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 Member
training is performed over a wide range of topics with the degree of formality
optimized to the training need. Some training is performed in large classes as
shown, while other training is performed in smaller classes or one-on-one
with the instructors. For some subjects, outside experts provide training
and qualification on disciplines not presently available within the Coast Guard
or the Auxiliary (ie: emergency medical or computer technology).
Member
training is coordinated with local and national Coast Guard Units. This insures
that Coast Guard Auxiliary personnel are qualified to support Coast Guard
operations and to represent the Coast Guard in many activities. In many cases
Coast Guard training billets are made available to Auxiliarists to bring them up
to the same skill level as the active Coast Guard personnel.
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Member Training
Information
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Contents Maintained by
Stephen
Chan
SO-MT
Send
Questions or Comments to
schanhb@pacbell.net
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Purpose
– Inform members on the many aspects of training available to them,
hopefully with description sufficient to generate interest. Where
possible, information on qualification requirements, source of study
materials, and how to take examinations are provided. Training
opportunities are also listed, being updated when new information
arrives. The current contents describe but a small portion of the entire
“training universe”. More will be added in the future.
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Online –
A self-paced training method. Go to
http://www.auxetrain.org. This website contains study materials as
well as examinations. For some topics, the exact study materials
required by the examinations are “inside” the Exam Gateway. Click “On
Line Exams”, then click “Exam Gateway”. Most are Open Book exams –
passing score of 90% answers correct, 3 hours time limit. Can take exams
for practice, and as many times as necessary till passing grade. Closed
book exams require proctoring. A list of proctors is provided for your
choosing. Generally a passing score of 75% answers correct, no time
limit.
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Note
that for some topics, study materials or manuals are available only in
print. Request those through your Materials officer.
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“Offline” – Some exams are available only in print. Ask your proctor to
request those from DIRAUX ahead of taking the exams.
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Training
process for some qualifications such as Crew or Coxswain requires a
mentor. Make arrangements with your Flotilla Commander or his/her
designate. |
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Recreational Boating Safety |
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VE |
Vessel Examiner |
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Purpose - Perform vessel safety checks (VSCs) for recreational
boaters.
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auxetrain website has links to study materials.
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To
qualify, take and pass online open book exam, then 5 practical VSCs
supervised by a qualified VE.
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Maintain qualification by performing a minimum of 5 VSCs each
calendar year. |
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RBSVP |
Recreational
Boating Safety Visitation Program |
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Purpose - Visit boat dealers, marine supplies dealers, libraries, or
any other public venue. Provide and maintain displays, pamphlets and
literature to promote boating safety as well as CG and CG Auxiliary
recruiting.
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auxetrain website has links to study materials.
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To
qualify, take and pass online open book exam, then 2 visitations
supervised by a qualified Program Visitor.
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Maintain qualification by a minimum of 4 visitations each calendar
year. |
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IT |
Instructor |
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Purpose – Instructor for Public Education and Member Training
classes.
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Details under construction.
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Maintain qualification by teaching as Lead Instructor a minimum of 2
hours each calendar year. |
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Operations |
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Boat Crew |
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Purpose – To qualify as Boat Crew Member for surface (on-the-water)
operations.
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Starting points – Review Auxiliary Boat Crew Training Manual and
Auxiliary Boat Crew Qualification Guide Vol 1 – Crew Member. These
manuals define the scope, eligibility, training process, required
tasks to perform, and qualification procedure.
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Link
to above and other manuals -
http://www.cgaux.info/g_pcx/publications/comdtinst/index.html
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Select through your Flotilla Commander one or more qualified Crew or
Coxswains to be your mentor(s). Follow their guidance.
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Once
qualified, there are minimum yearly and 5-year maintenance tasks to
perform. Also re-qualification is required every 3 years. |
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Coxswain |
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Purpose – To qualify as Coxswain for surface (on-the-water)
operations.
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Starting points – Review Auxiliary Boat Crew Training Manual and
Auxiliary Boat Crew Qualification Guide Vol 2 – Coxswain. These
manuals define the scope, eligibility, training process, required
tasks to perform, and qualification procedure.
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Link
to above and other manuals -
http://www.cgaux.info/g_pcx/publications/comdtinst/index.html
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Select through your Flotilla Commander one or more Coxswains to be
your mentor(s). Follow their guidance.
