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    WINTER, 1977

    aVl ator
    OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
    TheNavigator
    National Publication
    U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
    U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
    NACO J. Kevin Mitchell
    NA VCO Dr. Robert L. Horton
    NARCOE Lloyd Furber
    NARCOC Theodore Johnson
    NARCO-W Aime R. Bernard
    NIPCO Anderson A. Cordill
    CHDlRAUX Merrill K. Wood, USCG
    PUBLICATION OFFICER
    Mary Ruth Bird. Editor
    P. O. Box 187
    Buford, Georgia 30518
    Phone: Area 4049458833
    May W. Stokely, BCAPA
    2220 Lyle Rd.
    College Park, Ga. 30337
    Phone: 4047674837
    PHOTOGRAPHER
    Charles Staats, BCEGP
    751 East Argonne Dr.
    Oakland, Mo. 63122
    Phone: 3148224270
    COVER PHOTO
    BE AN ANGEL! Join with actress Angel Tompkins,
    the Coast Guard's "Ambassador of Safe Boating," and
    get a courtesy examination for your boat, once each
    year. This "Seal of Safety" means your boat meets all
    federal and state safety requirements, as well as the
    standards of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, which con-
    ducts the exams free of charge. For information about
    boating classes, courtesy examinations and boating
    literature, contact your nearest Coast Guard Auxiliary
    flotilla or U. S. Coast Guard unit.
    PAGE 2
    MURPHY'S FUNDAMENTAL LAWS
    AttheNational Fall Conference inLouisville weheard
    much about a person named Murphy who established
    somelaws that seemed tohelp many who took the pod-
    ium.
    Upon return weresearched this famous person and
    found his Laws, the first twelve of which are listed be
    low. They make good alibis. Take your pick:
    1. If anything can gowrong, invariably it will.
    2. Nothing is ever as simple as it first seems.
    3. Everything you decide to do costs more than first
    estimated.
    4. Every activity takes moretimethan you have.
    5. By trying to please everybody, somebody will be
    displeased.
    6. Itis aFundamental Law of Nature that nothing ever
    quite works out.
    7. It is easier tomake acommitment or toget involved
    in something than toget out of it.
    8. Whatever you set out todo, something elsemust be
    done first.
    9. If you improve or tinker with something long
    enough, eventually it will break or misfunction.
    10. By making something absolutely clear, someone
    will become confused.
    1L Every Clarification breeds new questions.
    12. Youcan fool someof thepeople all of the time and
    all of the people some of the time and that is suf-
    ficient.
    (Editors Note: It has come to my attention that
    Murphy's full name is Irving B. Murphy. It is purely
    an accident that his initials are L B. M.
    AWARDS
    District 8:
    Certificates of Operational Merit
    Charles S. Casley Fl 64
    Gordon L. Llervellyn, Fl 53
    Fred G Beecher, Fl 53
    Letters of Commendation
    Eugene Ezell
    Richard R. Catherall
    Certificates of Administrative Merit
    Arthur J. Ellisor, DSOFN
    Alan B. Roth, DSOA. DE
    Harold S. Star Jr, DSOVE
    Ainslie Phillips, DSOMT
    Helen E. Gometz, FC 14
    Edward B. Jahncke, Jr. DSOOP
    Cecil Flook, DSOPR
    Martin S. Herz, DCO-8
    Coast Guard Certificates of
    Operational Merit
    W. L. Hubbard
    Theodore N. Nelson
    Carroll C. Smith
    C. E. Hammett
    C. E. Fisher
    R. E. Durgan
    THE NAVIGATOR
    From the Bridge
    NATIONAL
    COMMODORE
    J . Kevin Mitchell
    When it becomes time to prepare an article for this
    particular issue of theNavigator I began to wonder just
    what happened totheyear.....this year has passed so
    quickly that I can hardly believeit.
    Youhave all donesuch afinejob for the Auxiliary
    and theCoast Guard during the year 1977that each
    has aright tobejustly proud.
    We have entered into many projects, in addition to
    our regular cornerstones, that will assist each individual
    Auxiliarist in the years to come. We have in process a
    complete update and rewrite of all of our manuals.
    We have a number of new manuals coming into exis-
    tence that will be of great value to us in our cornerstone
    programs. We have acquired a new hat device that is
    our very own. Iam justly proud of this particular ac-
    complishment. We are in the process of relocating the
    National Storetoabuilding that will allowtheDepart-
    mentofSupplyto serve you much better. Also operating
    under the Department of Supply will beour new dis-
    tribution division. This Division will mean that we will
    be able to make direct mailing to each Flotilla, Division
    and District of all Coast Guard manuals and supplies.
    I am jumping the gun on this project but did want you
    toknowthat itisinthemill. Wehad anoutstanding Fall
    Conference and added Walter Cronkite to our "Hon-
    orary Commodores". It would takemorespace than I
    have available tocover all of the many outstanding
    events and happenings that haveoccurred ineachDis-
    trict.
    So, if I may, pleaselet mesay "thanks for ajob well
    done" to each of you, and to wish each of you a most
    happy and enjoyable holiday season and a successful
    and happy 1978.
    WINTER, 1977
    NACO Kevin and Winnie Mitchell, Commodore Walter
    Cronkite with the Commandant Owen Siler and Bette.
    At the District 7Fall Conference PRCO Bolling Doug-
    las was surprised by the presentation to her of a Mic-
    helob Schooner. Admiral Durfee spoke of her many
    accomplishments in the Boating field and her long
    Auxiliary service, which led to the award. The entire
    conference agreed with their applause.
    The evening was a LUAU hence the apparel she and
    the Admiral were wearing .

    Oneof the nicest things tohappen at the Fall National


    Conferencewas Admiral Lauth presenting the Michelob
    Schooner to our Tony Gibbs.
    Tony has contributed his writing skill to the Education
    Department with the result that all Lessons and Books
    on Sailing show his fine hand.
    Congratulations, Tony!
    PAGE 3
    NATIONAL
    VICE COMMODORE
    Robert L. Horton
    For thefirst timein thehistory of theAuxiliary's 38
    years existence, a milestone occured on Saturday.
    November 12, 1977. I, as National ViceCommodore,
    representing the National Commodore and the entire
    Auxiliary membership of some47,000members, had a
    most unique honor and experience: the opportunity to
    visit theUnited States Coast Guard Academy toaddress
    theCadet Corps.
    Whilevisiting theAcademy and attending theThird
    Northern's rendevouz during August, the possibility
    of meeting with the Cadets was explored. Some
    of us felt that this effort, if brought to being, would
    be of untold benefit to both the Coast Guard and
    the Auxiliary. We were informed of an ongoing pro-
    gram known as "Operation Spotlight" whereby in-
    vitations were extended to various individuals or groups
    tovisit theAcademy and address theCadet Corps. Fur-
    ther exploration of this program together with agood
    bit of effort on the part of many people, both Coast
    Guard and Auxliary representatives, resulted inaletter
    of invitation fromtheCrigade Commander of theCorps
    toCommodoreMitchell in which theAuxiliary was in-
    vited tohaveanAuxiliarist beapart of "Operation Spot-
    light" .
    Saturday, November 12, thus became a milestone
    in that this was the day that the Corps was told the
    Auxiliary story: who we are, what we are, what we
    do, how we function, our organizational structure, our
    implementation of the four cornerstones, the activities
    and dedication ofthemorethan 1,400Flotillas and their
    membership, and in particular the membership's efforts
    and desires totruly beand remain amember of theCoast
    Guard family. By direction of National Commodore
    Mitchell, I had the honor to stand before some 950
    Cadets, Superintendent RADM Clark, Commandant
    of Cadets Captain Jim Irwin, Chief Director Merrill
    Wood, and other Coast Guard staff officers as well as
    several visiting Auxiliarists to tell our story.
    Our reception at the New Loundon airport and our
    entire stay at the Academy was tremendous. We were
    met at theairport by Admiral Clark's driver and First
    Classman Chuba, escorted totheAdmiral's guest quar-
    ters for our stay at theAcademy, hosted for dinner by
    Captain and Mrs. Jim Irwin (Commandant of Cadets)
    and Captain and Mrs. Sidney Vaughn (Assistant Super-
    intendent). Weenjoyed breakfast withRADM and Mrs.
    Clark, after whichAdmiral Clark showed us thenewly-
    completed visitors' center and other Academy areas. Be-
    fore departing to the airport for our return home, we had
    theprivilegeoflunchingwith theCorps. Wehad thehon-
    or of representing themany hard-working Auxiliarists
    PAGE 4
    whohave donesuch afantastic job in the Stonington
    Project; when, representing Commodore Mitchell, we
    presented acheck intheamount of $30,000.00toRADM
    Clark toapply totheStonington mortgage; atotal now
    of over $60,000.00.
    My only regrets are that every Auxiliarist who has
    given of his and her talents and time to further the
    aims of the Auxiliary program could not have been
    there to share our experience: an experience that
    I will never forget; one that I have a beautiful,en-
    graved, silver mug presented by the Corps Brigade
    Commander First Classman Fullam, toremind me of
    my visit and particularly thespirtit of theCorps. "Pride
    stands tall" as the Corps says, and each of you as an
    Auxiliarist would "stand tall" could you have been
    there to see and hear several minutes of a standing and
    ear-splitting ovation. Anovation not toBobHorton, but
    to47,000members of theCoast Guard family whohave
    cometobeknown as AUXILIARISTS.
    NA VCO Hortonpresents check from the Auxiliary to
    Superintendent of the Academy, RADM Clark.
    FLOTSAM AND JETSAM ...
    Unfortunately, inflation is not likeabroken zipper.
    Whenazipper breaks, that's as high as it will go.
    One of life's hardest decisions is which line to
    stand in at the supermarket.
    Heredity is what makes parents of teenagers wonder
    about each other.
    Oneof thenicest things about growing older is find-
    ing your children crossing the generation gap to your
    side.
    Message found in bottle: "I'm marooned on a trop-
    ical island with no taxes, traffic, or pollution. Eat your
    heart out!"
    When duty calls or opportunity knocks, most of us
    appear to need hearing aids.
    Safeboating needs YOUR help! Put your skills to
    work--NOW!
    FROM "THE BEACON"
    FL 12-19,9CR
    Please Note: New address for PNACO Harry S.
    Osbourn, N-AA, is P. O. Box 385, DepoeBay, Oregon
    97341. Phone 503-765-2280.
    THE NAVIGATOR
    WESTERN AREA CONFERENCE
    NATIONAL
    REAR
    COMMODORE
    WESTERN
    Aime R. Bernard
    The1978 WIDCON will bethefirst such Conference
    held after an absence of about fiveyears and has been
    reinstituted as an Area Conference from a standpoint
    of direction by the National Board and the Com-
    mandant. National Rear Commodores of theCentral
    and Eastern Areas have also scheduled similar con-
    ferences.
    Western Districts have historically utilized such get-
    togethers onaninformal basis toprovide avehiclethat
    encourages participation by the individual Auxiliarist
    in a typically Western, informal atmosphere. The
    scenario provides for a seminar approach by conference
    specialty leaders produced and selected by host Dis-
    tricts. Topics and responsible Districts areas follows:
    Eleventh -Growth and Retention
    Twelfth-Public Education
    Thirteenth -Operations
    Fourteenth- Member Training
    Seventeenth -Vessel Examination
    In addition, certain, but few, National Staff Officers
    will beonhand tomakepresentations and itis planned
    toobtain arepresentative fromOMNIFORM todiscuss
    uniforms with lady Auxiliarists. Of course, the Com-
    modores and Directors will confer on agenda items
    presented by individual District Boards to determine
    the action for presentation to the National Fall Con-
    ferenceinSeptember 1978.
    Lastly, other than the decorum required by Area
    Commodore meeting, the atmosphere of informal-
    ity and indigenous foods and spirits from all Western
    Districts should bemuch in evidence. (I've already
    heard plans of Hawaiian Mai-Tais and Alaskan Moose
    milk beingdiscussed.) And all of this will takeplaceat
    the Sheraton-Inn in Fresno, 16-19 February 1978.
    Roomrates have been contracted from$18.00 for sing-
    les and $22.00 for doubles and wehave 200 rooms re-
    served. so early reservations are in order.
    DEADLINE
    NEXT EDITION
    NAVIGATOR
    FEB. 4. 1978
    WINTER. 1977
    o
    Q.~
    6\
    WESTERN
    DISTRICT 11
    DISTRICT 12
    DISTRICT 13
    DISTRICT 14
    DISTRICT 17
    WESTERN AREA CONFERENCE
    Feburary 16-19 1978
    Sheraton Inn
    Fresno, Calif.
    Last will and testament
    It's called alast will and testament for boaters, and it
    has a good message:
    "To whom it may concern:
    "I, (boater's name), did not seethenecessity of wear-
    ing an approved life preserver while afloat. Now that
    I have drowned and joined the approximately 700
    persons who have drowned on Mississippi waterways
    inthepast 57months, pleasefind my last will and test-
    ament inside the 'dry' storage box underneath my life
    preserver that Idid not wear,"
    TheMississippi Boat and Water Safety Commission
    cameupwith this gem as part of asafe boating cam-
    paign.
    It's goodfood for thought for thehundreds of boaters
    which we have on the Mississippi Coast.
    MISSISSIPPI PRESS
    Pascagoula, Mississippi
    PAGE 5
    CENTERAL AREA CONFERENCE
    NATIONAL
    REAR
    COMMODORE
    CENTRAL
    Theodore D. J ohnson
    Comments From the Central Area
    Theprofessionalism being demonstrated by all of the
    Commodores and theCommodores elect in the Central
    area is giving meconfidence in the coming year. The
    staff arealready appointed and the 1978planning ses-
    sions are completed with objectives and plans to ac-
    complish them under way. I compliment you, weareoff
    toan excellent start. Our Central AreaConferenceis
    set for Indianapolis, Indiana on April 14th and 15th.
    Theplans aretomake this "first" session informative,
    constructive and fun. Wewant member participation.
    Plan toattend and wewill doour best tomake you feel
    glad you came!
    Our new system of goals and awards should be in
    your hands by now. In brief our goals will beyour Flo-
    tilla's 1977production as abase plus your per member
    share of the small national goal increases. Example:
    A 20member Flotilla (BQplus AUXOP) and youdid 200
    exams in 1977for 1978 you would need 200 exams
    plus your per member share of any projected National
    increase and seven examiners. Thecomputer read out
    will have your Flotilla exams goal and examiner goal
    for theCME corner stone. There may besomeinequal-
    ities but, the system will bemuch fairer than our past
    systems. Wewill have an article with further explana-
    tion in thenext issue.
    HaveaMerry Christmas and aHappy New Year and
    let's make 1978 the best ever for our organization!
