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tional Commodore) and anew NEXCOM (NationalExecutive Committee).Although our new leaders

may bring new priorities,it remains our #1 job toimplement the visions ofour NACO and NEXCOMfor the future of RBSwithin the Auxiliary. It isimperative for all of us inthe B Directorate to be on

As some of you may havealready heard, I have beenappointed as the new Di-rector of the "B" (Recre-ational Boating Safety-

Outreach, or "RBS") Di-rectorate. For those ofyou who may not knowme, I served in the B Di-rectorate from 2009 to2011 as BC-BLP (BranchChief - Liaison to our Pub-lication Partners) andDVC-BL (Chief, LiaisonDivision). In March, 2011,I was appointed as DIR-V(Director "V" Directorate -Vessel Safety Exams andMarine Program Visita-

tion). It is truly my pleas-ure to be re-united with somany of my old friends inRBS Outreach.

I am very happy to beserving with our currentRBS Deputy Director, Bob

Myers (DIR-Bd). I haveknown Bob for a couple ofyears, since the USPS-PVpartnership MOA wasconceived in 2011. Boband I have a great rela-

tionship, and I considerhim a trusted friend.Bob's wise counsel from28 years of Auxiliary ser-vice has already proveninvaluable to me. I willdepend on Bob heavily tooversee the day-to-dayoperation of the B Direc-torate while I work to im-prove communication,prioritize our projects, andalign our future direction

with the wishes of our cur-rent senior leadership.

Since I was last in the BDirectorate, our Nationalleadership has changed.Since October 2012, wehave a new NACO (Na-

Our RBS Partners Make Good Well, Good Partners

[Editors Note:Reach out to Our

RBS Partners during NSBW

When planning your Flo-tilla activities for NationalSafe Boating Week thisyear, why not go beyondthe ritual annual VesselSafety Exam event withyour local Power Squad-ron, Canoe Association, orother RBS Partner. In ad-

dition to a joint VSC, whynot invite them to a BBQ,a Rendezvous, or othersocial event?

You might also thinkabout reaching out tothose Partners that youhavent thought about be-fore start by asking whatis the predominant (oractive, or growing) RBS

Partner area in your localarea.

Then think outside theboxor outside the boat:did you know that thefastest growing segment ofrecreational boaters does-nt use either a sail or mo-tor? They use paddles, andthey make enthusiasticFlotilla members.

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Special points of

interest:

Recreational BoatingSafety Outreach hasa new Director. Readhis welcoming message

at right.

Our RBS Partners MakeGood Partners Invitethem into your NSBW

Plans: Lower right

Commodore DanMaxim Shares RBS

Vision: Page 10

Inside this issue:

RADM Baumgart-

ner Speaks aboutRBS

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Meet Gary Chris-topher, DVC-BL

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New Twist onVSCs

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Auxiliarist Recog-nized as LeadingEducator

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IBWSS Conven-tion

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Georgia TragedyBrings TougherSafety Laws

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From the Director (DIR-B) (c o n t i n u e d )

the same page with this mission.

In the coming weeks I will be communicating closely with our Assistant National Commo-dore for Recreational Boating (ANACO-RB), Dan Maxim, and our Deputy National Com-modore for Recreational Boating (DNACO-RB), Hal Marschall, to ascertain their goals and

visions for the RBS Outreach Directorate. One of my first goals will be to improve commu-nications at all levels within the B Directorate. Although I have been away from the B Di-rectorate for a year, I am still familiar with several projects in RBS Outreach that need tocome to fruition, including the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bonnier andthe implementation of our new US Power Squadrons PV participation. Those areas will beamong my top priorities as we proceed forward.

Bob and I may be re-arranging some B Directorate positions to better align our staff tofulfill the RBS goals of our senior leadership. Rest assured, I have great confidence in B'soverall staff! Any changes that lie ahead will take place gradually, as Bob and I receiveguidance from our senior leadership and align our Directorate with their priorities.

Also, please know that I am proud of the RBS team's efforts and accomplishments and willgo to bat for RBS as we try to implement the programs you all work so hard on.

In closing, I welcome any and all of your suggestions, help, guidance, advice and criticisms.

All I request is your patience in these opening weeks while I sort out the expectations ofour senior leadership for the B Directorate. Together, I am sure we will have continuedsuccess in RBS. I greatly value the relationships I have built as DIR-V during the past year.I believe the strong bond between the B & V Directorates will serve us well as we receiveclear direction from our senior leaders on several B & V over-lapping projects.

