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Prepared by

United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Education Department

2011 2011 Instructor Instructor WorkshopWorkshop

2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc.

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The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is our steadfast volunteer corps. Our Auxiliary Shipmates assist the Coast Guard with performing our many challenging maritime missions, with boating safety remaining as their core function. Proudly serving alongside our total workforce, Auxiliarists make it possible to more ably accomplish our missions – they are a true force multiplier.

The Auxiliary Service priorities include:• Promoting and Improving Recreational Boating Safety;•Providing trained crews and facilities to augment the Coast Guard and enhance safety and security of our ports, waterways and coastal regions;

•Supporting Coast Guard operational, administrative and logistical requirements.

Excerpt: U.S. Coast Guard Policy StatementR.J. Papp, JR Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard AuxiliaryPolicy Statement


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For whom ?

Members who are:• Involved in public education• Mentoring new members

Teaching Member Training courses• Representing the Auxiliary in any type of

presentation• Seeking to improve his/her presentation skills


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• Provide information about available educational resources• Showcase some of our most important and successful programs

• Paddlesports America Course• AUXPlus PE Class Administration System

• Enhance current instructors’ skills• Improve recruiting and retention• Market public education classes

Goals of this workshop


Part I

AuxiliaryPublic Education

Courses Available


Multi lesson courses

• BS&S Boating Skills and Seamanship

• SS&S Sailing Skills and Seamanship

• Weekend Navigator

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Seminar courses (1-8 hours)

About Boating Safely (ABS)

GPS for Mariners (GPSFM)

Suddenly in Command (SIC)

Personal Water Craft Safety Course

Paddlesports America

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Seminar courses

Waypoints Boating Safely Grades 4-6

Boating Fun Boating Safely – Grades K-3

Youth Instructor GuideWaypoint/Boating Fun Instructor On The Water Training Program

How to Read a Nautical Chart

Check availability of material for children’s program Complement your “classroom” work with a 4hr

session On the Water with certified instructors, Coast Guard Auxiliary Coxswain & Crew


Part IIPaddlesports

America Course


Paddlesports America is an exciting safety course designed to attract the novice paddle enthusiasts. This four-hour course presents five chapters of safety information.


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5 Chapters:

•Know your Paddlecraft ->new material?•Planning to get Underway•Safe Operation Already•Legal Requirements Known•Boating Emergencies

Most instructors already know majority of the course curriculum


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Content of Chapter One: Know your Paddlecraft(may need to refresh for most Auxiliary instructors): • Know your vessel

- Parts of a canoe and kayak• Understanding vessel characteristics

- Basic types• Hull shapes & materials• Lengths, widths and weights• Selecting a paddle

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Resources to learn more about paddlecraft:

Paddlesports” on AuxB Wiki:http://auxbdeptwiki.cgaux.org/index.php/Paddlesportshttp://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/823/482767/ Canoe Kayak MagazineAmerican Whitewater. U.S. Canoe Association. America Outdoors. American Canoe Association. American Rivers. Professional Paddlesports Association.

(the underlined items above are linked to each organization’s website)


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Market your Paddlesports America course with these ANSC Materials:

#2001C – CD-ROM – Smartstart for Paddlers#2001D – DVD-Smartstart for Paddlers#3029 – Pamphlet, Paddle Safe

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Paddlesmart America


Paddlesmart America


Part IIIAUXPlus PE


• Program– Requires internet only for program updates– Password protected– Lots of help– Email your data up the chain

AUXPlus PE

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• Enter classes & courses• Enter persons (attendees)• Make attendance records• Print automatic letters• Certificates and cards

… and more!


