flotilla 36 volume xxxii, issue 3 boca raton, florida …pompano beach civic center on saturday...
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Flotilla 36 Volume XXXII, Issue 3 Boca Raton, Florida 7th District, Division 3 http://www.cgauxboca.org March, 2008
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March Flotilla Meeting Program (From Tom Thayer, VFC) We are pleased to announce that Karen M. Akers, P.E., LEED AP, Program Manager at Keith and Schnars will be our guest speaker. Karen serves on the Boca Raton Marine Advisory Board. She will be commenting and answering your questions on the FAU Submarine Research Program and/or the engineering/design work done on the new 17th Street Causeway Bridge in Ft. Lauderdale. It should be interesting. Come and enjoy. March 6 at 1930. KEY DATES FOR MARCH This section will highlight dates and events in the coming month. For a full listing, see the Calendar. 3/1 0830 Division Workshop
0900 ABC Course 1000 Vessel Exams LakeIda
3/4 1900 Boart Crew 1st Aid 3/5 1900 AUXSEA 2&3 3/6 1930 Flotilla Meeting 3/8 0900 ABC Class 3/11 1900 Boat Crew Survival 3/12 1900 AUXSEA 3&4 3/15 0900 5 yr TCT Vessel Exams Silver Palms 3/18 1900 Boat Crew Coms 3/19 1900 AUXSEA 5&6 3/20 1900 Staff Meeting 3/23 1900 The LOG inputs due 3/25 1900 Boat Crew ROR 3/26 1900 Div Mtg AUXSEA 7 Note: Calendars frequently change, check with
event leader to verify
.Deerfield Founders Day Participants Commander Tony with Peggy Mittenien, Ed Oleksak, and Betty Rogers with fellow drummers
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CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
The information contained in this publication is subject to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, andmay only be used for the official business the Coast Guard or the Coast Guard Auxiliary
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Antonio P. Quesada Flotilla Commander 3 6
As we enter into the working part of the Auxiliary year, we reflect on how our actions and appearance reflect on the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. You remember from the words of your swearing in ceremony: “As an Auxiliarist, you enjoy certain honors and privileges, among them, wearing the Auxiliary uniform and flying the Auxiliary Ensign. Wear the uniform neatly and correctly and fly the Blue Ensign proudly. Remember that your conduct reflects directly upon the image of both the Coast Guard and the Auxiliary.” As a help to all of us in applying the above words, use as an important reference, the “United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Manual, (COMDTINST M16790.1F)”. In this manual, refer to Chapter 10 on uniforms. Some helpful sections revolve around Figure 10-25, Figure 10-27, Figure 10-29, Figure 10-42, and Figure 10-44. Repeating thoughts from above, wearing the Auxiliary uniform neatly and correctly will enhance the image of both the Coast Guard and the Auxiliary. Jumping way ahead to our year end ceremony (the Change of Watch), the Flotilla 4th Cornerstone will be making plans now on when and where to hold this Change of Watch (COW). To help with these plans we are asking for your input or comments. Basically, we need to know if
you will attend a December 2008 COW, or a January 2009 COW. Will you attend a Friday dinner, or Saturday lunch, or Saturday dinner, or Sunday lunch, or Sunday dinner? Would you prefer live entertainment, or recorded music? Any other comments will be appreciated. We will continue with a guest speaker program until we hear your comments on the program. We also need your comments or thoughts on what you want or expect to get from the Auxiliary, and what the Staff and I can do to help you. In any case, I am asking all of you to be leaders by becoming involved in the Flotilla’s many programs. For members that need to participate in Specialized workshops, plan to attend the Division 3 Training Day workshops at the Pompano Beach Civic Center on Saturday March 1, 2008. An 8 hour Team Coordination Training program will be held on Saturday March 15, 2008. Coming up mid year is the National Safe Boating Week. All safety programs will be emphasized during this special week. I appreciate your efforts. Thank you.
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Tom Thayer Vice Flotilla Commander [email protected] The Boca Raton Marine
Advisory Board continues to host the Lagoon Keepers 20 ft. pontoon boat. It is available to interested individuals to clean the various waterways in the Boca/Delray/Highland Beach area. We can use it for MSO Missions in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. This is done without orders and thus does not have to have qualified Coxswain and Crew. It can also be used for school, scout, church or family missions. It provides an opportunity to get on the water and help to preserve our marine environment. Please give me a call if you are interested. Ideal crew is 3 or 4 individuals. Lagoon Keepers is a non-profit organization that provides most of the support for our vessel. Let me know if you would like to be a supporting member of Lagoon Keepers. The Lagoon Keepers vessel is still being considered as a Lake Boca Raton Information boat on certain weekend days. This is the idea of this month’s guest speaker, Karen Akers. The
Auxiliary will be invited to participate in promoting boating safety, public education, etc. The progress of getting things through City channels can be painstakingly slow. We will keep you advised. “The more we have the more that we can do”. This means more interested and qualified members and more Auxiliary Facilities (Vessels). Please invite your friend, neighbor, boat club member, etc. to look us over. I think that we have fun and have an ever increasingly important mission. Till next month…….