    !i
    Boating is safe vvhen
    Slt1artSkippers vveartheir
    PFO's*vvhen hunting or
    fishing incold vveather
    PuttingonaPFD ashore *PersonalFlotationDevice
    takes only a few seconds.
    Tryingtoputoneoninwater
    over heavy clothing could Dept. of Transportation
    takeyour life. u.s. Coast Guard
    PAGE 6
    DISTRICT 2NR
    DISTRICT 2WR
    DISTRICT 2ER
    DISTRICT 2SR
    DISTRICT 9 ER
    DISTRICT 9 WR
    DISTRICT 9 CR
    CENTRAL AREA CONFERENCE
    April 14, 15, 1978
    Sheraton Motor Inn
    Indianapolis, Ind.
    Mark Your Calendar
    Central Area Conference
    Indianapolis, Indiana Apail 13-1415, 1978 at the
    Sheraton Motor Inn, 7701 East 42nd Street, Indian-
    apolis, Indiana.
    Roomrates: $18.00Single
    20.00Double
    Opening Session: 9:00A. M. Friday, April 14, 1977.
    Friday afternoon: Tour of theIndianpolis Speed Way
    and Museum.
    Friday evening: Casual Party
    Workshops onSaturday and abanquet and ball onSat-
    urday night.
    Plan to attend and seeyour Commodore in operation
    at the National level. The work shops will be infor-
    mative and theparties will befun. This is the oppor-
    tunity to meet Auxiliarists from neighboring districts
    and exchange ideas. This will bethe first Area Con-
    ference, itis centrally located. Let's all support our Dis-
    trict and make this onegreatest. The Central area in-
    cludes all of theSecond and Ninth Districts ..Watch for
    further announcements!
    THE NAVIGATOR
    EASTERN AREA CONFERENCE
    NATIONAL
    REAR
    COMMODORE
    EASTERN
    Lloyd Furber
    Let's take time to analyze our Auxiliary, this time
    fromtop tobottom.
    At thetop level, theNational Excom consists of the
    National Commodores and the Chief Director. This
    group meets four times a year with the Department
    Chiefs. At these meetings Plans and Policies are re-
    viewed, new programs are approved or rejected and
    finalized for presentation totheNational Board. Def-
    initely an Admininistrative Unit.
    Next-the National Board, consisting of the Excom
    and DCa's of all Districts and Regions. TheNational
    Board will nowmeet each September with the District
    Directors to consider agenda items from the three areas
    that will affect thefuture courseof the Auxiliary. Be-
    yond any doubt an Administrative Board. TheAreas
    meeting each Spring: The area DCa's with NACO,
    NAVCO and NARCO meet to discuss Policies and
    Programs pertinent to each area, and to consider Agen-
    da Items from Districts prior to sending to National
    Board. Again, an Administrative Board.
    The District Board, consisting of the District Com-
    modores and District Division Captains meet at inter-
    vals best suited toeach District toinsure themost effi-
    cient handling of the day-by-day operation of the Di-
    visions within the District. Here also, the Directives and
    Programs from National are put into effect and imple-
    mented. Again, an Administrative Unit.
    TheDivision Board: TheDivision Captain, with the
    Flotilla Commanders meet on a regular basis to coor-
    dinate theDistrict Programs through theFlotillas; the
    final group in the Administrative Chain.
    TheFlotilla: TheOperating Units -where theaction
    is. This is where all the Administrative Policies and
    Programs are put in action. The Flotilla from whence
    cometheC.M.E.'s; thePatrols, theSAR Missions, the
    Education Courses that result in the proud record of
    service the Auxiliary comes up with each and every
    year. A record which receives a"Well Done" from the
    Coast Guard eachyear. It appears alot of Administra-
    tion is involved for the operating units of our Auxiliary
    but it may bewell for eachFlotilla Commander torem-
    ember that each elected and appointed officer at, and
    above, theDivision level is amember of aFlotilla, and
    Flotilla members are Operating Members, Put Them
    ToWork.
    WINTER, 1977
    DISTRICT 1
    DISTRICT 3NR
    DISTRICT 3SR
    DISTRICT 5
    DISTRICT 7
    DISTRICT 8
    EASTERN AREA CONFERENCE
    May 4, 5, 6, 7,1978
    Colonnades Beach Hotel
    Palm Beach Shores
    Singer Island, Florida 33403
    Telephone--305-844-5221
    Arrival date-Thursday, May 4, 1978
    Area Cocktail Party, May 4- 7:00to8:00p. m.
    Friday, May 5th-Workshops-Seminars
    Friday, May 5th-Luncheon-12:00 to1:30p. m.
    Friday, May 5th-Evening Free
    Saturday, May 6th- Final Workshops and Seminars
    Saturday, May 6th - 6:30 to 7:30 p. m. - Cocktails,
    NoHost
    Saturday, May 6th- 7:30to? - Dinner - Dancing
    (Timeschedules of seminars will beannounced later)
    Rates are$23.00per day plus tax for single, double or
    triple occupancy. Suites are available - prices on re-
    quest. Guest deposits have been waived for Auxil-
    iarists.
    The Colonnades is approximately ten minutes from
    Palm Beach, closetotwoChampionship Golf Courses;
    Surf Fishing orCharter Fishing is available.
    TheHotel has reserved, forus, 100rooms -half of which
    have Ocean view and will be reserved on a first come
    basis. Wemay also obtain this special rate for two
    days prior to and after our convention, so consider a
    "Few Days in the Sun" before and after our business
    sessions.
    Seeyou at theColonnades in May.
    PAGE 7
    IMMEDIATE PAST
    NATIONAL
    COMMODORE
    NIPCO
    Anderson A. Cordill
    "You catch moreflies with honey than with vinegar."
    An old homily, but more truthful every day.
    A continuing flow of negative remarks directed to-
    ward an individual or agroup. even if you think you are
    joking, will ultimately cause that individual or group to
    developadefensiveattidude towards you. A negative
    attitude will lead tc aloss of morale. A loss of morale
    is adirect reflection of lost enthusiasm and without en-
    thusiasm, motivation to participate will quickly dis-
    appear.
    Don't benegative. A "well done" is worth more than
    themerewords indicate. Timely recognition of ajob
    performed properly, no matter how small the task may
    have been, will create motivation and enthusiasm to
    tacklemoredifficult and larger tasks almost every time.
    Recognition istheonly "pay" avolunteer earns. Good
    leaders learn quickly to publicly recognize honest ef-
    fort inatimely manner. Awards, certificates and other
    forms of recognition are forms of positive leadership
    if used in atimely manner. Even a"good try" is more
    positive than "we'll try todobetter next time."
    Season's greetings, and fair winds and following seas
    in your ventures for 1978.
    Andy Cordill
    Past National Commodore
    TO: NACO 28 NOVEMBER, 1977
    INFO: AUXILIARY NATIONAL BOARD' DEPT
    CHIEFS ALL. "
    UNCLASS
    FROM: CHIEF,OFFICEOFBOATINGSAFETY
    SUBJECT: AUXOP TRAINING
    l. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ON25NOVEM
    BERTHE NUMBEROF AUXOP MEMBERS EXCEED
    ED 1,000. THIS IS A MILESTONE IN THE AUX
    ILIARY MEMBER TRAINING PROGRAM.
    2. MEMBER TRAINING IS THE FOUNDATION
    FOR ALL AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES. THE SUCCESS
    OF THIS PROGRAM IS AHIGHLY VISIBLE SIGN
    OF THE COUNTLESS HOURS OF HARD WORK AND
    TRAINING WHICH ADDS TOTHE STRENGTH AND
    PROFESSIONALISM OF THE COAST GUARD
    FAMILY.
    3. CONGRATULATIONS!
    DAVID F. LAUTH, RADM, USCG
    CHIEF, OFFICE OF BOATING
    PAGE 8 THE NAVIGATOR
    NATIONAL
    ASSOCIATION
    PAST DISTRICT
    COMMODORE
    NAPDIC
    Raymond D. Donnell
    Whenthis reaches you, thewheel that marks our year
    will havecompleted its turn onceagain and another year
    of our history will have been logged. Was your mark
    recorded? We hope so. The record we leave helps
    point theway for others. Equally as important is that
    therecord wemark (report) is vital to the support and
    funding of programs which make it possible for us to
    accept an increasing responsibility, as wecontinue to
    develop ourselves as aFULL FLEDGED MEMBER of
    the COAST GUARD FAMILY.
    This year the Association of Past District Commo-
    dores will continue tocoordinate with and contribute to
    thedevelopment of thePast Captains Associations un-
    der the leadership of our Vice President, Commodore
    Louis Giordano, whois also responsible for the Auxil-
    iary men's necktie program which was unveiled at the
    fall National Conference.
    Commodore Allan R. Strattcn is serving as theEditcr
    and Chief Researcher for the Auxiliary History which
    has reached a "first draft" stage. He will be looking
    forinformation and assistance fromtimetotime, and at
    present needs information ontheforming years and the
    War Years ..such as statistics onwho, how many, struc-
    tureand missions. Our Immediate Past President, Com-
    modore Max E. Lawrence, will continue to coordinate
    certain data as requested by the National Commodore
    and our Secretary/Treasurer will look after us all as
    only Commodore R. W. Parkins can.
    Each member of the Commodores Association is a
    functioning member of the Flotilla in which he holds
    membership. Each of us feels strongly that just because
    "wehave been there", that that does not mean that we
    can sit back and rest. To us the word "PAST" means
    that now wecan go back to the thing weenjoyed the
    most, beit instructing, patrolling or one of the many
    jobs involved in maintaining a HAPPY FLOTILLA ...
    and that is what it is all about...
    DEADLINE
    NEXT EDITION
    NAVIGATOR
    FEB. 4, 1978
    !
    I
    Washington
    Letter
    1 _ _ -
    --i~~~-.::~. ""'~ ;~':.' By Headquarters Staff
    1
    ~IIIIIDI~ ~ Capt. Merrill K. Wood,USCG
    ,I'!I~_~MU!J \~ __ Chie_ fDir_ ector_ AUXili_ 'ar
    y
    _
    NEW BRANCH CHIEF
    LCDR WilliamR. Ladd isourlatest arrival intheAux-
    iliary and Education Division where he's taken up res-
    idence as Chief of the Education Branch. Our new
    branch chief is an aviator and safety specialist whohas
    enjoyed avariety of boating experiences dating back to
    his Ceast Guard Academy days. Hehas sailed across
    theAtlantic three times in asquare rigger, crewed on a
    70' yawl (the Petrel), raced Ravens (a24' centerboard
    sailboat), and cruised inAlaskan waters. We'repleased
    tohave himheading uptheEducation Branch.
    And speaking of theEducation Branch, this section
    is putting out somenew and revised publications that
    aresuretoproveuseful toboaters of every description.
    "First AidforBoatmen"is at theprint shop now. And
    wearegetting ready torelease apamphlet on resusci-
    tation of coldwater drowning victims. Theinformation
    in this practical pamphlet is based on the research of
    Dr. Martin Nemiroffofthe University of Michigan Med-
    ical School, whohas successfully resuscitated anumber
    of drowning victims that havebeenimmersed as longas
    38minutes.
    Weare in the final stages of preparing a pamphlet
    called "Trailer Boating--A Primer." Thevast majority
    of boats in this country are trailerable, and we were
    concerned that this land phase of theboater's trip has
    all toooften been ignored. There are many pitfalls in
    trailering aboat that boaters should beaware of. This
    pamphlet gives information on how to choose your
    trailer equipment and enough of asample of relevant
    topics toget the boater thinking about safety long be-
    forereaching water's edge.
    COMING ATTRACTIONS: REVISED CG-305
    AND NEW CG-504
    Come spring, you'll receive via mail a revised CG-
    305 and anew CG-504, Operational Manual. CG-504
    will go to facility owners and appropriate elected
    and staff officers. Thenewest feature about CG-305is
    the index, so you won't have to get concerned about
    finding someimportant information you referred toin
    theold CG-305. And tokeep 305up-to-date--which is a
    continuing problem--as.- changes occur, appropriate
    pages or sections will beprinted and sent toeach Aux-
    iliarist.
    As for CG-504, this is basically the old chapter three
    WINTER. 1977
    removed from CG-305to become the new Operational
    Manual, CG-504. CG-504also contains detailed flag
    information, sinceitis primarily theoperators whodis-
    play flags on their vessels.
    TRAINING AID COMPETITION
    Wewant toencourage theuseof training aids in our
    public education program. And toward that end, RADM
    Lauth, at the Louisville Fall Conference, announced
    we're planning to have afull-scale competition at our
    1978Fall National Conference toseewhich district can
    comeupwith thewinning training aid. Of course, this
    competition is only ameans to an end. Wewant to
    encourage this contest sothat thebest training aid can
    bereproduced by the Coast Guard for your useat the
    district, division, and possibly the flotilla level.
    Districts may enter incompetition at theFall National
    Conference as many training aids as they choose. The
    Coast Guard, through the Director's Office, will assist
    intransporting that onebest entry selected by each dis-
    trict or region.
    So, fromnowtill next fall, THINK TRAINING AIDS.
    RULES OF ROAD
    ThenewRULES OF THE ROAD have been published
    in "TheU. S. Coast Guard Navigation Rules," CG-169,
    and arenow in effect.
    After checking with the Rules of the Road Branch,
    it was verified that all boats now cruising in internat-
    ional waters arerequired toimmediately display thenew
    light configurations as indicated in CG-169. This pri-
    marily effects those boaters who had previously sailed
    in waters designated inland that are now changed to
    international waters.
    As most of you probably realize, it might beadvan-
    tageous toinstall the new international configuration
    because it meets all requirements whether you boat in
    Inland, Great Lakes, or International waters.
    Weare still checking into new towing light require-
    ments and will letyouknowwhen apolicy isestablished.
    Continued on page 10
    $-
    PAGE 9
    Was h i n g ton Le tte r
    Continued from page 9
    CONDITIONAL MEMBER CATEGORY I
    MEMBER-AT-LARGE CATEGORY--THING
    OF THE PAST
    With thereceipt of your updated CG-305in amonth
    or two, you'U notice two familiar membership catego-
    ries nolonger exist-Member-At-Large, affecting about
    175members, and Conditional.
    Essentially, what was theConditional category might
    nowbeconsidered amember-in-training status and not
    reported until youhave atrained, BQ'd member. Those
    members-at-large may merge into the new category of
    "Inactive Member." Theinactive members arecarried
    onaflotilla's roles but are not considered as active for
    flotilla goals or awards, i.e., they donot count against
    theflotilla. Basically, an inactive member is aperson
    who, for onereason oranother, needs towithdraw from
    active participation for awhile, but desires tocontinue
    membership. An inactive member would:
    beBQ'dl AUXOP,
    have theconcurrence of theFC,
    have been amember in good standing for 3or
    more years
    pay dues
    receive NAVIGATOR
    beinvited tosocial occasions
    but may not:
    vote
    - hold office
    - participate in cornerstone programs
    YouDirectors and Commodores will make plans and
    advise members how thechange of categories will take
    place in each district or region.