Thank you all very much for your continuing service and dedication to the B Directorate. Ilook forward to renewing old acquaintances and working with all of you as we move theRBS Outreach Directorate forward. I know I can count on all of you to help build the BDirectorate into one of the premier national Directorates. Our USCG Commandant has setRecreational Boating Safety as the Auxiliarys #1 service priority. With our combined tal-ents, I look forward to all of us having a key role in fulfilling our Commandant's mission.

Very Sincerely,

Kelly

The following is an article by a Flotilla memberwho capitalized on his sons interest in Scoutingto build a new partnership in his community.]

By Rob Rice, Flotilla 6-3, Seabrook Tex.

Recently, Flotilla 6-3 participated in the ScoutFair in Houston. The Houston Scout Fair issomething of a big operation attendance usu-

ally tops 10,000 visitors. It fills a large exhibithall building, and spills out into the parking lot.Inside, hundreds of Packs (Cub Scouts), Troops(Boy Scouts), Crews & Ships (Sea Scouts) runactivities, while perhaps another hundred Troopsout in the parking lot cook food for visitors.

As the unofficial Scouting liaison officer for myFlotilla, I organized a CG Auxiliary presence atthe Scout Fair. Some lessons learnedwhich areprobably applicable to working with any RBSPartner on a major event include:

Start early. Work with the local Council tounderstand the timetable for reserving space.Get your request for booth space in at the begin-ning of the process. If you are bringing a boat,bring the largest one you can manage. Thismeans that the Council will need to plan for suit-able space. Ask to be placed in the same area asany Sea Scout Ships [the equivalent of an Aux-

iliary Flotilla].Make Friends at the Local Council. Get toknow the professional staff at the Council. Makecontact with your District Executive or other keystaffer. They do the behind the scenes work tomake the event happen; they can make thingshappen for your Flotilla.

Make Contact with the Gold Side. OurFlotilla's PA officer started working early withthe active duty folks to see if they could bring aResponse Boat on a trailer. With the currentbudget challenge, that didn't work out this year,

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ning set up and on Saturday morning, before thecrowds got too thick. In addition to promoting

safe boating classes, we talked to some adultswho were interested in safe boating classes, andfound some who were interested in Auxiliarymembership.

Arrive Prepared. We had flyers printed upshowing our schedule for upcoming safe boatingcourses. In addition, I passed out business cardsto anyone interested in either vessel safety ex-ams or safe boating courses.

Talk to Other Organizations. Other organi-zations also exhibit at your RBS Partners Fair.Go visit their booths and think about whether

there is an opportunity there. One of the exhibi-tors at our Scout Fair was the Texas State Guard an unpaid, all volunteer, state military force.They were interested in how the Auxiliary mightbe able to assist them with training.

Think about Your Uniform of the

Day. We found ODUs the right choice for an

event like the Scout Fair. It is certainly the right

uniform for an event where you wear a PFD and

climb on and off a boat all day.

but we will try again next year. When it shows up,the Coast Guard's Response Boat makes a big hit.

Make Alternate Plans.When the Gold Side letus know they could not bring a boat, one of ourmembers brought his boat, an Auxiliary patrol fa-cility. And it was worth the trouble Scouts linedup 10 to 15 deep for a chance to put on a lifejacketand go aboard the boat for a few minutes. Many ofthe Scouts had never been on a boat of any kind.

Staff for a Crowd. The Houston Scout Fair isenormous. So we recruited enough Flotilla mem-bers to ensure three members at our booth at alltimes. We knew that the crowds increased as theafternoon wore on, so we planned for more staffingduring mid-afternoon.

Flotilla members explained the importance of life-jackets, and helped Scouts on and off the boat. Wealso talked to Scout leaders about the Auxiliary andpromoted safe boating classes. [Ed. Note: Howabout offering a basic boating class to a Troop attheir weekly meeting?]

View Your Partners Fair as a Business De-velopment Opportunity. Our booth was in theSea Scout area of the fair. This made it easy for usto talk to the Sea Scout leaders during Friday eve-

ACub Scout shows his enthusiasm on a tour of an Auxiliary Patrol Fa-

cility at this years Annual Scout Fair in Houston Texas. AuxiliaristRob Rice has become a Voluntary Auxiliary Liaison to his sons CubScout Pack. Might Rob have inspired a future Auxiliarist here? He cer-

tainly made a future safer boater - Auxiliary photo by Rob Rice.

