for The Pelorus. If anyone has photos they would like to see
used for the front cover of upcoming editions, please feel free to send them to me. My only request is that the photo be
rectangular in shape as it will be easier to insert into the cover. Thanks again for the great feedback.
William Carter SO-PB, Division 12
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