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The following gives guidance for providing shoreside and underway training opportunities to Sea Cadets & Sea Scouts in accordance with the CGAUX-NSCC Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Coast Guard Auxiliary (“Auxiliary”) and the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC), and the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Auxiliary and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).
The scope of training is a subset of standard Auxiliary boat crew and coxswain qualification tasks. It is recommended that Auxiliary boat crews be selected for their ability to mentor boat crew and coxswain trainees, as well as having prior experience working with youth or younger trainees through the Coast Guard Auxiliary or other youth-serving organizations.
The process for bringing Sea Scouts and Sea Cadets on board OPFACs under orders is the same as bringing any guest on board, and is covered in the //Operational Policy Manual//, COMDTINST M16798.3E, Chapter 4, paragraph E.18. Sea Scouts and Sea Cadets should be provided with life jackets with appropriate impact ratings, and equipped with the same PPE as Auxiliarists.
OPFACs with Sea Cadets or Sea Scouts on board should not be tasked with SAR duties. In the unlikely event that an OPFAC with Sea Scouts or Sea Cadets aboard must respond to an incident, the youth must not be involved in the operation.
Following is a list of Auxiliary boat crew tasks/activities that can be provided by certified Auxiliarist Boat Crew for training Sea Scouts and Sea Cadets.
Sea Scout advancement requirements are available online. Please note that Sea Scout advancement requirements and Boat Crew tasks/activities are not always worded the same. Sea Scout advancement references are provided for informational purposes only.
BCM-02-01-AUX: Crew First Aid Responsibility
BCM-02-02-AUX: Sun and Heat Related Factors
BCM-02-03-AUX: State the Symptoms and Treatment for Shock
BCM-02-05-AUX: Demonstrate Direct Pressure, Pressure Points, and Tourniquet Method to Control Bleeding
BCM-02-06-AUX: State the Signs and Treatment for Burns
BCM-02-07-AUX: State the Symptoms and Treatment for Hypothermia
BCM-02-09-AUX: Identify Boat Crew Survival Equipment
BCM-02-10-AUX: Use the Emergency Signal Mirror
BCM-02-11-AUX: Describe the Use of Hand Held Distress Flares
BCM-02-12-AUX: Describe The Use Of Aerial Flares.
BCM-02-13-AUX: Operate the Personal Marker Light (PML) or Strobe Light
BCM-02-14-AUX: State Survival Procedures in Event the Boat Capsizes or Swamps
BCM-03-01-AUX: Identify the Different Parts of a Line and the Hitches Used In Line Handling
BCM-03-02-AUX: Tie Various Knots, Hitches and Bends
BCM-03-03-AUX: Secure Lines to Cleats, Bitts and Posts
BCM-04-03-AUX: Identify Common Navigation Lights Displayed By Ships and Boats
BCM-04-04-AUX: Identify Common Sound Signals Used By Ships and Boats
BCM-04-05-AUX: Identify and Describe Accepted Maritime Distress Signals
BCM-06-01-AUX: Identify the Basic Parts, Symbols and Abbreviations Found On a Nautical Chart
BCM-07-09-AUX: Identify the Different Classes of Fires
BCM-07-11-AUX: Operate a CO2 Fire Extinguisher (Simulate)
BCM-07-12-AUX: Operate a Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher (Simulate)
COX-02-01-AUX: Describe The Indicators Of Approaching Heavy Weather
COX-02-02-AUX: Recognize Warning Signs Of An Unstable Vessel