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Meet Gary Christopher: DVC-BL

Stephen Ellerin, BC-BLU, Public Affairs Specialist

Gary Christopher has been a manuscript curator, mu-seum director, adjunct college professor, medical librar-ian, and is recently retired from the U.S. Army. He holdsa Master of Library Science degree from Villanova Uni-versity and an M.A. in history from the University ofGeorgia.

As of last fall, he is also the Auxiliarys Liaison DivisionChief for Recreational Boating Safety (RBS). As such,

Gary oversees coordination between the Coast GuardAuxiliary and other national organizations that supportand promote Recreational Boating Safety.

During his tenure, Gary hopes to improve the processesthat govern the Auxiliarys interaction with our RBSpartners so we can work with them more effectively.Gary advocates the KISS principle, to make working to-gether as simple as possible. He hopes to encourage theorganizations with which we work to take advantage ofwhat the Auxiliary can offer them including access tothe materials on our RBS web site (http://bdept.cgaux.org/wp/). I hope to encourage our part-

ners, Gary says, to ask us for literature, to invite us tojoin with them on information days and open houses. To-gether, we can work more effectively to educate the boatingpublic, provide safety patrols, and increase public aware-ness of boating safety issues.

On the Auxiliary side, Gary says, when our partners opentheir doors to us, our Flotilla members and Division andDistrict leaders need to jump in and participate.

Gary joined the Auxiliary in 2005 and just completed astint as the Flotilla Commander for Flotilla 66 in the 5thNorthern District. He is currently qualified as a VesselSafety Examiner and as Boat Crew, and just qualified as aTeam Coordination Training (TCT) facilitator.

When off-duty, he is employed asan Administrative Coordinator forARIA Health, a Philadelphia areahospital system, and Regional Di-rector for StatRef, a major bio-medical e-reference provider.

Gary resides in Riverside, NJ.

Stephen Ellerin, BC-BLU

(Branch Chief- Liaison

to the USPS)

On January 17, 2013,Rear Admiral William D.Baumgartner, Com-mander of the SeventhCoast Guard District, ad-dressed the Government

Affairs & Partners Com-mittee of the UnitedStates Power Squadronsat their Annual Meeting,in Jacksonville, Fla.

While we watch dramaticrescues on the WeatherChannel, AdmiralBaumgartner said, reallifesaving takes placewholesale on ourdocks and in our class-rooms, by educating themaritime community andthe recreational boatingpublic.

Rear Admiral Baumgartnerat US Power Squadrons Convention

The US Coast Guard setsnavigation rules, he says,

but those regulationsdon't work if the public

boater doesn't know whatthe regulations are, what

equipment s/he needs tocomply with them, or howto navigate safely on the

water.

Yet a boater, or prospec-tive boater, can take asafety class from the Aux-iliary for less than the costof gas for the day.

We also need to get oursafety message to scubadivers, RADM

Baumgartner said. Part ofthat message is that theyneed to carry the rightgear for the surface evenmore than the right gearfor underwater. For ex-ample, every diver shouldcarry a Personal Position-

ing Indicating Radio Bea-con (EPIRB) radio, whichemits a location signalthat lets the Coast Guardlocate divers who driftaway from their boat; it

costs less than 200 dol-lars. They should also useinflatable "sausage tubes"and Dive Float Buoys.Remember that both thediver and the boat candrift in a strong current,he says, which averages 3to 5 knots in District 7

waters.

In District 7, he warned,we regularly see moredivers in trouble because

they are out of conditionthan for any other reason.

We need to remind ourMarine Program Visitorsto advise dive shops toinsist that any diver whohas not dived in a whiletake refresher course.

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A New Twist on Vessel Safety Checks

VSC failures from all states. By July, the Auxiliarybegan entering data from six pilot states. AlthoughHurricane Sandy flooded the web sites host equip-ment, the site was soon restored.

Currently, the spread sheet has data from about3500 failed exams. So far, we can make a couple ofquick observations

Fire extinguishers are the leading reason thatmost boats fail;

Larger boats tend to have more discrepanciesper exam;

Auxiliarists seem to catch navigation lights

and Visual Distress Signals (VDS) more thanSquadron examiners do; Squadron folks nail the fire extinguishers

more often.

