eNews from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

 

17 JUN 2007

     
CONTENTS:

 

Forms Technical Assistance

 

Up Top In Operations Newsletter Now Available

 

Boating Skills & Seamanship, 13th Edition

 

eDirectory Milestone

 

June 2007 National Safe Boating Campaign News

 

New Members Only Benefits

 

BoatUS Clean Water Grant Winners Announced

 

Safety Lines Published

 

Bits & Bytes, Latest Edition

 

Calling All Auxiliary Amateur Radio Operators!

 

P Department Announces Three New Recruiting Posters Available for Downloading

 

Auxiliary C School Site

 

HELP WANTED POSITIONS

(From the National Web Site)

 
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Forms Technical Assistance

With a number of recent additions and/or updates, if any member has issues, questions, comments or concerns about any Form: please use Forms On-Line Technical Assistance to contact the Forms Team. This is most direct and expeditious manner in which to get your Forms questions resolved. Inquiries via the National website Contact Us page will only delay the process of answering your question. Also, don't forget to look at the Forms FAQs before contacting the Forms Team.

Forms page: http://forms.cgaux.org/index.html

Online Assistance: http://forms.cgaux.org/hlpform.html

Forms FAQs: http://forms.cgaux.org/faqform.html

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Up Top In Operations Newsletter Now Available

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The May 2007 issue of the Up Top in Operations Newsletter includes: Personal Protective Equipment and You, Tips to Avoid Grounding, Airport Lights, Question for May, and Along Side Tow.

http://www.auxodept.org/documents/uptopinoperations/2007/ops07-05.pdf (PDF: 224 KB / 6 pages)

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Boating Skills & Seamanship, 13th Edition

We're pleased to announce that Boating Skills and Seamanship, 13th edition, will replace the 12th edition in shipments to flotillas beginning 1 July 2007. If flotillas have needs for stock of the 12th edition to make up enough for a full class, they can order any time during the month of June.

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eDirectory Milestone

The Auxiliary eDirectory, now has over 10,000 accounts, which is half of all Auxiliarists who have email addresses in AUXDATA. The eDirectory, a secure database, contains Auxiliary members' qualifications and e-mail addresses generated from AUXDATA. Please join your fellow Auxiliarists who have experienced the ease and usefulness of this Auxiliary resource. You can update your e-mail address, and other personal information in AUXDATA, by completing Form 7028 to your IS Officer. To activate your account, visit the eDirectory now. Members need only a valid e-mail address in AUXDATA, their Employee ID and Zip Code.

eDirectory: http://www.auxedirectory.org/

Form 7028: http://forms.cgaux.org/archive/a7028f.pdf (PDF: 195 KB / 2 pages)

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June 2007 National Safe Boating Campaign News

We're vocal for life jackets. Find out why in the June issue of the National Safe Boating Campaign News.

http://auxadept.org/NSBC/NSBC2007-06.pdf (PDF: 155 KB / 1 page)

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New Members Only Benefits

Three new members only benefits are now available, including a special auto insurance discount program by Nationwide, a discount program with Rigid Boats on their products, and an exciting update to the Coast Guard-wide Sprint-NEXTEL program that includes a donation to support Auxiliary programs for new activations by any member of the Coast Guard family. To view these offers, access is via the ShopAuxiliary.com Log In page. You will need to enter your EMPLID and Auxiliary eDirectory password to view these “Members Only” benefits.
 

www.shopauxiliary.com

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BoatUS Clean Water Grant Winners Announced

Congratulations to the following flotillas who received a total of $9,546 from BoatUS in Clean Water Grants: $3,000 to Flotilla 09-14, 11SR $1,000 to Flotilla 02-01, D17 $315 to Flotilla 20-06, 5SR $476 to Flotilla 03-10, 5SR $1,000 to Flotilla 01-09, 8CR $3,755 to Flotilla 03-02, 9ER.
 

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Safety Lines Published

The Marine Safety & Environmental Protection Department has published it's May 2007 Safety Lines. This edition includes: Reorganization, Leading the Way in Marine Safety, and Assistant Harbor Safety PQS.
 

http://auxmdept.org/safetyline_pdfs/Saftline05-7.pdf (PDF: 173 KB / 6 pages)

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Bits & Bytes, Latest Edition

Contents: AUXDATA and JINITIATOR, Best of Web [Nominations are now being accepted], Float Plan Central [New URL], AuxInfo Quick Access Report Development, Websites and Flotilla Finder, Passwords Revisited, An Easy Way to Remember a Password Passwords, Bits and Bytes Archive New Look, Member-Only Discounts from Softchoice [Adobe products] 

http://home.auxidept.org/documents/bnb/BB2007-04.pdf

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Calling All Auxiliary Amateur Radio Operators!

Amateur Radio Stations all across the U.S. will operate on Saturday September 29, 2007 to commemorate the Anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and ISAR 2007.  All amateurs are invited to operate Special Event Radio stations on High Frequency all across the nation.  Amateur Radio stations will be operating “ On the Air”  all day contacting the International Search and Rescue Radio station and other U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary stations from coast to coast.  All official Special Event Radio Stations will be given Commemorative QSL's.  Last year over 25 USCG Aus. Speciat Event Stations contacted thousands of other amateurs and USCG Auxiliary members to commemorate the USCG Aux. anniversary and support ISAR.  If you are interested in becoming an Official Special Event Radio Station contact: Dan Amoroso BA–OTU e mail:  nnn0abp@navymars.org  
Last day to register as an Official Station -  Friday August 31, 2007   

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P Department Announces Three New Recruiting Posters Available for Downloading

Three new Don't be a Duck out of water recruiting posters are available for downloading

http://www.auxpdept.org/pdf/DuckyPoster1.pdf
http://www.auxpdept.org/pdf/DuckyPoster2.pdf
http://www.auxpdept.org/pdf/DuckyPoster3.pdf

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Auxiliary C School Site

This Auxiliary C School Site has been designed as a one-stop portal for all USCG Auxiliary members looking for information about Auxiliary C School programs.  This site will grow as all C School program managers post specific school information.  The USCG Auxiliary and the Office of the Chief Director of the Auxiliary (G-3PCX) are dedicated in their support of Auxiliary training and want every student to have all the necessary informatin they need.  C-School listings (AUXLAMS, ASOC, and amLOC courses are included in the list) and the class dates are available.

The following documents contain critical information you need to know prior to applying for a C School.  Please read each of these documents thoroughly so that you understand the responsibilities of the member, lead instructor and the Coast Guard in the C School process.

http://www.auxtdept.org/AuxCQMGuidelines.pdf

http://www.auxtdept.org/CTrainingGuidelines.pdf

http://www.auxtdept.org/CFAQx.pdf

http://cschool.auxservices.org/

http://cschool.auxservices.org/c_school_list.htm

http://www.auxtdept.org/FY07CSchoolSched.doc

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HELP WANTED POSITIONS (from the National Web Site)

 The following "Help Wanted " ads appeared on the National Web Site as of the date of this newsletter:

 

http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi

 

"B" Department Vacancy -- David L. Delich, DVC-BL -- 5/31/2007 
"B" Department Vacancy -- David L. Delich, DVC-BL -- 5/31/2007 

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