COX-02-03-AUX: State The Procedures To Follow If Engine Will Not Start
COX-02-04-AUX: State The Procedures To Follow For Loss Of Electrical Power
COX-02-05-AUX: State The Procedures To Follow For High Engine Temperature
COX-02-06-AUX: State Procedures To Follow For Low/No Engine Oil Pressure
COX-02-07-AUX: State The Procedures To Follow For Defective Charging System
COX-02-08-AUX: State The Procedures To Follow For Shaft Vibration
COX-02-09-AUX: State The Procedures To Follow For A Steering Casualty
COX-03-01-AUX: State The Forces That Affect Boat Handling
COX-03-02-AUX: State The Basic Principles Of Boat Handling
COX-06-04-AUX: State The Basic Concepts Related To Search Planning
COX-06-05-AUX: Plot A Single Unit Expanding Square Search Pattern (SS)
COX-06-06-AUX: Plot A Single Unit Sector Search Pattern (VS)
COX-06-07-AUX: Plot A Single Unit Parallel Search Pattern (PS)
COX-06-08-AUX: Plot A Single Unit Trackline Return Search Pattern (TSR)
COX-05-01-AUX: Identify Navigational Publications
COX-07-04-AUX: State The Action To Take If Your Boat Was Aground
BCM-03-04-AUX: Assist the Coxswain with a Pre-Underway Check-Off Aboard an Auxiliary Facility
BCM-04-01-AUX: Assist In Anchoring the Boat
BCM-04-02-AUX: Assist in Weighing the Boat’s Anchor
BCM-04-06-AUX: Stand a Lookout Watch
BCM-04-08-AUX: Cast Off and Stow Lines and Fenders
BCM-04-09-AUX: Prepare For, Moor and Secure the Boat to a Dock
BCM-05-01-AUX: Operate a VHF-FM Radiotelephone
BCM-05-02-AUX: Use the VHF-FM Radiotelephone to Give a Position or Operations Normal Report
BCM-06-02-AUX: Identify Common Aids to Navigation Used In Small Boat Piloting
BCM-06-03-AUX: Identify Local Landmarks Used in Piloting on a Nautical Chart
BCM-06-04-AUX: Plot a Position Using Latitude and Longitude
BCM-06-05-AUX: Plot a Magnetic Course on a Nautical Chart
BCM-06-06-AUX: Measure Distance on a Nautical Chart
BCM-06-07-AUX: Compute Time, Speed, and Distance
BCM-06-08-AUX: Determine the Depth of Water Using a Fathometer and/or a Sounding Pole
BCM-07-01-AUX: Participate In a Man Overboard Evolution as a Pointer
BCM-07-02-AUX: Participate in a Man Overboard Evolution as a Recovery/Pick up Man Second Auxiliary Facility
BCM-07-10-AUX: Locate And Operate the Boat’s Dewatering Equipment
COX-03-04-AUX: Complete a Pre-Underway Check-Off for the Facility
COX-03-07-AUX: Maneuver A Boat In A Narrow Channel Or In A River
COX-03-10-AUX: Anchor the Boat
COX-03-11-AUX: Weigh the Boat’s Anchor
COX-04-02-AUX: Execute Commonly Used Sound Signals
COX-04-03-AUX: Set The Proper Navigation Lights For Common Operational Boat Evolutions
COX-05-02-AUX: Obtain A Visual Fix
COX-05-03-AUX: Determine A Compass Course From True Course
COX-05-04-AUX: Sketch A Chart Of The Local Operating Area
COX-05-05-AUX: Pilot A Boat Using Dead Reckoning Techniques
COX-05-06-AUX: Pilot A Boat Using “Seaman’s Eye”
COX-05-07-AUX: Determine The Position Of A Boat Using Radar Ranges And Bearing
COX-05-08-AUX: Determine The Position Of A Boat Using GPS/DGPS (If Equipped)
COX-05-10-AUX: Determine Course To Steer And Speed Over Ground (SOG) Allowing For Set And Drift
COX-05-11-AUX: River Sailing, (Locks, Dams And Flood Warnings) And Pass Through A Lock
COX-06-09-AUX: Execute A Search Pattern
COX-07-01-AUX: Determine The Approach To An Object And Station Keep
COX-07-02-AUX: Recover a Person from the Water Using the Direct Pick Up Method
COX-09-04-AUX: Perform a Night Navigation and Piloting Exercise
Bruce Johnson, DIR-B, Director for RBS Outreach