Overview of Prevention Department

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Overview of Prevention Department

• Including updates

District 1 SR Conference March 19 21, 2010
Judi DiMaio, DSO - MS
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What is Prevention?

• Marine Safety and Environmental Protection
• Department of More Stuff
• The Other OPS
• Good for anyone
• Many programs

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Introduction to Prevention Programs

• Port and Facility Activities
• Marine safety and security
• Container inspections
• Regional exam centers
• Vessel Activities
• CFVE
• Dockwalkers program
• Communications/Education

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Prevention Programs

• Prevention Outreach
• ANS
• AWW
• Sea Partners
• Dockwalkers
• Clean Marina
• Navigation Systems
• Atons
• Bridges
• Cartography

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Prevention Plays Well with Others

• Prevention material can fit in many other depts
• AV
• IT
• OPS
• PA
• PB
• PE
• PV
• VE

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Outreach Programs

• Aquatic Nuisance Species
• Non-native species introduced to an ecosystem
• Have a negative impact on the ecosystem and/or
  the native species
• Costs millions of dollars annually in lost
  fishing and damage to facilities and vessels
• Most common carrier is ballast water

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Aquatic Nuisance Species

• Examples
• Mitten and green crabs
• Zebra mussel
• Hydrilla
• Sea lampreys
• Snakehead

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Aquatic Nuisance Species

• Other carriers include
• SCUBA Divers
• Waterfowl Hunters
• Recreational fishermen
• Boats (Trailer and non-Trailer types)
• Sail boats (all types including Wind Surfers)
• Seaplanes
• PWCs

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Aquatic Nuisance Species

• Important to get the word out to recreational
  users of the marine environment
• What they can do to prevent the spread
• For more info on ANS visit the CG website
  http//www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg522/cg5224/ans.asp
• Contact William Nelson, ADSO

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Americas Waterway Watch

• Neighborhood watch on the water
• Uses people who engage in recreational activities
  on or around the water
• Boaters
• Fishermen
• Hunters
• Divers

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Americas Waterway Watch

• Why is it important?
• There are more than 95,000 miles of shoreline and
  290,000 square miles of waterways in the US
• There are 36,000 active duty CG personnel but
• Over 70 million recreational boaters (how many
  pairs of eyes and ears.?)

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Americas Waterway Watch

• Asks people to watch for suspicious activities
  (remember activities are suspicious not
  people)
• They know their area best
• Call local law enforcement, 911 or the NRC at
  877-24WATCH
• http//www.americaswaterwaywatch.org/
• Contact Michael Klacik, ADSO

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Sea Partners
Sea Partners Program
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What is Sea Partners?

• One of the outreach programs in Prevention
• Deals with environmental issues
• Prevention is the main focus

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Who is the audience?

• The general public
• The boating public
• Targeted groups
• Children (schools, scouts)
• Marina owners

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What is the message?

• Effects of oil, hazardous chemicals, waste and
  debris on the marine environment
• How marine environmental regulations affect
  different marine users
• How groups/individuals can take action to protect
  the marine environment

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Why is it important?

• Education is powerful
• Will lead to increased compliance
• Raises public awareness of environmental and
  marine issues
• Result in less pollution getting into the marine
  environment
• Realize everything is connected

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Major issues

• Boat maintenance and operations
• Protection of environment and wildlife
• Plastics
• Sewage
• Aquatic nuisance species
• Marine debris
• Small spills

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How do I Participate?

• Learn about the issues
• Become familiar with the issues in your area
• Which are the big issues?
• Find the need where is the education needed
  most?
• Contact Judi DiMaio, DSO

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Marine Safety Training Ribbon

• Significant contribution to the Prevention field
• Can be earned separately from the M-Pro pin
  (Trident)
• Is the base for the M-Pro pin
• Information is on National MS website at
  http//www.auxmdept.org/MarineSafetyTrainingRibbon
  .htm
• Please note National is in the process of
  updating their information on their website

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Marine Safety Training Ribbon

• Requirements (as of 1 April, 2010)
• ICS 100, 200, 210 OR 300, 700 and 800
• Good Mate test
• Introduction to Marine Safety (Aux)
• Initial Indoctrination to Marine Safety (CG)

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M-Pro Pin (Trident)

• It is an Auxiliary program for direct support and
  augmentation of the Coast Guards
  Prevention/Response Missions
• Similar to Boat Crew program with workbooks and
  sign-offs
• Work directly with the active duty CG