    CY 78 GOALSI AWARDS PROGRAM
    As you know, certain changes were made to the CY
    77 Goalsl Awards Program which were of an interim
    nature.
    Wehave not yet put thefinal touch on theCY 78pro-
    gram, however, weare working on it along with mem-
    bers of the National Staff.
    Hopefully, by the timeyou read this article, the pro-
    gram will beannounced.
    Themain thing for youtorealize is that wearetrying
    tomake thegoals and awards criteria fair and reason-
    able to recognize hard work.
    For younewly elected unit leaders, I suggest you look
    at your end of year figures on the one and nine page
    summaries and the GAP report and plan from there.
    NEW COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
    PATROL ORDER
    The new standard Patrol Order, CG5132, will be
    available for use on 1 January 1978. This form will
    provetobeanintegral component intheadministration
    of Coast Guard Auxiliary Patrols. CG-5132incorporates
    bothpatrol orders and claims for minor damage incurr-
    PAGE 10
    THE NAVIGATOR
    ed. This will reduce settlement time on minor claims
    and show asubstantial saving in manpower. Weused
    the word "standard," sofor the first time we'll all be
    doing it the same way. An initial supply of CG-5132
    will besent toeachdistrict for distribution toeachorder
    issuing authority.
    PROPOSED SUPPLY SYSTEM
    At thepresent time, the Coast Guard is contracting
    withtheCGAuxiliary National Board, Inc. toestablish
    acentral warehouse system fortheAuxiliary inconjunc-
    tion with the Auxiliary National Store. This central
    warehouse would become the stocking and shipping
    point for all Auxiliary materials and would eliminate
    thedelays and thewastes in thecurrent supply system.
    It would be more responsive to the needs of flotilla
    members in that flotillas would beallowed toorder di-
    rectly from this national supply center.
    A 10,000square foot facility has been leased in St.
    Louis, and plans for staffing and equipping this facility
    indicate that itwill begin toservetheAuxiliary perhaps
    by mid-year '78.
    TRAINING OF NEW DIRECTORS
    In response toyour recommendations and aknown
    need, new director training was held for several days
    at the Fall National Conference. The training staff
    working with all of thenew directors coming tothepro-
    gram in 1977consisted of:
    CDR Jules PEEBLES - from the Chief Director's
    Office
    LCDRJohn EBERSOLE - District Director (from
    the lIth)
    AuxiliaristMiltENTWISTLE fromtheNational
    Staff
    The new Directors tell us it gave them a real head
    start. YouAuxiliarists intheir districts will bethefinal
    judges of our success.
    CHANGES IN MAILING SYSTEM
    FOR NAVIGATOR
    Nolonger is your NAVIGATOR being mailed using
    penalty indicia.
    In an effort toimproveyour NAVIGATOR mail ser-
    viceand toreducecosts, theCoast Guard is nowpaying
    postage for bulk shipment sorted by zip codes. (The
    editor verifies that delivery so far, has been faster.)
    However, under the new mailing system, unclaimed
    copies will nolonger bereturned to G-BAE-so it be-
    hooves Auxiliarists to seethat their correct addresses
    areinAUXMIS.
    Deputy Chief Director Jules Peeples holds drawing
    of OUT new hat device.
    New AuxiliaryCap Device
    By now you should have seen information on the new
    Auxiliary cap device (COMDTNOTE 16799). But just
    to be sure everyone is aware of the cap devices, here's
    abrief backgrounder. This past September the Com-
    mandant approved a new cap device after Auxiliary and
    Coast Guard leaders expressed concern with the sim-
    ilarity of the Auxiliary device with the Coast Guard
    enlisted man's device. There was the possibility of con-
    fusing the two devices and identifying both Auxilia-
    rists and Coast Guard petty officers as lawenforcement
    officers when, in reality, only the petty officers have
    law enforcement authority.
    A decision was made to choose a design to represent
    thecloserelationship of theCoast Guard and its Aux-
    iliary. This was doneby incorporating thetraditional
    Auxiliary seal withthewings of theCoast Guard Eagle
    surrounded by thewreath of excellence taken from the
    Auxiliary AUXOP device.
    Auxiliarists may use the old device until the new one
    is available, at which time a phase-out date will be
    promulgated.
    Capt. Wood presents Commodore Walter Cronkite
    with ajump suit as Bette Silershows approval.
    WINTER, 1977
    Commandant and Mrs. Owen Siler at our National
    Fall Conference 1977.
    From Summerville, S. C. News, December 20, 1901.
    MERE OPINION
    There is a marked difference between opportunity
    and a vacant lot. The former seldom has a sign on it.
    "Faint heart never wonfair lady," but it undoubtedly
    has often saved itself alot of trouble.
    There are only two classes of people in this world-
    the envied and the envious.
    When aman inherits agreat name heseldom adds
    anything toit.
    The world is full of peoplewho would do wonderful
    things if they couldonly getstarted.
    Somepeoplearesolucky that if they fell in thesewer
    they would comeup with their hands full of pearls.
    Nothing succeeds like success, except the smile of a
    pretty woman.-Chicago Record-Herald.
    PAGE 11
    OFFICE OF
    BOATING
    SAFETY,
    USCG, REPORT
    REAR ADMIRAL
    D. F. Lauth
    EXPOSURE SUITS
    COMMANDANT APPROVES EXPOSURE SUITS ...
    For the first time, exposure suits for survival in cold
    water have been approved by theCommandant. These
    suits, manufactured by the Imperial Manufacturing
    Company, Bremerton, Washington, and the Bayley-
    Suit Company, Fortuna, California, weredesigned with
    the Great Lakes' seamen's needs in mind.
    These neoprene foam exposure suits are similar in
    appearance towet suits and aredesigned tokeep aper-
    son afloat, warm and dry. These suits provide protect-
    ion against hypothermia in freezing waters.
    COAST GUARDSMAN SAVES TWO TRAPPED
    BOATERS ...While on a safety patrol, the crew of a
    Motor LifeBoat (MLB) fromOcean City, Maryland Sta-
    tion abserved a 14 foot pleasure craft experiencing dif-
    ficulty in the swells caused by the wake of a passing
    vessel.
    The MLB maneuvered alongside, at which time the
    operator passed his twoyear oldson totheCoast Guard
    crew. The pleasure craft's rate of roll then worsened
    and the boat capsized.
    The operator became fouled in his fishing line and
    tackle and his wife became trapped under the boat.
    MK3Billy W. Piner, wearing atypeIII PFD, entered the
    water to assist them. Hereached under the boat and
    pulled the woman freeand over to the MLB. Hethen
    assisted the operator in cutting himself free. Further
    operations resulted in the saving of the capsized boat
    as well as the three people.
    ALERT OFF DUTY COAST GUARDSMAN ...While
    taking an off-duty flight aboard aU. S. Army reserve
    helicopter, ASM3 Bradley J. Mellon, USCG from Coast
    Guard Air Station MIAMI abserved abeach fireonthe
    western shoreof Biscayne Bay, FL. A small vessel was
    observed proceeding toward the fire without running
    lights and a larger vessel was seen approximately five
    miles offshore. Petty Officer Mellon reported this sus-
    picious sighting toAIRSTA MIAMI and they inturn in-
    formed the Seventh District Operations Center. The
    CGC Diligence (WMEC 616) was directed to investi-
    gate. Diligence sighted the 40foot fishing vessel ATO
    in the area.
    Whilebeing observed, ATO extinguished her running
    lights but when Diligence approached, she relit them.
    Thevessel was boarded and approximately 150bales of
    marijuana were discovered. The ATO was seized and
    the three crewmen were arrested. Diligence escorted
    ATO toMiami where 10,640pounds of marijuana were
    unloaded and transferred, along with the crew, to the
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    custody of the Drug Enforcement Agency.
    CG EVIDENCE WINS OIL SPILL CASE ...Dr. Alan
    P. Bentz, of theU. S. Coast Guard Research and Deve-
    lopment Center, testified as an expert witness for the
    Government in Federal Court in Houston, TX. on Sep-
    tember 12, 1977. His testimony reinforced that of Mr.
    Garza of theRegion VI EPA Laboratory whohad analyz-
    ed the spill and suspect samples. The analysis con-
    sisted of fingerprinting by gas chromatography with
    bothflame ionization and flame photometric detection.
    This method forms part of theCoast Guard's Oil Identifi-
    cation System. Thedefense has moved tosuppress this
    evidence- amotion thejudgedeferred until theevidence
    was presented. The judge found the Coast Guard in-
    vestigation to be non-persuasive, except for the scien-
    tificevidence. Based onthis evidence alone, heawarded
    ajudgment against thedefendant.
    Admiral and Kay Lauth are leaving the office of Boat-
    ing Safety before our next General Conference. So
    Kevin presented them with our regards! Fair weather,
    Friends!
    Admiral Lauth (Center 2nd row), Capt. Wood and
    many of the Directors of Auxiliary at the National Fall
    Concert.
    REPORT OIL OR CHEMICAL SPILLS
    Call Toll Free Anytime
    800-424-8802
    THE NAVIGATOR
    Manual Updating
    BY
    CDR. JOHN R. BUTLER, USCG (RET.)
    (Editor's note): As mentioned in the Washington
    Letter of thelast issue, CDR Butler was recalled tothree
    months active duty at Headquarters to update Aux-
    iliary manuals. At the Louisville Fall National Con-
    ferencehegaveabrief presentation on thestatus of his
    work. The cartoons were used to illustrate his talk.
    And inmilitary parlance, ahriefillustrated presentation
    is frequently called a"Dog and Pony Show". So here
    is CDR Butler, an Auxiliarist and ex-Director, leading
    in theDogand Pony topresent his report toyou.
    The Government Printing Office and Postal Service
    willing, each reader of The Navigator should soon be
    seeing some new Auxiliary publications. New? Not
    really. There will besomenew CG numbers, (ever hear
    of CG-504before"), and the covers will be new: they
    will literally wave our proud Blue Ensign.
    Also new is abetter capability for keeping the pubs
    uptodate. And thenewest features are arearrangement
    of the presentation of information, and a comprehen-
    siveindex for locating thespecific information you need.
    But these"new" features arereally just window dress-
    ing, spinoffs from thebasic task I was given: update
    305, 404 and 412_ Each of these pubs had been re-
    written, updated and published in 1974, but, duetothe
    press of moreessential projects, had not been kept cur-
    rent. Many changes, additions and corrections had been
    published by means of Commandant Notices, but these
    arenot received by each holder of the basic pubs.
    So my basic task was to update the pubs, to write
    in all of thechanges which had been brought about by
    National Board and Coast Guard actions.
    The sick, lame and lazy
    As I studied these three publications I came to
    call them thesick, thelame, and thelazy. TheAuxiliary
    Manual, CG-305, our bible, seemed sick, but not ter-
    minally ill, just sick form improper feeding: fat in
    places, undernourished in others.
    WINTER, 1977
    PAGE 13
    A Status Report
    /'J:7 C J1 P
    ~w
    Trimming 305's excess verbiage
    It took alot of cutting totrim the fat and make
    room for all the new material required by program
    changes. As Icut and inserted, Ifound the flow of in-
    formation tobesomewhat odd at times. For instance:
    thefirst page has the new reader deep into facility re-
    quirements and inspection waivers before learning
    what theAuxiliary is all about.
    To resolve some of these "flow of information" pro-
    blems, I adopted twostandards: (1)when all elsefails,
    uselogic; and (2) the"need toknow" principle. I know
    it is heretical to uselogic in agovernment situation,
    but I feel that these aregovernment pubs only in origin,
    that in usethey arecivilian, likeyou, and deserve tobe
    easy toread and follow. The "need toknow" principle
    will keep coming up. For instance: thelengthy chapter
    intheold305onOperations applies primarily toOpera-
    tors. Now, Instructors and Examiners have their own
    manuals, so why not the Operators, too? So the old
    chapter three was cut out and has become anew man-
    ual, CG-504.
    On theother hand, every member needs info on the
    uniform, but each Flotilla had only five copies of The
    Uniform, Awards and Flag Code Manual, CG-404.
    Solution? Put uniform info in 305.
    There wereminor changes, too. Nolonger is theman-
    ual sexist, referring tomembers as "he". I also tried to
    eliminate governmentese and redundancy, but lack of
    timekept these projects on alow priority. You'Ulikely
    still find afew "whereases", "to wits", and "in accor-
    dance withs", and doubtless all of the reiteratively re-
    dundant and superflous pleonasms did not get elimi-
    nated. But I tried!
    Did yougroan when I mentioned arearrangement of
    material? Figure you'll never again find that obscure
    paragraph that you finally located and dog-eared?
    Havefaith. Thenewest feature of 305is theindex. Orig-
    inated by Auxiliarists intheThird District and publish-
    edinrecent issues of TheNavigator, it has been greatly
    expanded to bethe all-purpose where-to-find-it guide.
    I tried to use the Sears Roebuck catalog principle:
    list the subject under every conceivable title. And to
    help you locate the right page, onceyou find the para-
    graph number in theindex, theoutside upper corner of
    each page will list the first new paragraph tobefound
    on that page.
    Continued on page 14
    Continued from page 13
    But these areall frills--the biggest problem with 305
    was keeping it uptodate. Tohelp solvethis continuing
    problem, the entire text of each new manual is on tape,
    subject toinstant computer display. Changing words,
    paragraphs or pages is simply amatter of displaying
    theold, changing itwith atypewriter input, and having
    the computer speed print out the new page.
    Then, by means of anewdistribution scheme, thenew
    or changed pages will be mailed directly to the man-
    ual holders. And the manual will beassembled to re-
    ceive the changes: no more fingernail bustin' staples
    topull, but there will beapage tonote that you did en-
    ter the change. A quick glance at that page will show
    if you have an up-to-date pub.
    305's new look: slim ami trim
    Withall those changes, deletions and additions,
    305 came out slim and trim. But the big question:
    when will weget it? No promises here. One thing I
    learned during my three month stint in D. C. was the
    frustrating but inevitable slow pace of all that I felt
    could bedonealmost instantly. (I believe another com-
    parative newcomer to D. C.-from Georgia, not Arkan-
    sas, has learned thesame hard lesson.) I'd like tosee
    it in my mail box soon after I receive this winter issue
    of The Navigator, but I won't beholding my breath.
    Don't you, either.
    Lame 412 received Tender Loving Care
    PAGE 14
    What of that lamepub, TheAdministrative Man-
    ual, CG-412? Wetried plenty of TLC, but found it to
    beaterminal case. 412had served us well, but its time
    had come. With many regrets atop level decision was
    made toallow it torest in peace.