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Gail Edelman Public Education [email protected] Public Education – We had our first ABC class of the year with six students who all passed the
exam. Many thanks go to the instructors, Rick Celestino, Andrea Rutherfoord, Scott Ellington and Tony Quesada. Thanks also to the class aids, Jerry Edelman, Christie Colina and Fred Gless. Fred is a new member who is hoping to become our newest instructor and he comes to us with a lot of experience teaching boating safety in New York. All instructors should make plans to attend the Instructor’s Workshop on Feb., 9, 2008 at 09:00. This is a mandatory workshop in order to maintain the instructor’s qualifications. Anyone interested in becoming an instructor should attend. I will schedule an instructor’s class based on the amount of interest. Schedule of Public Education Classes About Boating Safely Mar 1 & 8, 2008 GPS for Mariners Mar 29, 2008 About Boating Safely April 5 & 12, 2008 Boating Skills & Seamanship, Mondays April 28th – June 9th, 2008 About Boating Safely July 12 & 19, 2008, About Boating Safely Aug 16, 23, 2008 About Boating Safely Oct 4 & 11, 2008 About Boating Safely Nov 15, & 22, 2008 GPS for Mariners Dec 6, 2008
Thomas H. Kegan, Member Training [email protected] On March 15, a 5yr 8 hour TCT course will be Held, starting at 0900, Place
our base. Members requiring this class are: M. Bartley, M. Brody, M. Celestino, T. Crawford, Sr., Pat Dolan, S. Elington, A Elliott, R. Dunne, J Gartner, F. Gless, S. Grevemeyer, H. Houge, D. Kenny, W. Murphy, J Smith, R. Tepper, Poces J. Next Flotilla meeting March 06, 2008 Coxswain Training. On the Water tasks, will be under the direction of Bill Bartley FSO/OPS Training for QE audits and new boat crew qualifications . Questions or comments? E-mail us at [email protected] Sign up and use E-News Use the flotilla web page AUXIFO. To check your Quails. New Boat Crew Class. Lenny Schwartz Course Administer I On February 26 at 1900 a Boat Crew Information Class was held for all new members and members who took this class last year. A Class schedule was developed see below. Please bring your books to all future classes
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Flotilla 3-6 Member Training Lenny Schwartz Class Manger Tom Kegan FSO/MT [email protected] [email protected]
Boat Crew training Schedule & Items needed Date Lesson 02/26/08 Introduction & Requirements All members must have all training manuals Line about 15 to 25 feet 1/2 nylon, 3/8 nylon( must bring to all classes) Copy of completion of BS&S classes. FEMA courses 100 & 700 by end of course Complete 5 yr.8 hour TCT course Training manual COMDIST.52A all tasks signed off. COXSWAIN will sign off water tasks 03/04/08 First Aid for Crew, Marlinspike Tasks, # 01-01-01-02-02-01-02-02t002-07 Marlinspike, bowline, line handling,& nomenclature Tasks 03-01-03-02-03-03 ( completion each class) 03/11/08 Boat crew survival equipment Tasks 02-09-02-10-02-11-0212-02-13-02-02-14 Marlinspike belaying cleat, clove hitch, round turn with 2 half hitches, Line handling. 03/18/ 08 Communication for crew ( VHF radios) Tasks 05-01, 02 03/25/ 08 Rules of the road for crew, Martine Distress signals,& lights, sound signals Tasks 04-03-04-04-04-05
04/01/08 Piloting on a chart ( two lessons ) 04/08/08 “ “ “ Tasks 06-01-06-02-06-03-06-04-06-05—06-06-06-07
04/15/08 Aids to Navigation Anchoring, Crew assignments Tasks 04-01,02 04/22/08 Towing procedures Man over board, ( table top excise)
Tasks 07-03,04,05,06 07-01,02 04/29/08 Night Problem, Search patterns as to crew involvement.
Tasks Piloting problem ( search patterns) 08-02
05/06/08 Fire Fighting Tasks 07-09-07-11-07-2
05/06/08 Crew QE questions revue
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Don Fisher AUXOP TRAINING [email protected] We have kicked off the first lesson in our new AUXSEA course.
