Marine Safety Course Offerings at USCG TRACEN Yorktown

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Marine Safety Course Offerings at USCG TRACEN
Yorktown

• LCDR Brian A. Meier
• Port Operations School Chief

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Presentation Overview

• Coast Guard Training System
• TRACEN Yorktown
• Marine Safety Branch
• Marine Safety Branch Course Offerings
• Port Operations School

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Coast Guard Training System

• Training ? Education
• Definitions
• A School
• C School
• Resident, Nonresident Exportable
• PQS
• JQR
• Qualification

C School PQS Qualification
Qualification ? Proficiency
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Force Readiness Command (FORCECOM)

• Mission Prepare the Workforce
• Flag-level Command located in Norfolk, VA
• Manages the CG Training system using continuous
  Human Performance Cycle

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FORCECOM (cont)
Clear Doctrine
Relevant Training
Quality Assessments
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Coast Guard Advanced Training
Source USCG Performance, Training and Education
Manual, COMDTINST M1500.10C, May 2009
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TRACEN Yorktown

• Coast Guards Largest Training Command
• 782 pers (512 mil, 93 civ, 170 contractors)
• 89 Resident Courses
• 59 A convenings, 1280 graduates
• 399 C convenings, 4895 graduates
• 20 Nonresident Courses
• 6000 enrollments
• Role in Assessment
• Standardization Teams
• Support Development of Doctrine
• Provide SME
• Broad External Engagement
• International, Interagency, Local

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TRACEN Yorktown Org Chart
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TRACEN Yorktown Org Chart
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Marine Safety Branch (TM)

• 58 Personnel
• Military, Civilian Contractors
• Oversees 4 Schools
• Marine Science Technician A School
• Inspection/Investigation
• Contingency Preparedness Response Management
• Port Operations
• Approx 1600 students/year

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Marine Inspections/Investigations School (TMII)

• Courses
• Marine Inspections
• Port State Control Officer
• Commercial Fishing Vessel
• Small Passenger Vessel Plan Review
• Marine Casualty Investigations
• Suspension Revocation

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Marine Science Technician A School (TMST)

• Enlisted Rating Course for Marine Science
  Technicians
• C School Equivalent for
• Facilities
• PIR
• Port State Control
• Annual Throughput
• FY12 131 students
• FY13 171 students

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Contingency Preparedness Response Management
(TMCP)

• Planning Courses
• Basic Preparedness and Exercise Course (BPEC)
• Advanced Preparedness and Exercise Course (APEC)

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Contingency Preparedness Response Management
(ICS)

• 4 General Knowledge
• ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS 300A, ICS-400
• 100 convening/yr
• 9 Position Specific
• ICS-339, ICS-346/7/8, ICS-351, ICS-410, ICS
  430/440, ICS-358
• 15 resident, 20 exportable per yr
• 3 Team
• ICS-320, ICS-420, ICS-620
• 14/yr

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Source NIMS ICS Performance Qualification
Standard Guide, March 2009
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Source NIMS ICS Performance Qualification
Standard Guide, March 2009
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Port Operations School (TMPO)

• Staff 11 mil, 2 civ
• Students 420/yr
• Prevention Courses
• Facilities Inspector
• Explosives Handling
• Response Courses
• Pollution Responder
• FOSCR
• Command Courses
• Sector Commander
• Sector Department Head
• On-Scene Crisis Management

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Facilities Inspector Course

• Variety of regulated waterfront facilities
• Bulk Liquid
• Passenger
• Designated Waterfront
• Particular Hazard
• Liquefied Gas
• Basic cargo segregation
• Security compliance
• Safety compliance
• 5 convenings (24 per)
• 2.5 weeks long
• Officers Enlisted Core Course

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Explosives Handling Supervisor

• Advanced cargo stowage segregation
• Class 1 Explosive material shipments
• Facility of Particular Hazard standards
• Container Compliance for Class 1s
• Cargo gear rigging standards
• International Materials Dangerous Goods List
  (IMDG) compliance
• Safety compliance
• 5 convenings (24 per)
• 2 weeks
• Enlisted Advanced Course

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Pollution Response Course

• Basic oil and hazardous material pollution
  response investigation techniques
• Investigation process
• Spill cleanup techniques
• HAZWOPER
• Proper personal protective equipment
• Chemical awareness
• 3 convenings (24 per)
• 2.5 weeks
• Officers Enlisted Core Course

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FOSCR

• New course in response to DWH Lessons Learned
• Roles Responsibilities
• NRF, NCP, 33 CFR
• Response Management
• Documentation
• Cost Doc
• Internal/external Comms
• 2 convenings (20 per)
• 2 week course
• Enlisted Advanced Course

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Command Indoc Courses

• Sector Commander

• Sector Department Head

• Overview for new Sector Commanders and Deputies
• Coordinated by Port Ops staff
• Multiple Guest Speakers

• Three-strand course
• Prevention (inspections investigations)
• Response (SAR pollution)
• Logistics (meeting equipment/material needs)
• Incident Management (Planning for incidents)
• Miscellaneous (Intel, Legal, Assignments)

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On Scene Coordinators Crisis Management Course

• Capstone all hazards crisis management training
• Coordinate federal, state, local and private
  sector resources
• Best Response
• Funds management
• Media communications
• ICS-410
• 3 convenings (24 per)
• 2 week course
• 12 CG Field Commanders 12 counterparts (fed,
  state, local industry)

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Crisis Management Course - POCs

• Course Coordinator Larry Brooks
• Lawrence.M.Brooks_at_uscg.mil
• Agency POCs
• EPA Allen Jarrel
• NOAA Frank Csulak
• DOE Dave Freshwater
• States, Local and Industry
• Contact local sector and come as a partner

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Questions?
LCDR Brian A. Meier 757-856-2845 Brian.A.Meier_at_usc
g.mil