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Air Observer (6) - As the basic qualification of the Coast Guard Auxiliary aviation program, this enables students to assi:st in air operations, including providing situational awareness, search and rescue, and other missions. Culinary Assistant (4) This qualification enables students to augment their local active-duty units with food service.
Merchant Mariner Credential. The Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) is a credential issued by the United States Coast Guard in accordance with guidelines of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) to United States seafarers in order to show evidence of a mariner's qualifications. [1]
A United States Coast Guard Charter Boat Captain's Credential refers to the deck officer qualifications on a Merchant Mariners Credential which is a small book that looks similar to a passport and is issued by United States Coast Guard for professional mariners in the United States commanding commercial passenger vessels up to 100 gross tons as a Master, captain or skipper.
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGAUX, CGAux, or USCG Aux) is the uniformed, civilian volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard. [3] [4] [5] Congress established the unit on 23 June 1939, as the United States Coast Guard Reserve. On February 19, 1941, the entity was renamed the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.
merged with Training Resources Maritime Institute. Penalized by USCG for unapproved courses. [33] [34] [35] Pennington: Mariners Learning System: Non-degree program; offers classes for professional licensure (e.g. USCG Captain's license). Online. [36] [37] Piney Point: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education: San Diego
Currently, Coast Guard Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF) members and select specialized Navy units attend training at Special Missions Training Center. All Coast Guardsmen who have been selected to serve in the Middle East in support of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia and Operation Inherent Resolve also attend pre-deployment training at SMTC.
The United States Coast Guard Band recruits only the most highly skilled musicians, and the audition process is extremely competitive. The director makes the final decision to award the position to the winner(s) who then enlist in the United States Coast Guard for a period of four years at the rank of Musician First Class (E-6).
She arrived at her homeport at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California on February 28, 2010 [4] and was commissioned on May 7, 2010. [5] In 2012 Waesche became the 2nd U.S. surface combatant and the first Coast Guard cutter to use the Phalanx CIWS to defeat an unmanned aerial vehicle with a low, slow flying aircraft profile. [6]