US Coast Guard Auxiliary Riverside Flotilla Monthly Newsletter

Volume 31 Issue 1

District 8W Division 31 Flotilla 06 Wichita, Kansas

January, 2003

TRIDENT Update 002 Published

The Marine Safety and Environmental Protection ("M") Department has released TRIDENT Update 002 that announces the availability of "The Introduction to Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Course" online at http://uscg.blackboard.com.  The course is the introductory course for the TRIDENT Program.  For the latest information visit the "M" Department's web site today!
[Posted: 26 January 2003. Source: BC-MOT]

2003 MV Workshop Info Published

The VE Department has provided information regarding the 2003 MV Workshop (Adobe Acrobat™ format, 21KB).  Also provided is a PowerPoint presentation (161KB) that may be utilized during the workshop.
[Posted: 22 January 2003. Source: DVC-VC]

 Division 31 Spring 2003 Conference

The Division 31 8WR Spring 2003 Conference will be on 12 April 2003 at the Hotel at Oldtown in Wichita, Ks. Flotilla 31-06 will be the host. Ms.Kansas Junior Teen Paula Prosser will be there to sing the National Anthem and America the Beautiful at the opening ceremony. There will be an AUXDATA Workshop taught by ADSO-IS Vickie Vose. Bring your computers or laptops with an ethernet card in them and you will be able to hook up to our system and learn online with Vickie. If you don't have a computer to bring then you can share a computer. See the Spring Conference website at http://members.cox.net/uscgaux.div31/SpringBoard2003/

8WR Spring 2003 Conference

The 8WR Distirict Spring Conference will be on 14 - 15 March 2003 at the Holiday Inn in Ft. Smith, Ar. More information to come at a later date.

New Slogan for 2003 
North American Boating 
Safety Campaign

It's a new year and there's a new slogan for the 2003 North American Boating Safety Campaign.  Check it out in this edition of National Safe Boating Campaign News. (Adobe Acrobat™ format, 86KB). [Posted: 29 January 2003. Source: Harriet Howard, DVC-AP]

Editor and Publisher of the Splash
SO-PB Michael R. Snively


The SPLASH will be published the first week of each month. Submit all articles and pictures by the Friday after each Flotilla meeting for inclusion in the following month. Articles may be hand written, typed, on a floppy disk, or e-mailed. Pictures may be digital or photographs. Please submit all articles, comments and suggestions to:

Michael R. Snively SO-PB
218 N. Gordon
Wichita, KS 67203-5626
or at:
ms184@cox.net

2003 VE Workshop Info Published

The VE Department has provided information regarding the 2003 VE Workshop (Adobe Acrobat™ format, 76KB).  Also provided is a PowerPoint presentation (736KB) that may be utilized during the workshop.
[Posted: 22 January 2003. Source: DVC-VC]

New E-mail Directory Better 
than Ever!

The The new and improved Member E-mail Directory completed beta testing with flying colors, and is now available for regular use.  Robert Munroe, BC-ICS, did a great job incorporating a number of new functions, improved security measures, and easier searches, like one-click listing of everyone in your Flotilla.  The Directory now also includes all members (even those without email addresses) by selecting the show without email addresses option at the bottom of the search page results.
Future enhancements will continue and include the ability for Active and Reserve Coast Guard members to optionally enroll.  There will also be increased limits on the number of search results displayed (now limited to 20 for security reasons) for Auxiliary officers according to specified levels.
Get your access password today by simply clicking New National E-mail Directory and making the request.  Or you can always click on the E-mail link at the top of this page.
[Posted: 20 January 2003. Source: DC-Id]

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - PRIVACY ACT OF 1974:

The disclosure of the personal information contained in this publication is subject to the provisions contained in the Privacy Act of 1974. The subject Act, with certain exceptions, prohibits the disclosure, distribution, dissemination or copying of any material containing the home address, home telephone number, spouses' names and social security numbers, except for official business. Violations may result in disciplinary action by the Coast Guard and/or civilian criminal sanctions.

2003 Operations Workshop Posted

The 2003 Auxiliary Operations Workshop is available for viewing and download (Adobe Acrobat™ format, 370KB).  This workshop discusses the Incident Command System, On Scene Commander duties, Crew Resource Management, and an Interactive Safety Sea Story.
Workshop attendance is mandatory for Auxiliary members participating in surface operations and Marine Safety programs as a key part of the Auxiliary's Operation Patriot Readiness (phase II), which will continue the focus on initiatives to move the Auxiliary to a higher state of readiness.
Some useful presentation tips are included in the 2003 Operations Workshop Facilitator Hints (Adobe Acrobat™ format, 70KB).  Also available is the 2003 Operations Workshop Slide Presentation (Adobe Acrobat™ format, 800KB) which is intended to create an overview summary and generate interest in taking the workshop.  This presentation will not be made available as a PowerPoint™ slide presentation, but can be used in Adobe Acrobat™ format to display with LCD projection equipment.  (Open file in Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0, insure that the single slide option located at the bottom left of the screen has been chosen, and view as full screen.  The slides are advanced using the "Enter" key).  Check it out! [Updated: 4 February 2003. Source: NADCO-OMS]

Attention All New Officers!

For all new elected and appointed officers, here is a way for you to watch the progress of your unit.  AUXDATA and AUXInfo - For Elected and Staff Officers is a Flash presentation designed by Eloise Barth, DSO-IS-8ER.  This presentation will guide you through the steps of getting logged on to AUXDATA and how to maneuver through AUXINFO.  Thanks to Doug Simpson and the Department of Training Electronic Media Division for providing the chance for you to be able to view this presentation.  (A 1.9 megabyte PowerPoint version of this presentation is available for download and off-line use -- right-click this link and choose 'Save Target As...' to save the PowerPoint file on your computer).
[Reposted: 13 January 2003. Source: DC-I]