AUXPlus PE – additional resources

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http://cgauxed.org/completecourses.html

Education Department Electronic Library - elib


AUXPlus PE


Enter Account Name: FSO-PE And Password: FSO-PE_1

AUXPlus PE


AUXPlus PE - Class


AUXPlus PE


AUXPlus PE - Schedule


AUXPlus PE - Certificate


AUXPlus PE - Card


Part IV

Successful Instructor Techniques


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• Impressions are important• You represent the Auxiliary• Uniform should be worn neatly and with pride• All instructors should wear the same uniform

Look the part

http://hdept.cgaux.org/pdf/UPG-DEC2010.pdf


Consider learning styles

• Reading – 10%• Listening – 20%• Charts – 30 %• Films & Videos – 40%• Demonstrations – 50%• Role Playing – 80%

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What’s right / what’s wrong? (for group discussion)

You’re teaching a BS&S Class at the local yacht club. You have two assistants, Herb and Jim. You’re wearing the tropical blue uniform, Herb is in his ODU uniform and Jim is wearing dungarees and a sweatshirt.

You greet the class, introduce yourself and your assistants. You ask if anyone has any special needs or impediments. Everyone is fine and you begin assembling your audio/video equipment. You take a little over five minutes to set up and begin the class by telling them you haven’t received the course material as yet but you will have it for the next session.

You complete your class a little over the allotted time and ask the attendees to come up to see you with any leftover questions.

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Your FC has a friend who needs to teach a class to maintain his instructor qualification and asks you to let him teach your class. You reluctantly agree. He begins and is obviously not prepared. You remain silent for a while but it becomes so bad that you begin to interject more and more until you are doing most of the teaching. At the end of the lecture you thank him and give him an opportunity to leave, which he does. You then ask if anyone has any questions and take the opportunity to clarify many of the items taught. You make up your mind that you will not let anyone teach in your class unless he/she is totally prepared.

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What’s right / what’s wrong? (for group discussion)


Suggested topics for small group discussion

1. What should your students expect from you and from your course? How will you know if you are meeting their expectations during the course and not wait until the end of the course?

2. How are you going to decide where to concentrate your energy? What can be left out and what has to be covered? If everything in important then nothing is important.

3. What has really worked for you in the classroom over the years?

4. How do you think Auxiliary courses can be improved?

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Suggested topics for small group discussion

5. Is it better to expose new boaters to one or two instructors or a wider variety?

6. Do you think our tests show what has been learned in the class?

7. Are we changing the students behavior? If so, how?

8. Share one technique you have tried that was successful and one that did not work.

9. How can you handle the wide range of experience that members of the class often bring - from beginner to experienced boater?

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Assess constantly

• Encourage positive & negative criticism• Review the students’ comments • Build on your strengths• Review missed test questions


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“YOU’RE ON STAGE”

• Engage students with eye contact and movement• Avoid becoming static• Teach to every student• Watch students’ expressions• Don’t turn your back to the student• Don’t depend on technology to instruct the class• Technology is meant to be used as a teaching

aid, not to replace you as the instructor• You, not the projected image, are the teacher


Part VRecruiting through

Public Education


Discussion item

The classroom is a good place to look for

potential members. How might you approach a group to encourage them to think about joining the Coast Guard Auxiliary?

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• Invitations to meetings− Invite at every class

• Plenty of hand outs−Showcase various Auxiliary missions

• Actively mention flotilla needs−Not just boats - finance, computer skills, etc

Recruiting opportunities and strategies

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Ways to recruit in the classroom

• Talk to students, not to each other−Talk up missions

• Work in local pictures or anecdotes• Deliver the Auxiliary message, every time!

−Make recruiting part of the lesson plan−Deliver benefits of membership constantly−Show enthusiasm for what you do

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Part VIMarketing

Public EducationClasses


Advertise your class

What are some ways you can advertise your class? Let’s do some “brain storming” and see how many ways one can get the Auxiliary message to the boating public.

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Use VE/RBSPV partners

• Vessel Examiners and Program Visitors

- Partners in recreational boating safety• Our common mission?

- “Saving lives through education”• How will VEs/PVs help?

- Distribute class schedules at VSCs

- Share schedules with boat dealers and more

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Use web sources to advertise your class

• Post PE classes

- District, division and flotilla web pages

- State boating department web site

- Boat/US, Soundings• E-Department Library

www.cgauxed.org/elib

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Conclusion

• Effective Auxiliary instructors are

- Professional

- Enthusiastic

- Constantly practicing and improving their craft

The E-Dept – dedicated to serving Instructors’ needs

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Let’s go to the classroom

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