    412's time had come: Rest in Peace
    But what of all thegood, even essential info between
    its covers? 412may be dead and gone, but its spirit
    lives on!
    like the phoenix, 412 lives on!
    412achieves immortality through aseries of man-
    uals and guides springing from its grave!
    For instance, and back to that "need to know" con-
    cept, theportion of 412that dealt with travel orders and
    travel claims will nowbepublished as CG-506, TheAux-
    iliary Travel and Claims Guide. And it will bedistri-
    buted just tothose whoneed it: Auxiliarists travelling
    on Coast Guard travel orders.
    A series of mini-manuals, coming in part from the old
    412, will betheStaff Officer Manuals. The basic man-
    ual, CG-508, will cover staff officer duties in general
    terms, and "dash number" supplements will cover the
    specifics of the individual staff duties. The first toap-
    pear will be CG-508-8, the Publications Staff Officers
    Manual.
    How about that lazy fellow, 404? I called him lazy
    because he really didn't seem to be doing his job--he
    had alot of good info, but didn't deliver it where it was
    THE NAVIGATOR
    Did 404 have a split personality?
    needed. The title suggested that 404 might be suf-
    feringfromasplit personality, so weasked ashrink for
    an opinion.
    Many experts studied 404's multiple personalities
    After muchstudy, thesplit personality was found
    to be worse than feared, so a group consultation was
    arranged. Theconcensus was that 404did indeed have
    the three obvious faces (uniforms, awards and flags),
    but alsohad ahidden personality which tended toob-
    scurethethree useful faces, and that was averbal jun-
    gle of detailed description of uniform items. (Who
    cares-or more importantly, who needs to care-that
    our shoulder boards arefiveand onehalf inches long?)
    Sothe group consultation decided to take 404's four
    personalities and separate them.
    404's multiple personalities were separated into
    useful pieces
    WINTER, 1977
    Wedidn't really trash the specifications portion--
    theintimate details of pocket flap sizeand mixture per-
    centages of natural and synthetic yarns will becare-
    fully preserved in a specifications manual for the use
    of those who establish new clothing and insignia con-
    tracts, orpolicetheold. Thenitty-gritty of theuniform
    info-the kind of info every Auxiliarist needs at his
    fingertips-will bein the new 305. Need toknow con-
    cept again.
    Awards will bein aproposed new Elected Officers
    Manual, CG-507 (being prepared by DC-T John
    Potts), since elected officers are responsible for recom-
    mending and processing awards. And detailed flag
    infowill befound in thenew Operations Manual, CG-
    507, since it is primarily the Operators who display
    flags on their vessels. 305 will, however, have brief
    summaries on awards and flags, the sort of info a new
    member might need: what does a certain ribbon sig-
    nify? Or what does that burgee on that visiting yacht
    indicate? "
    The new look: three healthy manuals followed by
    a seriesof small manuals directed to those who really
    need them
    Sowehave 305, still the bible, 504, the new Op-
    erations Manual, and 507, a new Elected Officers Man-
    ual. But what areall those pubs falling in step behind?
    Small, trim, easy to read, cheap to reproduce manuals
    that provide concise info-just for those that need the
    info.
    Nowriter pleases every reader, but I sincerely hope
    that my approach in revising our manuals pleases the
    majority of you. It is essential to express, at this point,
    that our pubs, like our Auxiliary, are not static, but
    dyamic--ever changing, to meet the changing needs of
    boating safety.
    I could have spent a year just trying to make a "per-
    fect 305"--and I would have failed, for portions would
    goout of datewhileit was being printed, and my view
    of perfect would not likely beyours.
    It is better toadmit that our pubs never have been
    perfect and never will be. I hope they are now better
    than they were, but if you see errors, unclear passages--
    any specific area for improvement-sound off! They
    are your pubs!
    Continued on page 16
    PAGE 15
    Continued from page 15
    Of course, proposals for changes in policy must still
    gothrough your Auxiliary chain of command for pres-
    entation to the National Board, but proposals for im-
    provements in concept, wording, arrangement, correc-
    tions (especially tothe new index) would all besincer-
    ely appreciated,
    If you do desire to submit any improvement propos-
    als, please send them viayour Director, and please be
    specific. Don't just say "the second paragraph onpage
    2-38 is unclear". Say why it is unclear and propose a
    rewrite that would make it clear, This is frequently
    called the"completed staff work principle", and, given
    the amount of time available at the Chief Director's
    office for rewrite work, it could make the difference
    between acceptance and rejection of your proposal.
    I won't pretend that your new manuals will besoin-
    triguing "you won't beable to put them down", but I
    dohope, when they finally arrive inyour mail, that you
    take time to review them, to get familiar with their
    contents. Try them--you might like them!
    Admiral Lauth tries on the new Stearns special Aux-
    iliary PFD on sale by District 9, the proceeds to go to
    Stonington, Capt. Wood and Bill Hartman, Stonington
    Chairman, help.
    Note s Made Duri n g Th e Me s s ag e of
    RADM Lauth Gi ve n At Th e Fal l Con f e re n ce
    Rear Admiral David P. Lauth, Chief, Officeof Boat-
    ing Safety, was the guest speaker at the luncheon on
    Friday, September 16th, afact heobserved seems tobe
    what happens to "Past National" Banquet Speakers.
    His theme was theroleof astrong, vital, and profes-
    sional Auxiliary.
    Rather than bombard the audience with data, he
    chose to cite important accomplishments and respon-
    sibilities inboating safety shared by theAuxiliary and
    the Coast Guard. Hepointed out, with some accident
    examples, thecontinuing need for theAuxiliary tofos-
    ter safety awareness. Although 1976was arecord low
    in fatalities, it appears 1977figures will be up again.
    PAGE 16
    Hopefully, this is dueto better reporting. One of the
    best ways, RADMLauth said, topromote boating safety
    is through the National Safe Boating Week. "We are
    trying toget abill through Congress tomovethedate of
    National Safe Boating Week forward tothebeginning
    of June."
    TheNational Association of State Boating Law Ad-
    ministrators is considering adopting a national standard
    of minimum education which will insure that Auxiliary
    Public Education courses will continue to be recog-
    nized and utilized.
    Also in education, the Auxiliary will have consider-
    ableinput into planning theThird National Education
    Seminar. This timetheemphasis will beonhow toget
    people into boating classes by coordinated use of all
    groups and best useof resources. TheCoast Guard also
    plans touseAuxiliary courses and Courtesy Motorboat
    Examinations tochannel R&D results and information
    tothepublic.
    RADM Lauth spokeof the proposed new regulations
    on Visual Distress signals, ventilation, the technical
    aspects of new lighting and new regulations for docu-
    mented yachts. The Coast Guard slash which will ap-
    pear ontheFacility decal is asample of thestrong bond
    between Auxiliary and Coast Guard, hesaid. Heprom-
    ised Coast Guard administrative and operational sup-
    port in the common goal of honor and mutual concern
    for humanity.
    TheAuxiliary, hefeels, is doingits part by improving
    member and elected officers training, improving cours-
    es, and through member attendance at Coast Guard
    SAR school and Instructor and Courtesy Examiner
    schools.
    Auxiliary honor is being upheld by the amendment
    of membership rules to remove any hint of discrimina-
    tion and by assuming the responsibility for discipline
    and professional conduct within the organization with-
    out asking the Coast Guard to bea "bigbrother."
    Hepraised the Auxiliary for streamlining adminis-
    trative procedures through the Area concept, through
    keeping flotillas trim and effective with the concept
    of inactive members, by handling its own travel orders,
    overhauling thesupply system, and providing thedata
    the Coast Guard needs to evaluate effectiveness of pro-
    grams.
    Operationally, RADM Lauth said, theAuxiliary has
    responded generously to every request from the Coast
    Guard for assistance. Hementioned the study of the
    longrange roleof theAuxiliary which was undertaken
    tofind outwheretheprogram should begoing, and how
    best to get there, as well as what resources will be need-
    ed. When theCommandant has finished his review of
    thestudy, the Officeof Boating Safety and the Auxil-
    iary National Board will begin implementing decisions.
    RADM Lauth noted with pleasure that for the first
    time in speaking before the group, he had no new ini-
    tiatives-just arequest to keep looking for better ways
    to do the things now being undertaken. The Coast
    Guard has taken positive steps to encourage closer ties
    between Auxiliary and the parent organization.
    A major updating of publications will bring no big
    changes but will make them easier touseand keep up
    todate.
    THE NAVIGATOR
    A training program for new Directors is another way
    theCoast Guard is showing support for the Auxiliary.
    This program will cut down on the "break-in" time for
    Coast Guard officers new tothe Auxiliary.
    A further step-the Coast Guard will now supply cer-
    tain Operational equipment to Auxiliarists on patrol.
    TheAdmiral also promised anew look at AUXMIS to
    determine the best way of improving its value to the
    Auxiliary without burdening the flotillas.
    RADM Lauth closed his remarks by saying this may
    well behis last National Conference as theChief of the
    Officeof Boating Safety. Hesaid hehad found this job
    themost stimulating and challenging of his career, and
    his association with theAuxiliary themost rewarding.
    U. S. Department of Transportation
    Washington, D. C.,-Newly established guidelines for
    handling stolen boat incidents will mean a more active
    involvement for the U. S. Coast Guard in assisting
    victims of boat theft, the Department of Transporta-
    tion announced today.
    Due to its status as a maritime law enforcement agen-
    cy, and because of its high visibility and availability to
    theboating public, the Coast Guard is often the first
    agency turned to by persons whose boats have been
    stolen. While the Service by no means has sole respon-
    sibility or plenary authority for dealing with such mat-
    ters, the guidelines were issued to clarify the Coast
    Guard's duties and authority inan effort toalleviate the
    problem of "unresponsiveness" to their constituency,
    theboating public.
    Previously, there was some confusion surrounding
    the Coast Guard's proper role in stolen vessel cases due
    toalack of criteria for determining whether aparticular
    casemight involve aviolation of federal law which the
    Coast Guard is responsible for enforcing.
    Under thenew guidelines, theCoast Guard will keep
    a file on any stolen vessel case referred to it. issue a ves-
    sel lookout, conduct searchlharbor checks as appro-
    priate, and coordinate action with appropriate federal,
    state and local authorities.
    Theintent is torespond affirmatively by offering as-
    sistance inall cases, and tothemaximum extent within
    the law, provide an effective recourse in those instances
    inwhich noother agency is willing and able topursue
    the case.
    John Williams
    WINTER, 1977
    PAGE 17
    Results of Recommendations
    Dear Commodore Mitchell:
    This letter is in reply to your letter, file 5050.1 of 26
    September 1977,which requested approval of therecom-
    mendations adopted by theU. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
    National Board at the Fall Conference held in Louis-
    ville, Kentucky, 15-17 September 1977.
    Thefollowing agenda items withaccompanying remarks
    are listed in the same order as they appear in your letter
    of 26 September 1977'
    a. Agenda Item 2. LifeSaved Award.
    Approved. By the discussion you indicate that
    A and B awards sufficefor the Auxiliary and that this
    award is intended for persons other than members,
    therefore, this award will not beincluded inCoast Guard
    manuals fortheAuxiliary and youwill want tousesome
    other means to disseminate information about the Life
    Saved Award.
    b. Agenda Item 3. Nomination and Election Por-
    cedures for National Elected Officers.
    Approved.
    c. Agenda Item 4. Numbering of Flotillas.
    Approved withtheprovision that thespoken form
    indicate adash between thedivision and theflotilla by
    saying "flotilla three dash two."
    d. Agenda Item 5. Awards.
    Approved. It should be noted that the Elected
    Officer Manual, CG507, is not yet in print and will be
    published sometime during CY 1978.
    e. Agenda Item 5-1. 1978Budget.
    Approved.
    f. Agenda Item 8. CME, Instructor and Opera-
    tional Ribbons.
    Not approved as drafted. Present requirements
    are that a person be Qualified for ten years, you asked
    that itbechanged tofiveyears; hereafter, theCourtesy
    Examiner, Instructor or Operational Service Award,
    or other qualification awards which may beestablish-
    ed, once earned (the ribbon) may be worn as long as
    the member remains in the Auxiliary (without regard
    for the number of years soqualified).
    g. Agenda Item 10. Examinations.
    Approved with the provision that the examina-
    tions, in the orderly process of revision and upgrading,
    berewritten as open book exams and that the Member
    Training Department not beconstrained by a1Septern-
    ber 1978 deadline. The National Commodore may
    wish to consider augmenting the Member Training or
    Education staffs with members whose backgrounds
    specifically qualify them in test preparation.
    h. Agenda Item 20. Disbanding of ALL WAC Units.
    Approved with therecommendation that all such
    appointments becontinued but allowed tolapse at the
    closeof calendar year 1977.
    Sincerely,
    M. K. Wood
    Captain, U. S. Coast Guard
    ADDRESS OF ADMIRAL O. W. SILER,
    COMMANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD
    TO THE NATIONAL AUXILIARY FALL CON-
    FERENCE 1977
    Tosay that it's apleasure tohave the opportunity to
    speak toyou tonight is really agreat understatement.
    Both Bette and I have enjoyed along and very close
    relationship withmembers of theAuxiliary throughout
    my entire career. There were times when I was com-
    manding theAir Stations at Corpus Christi and Miami,
    when I was District Commander here in the Secon
    Coast Guard District, and most certainly since I have
    been serving as Commandant. What is particularly nice
    about this opportunity, is that it's along the banks of
    theOhio River and brings back many fond memories
    of my timein St. Louis.
    Among the many things that the Auxiliary has ac-
    complished this past year has been its shift totheArea
    Concept. I think this is avery sound organizational
    ideaand it's goingtobeof great benefit totheAuxiliary.
    Butunfortunately, itdoesmean that youwill bemeeting
    in area conferences this spring. As aresult, this will
    bethe last opportunity I'll have, during my term as
    Commandant, tospeak toyou as the entire assembled
    National Board. But I don't want tolook on this as a
    farewell, because I'm sure that Bette and I will have
    many moreopportunities toshare enjoyable experiences
    with you.
    Any of you who read newspapers or watch national
    television know that this has been avery busy year for
    theCoast Guard. A great many things havetaken place
    that areof substantial importance tous and I'd liketo
    goover just afewof these with you tonight.
    The grounding of the oil tanker, ARGO MER-
    CHANT, off Nantucket was certainly oneof themost
    sensational incidents which occurred during the past
    winter. Not only did it present amajor pollution prob-
    lem, but it awakened the interest of the Congress and
    the public to the need for greater protection of our
    coasts. At thedirection of President Carter, several in-
    itiatives havebeen taken. They will improve the over-
    all environmental safety of the tanker fleets and doa
    great deal to prevent disasters such as the ARGO
    MERCHANT. Many of these things wehave been
    working onfor anumber of years, but ittook adramatic
    incident, such as the ARGO MERCHANT to provide
    broad public and congressional support.