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Once
qualified, there are minimum yearly and 5-year maintenance tasks to
perform. Also re-qualification is required every 3 years. |
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PWC Operator |
Personal Water
Craft Operator |
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Purpose – To qualify as PWC Operator for surface (on-the-water)
operations.
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Starting points – Review Auxiliary Boat Crew Training Manual and
Auxiliary Boat Crew Qualification Guide Vol 3 – PWC Operator. These
manuals define the scope, eligibility, training process, required
tasks to perform, and qualification procedure.
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Link
to above and other manuals -
http://www.cgaux.info/g_pcx/publications/comdtinst/index.html
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Select through your Flotilla Commander one or more PWC Operators to
be your mentor(s). Follow their guidance.
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Once
qualified, there are minimum yearly and 5-year maintenance tasks to
perform. Also re-qualification is required every 3 years. |
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AUXOP Specialty Courses |
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Subjects in these
specialty courses enable one to be more knowledgeable at operations,
whether serving as a crew member, coxswain, or in other capacity.
Even taking some, if not all the courses, is worth the effort.
Completion of all 6 courses confers you the AUXOP status. |
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AUXNAV-A |
Navigation Part A |
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Purpose - Navigation skills, including chart reading, voyage
planning, dead reckoning, piloting, effects of wind and currents.
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This
is the 1st part of AUXNAV, one of the specialty courses.
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Ask
your Materials officer for an Advanced Coastal Navigation text book.
Or take the ACN course.
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Online closed book proctored exam. |
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AUXNAV-B |
Navigation Part B |
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This
is the 2nd part of AUXNAV, one of the specialty courses.
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Ask
your Materials officer for an Advanced Coastal Navigation text book.
Or take the ACN course.
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“Offline” closed book proctored exam. Ask your proctor to request a
paper exam from DIRAUX in advance of taking the test. |
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AUXCOM |
Communications |
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Purpose – Basics of radio communications, procedures, use of
PROWORDs, message structures. Also RDF – Radio Direction Finding, to
identify location of a radio source such as from a vessel in
distress. Learn to operate Auxiliary fixed land, land mobile and RDF
stations.
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Ask
your Materials officer for an AUXCOM text book.
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Online closed book proctored exam. |
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AUXPAT |
Surface Patrol |
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Purpose – Knowledge necessary to perform safe, effective and
efficient safety and regatta patrols.
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Ask
your Materials officer for an AUXPAT text book.
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Online closed book proctored exam. |
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AUXSEA |
Seamanship |
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Purpose – Subjects including boat construction, maintenance,
engines, marlinspike piloting, seamanship, small boat handling,
weather, assist boats in distress, navigation rules.
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Ask
your Materials officer for an AUXSEA text book.
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Online closed book proctored exam. |
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AUXWEA |
Weather |
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Purpose – Learn earth’s atmosphere, atmospheric pressure,
temperature, wind and pressure systems, moisture, clouds, stable and
unstable air, air masses and fronts, thunderstorms, sources of
weather information.
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Ask
your Materials officer for an AUXWEA text book.
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Online closed book proctored exam. |
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AUXSAR |
Search and Rescue |
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Purpose – SAR system, organization, resources, policy, SAR incident
stages, search area planning, search operations planning, search
patterns, towing, rescue, documentation and legal aspects.
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Ask
your Materials officer for an AUXSAR text book.
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“Offline” closed book proctored exam. Ask your proctor to request a
paper exam from DIRAUX in advance of taking the test. |
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Operations Required Courses |
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Some or all of
these courses are required for various Operations - initial
qualification or qualification maintenance. Unless otherwise stated,
for each of your qualifications, refer to the appropriate manual to
determine which courses to complete and how often. |
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ABC |
America’s Boating
Course |
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Eight hour class offered to the public. Generally organized by
Flotillas or Division.
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Option #1 - Complete only once to gain BQ (Basically Qualified)
status.
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See
Option #2 BS&S below. |
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BS&S |
Boating Skills &
Seamanship |
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More
comprehensive 13-chapter class offered to the public. Generally
organized by Flotillas or Division.
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Option #2 - Complete only once to gain BQ (Basically Qualified)
status.
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See
Option #1 ABC above. |
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IS-100
(ICS 100) |
Introduction to
Incident Command System |
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FEMA
website online study and exam
http://www.learningservices.us/FEMA/LMS/
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Register your login and password. Your account remembers your
progress through the lessons. Can complete a course by several login
sessions.
