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==Follow these steps==

# Attend the AuxScout [[Image:video.gif|16px|Video available]] [https://youtu.be/1q_S1VSGuOA?t=3 An introduction to Sea Scouts] (33:40) workshop
# Read the [http://wow.uscgaux.info/Uploads_wowII/B-DEPT/AUX-BSA-MOA.pdf Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)] and [http://auxbdeptwiki.cgaux.org/index.php?title=Standard_Operating_Procedures Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)] 
# Appoint a [https://www.dropbox.com/s/d84ad4e9bqsb7jh/Flotilla%20Auxscout%20Staff%20Officer%20-%20Job%20description.docx?dl=0 Flotilla Staff Officer for the AuxScout program (FSO-AS)]
# Take the [https://www.scouting.org/training/youth-protection/ BSA YPT] and [https://seascout.org/adult-training/ Sea Scout Adult Leader Basic Training] course. Be sure to send your YPT completion certificate through your FC to your Director of Auxiliary (''DIRAUX'') office to be added to your AUXDATA record. 
# Attend the AuxScout [[Image:video.gif|16px|Video available]] [https://youtu.be/X6hWhTAyIHQ?t=14 AuxScout Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) workshop] (41:00) workshop
# Become thoroughly familiar with [http://tinyurl.com/AuxBWiki AuxBWiki] and the [https://seascout.org Sea Scouts BSA] website
# Identify local Ships in the flotilla’s AOR using the [http://tinyurl.com/AUXSCOUTmap Flotilla-Ship map]
# Decide whether your flotilla will be supporting 1 or more Sea Scout Ships, or alternatively whether it wants to start a new Ship
# Consider the options presented in the AuxScout [[Image:video.gif|16px|Video available]] [https://youtu.be/2j9Gf6j-vTI?t=2 What is AuxScout?] (45:30) workshop in the ''Recommended engagement activities'' section:
#* Pairing up with an existing Ship
#* Start a new Sea Scout Ship
#* Joint public affairs activities with Sea Scouts
#* Safety at Sea events
#* Providing training to Sea Scout Ships
#* Joint waterway cleanup project
# Develop a Flotilla AuxScout tactical plan for 2023-24; communicate it to the division’s Sea Scout SO
# If your flotilla is supporting one or more local Ships, reach out to the Skipper and discuss what support they need
# If your flotilla is interested in starting a Ship, contact the Sea Scout Council Commodore or local Scout Council
#* [http://auxbdeptwiki.cgaux.org/index.php?title=Chartering_a_Sea_Scout_Ship Chartering a Sea Scout Ship] on AuxBWiki
#* [https://seascout.org/new-ship-organization-kit/ New Ship Organization Kit] on Sea Scouts BSA website
# Submit monthly reports to the Division Staff Officer - AuxScout (SO-AS) and the Sea Scout Council Commodore
#* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/vrlcx1wioxvvdw8/Flotilla%20Auxscout%20Staff%20Officer%20report%20template.doc?dl=0 Sample report]

==Resources==

* [[Image:video.gif|16px|Video available]] [https://tinyurl.com/AUXSCOUTvideo1 Auxiliary – Sea Scout video 1] 
* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/qz7m6x240dsfvwt/CG%20Aux%20Flyer%20about%20Sea%20Scouts%20-%202019-07-17.pdf?dl=0 CG Auxiliary Flyer about the Sea Scouts]
* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/59sqhq5xivf1x27/Sea%20Scouts%20for%20Coast%20Guard%20Auxiliarists.docx?dl=0 Sea Scouts for Coast Guard Auxiliarists]
* [http://tinyurl.com/AuxBWiki AUXBWiki] 
* [https://www.scouting.org/training/youth-protection/ BSA Youth Protection Training]  
* [https://seascout.org Sea Scouts BSA website]
* ''[https://seascout.org/manual-resource-center/ Sea Scout Manual]'' 
* [http://tinyurl.com/AUXSCOUTmap Flotilla – Sea Scout Ship map] 
* [https://www.scouting.org/discover/local-council-locator/  BSA Local Council Locator]
* [[Image:video.gif|16px|Video available]] [https://youtu.be/2DstXTlWqvg?t=35 AUXSCOUT 202 - How to organize a Sea Scout Ship] (38:20)
* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/nasb8ncmxy9ahy1/Flotilla%20-%20Division%20Sea%20Scout%20Ship%20Charter%20Guide.docx?dl=0 Flotilla - Division Sea Scout Ship Charter Guide]
* [[AUXSCOUT Marketing and Media Relations Toolkit]]