    In avery short time, I'll begoing toEurope tomeet
    with themembers ofiMCO, which is theIntergovern-
    mental Maritime Consultative Organization. This is
    the forum in which the maritime nations of the world
    settleonmutually agreeable rules of safety and environ-
    mental protection. There is still a great deal to be
    donebut wefeel weare on the road tosuccess in this
    area.
    Related tosafety of tankers and vessels has been the
    implementation of vessel traffic services in San Fran-
    cisco, Puget Sound, Houston - Galveston, Prince Wil-
    liamSound and Valdez, and most recently NewOrleans.
    We'll begin operation of avessel traffic service in the
    Port of New York next year.
    PAGE 18 THE NAVIGATOR
    Another areathat I'msurethat you'veall heard about
    has been the extension of the fisheries conservation
    areas. This is more commonly known as the 200-mile
    limit. It has brought agreatly expanded roletoour op-
    erating forces and we've had some interesting con-
    frontations with foreign fishermen. But, by and large,
    our officers and their ships have been doing a mag-
    nificent job in establishing this new protection for our
    nation's fisheries.
    This year wehave seen major changes tothe Inter-
    national rules of theRoad. The International Regula-
    tions for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, commonly
    called the 72 COLREGS, became effective on July
    15th. Among thechanges is aprovision which permits
    simplified procedures for refining and updating the re-
    gulations. This should enhance thesafety of all vessels
    in future years. Theratification of the 72COLREGS
    Treaty, by the United States, required that any local
    rules be limited to roadsteads, harbors, rivers, lakes
    and inland waterways. Hence, the lines of demarca-
    tionhavebeen brought shoreward inmany areas. Also,
    the72COLREGS require that any local rules conform,
    as closely as possible, with the International Rules.
    Inanticipation of this requirement, drafting of aunified
    set of inland rules was started in 1968. The new rules
    will beapplicable ontheGreat Lakes and Western Riv-
    ers as well as inland waters. Wehave the inland rule
    package in thefirst stages of preparation and it will be
    submitted toCongress in thenear future for legislative
    action.
    Ithas beenanactiveyearin thefield of boating safety
    as well. As I'msureAdmiral Lauth has mentioned ear-
    lier, several new safety regulations werepassed. The
    requirement for level flotation on boats under 20feet
    and the fuel and electrical protection standards will
    provide asubstantial degreeof improved safety for the
    recreational boatman in the future. Very soon wewill
    becoming out with proposed visual distress signal car-
    riage requirements and improved standards for venti-
    lation on gasoline powered boats.
    In trying tokeep pacewith thetimes, I have recently
    required ourpolicy onradio coverage tobereviewed and
    decided that citizen band radio has comeof age. Wecan
    nolonger ignoreits existence. Although westill feel that
    VHF-FM should betheprimary means of communication
    for thebotatman, werecognize that many small craft
    will beequipped withcitizenband only forradio and may
    beusingittocall forassistance. I haverecently directed
    that all Coast Guard Search and Rescue Stations be
    equipped with citizen band radio and monitor the dis-
    tress channel, on anot to interfere basis, with other
    radioduty. I'msurethat Admiral Lauth and Commodore
    Mitchell will bedeveloping a similar communication
    policy for Auxiliary operations.
    In keeping pace with the times in another area, the
    First Coast Guard Academy class withwomen has com-
    pleted its initial year of training. I notewith pleasure
    that this group includes three young women who were
    AIM candidates. I also understand that this year, the
    twenty second year of theAIM program, twenty-three
    of the hundred seventy-nine candidates were young
    women.
    Wehavealsodirected that women intheCoast Guard
    havetheopportunity toserveat seaand at our isolated
    stations. I think in doing this, wereally are following
    afineexample that's been set by theCoast Guard Aux-
    iliary. TheAuxiliary sometimeago, found the proper
    and effective role for women in an operational
    organization.
    So, all in all, this has been avery busy year, and I
    feel that weareindeed fortunate that theAuxiliary has
    not only kept pace, but has moved ahead in new initia-
    tives. And very importantly, at the same time it has
    improved its already high standards of excellence.
    Commodore Mitchell has advised meof themany ways
    you are strengthening your training and evaluation
    systems. Iam aware that modifications have been made
    to your awards. They now reflect the worth-while en-
    deavors that Coast Guard Auxiliarists engage in while
    providing assistance to the Coast Guard. These cover
    a wide range of activities; the manning ofSAR stations
    on the Great Lakes, operational patrols in many areas,
    the work of your courtesy examiners, the many hours
    that your instructors devote to their courses, and the
    very successful dealer visit program. ~
    Wecan all notewith pride that boating fatalities in
    1976weredown to 1,264, the lowest in over 13years.
    This level was attained in spite of avery rapid growth
    in the boating population. I think this is the bottom
    linein our safety programs. The relatively few people
    who die in accidents directly reflect the activities of
    those OfUB who are in the boating safety business. We
    share a common responsibility while we work together
    as aCoast Guard family.
    Toformalize this family relationship, astudy of the
    longrange goals of theCoast Guard Auxiliary was con-
    ducted recently. Members of the Office of Boating
    Safety and theAuxiliary prepared and submitted are-
    port which is still under review at headquarters. The
    initial evaluation of the report is that it is a good one and,
    needless tosay, I'm pleased. Probably the main point
    of the study deals with the sizeof the Auxiliary. Pre-
    viously thesizehad been established as aspecific num-
    ber of members without any relationship to what the
    goals of theAuxiliary really were. Wearenow taking
    an approach todevelop aplan for an Auxiliary which
    can grow to a size necessary to do the jobs that need to
    be done. In the regular Coast Guard, we go forward
    eachyear tothe Congress with abudget justifying the
    positions we need to carry out our responsibilities.
    Auxiliary planning should bedonein asimilar fashion.
    Next, wewanted toinsurethat theAuxiliary would work
    closly with our operational commanders. We want to
    make full use of your capabilities in all mission areas,
    although your primary responsibilities will continue to
    be in Search and Rescue and Recreational Boating
    Safety.
    And finally, wetried to determine what support is
    necessary onthepart of theCoast Guard toenable the
    Auxiliary tocarry out the tasks that we've mutually
    agreed upon. To implement this, I have directed the
    Chief of Operations towork with Admiral Lauth tode
    termine what special equipment in the way of tow lines,
    emergency floatation bags, pumps, things ofthat nature,
    that Auxiliary vessels might need to besuccessful in
    implementation of their SAR responsibilities and, yet,
    WINTER. 1977
    would be too expensive for the average Auxiliarist to
    put on his boat. In thenear future, procedures will be
    established to allow Group Commanders to provide
    material tooperational Auxiliarists. Along this line, I
    amvery pleased toseethat the new operational decal
    carries theCoast Guard slash. I think this will indicate
    to the public our close Coast Guard family relation-
    ship-something we, as well as you, are very proud of.
    Another project, and onethat's very closetoCommo-
    dore Mitchell's heart, is the development of the dis-
    tinctive Auxiliary Cap Device. With the change toour
    uniform, boththeAuxiliary leadership and I werecon-
    cerned withthepossible confusion of theAuxiliary de-
    vice with the Coast Guard enlisted man's device, parti-
    cularly in terms of the law enforcement responsibil-
    ities which our petty officers carry. At Commodore
    Mitchell's urging, we have developed a new Coast
    Guard Auxiliary capdeviceand I'm very proud tohave
    had input along with Kevin, Admiral Lauth, and Capt.
    Wood. Inthis drawing I think you'll seethat thedevice
    truly represents the spirit of the Auxiliary today. In
    thecenter, wehave the tradition of the Auxiliary seal;
    thewings of the Coast Guard eagle show the closereo
    lationship that wehave developed; and the whole de-
    viceis surrounded by thewreath of excellence that was
    taken fromtheAUXOP pin that you soproudly wear.
    Kevin has prepared acopy of this devicefor each of the
    National Commodores and you'll find them being dis-
    tributed at this time. We'll make every effort tohave
    this device available to all Auxiliarists as soon as pos-
    sible.
    So in a spirit of cooperation, let us move forward to
    meet the challenges that lie before us, and they cer-
    tainly aremany. Although wehave made substantial
    inroads in many areas, there are still people who un-
    necessarily die when spending a brief time on the water.
    There is much remaining to be done. There are too many
    people out there who need to know how to enjoy safely
    thepleasures of boating.
    Again, let mesay that Bette and I have enjoyed the
    hospitality of the Auxiliary for many years and look
    forward to continued close association. It is a pleasure
    tobehere with you tonight and I thank you for this
    opportunity.
    The Auxiliary members, thru Commodore Mitchell,
    express their thanks to Admiral and Mrs. Siler for his
    leadership as Commandant of the Coast Guard.
    PAGE 19
    Lock Your B oat
    WASHINGTON, D. C., September 14, 1977 .. The U.
    S. Coast Guard today warned recreational boaters of
    possible danger from hijacking and acts of piracy in
    the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and remote water
    areas of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific.
    Whiletheincidence of known or suspected hijacking
    has been relatively small in the past six years, when
    compared to the large number of vessels navigating
    thesewaters, thepossibility of hijacking does exist ac-
    cording totheCoast Guard, an agency of the Depart-
    ment of Transportation.
    TheCoast Guard stressed that most of theactual hi-
    jacking incidents havebeencarried out by persons who
    came aboard with the vessel operator's permission and
    knowledge.
    Protection for vessels and crews on the high seas and
    in remote or out-of-the-way places is difficult to insure
    and is primarily dependent upon thealertness of vessel
    operators. However, theCoast Guard indicates that cer-
    tain preventive measures can assist in lessening hijack-
    ingpossibilities.
    First, vessel operators should know the crew, par-
    ticularly the hired crew. Tag-along guests from the
    marina who were persuaded to make the cruise should
    be identified as well. Insist on positive identification of
    U. S. citizens through theuseof aSocial Security card
    and asecondary identification which has apicture or
    physical description of theperson. Check thepassport,
    entry visa or alien registration of non U. S. citizens.
    Beforedeparture, personally deliver or mail thecom-
    pletecrew and passenger list to a relative or trusted
    friend alongwithafloat plan and instructions tonotify
    theCoast Guard if youfail toarrive at your destination
    after areasonable time. Let all personnel aboard your
    vessel know about this precaution.
    Beforeleaving thedock ormooring, make athorough
    check of thevessel for stowaways.
    When going to the assistance of anyone in apparent
    distress during the voyage, as any good sailor is expect-
    ed to do, try to notify the nearest Coast Guard radio
    facility or any coastal radio station and describe the
    situation. While preparing to render assistance, be alert
    to any unusual situation and be wary when the apparent-
    ly distressed person insists on boarding your vessel.
    Whendeparting onaforeign cruisefromaU. S. port,
    consider taking thetimetoclear withthelocal Customs
    Agent. This is not required of apleasure craft. In ad-
    dition toproviding thecomplete crewmanifest, list on
    aCustoms Form4455all firearms, high valuepersonal
    and portable vessel equipment. Retain acertified copy
    tosavetroubleinforeign ports and in clearing Customs
    onthereturn totheUnited States.
    U. S. Department of Transportation
    REPORT OIL OR CHEMICAL SPILLS
    Call Toll FreeAnytime: 18004248802
    PAGE 20 THE NAVIGATOR
    Late s t In f orm ati on On
    Wom e n ' s Un i f orm s & Me n s
    Here is information received 4 November 1977 cover-
    ingtheAuxiliary Uniform Program.
    NATICK, U. S. Navy Clothing &Research will not do
    overall thewomen's uniform patterns. They havemade
    anewshirt pattern and sent same toOmniform. This
    is theonly pattern they will makeover fortheAuxiliary
    program.
    MANUFACTURER MAKING 8GARMENTS FOR
    THE WOMEN'S UNIFORM PROGRAM
    OMNIFORM will makeadjustments toall patterns that
    requireadjusting (except theshirt pattern) and send to
    NATICK for approval. Here is the status of each
    garment.
    1ST. - SHIRTS - LONG AND SHORT SLEEVE -
    LIGHT BLUE
    OMNIFORM is nowmanufacturing shirts from
    new approved patterns and anticipate tostart
    making shipment about 15November 1977. In
    addition they have received approval tochange
    the lining in the collar. This will eliminate all
    wrinkles in thecollar. They have also adjusted
    thebust line.
    2ND - SERVICE DRESS COAT
    OMNIFORM has madeadjustments tothecoat
    patterns. The lining pattern received from
    NATICK was too large for the coat pattern,
    which accounts for all the linings being too
    large and hanging below the bottom of the
    coats. They feel they still have afewproblems
    but will stay with it and get it adjusted satis-
    factorily. They anticipate sending adjusted
    patterns toNATICK next week.
    3RD - SERVICE DRESS SKIRT
    OMNIFORM will makewaist band larger. The
    original patterns were 5/8" smaller than the
    specifications. They are also going to make
    theskirts longer. They will adjust patterns and
    send toNATICK for approval.
    4TH - SERVICE DRESS SLACKS
    The present pattern will be adjusted to make
    waist band larger and to lengthen the rise in
    the crotch. When they get patterns adjusted
    they will send to NATICK for approval.
    5TH - LIGHT BLUE TROPICAL JACKET
    Theoriginal pattern was smaller than thespec-
    ifications. This accounts for everyone who or-
    dered same to have jackets that fit too tight.
    They areadjusting thepattern and will send to
    NATICK for approval. They arealso going to
    change the lining. The replacement lining
    material has been approved by NATICK.
    6TH - WORK SLACKS
    Thepattern forthework slacks will beadjusted
    likethe Service Dress Slacks. They will also
    lengthen therisein thecrotch.
    7TH - SKORT
    OMNIFORMhas notencountered any problems
    withtheskort. This pattern was madeby them.
    r
    8TH - SWEATER
    They have not received any complaints about
    thefit of the sweater. They have received com-
    plaints about thecolor. Thecolor of thesweater
    was approved and certified by NATICK.
    They aregoing towork on garments in order listed. As
    mentioned before, they will start making shipment of
    thenew shirts about 15November. They donot antici-
    patemaking shipment of garments made from adjusted
    patterns until thefirst of theyear. If they can better the
    datethey will and advise meat which timeJackie Ellisor
    will benotified soshe may pass this information on to
    her ADSO's.
    Ladies whohave shirts that donot fit - please DO NOT
    return theshirts but dispose of them any way you want.
    All you have todotoget ashirt replaced, send aletter
    toMary Wade, 1Connecticut Avenue, Norwich, Conn.