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Required to complete only once. Valid for “lifetime”. |
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IS-200 ICS
(ICS 200) |
ICS for Single
Resource and Initial Action Incidents |
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See
IS-100 above. |
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ICS 210 |
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Class available at PCA (Past Captains Association) Training Fair.
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Required to complete only once. Valid for “lifetime”. |
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IS-700 NIMS
(ICS 700) |
National Incident
Management System |
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See
IS-100 above. |
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IS-800.A NRP
(ICS 800) |
National Response
Plan |
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See
IS-100 above. |
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TCT |
Team Coordination
Training |
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Class available at PCA (Past Captains Association) Training Fair and
DIRAUX.
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Required to complete every 5 years. |
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TCT Refresher |
Team Coordination
Training Refresher |
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Generally offered at Division or Flotilla level.
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Required to complete every year, except on the 5th year
when TCT class is required. |
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OPS Workshop |
Operations
Workshop |
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Generally offered at Division or Flotilla level.
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Required to complete every year. |
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Operations Policy |
Auxiliary
Operations Policy |
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Purpose – Auxiliary Operations Policy.
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Required for Coxswain initial qualification.
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Link
to Manual -
http://www.cgaux.info/g_pcx/publications/comdtinst/index.html
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Online open book exam. |
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NAVRULES Series 70 |
International and
Inland Navigation Rules |
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Purpose – International and Inland Navigation Rules.
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Required for Coxswain or PWC Operator initial qualification.
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Link
to Manual -
http://www.cgaux.info/g_pcx/publications/comdtinst/index.html
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A
better organized book is published by Paradise Cay, available in
places such as West Marine.
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Closed book proctored exam. Passing score is 90% answers correct.
Our District requires that it must be proctored by a QE
(Qualification Examiner). Ask your Flotilla Commander to request a
QE. An alternative – Take the test at DIRAUX. |
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NAVRULES Series 90 |
International and
Inland Navigation Rules |
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Purpose – International and Inland Navigation Rules.
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Required to maintain Coxswain or PWC Operator qualification.
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Link
to Manual -
http://www.cgaux.info/g_pcx/publications/comdtinst/index.html
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A
better organized book is published by Paradise Cay, available in
places such as West Marine.
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Online open book exam. |
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Training Opportunities |
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This
section is updated as new information comes in.
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Contact your Member Training officer for training that you want. We
will try to accommodate. |
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Link
to D11NR Calendar
http://ops.d11nuscgaux.info/calendar/
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Example training opportunities
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PCA
(Past Captains Association) Training Fair
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TCT
(Team Coordination Training) class
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OPTREX (Operation Training Exercise)
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Elected Officers Workshop
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DTRAIN (District Training Conference)
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NTRAIN (National Training Conference) |
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Division 4 MT Calendar 2008
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Class/Event |
Dates & Time |
Location & Other Information |
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TCT/OPS Workshop |
26Mar
@1830-1930 |
Prior to Division Meeting
2560 N First St San Jose,
Verizon Bldg |
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IT Workshop |
23Apr
@1830-1930 |
Prior to Division Meeting
2560 N First St San Jose,
Verizon Bldg |
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ABS (new ABC Course) |
31Mar, 7,14,21Apr
@1900-2100 |
@FL49
Contact
Jerry McAlwee  |
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Boating Skills & Seamanship |
3,10,17,24Apr, 1,8,15,22,29May
@1830-2130 |
First Congregational Church1980
Hamilton Avenue San Jose Ca95125
Contact
William Shepard |
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Sailing Skills & Seamanship |
5,12,19,26May, 2,9,16,23Jun |
@FL49
Contact
Jerry McAlwee |
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PWC Safety Class |
17May
@1000 |
@West Marine Saratoga
Contact
Jerry McAlwee |
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National Safety Boating Week |
17-25May |
Folks who need VE or PV Qual
prior to supporting NSBW activities, contact
Joaquin Duran |
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ABS (new ABC Course) |
2,9,16,23Jun
@1900-2100 |
@FL49
Contact
Jerry McAlwee |
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Swim Test for Crew Signoff |
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Contact
Jerry McAlwee |
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Interested in which AUXOP
Class(es)? |
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Contact
Jerry McAlwee |
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This page was updated
04/20/2008
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