US Coast Guard Auxiliary Riverside Flotilla Monthly Newsletter

Volume 32 Issue 2

District 8W Division 31 Flotilla 06 Wichita, Kansas

February, 2004

Boating Safety Class

Boating Safety Classes have been scheduled for Saturday March 6 & 20, 2004. All instructors contact Henry Jennings to sign up for the chapters you wish to teach. The classes are at Spangles Restaurant at the corner of Kellogg and Broadway. Registration will begin at 0830 with class starting at 0900.

Kansas State Boating Instructor Training

There will be mandatory training for all state boating education instructors at the Shawnee County and Topeka Library 1515 SW 10th Street Topeka, KS starting at 0900. All instructors who plan on attending the class will need to register with Cheri Swayne at hatcaptain@wp.state.ks.us

2004 Operations Workshop

The 2004 Operations Workshop is mandatory for everyone in the Operations program. This is all Coxswain, Crew, and PWC Operators. Information on the workshop is now available for download and presentation at the local level.  Detailed information is available at www.cgaux.info/g_ocx/training/2004ops/.
 

February Flotilla Meeting

The February Flotilla Meeting will be on Tuesday February 17, 2004 at the Law Enforcement Academy at the corner of 37th N. and Meridian Wichita, KS
 

Editor and Publisher of the Splash
FSO-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 FSO-PB
218 N. Gordon
Wichita, KS 67203-5626
or at:
mrs.uscga@cox.net

Mandatory Instructor Workshop 2004

All Auxiliary Instructors who are involved in Public Education are required to complete the workshop developed by the Department of Education.  The complete resources for the workshop will be distributed to all DSO-PE at N-Train in St. Louis.  The dissemination of this workshop will have each DSO-PE determine the best means of getting the workshop in place at the Division and Flotilla levels as quickly as possible.  Ideally, this would involve the SO-PE of each Division presenting the workshop to all respective FSO-PE personnel but circumstances and geography may necessitate alternate approaches.  For scheduling purposes, plan on the facilitated segment of the workshop taking approximately two hours.  To that time, add 10 minutes per participant since the workshop also involves pre-assigned 5-minute teaching presentations that will be critiqued by all present.  For example, if there are going to be 12 participants, plan on the total time allotment for the workshop at 4 hours (2-hours for core materials plus 120 minutes for teaching presentations).  Workshop facilitators will need to have:

• Mandatory Instructor Workshop PowerPoint presentation.
• Facilitator notes to accompany PowerPoint presentation.
• Handout photocopies for workshop participants that are PowerPoint note pages.
• Master copy of the critique form to be used for the 5-minute presentations.
      Prepare sufficient photocopies to give each participant and facilitator a separate critique sheet for each participant,
      e.g., 12 participants plus two facilitators require = 156 photocopies, (12 x 11) + (2 x 12).
• List of 25 5-minute teaching topics.

Participants will recieve:

• Pre-assigned 5-minute teaching topic - should be distributed not less than one week in advance.
• critique form for each other participant in the workshop session.
• PowerPoint note pages.

All of this material will be distributed to each DSO-PE at N-Train and to each SO-PE following N-Train.  It will also be available for downloading from the E Department PE Media Library.
[Posted: 6 January 2004.  Source: DC-E]

Members Security Checks Supplement (2)

The Chief Director has posted new guidance and mandatory procedures concerning the Auxiliary Security Check program.  The web page at www.cgaux.info/g_ocx/administration/security/index.html contains new information regarding Auxiliary members who are responsible for reviewing the submitted SF86 forms:

• G-OCX mandate for Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
• Non-Disclosure Agreement Form (pdf) - (This form is for SF-86 reviewers only.)

The above webpage also has been updated to include both a Power Point Presentation (for viewing or downloading) and the same Presentation in 'Flash' format, for viewing information concerning the Auxiliary Security Check Program.  All questions concerning procedure and processes must be directed through your local District (DIRAUX).  Each District (DIRAUX) is setting up procedures for the collection of fingerprint cards and the other forms as necessary.
[Posted: 12 January 2004.  Source: G-OCX]
 

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.

2004 VE Workshop Published

The 2004 VE Workshop has been released and is available in Microsoft Power Point and Word formats on safetyseal.net.
[Posted: 26 January 2004.  Source: Joseph L. Barcelo, DC-V] Editors Note: This is not a mandatory workshop.

EIGHTH WESTERN RIVERS SPRING CONFERENCE

The 8WR Spring Conference 2004 will be in St. Louis on 12-13 March 2004. More information to come at a later date.