    06360advising their long sleeve or short sleeve or both
    shirts did not fit and tosend areplacement (no charge)
    madefromthenew patterns as soon as available. Be
    sureand giveyour proper bust size, neck sizeand sleeve
    length in theletter toMary as well as how they paid for
    same, that is check, Master Charge etc.
    lf youhavecoats that donot fit correctly would suggest
    youreturn sametoMary Wadeexplaining what iswrong
    and that you would like replacement coat made from
    the adjusted patterns.
    Please donot take advantage of these generous offers.
    ORDER FORMS
    Themanufacturer will enclose in each package that is
    shipped toyou containing uniform garments areplace-
    ment order form for future use.
    In the meantime any man or women who needs order
    forms please contact your District Material Officer who
    has asupply of same.
    LADIES COMBINATION HAT
    The manufacturer's order form lists "Prong Type But-
    tons" for attaching thesilver chin strap tothehat. The
    manufacturer found that they could usethe screw type
    button (same button used on the men's hat) instead of
    theprong typebutton. All hats will comewith thescrew
    typebuttons. Theprice remains thesame.
    WINDBREAKER- WOMEN'S
    Thecompany has an inventory of the women's wind-
    breaker and is inposition tomake immediate shipment.
    Please send your orders in now for immediate shipment.
    ALL-WEATHER COATS - WOMEN'S
    BLAUER advises they have received less than 20orders
    for the women's All-Weather coat. They have 5,000
    yards of material on hand to make into Women's All-
    Weather coats. Because of the small number of orders
    received they hesitate tocut all the material into coats
    because they don't know therange of sizes that will be
    needed. If you want one of the beautiful All-Weather
    coats, send your order tothem immediately sothey will
    cut the sizecoats that will beneeded.
    MEN's ALL-WEATHER COAT AND
    WINDBREAKER
    Thecompany who manufacturers the men's All-Wea-
    ther Coat and Windbreaker has agood inventory of all
    WINTER, 1977
    sizes of both garments. They would liketoreceive your
    orders now for immediate shipment. For your informa-
    tion, men, oneman who purchased this coat said it is a
    very beautiful coat and alining almost likethelining in
    the women's All-Weathercoat.
    Sally L. Oberst
    DVC-FP
    By the smiles on the faces of those in attendance you
    can tell that everyone agrees that Sally Oberst deserves
    and earned the "C" Award being pinned on by Capt.
    Wood at the National Fall Conference.
    INDISPENSABLE?
    Sometime when you're feeling important,
    Sometime when your ego's in bloom,
    Sometime when you take for granted
    You'rethe best qualified man in the room,
    Sometime when you feel that your going
    Would leave an unfillable hole,
    Just follow these simple instructions
    And see how they humble your soul.
    Take abucket and fill it with water,
    Put your hand in it up toyour wrist.
    Pull them out, and thehole that remains
    Is the measure of how you'll be missed.
    You may splash all you please when you enter ...
    You may stir up the waters galore.
    But stop! And you'll find in aminute
    That it looks just the same as before.
    The morale of all this is quite simple,
    Dojust the best that you can
    Be proud of yourself, but remember,
    There's noindispensable man.
    Nancy Smith, FSO-FN
    Flotilla 77, 3rd Southern
    PAGE 21
    FROM THE CONFERENCE ROOM
    Thosewhoattended theNational ConferenceinLouis-
    villeweretreated toapractical demonstration of "Mur-
    phy's Laws" Nos. 1. 4. 9 and some others with un-
    listed numbers.
    Wehad our problems, to say the least; two major ones
    almost sent theconference staff tothe funny farm, the
    bus strike and our new, untried, system of reserved
    tables which looked good on paper but flunked the
    practical test. Your cooperation, patience and under-
    standing in both matters was outstanding, and we on
    theconference staff sincerely thank each and everyone
    of you.
    The Department of Administration conference staff
    and the Department of Finance conference staff have
    met and reviewed the Louisville conference in minute
    detail looking for ways to improve your conferences,
    to make them more enjoyable; we know the Louis-
    villeconferencedidnot run as smooth as wehad hoped.
    Weintroduced somenew innovations thinking things
    would be improved and we believe we achieved some
    success. Weplan totry todobetter in the future.
    While we do not believe our noble experiment was a
    total failure, it was not exactly a howling success either.
    The majority of the comments we have received was
    that withall of thesystems faults and thehuman errors
    that occurred in the administration of it; it sure beat
    the "Mad Scramble" system and we were encouraged
    tokeeptrying. Weknowof only twowhofeel weshould
    scrap theideaaltogether. Oneother felt weshould not
    try tokeep groups together, but totry tomix them up
    so each person could make new friends and get to know
    members from other areas. There are several of us on
    the conference staff who concur with this thought.
    With this consensus of opinion encouraging us to try
    again, wewill. Wehave had to revise our thinking
    somewhat now that we are aware of the short commings
    of theoriginal system. Tobeperfectly frank wedonot
    believe there is any system that will please everyone
    100%short of an extremely costly custom table set-ups
    for each individual group.
    Now for the revisions:
    1. Theregistration form will have a new line added
    toread; "I1wewishtosit at our:.,-;-c--:-c=---;----;-
    District/Department
    table at all meal functions. Theregistrant will fill
    in theblank with hislher selection, if itis adepart-
    ment table please tell us which department i.e.
    DC-E. Please donot expect us tohunt through the
    roster for your department. If this lineis left blank
    we assume you desire to sit at unreserved tables.
    NOTE: Reserved tables will be for those attend-
    ing ALL MEAL FUNCTIONS. Wewill not have
    reserved seating for those who plan toattend only
    one or just the banquet or any combination of two,
    if there bemorethan two.
    This revision is designed to eliminate several flaws
    in the original system;
    PAGE 22
    a. It takes theburden off the DCa's and DC's of try-
    ingtodetermine whoin their group is there, if they are
    registered, have paid for tickets, and which table they
    would liketobeat.
    b. It eliminates duplication of reservations by DCO
    and DC.
    c. It gives thestaff pre-planning informatjon vital to
    making thesystem work with amuch higher degree of
    accuracy. Weshould beabletogivetheDCa's and DC's
    their tablenumbers together withalist of names of those
    whowill besitting at their tables on thefirst day of the
    meeting.
    2. Since tables will bereserved only on the pre-regis-
    tration form, it is important for those desiring reserved
    tableseating toget their pre-registration in sostating.
    WEWILL NOT RESERVE TABLES ATTHE RESER-
    VATION DESK. WE WILL NOT CHANGE THE
    RESERVATION LIST ATTHE RESERVATION DESK
    OR AFTER THE PRE-REGISTRATION CUT-OFF
    DATE. If you want reserved seating get thepre-regis-
    tration forrotothe DVC-IT BEFORE the cut-off date
    shown ontheform, donot mail them tohim after that
    date and assume he included your name in the pot.
    3. Summed up; reserved tables will be by pre-reg-
    istration ONLY.
    The late comer additions and our eagerness toplease
    caused U8 no end of trouble, and in one case some un-
    pleasantness, in Louisville. Our efforts to accomodate
    these additions caused us to try to revise complete
    reservations lists at the last minute exposing us to errors
    and omissions as we labored far into the night to make
    the revisions.
    The single function reservation caused the same pro-
    blems as additions and changes. Wehad tojugglethree
    lists instead of one, our good faith attempt contributed
    to our demise.
    Before adopting this new plan we reviewed the
    figures fromLouisville and based onthem thenewsys-
    tem will accomodate approximately 85% of those at-
    tending with reserved tables. This is based on thepre-
    registration percentage of the Louisville conference.
    If all whoplan toattend aNational Conference pre-
    register and reserve places, this percentage should rise
    toover 90 %, the remainder being those who desire to
    attend only one or possibly two functions if therebe more
    than two.
    Now you have another incentive to get those pre-
    registrations inearly. Don't forget toencloseyour check
    for theproper amount; if it bounces, or you fail toen-
    close it, you "ain't'tpre-registered!
    Onpaper this looks good tous; nowif wecan get the
    legislature to repeal Murphy's laws; we've got it made.
    Let us hear from you. We need your opinions, suggest-
    ions and constructi-vecriticism. Again THANKS; for
    your wonderful cooperation, patience, and understand-
    ing in Louisville. YOU weregreat.
    B. E. Hearn Jr.
    DC-A
    THE NAVIGATOR
    r
    IS H[ mlrN~OR ~~[ i
    tmH o w' s Y o u r A U X MI S
    R e p o r t i n g A c c u r a c y ? ? ? ?
    Recent audits of reports sent toAUXMIS shows that 30
    to 50 percent of all reports submitted contain one or
    moreerrors.
    Hereis what YOU can dotoreduce ERRORS on AUX
    MIS Reports:
    Print clearly with aBALL POINT PEN
    MakesureMember Number, Name and Initials
    are LEGIBLE
    Fill in ALL numbered data blocks
    Fill in ALL DATE blocks - November 4, 1977is
    110477not 11477
    If morethan onePEC lesson was taught, submit
    aseparate mission report for each lesson - by
    doing this, YOU and your flotilla will receive
    credit for the proper number of lessons and in-
    struetor missions
    Make sure zeros are inserted where applicable
    and draw aslash through them (0)- somepeople
    makezeros that look like6's and 9's - the slash
    will eliminate this confusion
    Underline your l's (1) - some people make 1'8
    that look like7's - underlining the 1will elimi-
    nate this problem
    Becareful with thecharacters A, H, D, P, and K
    - some people make A's that look like H's,
    others makeH's that look likeA's. Somepeople
    make D's that look likeO's or P's and someP's
    appear as O's. Somepeoplemake K's that look
    like R's and conversely, some make R's look
    likeK's
    Remember that thekeypunch operators at some
    district offices have the unenviable task of
    deciphering the handprinting of over 4,000
    auxiliarists
    Cards withnomission circled; or, withmorethan
    WINTER, 1977 PAGE 23
    onemission circledcannot beprocessed
    Cards with no member number or no mission
    hours entered cannot beprocessed
    Make sure you are using the LATEST revised
    forms
    Make surethe Patrol Status Blocks are filled in
    when reporting Patrol Activity
    PROCTOR, AIDE, AND CREW MEMBER ac-
    tivity should not be recorded on line 1 of the
    mission report
    If you change facilities or change registration
    numbers, submit arevised Facility Characteristic
    Report prior tosubmi tting your Offer of Useand
    Facility Inspection Report
    Don't submit Instructor time or report CME
    activity until youareQUALIFIED forthecurrent
    reporting year. AUXMIS will reject all activity
    forthoseInstructors andExaminers that arenot
    currently qualified
    It would betoeach Flotilla's advantage todevote ONE
    meeting to the subject of "PROPER PROCEDURES
    FOR COMPLETING FORMS".
    Thank you for your continued cooperation.
    Sincerely,
    AUGIE AUXMIS
    (Marion Crawford, DVCA1)
    PUBLICATION AWARDS
    There will beaDivision newsletter award given for
    1977issues.
    TheFlotilla and Division newsletters should besent
    totheir District Publication officers early in January
    1978. These should bejudged early in theyear and the
    winners of District awards should be announced at
    theDistrict spring meeting.
    Then theseFlotilla and Division winners slong with
    thecopies of 1977District magazine should besent to
    theDivision Chief of Publications as soon as possible.
    Thethree awards, Flotilla best, Division best and Dis-
    trict best will be awarded at the Fall National Con-
    ference 1978. Mary Ruth Bird
    DVCAP
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    Boating is safe vvhen
    Smart Skippers have their
    boats inspected to be
    certain they meet safety
    re qui re m e n ts
    Contact theCoast Guard
    Auxiliary fOf" II. FreeCourtesy
    MotorboatExamination. Dept. of Transportation
    u.s. Coast Guard
    In f orm ati on B ran ch
    Over the past two years we've all been impacted in
    some way by a host of changes in the Auxiliary:
    New Manuals
    New Basic Qualification Procedures
    New PEC Courses
    New Operating Procedures
    New Goal Setting Processes
    New Forms and Reporting Procedures
    AUXMIS (Auxiliary Management Information
    System)
    It is all tooclear that rapid change, likeaboat, can
    often times leave awake that will cause problems for
    somepeople.
    Tocopewiththis accelerated rateof change, theAux-
    iliary has been taking a more active role in helping
    manage various activities. We have Auxiliarists as-
    sisting in writing new manuals, BQand Qualification
    procedures, PEe Courses, etc.
    We are now in a position to take a more active role in
    AUXMIS and related reporting activities.
    To fulfill this new responsibility, we've created an
    Information Systems Division within theDepartment of
    Administrative Services.
    AUXMIS can beviewed as an Information Manage-
    ment System composed of three basic parts:
    INPUT Input forms and reporting procedures, memo
    ber/unit input data and the methods of getting data
    into thecomputer.
    PROCESSING The storage, movement, and rnanip-
    ulation of data within the computer, and the pro-
    gramming needed toperform these functions.
    OUTPUT Output report formats and summary data
    of significant auxiliary activities.
    The Information Systems Division is also composed
    of three similar parts:
    TheINPUT BRANCH, thePROCESSING BRANCH,
    and the OUTPUT BRANCH.
    Each branch is under thedirection of aBranch Chief
    whoreports totheDivision Chief- Information Systems
    Division. The new division is staffed as follows:
    Division Chief (DVCAI) Marion A. Crawford
    Rochester, Mn.
    Andrew V. Kispert
    Derwood, Md.
    (Tobeappointed)
    (Tobeappointed)
    Branch Chief (BCAU)
    Branch Chief (BC-AIP)
    Branch Chief (BC-AIO)
    This new division is currently active in many areas
    and inthenear futurewill concentrate its efforts inhelp-
    ing tosolvethe AUXMIS problems that have caused
    considerable member frustration over the past two years.
    In the near future, you, as amember, will beable to
    communicate your AUXMIS concerns directly to the
    Information Systems Division via an AUXMIS Situa-
    tion Report (SITREP).
    These reports will beavailable toyour flotilla in the
    near future; however, if you have acurrent AUXMIS
    orrelated reporting problem, you can pass this informa-
    PAGE 24 THE NAVIGATOR
    tion along tothe IS Division NOW by writing to the
    following address:
    Information Systems Division
    Dept. of Administrative Services
    U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
    2775Riverside Lane
    Rochester, Mn. 55901
    This new division was organized to help each member
    and flotilla. Its success will depend a great deal on
    the accuracy and timeliness of your reporting of aux-
    iliary activities and your timely feedback of AUXMIS
    and related problems.
    Marion Crawford
    DVCAI
    DATE TIME _
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    FOR INFORMATION: -==- _
    COURSE SPONSORED B Y ... THE
    U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY.
    The poster depicted here is the winner of the poster
    contest and is now available for useby your flotilla.
    It is of medium sizeand in red, blueand white.
    Youfill in the information in the places disignated.
    Order fromyour Director.
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    PAGE 25
    TH E
    FROM YOUR ORDER
    TANSTAAFL
    After theWar of theAlmonds, theLand of Kulumar was the
    richest and most powerful of alL
    Its fields werebountiful and its granaries werefull.