The information we are gathering from this programwill serve a variety of needs. First, it will tell uswhere we need to strengthen our educational efforts.Secondly it will tell us how well boaters are comply-ing with the Coast Guards carriage requirements.

A long range objective of the program is to install acompatible reporting system into a new version ofAUXDATA, which would eliminate the current need

for double-entry reporting by Auxiliary examiners.

The USBI welcomes any and all examiners to enrollthemselves in this reporting program. Yes, its anextra step; and no, it doesnt confer any credit; but itdoes give us a glimpse as to why 25% of all vesselexams fail and will enhance future efforts to bettereducate the public. Ultimately the key to this pro-grams success is you, the vessel examiner

Comments and questions are welcomewrite BillGriswold atwsgriz@aol.com

Bill Griswold, PresidentUnited Safe Boating Institute

Why do most vessels fail a Vessel Safety Check (VSC)?

The United Safe Boating Institute (USBI), whose parentorganizations include the USCG Auxiliary, the UnitedStates Power Squadrons (USPS), Canadian PowerSquadrons, American Red Cross, American Canoe As-sociation and US Sailing, has started a project fundedby a Coast Guard grant to gather this informationfrom you, the vessel examiner, and put it into a data-base for analysis. USBI is presently collecting this in-formation from Auxiliary and USPS examiners.

How does this work? As the examiner performs VSCexams, s/he fills out an ANSC Form 7012 for each ves-sel. When the examiner gets home, s/he goes to thecomputer and dials up http://www.usbi.org/vsc.php,

which is a one-page input record. With a few point-and-clicks, the examiner describes the boat; whether it iscustomarily used on river, inland, or coastal waterways;the state in which it is used; and the examiners organi-zation. With a few more clicks, s/he records the rea-sons the boat failed and hits the SUBMIT button. Poof,it goes into the data base.

A PowerPoint presentation on the site describes theprogram, and an EXCEL spreadsheet displays the latestdata that has been collected. These tools are availablefor anyone to view. With them, the USBI will analyzewhy boats fail, differences between states or regions,size of boats and type of water upon which they areused. The database also distinguishes between Auxil-iary and Squadron examiners, and shows just who iscatching what.

The program began a year ago with the USPS, entering

Paul Mayer, DVC-VC, checks a fire extinguisher during a Vessel Safety Check(VSC). (Click here to read an article on Paul in the 2012 issue of the Navigator

see p. 43) Auxiliary photo

A US Power Squadrons Vessel Safety Examiner performs a VSC

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Bruce Lindsey, DVC-BR

The September-Octoberissue of the National As-sociation of State BoatingLaw Administrators(NASBLA) magazine,Small Craft Advisory(SCA), featured BoatingSafety Education Auxil-iarist Dave Wall as theState Boating Educator ofthe Year for 2012 in thestate of Georgia. His

nomination was submit-ted by the Georgia De-partment of Natural Re-sources in recognition ofhis impact on boatingsafety education in At-lanta and northeast Geor-gia.

Dave increased his Flo-tillas PE attendance froma only a few attendees to157 in 2011. Although hewas transferred out of

District 7 in mid-2012,his initiative continued,with 221 students com-

pleting theAbout BoatingSafely course in 2012 andnearly 90 students com-pleting it in the first 2months of 2013.

The award recommenda-tion recognized that[Dave] Wall learnedearly on that public rela-tions were the key ele-ment in successfullyselling the educationprogram. He ensures [that his Flotillas] Public

Affairs Officer is involvedby having [him/her] in-terface with local mediaand write newspaper arti-cles to promote boatingsafety and their [Flo-tillas] classes. He alsoensures that boating busi-nesses and marinas arestocked with educationalmaterials, brochures, andfliers advertising theirclass dates. Throughout

the year their [the Flo-tillas] Vessel Examinersconduct vessel examina-

tions to ensure ... compli-ance with required safetyequipment. They also askeach boat owner [whom]they inspect if they havetaken a safe boatingcourse[,] and offer a classif needed. Along withthis, each [Flotilla] mem-ber is given a pocketsizeschedule to carry in his orher wallet/purse to haveready in case a questioncomes up. Teamwork isthe concept that he pro-

motes among his Com-rades and boating safety/education is what hepreaches to the public.