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M-Pro Pin

• How the program works
• It is a time-consuming, long-term commitment
• Its basically a five-year program
• Minimum of 96 hours per year in direct support to
  the CG Prevention area
• Currently 27 Performance Qualifications available
  nationally
• Driven by the needs of the local active duty
  command

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PQSs

• 2 have been dropped Marine Safety Watchstander
  and Harbor Safety
• 2 have been rewritten MSAM and MEES
• All others have been updated to reflect the
  knowledge and skills truly required to work
  alongside the active duty
• Nearly identical to the active duty quals

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M-Pro Pin

• Unlike other Auxiliary programs, where you have
  autonomy in selecting what you wish to pursue,
  you do not have sole control over which
  specialties you may pursue.  Because each Coast
  Guard Unit has specific needs for your geographic
  area, you must select the specialties from among
  those that your local unit has a need for
  Auxiliarists to perform.  - National Prevention
  Website

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M-Pro Pin

• Requirements, cont
• Must complete 4 PQSs
• Driven by active duty needs
• Each one has a workbook and sign-offs
• Sign-offs can only be done by either active
  duty/reserve CG and/or auxiliary that already
  have the qualification
• Oral board given by active duty CG
• Includes OJT, hands-on training by active duty
• CONDITIONAL award until the 5 year period
  complete
• AuxData will be updated to reflect this (REYR
  status)

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M-Pro Pin

• Requirements, cont
• Each PQS takes 12 24 months to complete
• Some PQSs have pre-requisites
• Training is done with few people at a time and at
  the convenience of the active duty
• Person must have availability for training
• The candidate is actively participating in the
  Prevention field (hours shown in AuxData)
• Application process

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M-Pro Pin

• Requirements, cont
• May be physical requirements for some PQSs
• PQSs may be added/dropped at any time by the
  local command
• The trainee will be required to perform a
  specified number of hours in that area by the
  local command

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M-Pro Pin

• MSAM and MEES (Now Environmental Education
  Specialist) are different
• No matching active duty PQSs
• Need a mentor to work with
• Any auxiliarist who holds the LOD can act as a
  mentor and sign off
• For MEES, an MST1 or someone with an
  environmental degree can mentor only if no
  auxiliarist is available

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M-Pro Pin

• PQS availability (presently)
• Sector LIS
• Commercial Fishing Vessel Examiner
• Dockwalkers (not really a PQS)
• Assistant Uninspected Passenger Vessels
• Assistant Contingency Planner

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M-Pro Pin

• Sector NY
• Assistant Pollution Investigator
• Assistant FOSC
• Assistant Waterways Management
• Assistant Contingency Planner
• Assistant Container Inspector
• Assistant Maritime Enforcement Inspector
• Assistant Marine Casualty Investigator
• Assistant Suspension/Revocation Investigator

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M-Pro Pin

• For more info see National Prevention website
• http//www.auxmdept.org/TridentMain.htm
• http//www.auxmdept.org/TridentGettingStarted.htm
• http//www.auxmdept.org/TridentProgram.htm
• http//www.auxmdept.org/TridentFAQ.htm
• Again they are in the process of updating it.

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Direction for 2010

• So, what is the district doing for 2010?
• Education, outreach and training are priorities
• Work with the SOs and FSOs
• Visit every division to discuss Prevention
  program
• Conduct training sessions as needed
• Contact each Sector and Station to find out how
  the auxiliary can help support their Prevention
  missions
• Increase the number of people actively involved
  in the Prevention program

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Direction for 2010

• Assure that Prevention hours are recorded and
  recorded in the correct mission
• Look for new ways to involve people in the
  program
• Run more activities such as outreach in newer,
  different venues
• Work with various agencies with a similar message
  such as US EPA, NJ DEP, NY DEC, local Riverkeepers

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District Prevention Website

• New and upgraded!
• Lots of good information
• Each ADSO has their own page
• Links
• http//www.d1south.org/StaffPages/DSO-MS.php
• http//www.d1south.org/StaffPages/ADSO-MS-OE.php
• marinesafetyquestions_at_gmail.com

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• You must teach your children that the ground
  beneath their feet is the ashes of your
  grandfathers. So that they will respect the land,
  tell your children that the earth is rich with
  the lives of our kin. Teach your children what we
  have taught our children, that the earth is our
  mother. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the
  sons of the earth.
• The earth does not belong to us we belong to
  the earth
• Chief Seattle

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Questions?
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