    Its flocks werefat and sleek.
    The Kulumese were proud and productive. They worked
    and they rejoiced in the highest standard of living known.
    Sire, theGenerous, surveyed all this plenty and said: "Surely
    acountry as richas Kulumar should provide food and housing
    andgarments forourlessfortunate. I will ask theLawmakers
    tolevy atax on the workers to provide this."
    And theLawmakers, each of whom hoped oneday tobecome
    Sire, levied thetaxes. They then said: "Let there also befree
    circuses for those whodonot work. And let there besoft has-
    socks and free food and wines for those who watch the
    circuses."
    And the Lawmakers levied more taxes.
    When the workers of Kulumar heard of the free circuses,
    the soft hassocks, and the food and wines, and then figured
    their now monstrous taxes. they said: "That is for us."
    Thefarmers left the fields. The shepherds abandoned their
    flock. The weavers laid down their shuttles. The balcksmiths
    cooled their forges. All the Kulumese were watching the free
    circuses.
    WINTER, 1977
    Plenty turned to scarcity. No longer was there abundant
    food. Garments werehard tocomeby. The Kulumese did not
    even have camel chips to heat their tents.
    Prices roseand rose. And theLawmakers raised taxes again
    and again. (It was theonly thing they knew how todo.)
    Misery and gloom replaced joy and pride.
    And Sire, the Generous, who was well-intentioned. went
    totheWiseMan of theMountain and said: "WiseOne, I have
    tried to give the good life to my people. But they no longer
    want towork. Food and goods are scarce. Prices are outrag-
    eous. Taxes are even more so. Give me asolution."
    And the Wise Man of the Mountain replied in Kulumese:
    uTANSTAAFL." Which means: "There Ain't No Such
    Thing As A Free Lunch."
    IF YOU FIND MISTAKES_
    in this publication, please consider
    thatthey aretherefor apurpose. We
    publish something foreveryone, and
    somepeoplearealways looking for
    mistakes!!!
    Member Trainin~:'!~,
    Sug g e s ti on s For
    A B e tte r Pi l oti n g Cours e
    For many months, your Department of Membership
    Training has been working toachieve across-tho-board
    improvement in all of our various training courses. Typ-
    ically, theseimprovements have taken theformof new
    texts, new or revised workbooks, new examinations,
    instructors' guides, etc. Some of the more urgently
    needed improvements have been completed; others are
    still in progress. One of the most urgent, yet time-
    consuming and difficult projects has been the develop-
    ment of a revised workbook, an instructors' guide, and
    new examinations for the Piloting Operational Spec-
    ialty Course (OSC). This project was dictated by the
    relatively lowpassing rateconsistently attained in this
    two-part course (e.g., for 1976: 60.4percent for Pilot-
    ingA and 54.9percent for Piloting B).
    As most of our members know, the Department is
    working toward agoal of 75percent passing in each of
    the OSC's. Although this goal has already been sur-
    passed in twoof theOSC's, and several others arenot
    toofar belowthat figure, Piloting (and particularly Pilot-
    ing B ) needs considerable improvement. Our in-depth
    analysis indicates that thereasons behind this relatively
    low passing rate fit into two broad categories. First,
    there are errors, omissions, and other deficiencies in
    the existing course material. Second, piloting is an in-
    herently difficult subject formany people(including our
    own members) because it embraces several unrelated
    skills and/or disciplines, either never acquired by the
    individual, or perhaps grown rusty through lack of use.
    We are working on the new course material but it
    will beseveral months before it is completed. In the
    meantime however, the Department feels that certain
    steps can betaken which will produceahigher passing
    rateforour students. Oneisrecognition of thefact that
    extremely accurate chart work (plotting) is amust.
    Inthis respect, askilled draftsman usually has noprob-
    lem; but what about our students who have never
    had any training as a draftsman. In an elementary way
    then, we must teach these students the rudiments
    of good (and accurate) line-drawing. This involves ad-
    vising them in the selection of proper 'tools' such as
    pencils, parallel rules, straight-edges, plotters, dividers,
    etc. It also involves a certain amoun t of classroom train-
    ing in the proper use of these tools. The revised work-
    book will include several problems toprovide some of
    this training, but inthemeantime, it is not difficult for
    an imaginative instructor to devise a few exercises
    that will accomplish the same purpose.
    Accurate arithmetic calculations are also an abso-
    lute must. Since many of our members have been out
    of school forquiteawhile, and may not have used their
    mathematical skills for a few years, a period of review
    would bemost helpful forthem. Again, an imaginative
    instructor can make this interesting and meaningful.
    Obviously, these two steps will require additional
    time, but it should payoff in better grades. In recog-
    PAGE 26
    nition of the fact that added time is needed, the De-
    partment now recommends a minimum of 24 hours of
    classroom instruction (inlieuof the16hours previously
    recommended).
    Thefinal step involves recognition by the students
    that theart of piloting requires thedevelopment and/or
    useof certain ancillary skills which must beemployed
    in the most accurate manner possible. Once these skills
    are mastered, the students will feel infinitely more
    confident and, in fact, will discover that Piloting B is
    nomoredifficult than any other OSC.
    John S. Potts
    DC-T
    B e y on d AUXOP
    Advanced Instructor School, c. E. School, and Nat-
    ional Search and RescueSchool arethetopof our train-
    ing program designed to produce the professionalism
    we must have. It is our aim to produce the expertise
    necessary for each district to develop and maintain a
    quality of training which will assure a professional
    program of instruction for the members of those dis-
    tricts.
    These schools are designed toassure that the parti-
    cipants have the knowledge and communication tech-
    niques necessary to train others. We must assume that
    those whom the Directors of Auxiliary, from the various
    districts, have approved for attendance have the third
    ingredient necessary for successful instruction, "atti-
    tude". Certainly, one must have high motivation to
    arrange affairs and travel to attend these week-long
    schools.
    Condider theprerequisites forrealizing themost from
    each of these schools, "beyond AUXOP". A thorough
    familiarity with the new instructor training material
    and a good depth of workable knowledge in at least
    one topic of Auxiliary instruction is absolutely neces-
    sary for attendance at Advanced Instructor School.
    Here, oneshould prepare tounderstand themultiplicity
    of techniques possible toeffectively communicate with
    students and thereby manage the learning process.
    Ideally, the advanced student should have success-
    fully completed theAUXOP courses relative tohis topic
    of instruction.
    The school for vessel examiners is designed to pro-
    duce auxiliarists who have the most complete know-
    ledge possible of the requirements for a thoroughly
    competent USCGAux Courtesy Examination. Obvious-
    Iy, this student should beaqualified vessel examiner
    and havedoneconsiderable independent research ofthe
    technical nature of boats and their equipment. It then
    is theresponsibility of this student toprepare himself
    to effectively communicate this knowledge through
    acquiring theadded skills of athoroughly qualified in-
    Continued on page 27
    THE NAVIGATOR
    Continued from page 26
    structor in his own district.
    TheNational Search and RescueSchool trains oneto
    know and understand the responsibilities of the RCC.
    Basic prerequisites are OSC Piloting and OSC Search
    and Rescue. Theability toplot courses and solvedrift
    problems is assumed while knowledge of search patterns
    will bereviewed rapidly todevotetimetodecision mak-
    ing. Thestudent in this school, theonly SAR school in
    theworld, will find theexpert staff extremely competent
    with their only thought for thestudents and their com-
    petence in knowing and understanding SAR.
    Herealso is the implied responsibility of the profes-
    sional Auxiliary SAR specialist to acquire the commu-
    ication skills of a trained instructor. Only in this way
    can the knowledge gained at National SAR School be
    brought back totheindividual's district toimprove the
    quality and professionalism of our OSC Search and
    Rescue course.
    Withthesethreeschools which gobeyond themastery
    represented in AUXOP wehave the potential of pro-
    fessionalism which, if effectively utilized at district
    level, must ultimately reach the instructional level of
    division and flotilla.
    Chester W. Ruggles
    BC-TCS
    ARE WE TRAINING OUR MEMBERS?
    .'
    "Every flotilla should conduct a continuous member
    training program. Weshould qualify at least 10%of
    ourmembers inoneof theseven OSC Courses. At least
    10%of those involved in OSC Courses should qualify
    as AUXOP during theyear."
    Soreads the 1977Membership Training goals of the
    Auxiliary as published in the 1977National Program.
    Did you doyour part toward assisting our Auxiliary
    reach its 1977goal?
    TheLongRange Goal published concurrently stated:
    "Withtheincreased activity in theSpecialty Courses
    we should continue to strive for at least a 25%increase
    in AUXOPS each year."
    Didyour flotillaincrease its AUXOPS by 25%in1977?
    Will it dosoin 1978?
    A continuous member training program shall create
    a more knowledgeable membership with a resultant
    increase in enthusiastic professionalism.
    "ARE WE TRAINING ?"
    Bob Roscoe
    BC-TCI
    WINTER, 1&77 PAGE 27
    Th e Dre am Of Hop e
    Weknow that hopeopens doors and discovers what
    can bedoneinstead of grumbling about it.
    Biggoals areset through hopeas it regards problems
    as opportunities and does not grumble about misunder-
    standings.
    I havebeenhoping forthegoodinAuxiliarists tosend
    mereports of their activities for without this informa-
    tion, how can you hope for the history tomorrow.
    Hope is a good loser but we haven't lost yet, as where
    there is life there is hope.
    Whenyouconsider that all of our Auxiliarists longfor
    eternal lifethey don't know what todowith themselves
    on a rainy afternoon, makes me wonder why you will
    not sit down and writemeadetailed report of your flo-
    tilla or division activities.
    The reports are, that all areas of auxiliary units en-
    joyed a very exciting and interesting summer. Please
    include me on the mailing list for your district publica-
    tions, it is apparent we must keep abreast of the activi-
    ities. The worst form of failure is the failure to try, so
    never let it besaid I haven't tried.
    In your auxiliary activities, be a happy auxiliarist.
    Keep a smile on your face, as smiles are started by an-
    other smile.
    R. E. "Junior" Blanchard
    BCI ARH USCGAux.
    NEWS FROM 5152' NORTH-1763S' WEST
    Paul Moorehead, Sr., and son Paul Moorehead, Jr.,
    members of Flotilla #25received aMayday call on the
    CB radio and rescued two adults and three children
    from the frigid waters of the Bering Sea minutes be-
    forethey would have died from hypothermia or drown-
    ingwhen their boat went down. Paul Moorehead, Sr.
    received his "B" award at the recent Navy Ball from
    Rear Admiral John B. Hayes, USCG, Seventeenth Dis-
    trict Commander.
    TheCoast Guard Auxiliary IS theSearch and Rescue
    facility on Adak. The SAR center is manned by Navy
    personel who have only the Auxiliary to call on when a
    Mayday comes over theair. TheNavy has aflying club
    with twosmall private planes flown by members of the
    Navy and civilians who work for the Navy, including
    George Eischens, ViceFlotilla Commander.
    WhileCommodore Fred C. Havens was at Adak, just
    prior to going to the National Conference in Kentucky,
    there weretwo SAR cases. Onewas handled by Ver-
    linMartin, Flotilla Commander and RoyRoach, Member
    Training Officer.
    About 16peopletook part in the second assist. The
    starter motor burned out onaboat bringing 12hunters
    home. A starter was borrowed from another boat,
    flown out by the Navy Flying Club and dropped by
    parachute. It was recovered from the water and install-
    ed, and theboat was on its way. This shows the way
    we can all work together. no matter what our job or ser-
    vicewebelong to.
    '..~ .....~
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    I II1I1IJl l 1i 1l 1 I' - f .'
    The National Fall Conference rode the Belle of Louis-
    ville for an evenings fun and fellowship.
    Admiral Lauth piped us aboard. It sounded good!
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    The calliope played loud and very flat but it made
    the boat ride in tune.
    PAGE 28
    Who welcomed the National Conference to Louis-
    ville? Col. Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame.
    The new PFD's made by Stearn and modeled by Mary
    Evans, DSOPB 7 and Bill Hartman, BCPCS. The
    wands are eye catching.
    THE NAVIGATOR
    J
    Commodore Walter Cronkite holds a news conference.
    r
    I
    I
    The Past District Commodores are selling Auxiliary
    ties. Commodore Cronkite shows his colors .

    He joins the company of Harold and Thelma


    Haney, Andy Cordill and Capt. Wood.
    It has been the determined effort of the Editor of this
    Auxiliary Magazine not to picture Auxiliarists with
    glasses in their hands, as illustrated in these two pictures
    of Bob Burleigh, Allen Bregman and George Gille as
    they try to fool the Editor! Shame on you, boys!
    WINTER. 1977 PAGE 29
    Operations_ ~~
    New Publications - Officers of this Department have
    been extremely busy reviewing and formulating recom-
    mendations for a bevy of new publications. A new
    Operations Manual, CG-504, will include vital informa-
    tion for both surface operations and communications.
    An Air Operations Manual, CG-505, will provide the
    needed basis for air operations. The Courtesy Exam-
    iner's Handbook, CG-289, is being revised and recom-
    mended for conversion toamanual. Our Chart Up-Dat-
    ingManual is looking at afifthedition. This list of pub-
    lications has demanded theattention of all divisions of
    theDepartment. In most cases, theformat of our man-
    uals will providebetter continuity forreading and study,
    and easier modification viapagechanges. Thefuture
    should bring improved up-dating of themanuals them-
    selves, rather than relying onseparage notices. A close
    watch will bemaintained for changes and input from
    thefield is always welcome.
    Operator Qualification - Work in coordination with
    the Training Department, will proceed to install real-
    istic criteria for this specialization. A Directors Ad Hoc
    Committee forOperations alongwithvarious comments
    fromthefield, have given this project somevital recom-
    mendations. Weanticipate positive action in this ac-
    tivity following the release of the Operations Manual,
    CG-504. Toparallel theother "cornerstone" programs,
    itis recommended that astandardized examination be
    formulated toreplace the use of operational specialty
    courses. Recommended criteria for all aspects of
    operator achievement, are currently under review.
    Workshop Benefits - At the last National Fall Con-
    ference, two workshops were conducted by divisions
    of this Department. Communications and air opera-
    tions both benefited from them. Whenever Auxiliarists
    assemble, at any level of the Auxiliary, awealth of in-
    formation is there for theasking. Experience indicates
    that candid, informal exchanges between persons ofthe
    sameinterest will reveal problem areas and recommenda-
    tions that could very easily beoverlooked by responsible
    individuals. Specific subject workshops should becon-
    sidered by all.