In addition to starting hisFlotillas PE program,Wall also served as Divi-sion and District PublicEducation Officer, andcurrently serves as Divi-sion Chief for the AUX-plusPE program in the

National Education Di-rectorate.

Auxiliarist is NASBLA Runner-Up Boating Safety Educator

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PWC on Patrol -John Bennett ofFlotilla 070-04-05 on PWC FacilityRed Rider patrols the St. Johns Riverin Central Florida. Auxiliary photo by

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Bill Griswold, BC-BLN

The International Boat-ing Water Safety Summittook place in San Antonio,Tex., on March 24-27.

Sequestration kept manyGovernment attendees athome, which left atten-dance at around 200.However, the spirit wasthere, and there was morefood at the Reception.

A Color Guard from theBuffalo Soldiers Heritageand Outreach opened the

program, with officersdressed in their histori-cally authentic uniforms.

CAPT. David Rokes,Chief, USCG Office of

Auxiliary and BoatingSafety (CG-BSX) pre-sented the Coast Guardreport. Although the Of-fice ofAuxiliary and Boat-ing Safety has a 15% cut intheir budget, the SportFish Restoration andBoating Trust Fund wasre-authorized in 2012,and now runs until Sept.

2014. Although boatingStatistics for 2011 showedthe highest fatalities in 7

years, injuries dropped.Also, 2012 should show a

new low in fatalities.The Boating Safety Advi-sory Council (NBSAC)reports that a mandatory

boaters education bill ison its way to Congress,and another effort seeksto mandate an EPIRB forany vessel 3 or more milesoff shore. The Boating

Accident Report system is

with safety items to offercustomers with the sale ofevery new boat. They alsohope to persuade dealersto establish a life jacketloaner program, swappingnew jackets for old onesand then using old onesfor loaners.

Cecelia Duer reminded usthat the NWSC has asimilar project on their

web site, that includes CGcarriage requirements.

Breakout sessions in-cluded Outreach Commu-nications, Risk Manage-ment, Public WaterSafety, Law Enforcement,and Resource Sharing.

A demo of the Powerboat

Operation National Stan-

Boating Law Administra-tors (NASBLA) hopes forcertification by the Na-tional American Stan-dards Institute (ANSI) forits new on-water stan-dards Last year, 400,000people took a boatingcourse and, for the first

time, online attendancesurpassed the classroom.

Fred Messmann intro-duced the National SafeBoating Council (NSBC)sPoint of Sale Project totrain marine dealer per-sonnel how to effectivelysell boating safety prod-ucts. Fred designed atraining video with the CG

Auxiliary and our RBSpartners. They are devel-

oping a kit for dealers

dards Validation for newboaters uses a center con-sole open boat at idlespeed and teaches ma-neuvers such as maintain-ing station, steering acourse, backing, and ap-proaching a buoy, andthen moves on to on-

plane maneuvers such asquick stops, emergencystops, turns and steering.

At an awards luncheon forthe National Water SafetyCongress, AuxiliaristsKim Elverum, former BLA-MN, and Marty Law, for-mer BLA-OR, were an-nounced as inductees intothe National Safe BoatingCouncils Hall of Fame fortheir long-time contribu-

tions to RBS.

International Boating Water Safety Summit 2013

Friday, May 17

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Breaking News:At IBWSS, Auxil-iary representa-tives sealed adeal with the Bon-nier Corporationto run banner ads

in all of their elec-tronic publica-tions, at leastthrough May, pro-moting AuxiliaryBoating Safetycourses. The adslink directly theRBS find acourse via yourzip code page.

one emergency situationcan be a risk in another.

Rachel Johnson, NationalSafe Boating Council(NSBC), reported on theSafe Boating Campaign.Mailers went out to thenational media, and thereare some great Public Ser-

vice Announcements(PSAs) online. She hopesthat GEICO will let themuse the Gecko in a futurePSA. Her work on Twitterand other social mediareaches a huge audience.

Friday, May 17, is WearYour Life Jacket To WorkDay, and Saturday, May18, is READY, SET,

WEAR IT Day. Flotillascan register their RBSevents on the NSBC website. NSBC offers grassroots funding for variousprograms, and free boat-ing safety resources onBoatingOrders.com. Theyare soliciting Saved bythe Jacket stories on line.