Commander Tony did a great job defining nautical terms, comparing boat building materials, old and new, and comparing the 6 types of boat steerage systems. The only disappointment is that only 4 of the 31 members who have not taken this fundamentally important course attended. Come on people, did you really join the auxiliary to don a uniform once a month and come to a meeting? Of course not! You and I joined to become better boaters and to help others to do the same. However, the flotilla does not have the resources to teach courses on demand, so you need to jump on the opportunity to take them when they are available. This is the season for Seamanship, and small boat handling. You can easily catch up, covering the first chapter on your own, or with our help AUXSEA will not be offered again for some time. The last time it was offered was in 2006. So no more excuses, come to class on March 5th, and in a couple of months you can earn your “working on AUXOP ribbon”, or add another star to the one you have. . AUXOP COURSE SEAMANSHIP, Classes Remaining Date Lesson 3/05/08 # 2 chapter 2 & 3
Boat Maintenance & Internal Combustion Engines
3/12/08 #3 Chapter 4 Marlinspike 3/19/08 #4 Chapter 5 & 6 Boat Handling & Heavy weather
3/26/08 # 5 Chapter 7 Assistance to boats in distress 4/2/08 # 6 Chapter 8 Navigation Rules 4/9/08 # 7 Chapter 9 & 10 Anchoring & Duties & Manners 4/16/08 # 8 Review And Schedule Exam The next AUXOP course to be scheduled more or less directly following AUXSEA will be AUXNAV, Parts A & B, so if you need it, plan accordingly.
Martin Jaffe VESSEL EXAMINATION [email protected]
I am very happy to report that the VE workshop on February 9 was well attended and hopefully productive. The regular third Saturday of the month vessel examination at Silver Palm Park was inaugurated and attended by Robert Sando and me. It was very successful. Visits were made to Marine One and Royal Palm Marina to arrange for future vessel examination checks. We will have a tent at Gumbo Limbo Park Sat March 8th
for TURTLE DAY, plan to attend and support our neighbors Please contact me for additional decals, forms, and publications also I am always available to assist with E-forms. Please mark your calendars for attendance at the Silver Palm Park vessel exams,
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At our Change of Watch dinner dance ceremonies, Commander Tony bestowed Outstanding Achievement certificates to two deserving Auxiliarists. Details follow
Thomas C. O’Brien has participated substantially in Auxiliary Administrative Support, Auxiliary
Thomas H. Kegan has participated substantially in Auxiliary Administrative Support, Coast Guard Operational Support, and Member Training. As Flotilla Staff Officer of Member Training, Tom has helped any and all Auxiliarists attend, comprehend, complete and pass Auxiliary Operations courses. Countless members have been instructed by Tom as Crew candidates, and have been helped by Tom to successfully complete their Crew certification before a Qualifications Examiner. Other candidates have been helped by Tom to successfully complete their Coxswain certification before a Qualifications Examiner. Vessel owners have been helped by Tom to have their vessel accepted as a Coast Guard Auxiliary Facility. Thomas H. Kegan, we thank you and commend you for steadfast service to the Coast Guard, the Auxiliary, and to Flotilla 36 during 2007. Please accept this certificate as a token of Flotilla 36’s heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for your teamwork and leadership. We look forward to working with you during 2008.
Marine Patrols, Coast Guard Operational Support, Member Training, Vessel Safety Checks, as Communications Officer, and as manager of the Flotilla 36 office. As Flotilla 36’s representative at the Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale performing Coast Guard Operational Support, Tom OB has been a source of pride to Flotilla 36. Tom originally helped at the Coast Guard Station by assisting in the Station Galley. In time, members of the Coast Guard Station became aware of Tom OB’s exceptional knowledge of marine motors and equipment. With awareness of this knowledge came the Coast Guards’ increasing utilization of Tom OB’s knowledge and experience. As Flotilla Staff Officer for Communications and as manager of the Flotilla Base office, Tom has served the Flotilla in this vital work with endless determination and expertise. Thomas C. O’Brien, we thank you and commend you for steadfast service to the Coast Guard, the Auxiliary, and to Flotilla 36 during 2007. Please accept this certificate as a token of Flotilla 36’s heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for your teamwork and leadership. We look forward to working with you during 2008.
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Flotilla meeting February 7, 2008
Top to bottom, left to right Flotilla meeting, Terry Day as FSO_AN, Boat parade participation certificates, 4th sustained service awards to Auxiliarist of the year Ron Barrett, and Tony Quesada, TCT Rich Oliner, Peggy Mettinen, Len Schwartz, Tom Kegan, 5 yr service to Ed Colina, New member Matthew Celestino Outstanding Cooperation Award to Joe Bordelon, VE and ADMIN completions for Tom Thayer,
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Flotilla Workshops, February 9, 2008
Top to bottom, left to right
Flotilla workshops, Gail Edelman teaching VE Workshop, TCT Break-out session, Gail teaching Sexual Harassment.
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Irene Azzarito FSO-SR
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