Pam Dillon said the Na-tional Association of State

working, and we are em-phasizing life jacket wear.

Cecelia Duer, NationalWater Safety Council(NWSC), reviewed theRBS Strategic Plan, andChris Stec, American Ca-noe Association (ACA),reported on standup pad-dling (SUP). BecauseSUPs can be used in somany venues, the ACArecommends educationabout safety devices overlegislation, since a devicethat may be a life saver in

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Bruce Lindsey, DVC-BR

Two high profile boatingaccidents in 2012prompted a new boatingsafety law in the State ofGeorgia, raising the man-datory age for wearinglife jackets to 13, loweringthe Boating Under theInfluence level to .08, andrequiring a boater safetycourse for anyone bornafter 1998.

The first accident oc-curred when a center-console fishing boat leav-ing a lakeside bar struck a28 pontoon boat with 13people onboard, skim-ming across the pontoonboat from bow to sternand departing the sceneunder its own power.This threwfive peopleinto the wa-

ter, leavingone 9-yearold dead onthe sceneand a 13 year-old missing.After eight days ofsearching by two countydive teams; Sheriffs ma-

rine patrols; the GeorgiaDepartment of NaturalResources (DNR); ArmyCorps of Engineers; anFBI Dive Team fromQuantico, VA; Tow BoatUS; and the CG Auxiliary,the missing child was re-

covered from a tree limb113 underwater.

The second accident oc-curred 23 days later andresulted in the death ofsuperstar entertainerUshers stepson. Usherwas not present for thefamilys day on the water.

It began with the youngerchildren tubing behind arental pontoon boat whileother family memberstook off on rental jet-skis.All went well until a fam-ily member on ajet-ski decided to

cut between thepontoon boat andthe tube, strikingone child with theski and fatallyinjuring Ushersstepson.

In honor of those killed,the Georgia State Senate

unanimously passed SB

316 and the State House

passed it by a large mar-

gin. The Bill has been

named the Kyle GloverBoat Education Law and

the Jake and Griffin

Prince BUI Law. Geor-

gia Governor Nathan

Deal signed SB 316 into

law on April 23, 2013,

during a lakeside cere-

mony at Lake Lanier,

Georgias largest lake,

just outside of Atlanta.

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who have madethis legislationpossible."- Public Statementfor the PrinceFamily, April 23,2013

Photos Upper-right:Facilitiesfrom the Georgia DNR, FBI,and USCG Auxiliary searchfor the missing child; Middle:DNR helicopter joins thesearch; Bottom right: Gov.Deal poses with the Glover/Usher family, after he signsthe new bill into law, at lower

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L. Daniel Maxim, Assistant NationalCommodore for RBS (ANACO-RB)

In this column, I wanted to take this oppor-tunity to share our thoughts on the National

Executive Committee (NEXCOM)s strate-

gic priorities for the Auxiliary Recreational

Boating Safety (RBS) efforts. Guided by

the Auxiliary Strategic Plan, we have two

overarching strategic objectives: (a) Forge acloser alignment with Coast Guard RBS

efforts and (b) Re-invigorate our Public

Education (PE) program.

The Coast Guard is designated by law as

the Program Manager for the RecreationalBoating Safety mission. In practical terms

this means that the Coast Guard oversees

and provides funds to support the efforts ofits RBS partners. These RBS partners in-

clude the states and various non-

governmental organizations (NGOs). Tech-

nically, the Coast Guard Auxiliary is one ofthese many partners. Our objective is to

make the Auxiliary the key RBS partner.

To do so we must perform at a superior

level in our present programs, such as Pub-

lic Education and Vessel Examination, and

be alert for other opportunities to serve innew ways. In coming issues of WAVES, Ill

tell you more about some of our new oppor-

tunities.

We need to re-invigorate our PE programbecause (a) boating safety training has been

shown to be effective in reducing casualties

and (b) the number of Auxiliary courses

offered and students taught has decreased

in recent years. The consequences of thesedeclines include lower PE revenues and,

because most of our new members are re-

cruited from PE classes, potentially com-promised recruiting efforts. To arrest and

ultimately reverse the declines in PE, we

need to return to our core competencies,

hence, back to the future.

But back to the future does not mean thatwe return to the old ways of doing busi-

ness. We need to be attuned to changes inthe market for boating education, includ-

ing increased competition from both NGOs

and commercial firms, demographic trendsamong boaters (for example, paddlesportsas a rapidly growing segment), and shifts

in consumer preferences in course delivery

systems (online courses account for nearly

50% of recent certification course comple-

tions).

So while we may be going back to basics

in terms of a reemphasis on our core mis-

sions, our future will be different from the

past. To be successful in this future, we

need to ensure that we have the right

courses to satisfy consumer demand, that

our instructors are knowledgeable and ef-fective, and that we offer the right mix of

delivery systems, including both in classand electronic courses. Ill keep you in-

formed on our programs and progress in

coming issues.

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Auxiliarist Porter on Port Watch:Auxiliarist Barry Porter main-tains a port watch as the pri-vateer Lynx maintains a paral-lel course during the 2013Gaserilla Pirate Invasion inTampa Bay. Fla. Barry hasbeen an Auxiliary membersince 1958. Auxiliary

photo by George Papabeis.

8/12/2019 Vol 16-Issue 1

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The Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Affairs Directorate is

seeking a Branch Chief to create and edit the directoratesnewsletter, Watercraft and Vessel Safety (WAVES) http://

bdept.cgaux.org/wp/?page_id=78. The Newsletter Branch

Chief also provides assistance to Coast Guard units, Auxiliarynational directorates, and Auxiliary district organizations in

their efforts to promote and support recreational boatingsafety programs. Applicant must communicate very well in

writing, be proficient in editing copy from a broad range ofsources, and be expert in laying out and producing a profes-

sional-looking newsletter that reflects positively on the Coast

Guard Auxiliary. Experience preferred in commercial or opensource desktop publishing software i.e., Serif Page Plus;

Adobe InDesign; FrameMaker; QuarkPress; PagePlus. Docu-mented project planning and persistence on follow-up are a

must. If interested in being considered for this position,please submit your resume as a Word document, along with

a sample newsletter that you personally have produced, asemail attachments to Bruce Lindsey, DVC-BR, at lind-

sey2818@bellsouth.net.

National Position Available:We Need a NEWSLETTER BRANCH CHIEF (BC-BRN)

RBS Outreach -- Force Multiplier to the U.S. Coast Guard

The RBS Outreach DirectorateMission StatementThe RBS Outreach Directorate, under theprogram guidance of the U.S. Coast GuardOffice of Boating Safety and the directionof the Auxiliary Recreational Boating SafetyDirectorate, provides assistance to CoastGuard units, Auxiliary National Directorate

and Auxiliary District organizations in theirefforts to promote and support recreationalboating safety programs. RBS Outreachprovides both informational and fiscal re-source services to the Auxiliary member-ship.In addition, the RBS Outreach provides liai-son with State Boating Law Administratorsand other recreational boating safety or-ganizations, i.e., state, federal and the pub-lic sector.RBS-Outreach Director (DIR-B) Kelly L.Townsend uscga@embarqmail.comDeputy Director (DIR-Bd) Bob Myers

katiebob@comcast.netDivision Chief Communication Service(DVC-BR) Bruce Lindseylindsey2818@bellsouth.netActing Newsletter EditorStephen Ellerin, BC-BLUBC-BLU-USCGAUX@gramps.org

Distribution: All FCs & DCOs with emailaddresses in AUXDATA, plus NEXCOM, CG-542, CG-5422, and CG-54222 via directemail from Director RBS Outreach Depart-ment (DIR-B). Upon receipt, FCs are askedto forward the email or provide hard copiesto flotilla membersConfidentiality Notice: PRIVACY ACT OF1974: The disclosure of the personal infor-mation contained in this publication is sub-ject to the provisions contained in the Pri-vacy Act of 1974. The subject Act, with cer-

tain exceptions, prohibits the disclosure,distribution, dissemination or copying ofany material containing the home address,home telephone number, spouses names,and social security numbers, except for offi-cial business. Violations may result in disci-plinary action

Please send story & photo submissions to:DVC-BR Bruce Lindsey

lindsey2818@bellsouth.net

BELOW: Checking Out 378's: Auxiliarist David Talton (11N-01-07) and Sector San FranciscoOS1 Ryan Roberts check out a pair of CG 378' high endurance cutters (Jarvis 725 in front, Rush723 in back) from D14 who are sharing a dry dock in San Francisco, while on patrol on Auxiliary

vessel Silver Charm.

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