    Information Flow - Periodic newsletters, bulletins,
    etc., are released to the district level by the various
    divisions of this Department. Thepurpose is tokeep all
    areas abreast of new developments, policy interpreta-
    tion, and inquiries. Further distribution of thematerial
    may takevarious forms. District publications, directors
    newsletters and staff bulletins are but a few of the
    media. Theimportant thing is tokeep themembership
    informed. All members are encouraged to watch and
    listen for information concerning their activities of
    interest. If, for any reason, aquestion or problem is
    created by new information, send aresponse back up
    the line for clarification. Information flow must be a
    two-way street!
    Charles H. Babb, DC-O
    PAGE 30 THE NAVIGATOR
    -. CHARLES H. BABB, DC-O
    "Underwater Chart Up-Dating"
    Themany phases of chart up-dating which are open
    tous as Auxiliarists arealmost endless yet still another
    "angle" exists. In someparts of the country members
    of our organization areinvolved in scuba diving either
    as an outside hobby or as a 'Diving Team' of the
    Auxiliary.
    An excellent way of finding out about underwater
    hazards or obstructions once they are known to exist
    is tosend down ateam of divers (never dive alone) to
    investigate theextent of thehazard and possibly get a
    photo or adrawing of it. With afish's view of the ob-
    struction thehazard can bebetter pinpointed on charts
    and apositive identification of thenature of thehazard
    can bemade. Just as withchart up-dating from theair,
    theuseof divers should only betried with aboat along,
    not only to aid in locating the hazard but for safety
    reasons.
    As with any other diving, the divers should exercise
    caution when going near underwater obstructions to
    prevent entanglement with thestructure. Diving is fun
    and if doneas part ofthe Chart Up-Dating Program can
    bean asset toour great organization.
    Ronald N. West
    BC-OUO
    Word has been received from John Hanna, NOS,
    that theNOS photo contest deadline has been changed
    toDecember 31, 1978.
    Takeyour camera cruising with you. You could win!
    Boating is safe ... vvhen
    Smart Skippers knovv the
    rules of the road
    Know what todo before
    the time comes for action.
    Take aCoast Guard Auxil-
    iary Safe Bcetirrg Course.
    Dept. of Transportation
    u.s. Coa.t Guard
    National CESchools-1977
    I hope all Examiners will read this article. I believe
    after youread this itwill giveyoualittlemoreknowledge
    of our schools, then take this knowledge back to its
    respective area and introduce this type of instruction
    to its Examiners.
    Our desire is tohave each district represented at one
    of our schools, then take this knowledge back to their
    respective areas and introduce this type of instruction
    to their Examiners.
    I am sure most Examiners that are certified by their
    District Director have been informed of our three (3)
    National CE Schools, if not, please contact your Flo-
    tilla Commander about these schools.

    GUIDED DISCUSSION METHOD OF INSTRUC-


    TION--WITH STUDENT PARTICIPATION
    Oneof the problems with this method of instruction
    is that it is entirely different from any other method
    with learning potential of this magnitude. Since this
    was tobethe initial contact with the student on this
    method of instruction, we the staff were somewhat
    apprehensive about using this method. However, once
    it started all went well and it was openly received by
    thestudents. Attheend of theclass sessions, comments
    by theindividual students were excellent and the stu-
    dents rated it well.
    Now, webelievethis typeof instruction should bereo
    tained and bedeveloped in the CE program because of
    thepossibilities introduced at thetimeof each student's
    participation and theknowledge received fromthegroup
    discussion method.
    Our first venture with this new typeof format was at
    Coast Guard Tracen, Petaluma, California. The stu-
    dents were eager to learn and with this enthusiasm we
    progressed day by day until wehad completed the en-
    tirecourse. Weweretold by thestudents it was amost
    enjoyable week and theformat was great,
    Wethen proceeded toour second school, Coast Guard
    RTC, Yorktown, Virginia. By this timewewerefeeling
    wecouldgiveabetter understanding and better thought
    training for the student because wehad a better idea
    of theexcellency wehad obtained from our first school
    and wehad moreconfidence togivethis second school
    better knowledge of what our new program is all about.
    Again, wehad excellent results. Again, students rated
    theschool well.
    Wewent on tothe third school which was located in
    Ft. Knox, Kentucky. This class also went well. This
    class was thesmallest of thethree classes. Again, the
    ratings by the students were very good.
    Wewere somewhat delighted with the male and fe-
    male participation but it did not comeup toour expec-
    tations. At Petaluma, California, four women attended
    ourschool; at Yorktown, Virginia, onewomen attended;
    and at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, two women attended.
    The strongest factor in this type of school is that it
    puts theburden of instruction upon thestudent leaders
    and the student recorders. It gives these students an
    opportunity toget up before their peers and lead adis-
    cussion. It instills you, the Examiner, with self-confi-
    WINTER. 1977
    dencewhen you return toyour respective flotillas and
    divisions to lead a constructive, self-confident seminar.
    I have been told by thestudents that their eyes have
    beenopened, that they havelearned much and that they
    likethe format. A technique has been found to meet
    their desire for information about the CE Program.
    I would likeall Examiners to know wehave finally
    found theanswer that enables us toteach these students
    and that is, eachstudent has theopportunity topartici-
    pate in active group discussion. Each student sometime
    during the class receives the answer to his question be-
    foreheasks it.
    SomeExaminers havestated they have had questions
    about theCE Program in their minds which they have
    carried for up to four years and they never received an
    answer! Well, at this school, at theend of the class we
    have a period of "Summary Discussion" in which any
    student that has aquestion which has not been answer-
    ed, asks itatthis time. Withthis inmind all students re-
    turn to their respective area with all their questions
    answered and they feel confiden t in giving seminars
    and also giving quality Examinations.
    One of the most important features of this type of
    instruction is the heated arguments some of our students
    get into over the statements made by other students.
    This is great, except the staff instructors must becare-
    ful not tolet these heated discussions go too far. So,
    with the "I agrees", "I disagrees" and some of theother
    tempting remarks used to inform all students of their
    feelings, we have come up with a theme that we believe
    will bemost usefull to settle down all differences be-
    tween students:
    THEME: "AGREE TO DISAGREE AGREEABLY"
    I recommend to all examiners to make every effort
    toseethat they have arepresentative fromtheir district
    to attend the National CE School in their respective
    areas. I promise you it will help in the education of your
    CE program and it will giveyou better uniformity and
    Quality Examinations for your area.
    This last year has been abusy year for the Staff In-
    structors but, with the fine spirit of cooperation from
    all students attending, it has been worth the effort.
    Withtheeducation and the self-confidence most of our
    students have received, we will be most happy to re-
    turn next year and educate another fine group of
    students.
    I have one final word for all examiners, "Try it, you
    may likeit." Hope to seeyou all next year.
    Phillip W. Conley, DVCOV
    PAGE 31
    Do It Yours e l f Cartog rap h y
    (Or how tocreate achart and make abuck, too.)
    As the volume of pleasure craft increases, so too, in
    a small proportion, do the amount of waterways. The
    U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, state and local govern-
    ments, and private enterprises are constantly creating
    new lakes and thus recreational boating facilities
    throughout thecountry. Many of these new and exist-
    ing lakes DONOT HAVE CHARTS, (or maps). The
    Corps of Engineers has informed methat there is ades-
    perate need for charts of these recreational areas. How-
    ever, no agency of theFederal Government is permitted
    tousepublic funds tocreatecharts of waters used solely
    by pleasure craft. They have expressed a strong desire
    towork withtheU. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary tohelp us
    create these charts. You can well appreciate the fact
    that thesecharts areneeded if youhave ever boated on
    anunfamiliar lake. Creating achart (ormap) can easily
    beaccomplished as aFlotilla project. They can then be
    sold at a nominal fee to cover the cost of reproduction
    and to help provide funds for needed Flotilla equip-
    ment. Thetalent needed tocreatethesecharts is usually
    within almost all Flotillas. It may sound likeavast pro-
    ject to tackle such an endeavor, but if the following
    procedures are followed, it can bequite easy.
    1. Gather all available data such as construction
    drawings, quandrangle maps (available from NOAA),
    location of all aids to navigation (no matter who has
    established them), position of all prominent landmarks,
    location of all marine facilities, ramps, etc., location of
    all hazards tonavigation suchas cablecrossings (above
    and belowwater), obstructions, dams, dikes, levees, and
    all other pertinent items that you would like to know
    about if this lakewerestrange toyou.
    2. Decideon ascale for the chart. Remember that
    this should be of such size that all information is easily
    read, but itshould besmall enough tobeeasily handled
    on aClass A boat.
    3. Reduceor enlarge all available maps and draw-
    ings to the scale decided upon for the final product.
    This can be accomplished by photographic process or
    by using apantograph. (Available frommost drafting
    instrument suppliers.)
    4. Plot all data on thefinal product. Remember to
    showthehigh water and lowwater lines. Theelevation
    of samecanbeobtained fromalakegaugeorat thedam
    spillway. Show all underwater elevations. (Obtained
    from quandrangle maps.) Show all restricted areas,
    speed limit areas, etc. Color may beadded to denote
    land from water and/or shallow water. The limits of
    how much you show is up to the scale of the chart,
    your imagination, discretion and common sense.
    5. List themarine facilities along with theservices
    available at each. List radio channel ortelephone num-
    bers tobeused in case of emergency. (Coast Guard
    Auxiliary, fire, medical, police, etc.)
    6. List the following Coast Guard Auxiliary data:
    A. Location and timeof CME stations, or telephone
    number tobecalled.
    B. Telephone number tobecalled for date, timeand
    location of PE classes.
    PAGE 32
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    '-",
    A typical Do It Yourself Cartography by Flotilla 76,
    8th CGDAUX.
    C. All other USCGAUX data that you would like
    thepublic in your area toknow about theAuxiliary.
    D. Statethat this chart is beingprovided by Flotilla
    _ _ of District _ _ of theU. S. Coast Guard Auxil-
    iary.
    7. INCLUDE A LEGAL DISCLAIMER ON THE
    CHART. A typical disclaimer will beprovided by DVe-
    OU upon request.
    8. Print sufficient copies of the chart that you be-
    lievewill besold each year. This will provide you the
    opportunity toup-datethechart annually without hav-
    ing an outdated stock tobediscarded.
    9. Determine apricefor these charts. Makesureto
    cover your expenses but do not price them too high so
    that they donot sell.
    lD. When thecharts are printed and are ready for
    sale, usethenews media tolet thepublic know of their
    availability. A few free ones posted at the marine facil-
    ities, launching ramps, police stations, fire stations, ran-
    ger stations, etc., will help to sell your completed
    product.
    Elsewhereinthis issueyouwill find aphotoof achart
    that was created by oneFlotilla.
    All this may sound likeavast undertaking, but any-
    thing worth thefinal goal of SAFE BOATING is well
    worth thetimeand effort expended.
    Charles D. Alden
    DVC-OU
    POINTED PARAGRAPHS
    The less luck a man has the more he despises it.
    Somesmiles look as though they had been soaked in
    vinegar.
    The girl who is never seen to blush may have been
    born toblush unseen.
    Marriage is thegreatest lottery of life-and lotteries
    areillegal.
    Slight no man because of his poverty and esteem
    no man because of his wealth.
    Sometimes a man is judged by his appearance and
    sometimes by his disappearance.
    THE NAVIGATOR
    UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
    DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONS VESSEL EXAMINATION DIVISION
    C-=-=E=-----~HD= ----= ..cT L I N E
    ~
    DVC-OV ~
    EXAMINERS, ALL ~
    FEDERAL MARINE SANITATION DEVICE
    REGULATIONS, CG-485, DISSEMINATION
    OF
    FROM:
    TO:
    SUBJ:
    INFO: Section 312 of the Federal Water Pollution
    Act Amendments of 1972(P. L. 92-500) provides for
    standards of performance for Marine Sanitation De-
    vices (MSDs). The Coast Guard issued regulations
    which implement these standards in CG-485, Federal
    Marine Sanitation DeviceRegulations (Marine Toilets).
    I havebeenadvised 20,000CG-485'sareavailable at this
    time for distribution to the Examiner. There is a pos-
    sibility of obtaining additional CG-485's in the near
    future.
    Duetothestrictness and caution tobeused by each
    individual boater with a Marine Sanitation Device, we
    believe weshould make the public aware of the need
    for this information.
    DISTRIBUTION: The DSO-VE's will receive alim-
    ited quantity of these pamphlets (CG-485). The DSO-
    VE's will contact the SO-VE's for the distribution of
    the CG-485 to the Examiners where they will be the
    most effective, until the supply is exhausted.
    ACTION: Duetothestrict enforcement of theMarine
    Sanitation Device, it is recommended, if an Examiner
    is approached by a boat owner for information on the
    MSD, someExaminers may hand this pamphlet tothe
    boater rather than to give misleading information.
    Disseminate this CE Hotline toall Courtesy Examiners
    as soon as possible.
    Phillip W. Conley
    DVC-OV
    CHANGE IN PERSONEL DEPARTMENT OF
    FINANCE;
    DELETE: Allen M. Bregman, DVC-FT
    ADD: William H. Wilson, DVC-FT
    881Ocean Drive, Apt. 27-4
    Key Biscayne, Florida 33149
    (H) 305/361/-3244
    (B) 305/883-3468
    Effective atonceforward all travel claims toMr. Wilson.
    Please correct your records to confrom to this change.
    B. E. Hearn Jr.
    DC-A
    DEADLINE
    NEXT EDITION
    NAVIGATOR
    FEB. 4, 1978
    WINTER. 1977
    THANK YOU
    On behalf of National Ocean Survey, U. S. Array
    Corps of Engineers, Defense Mapping Agency Hydro-
    graphic Center, state and local charting agencies, U. S.
    Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard, and the many
    people who make up these agencies, and in particular
    thoseof us whomake uptheNational Chart Up-Dating
    Division, we would like to thank each and everyone of
    you who supported the Chart Up-Dating and Aids to
    Navigation Programs during 1977.
    Thequality of reports that yousubmitted have shown
    a marked improvement over previous years. We have
    noted that reports were submitted from heretofore un-
    heard of areas such as Kansas, Indiana, Arizona, Wis
    consin and Montana. There still are a few states to be
    heard from.
    What are welooking for in 1978? Wewould like to
    haveevery District and Region represented in thefinal
    tally. Wewould liketoseeevery reporting member in
    1977 convince four other members to submit reports.
    We would like to see the quality of reports improve even
    more. Wewould liketoseemore back-up data and/or
    photos submitted with each report. Wewould like to
    see every report submitted with a chart section, or better
    still, agood quality photocopy of thechart section with
    thereport. Wewould liketoseeevery Flotilla conduct-
    ing at least oneCU and ATON Patrol.
    Recently, our National Commodore asked me what
    my ultimate goal for theCU and ATON Programs are.
    Very simple. Every waterway checked thoroughly at
    least onceayear forCU items and every Coast Guard es-
    tablished ATONchecked at least onceamonth toinsure
    that they arewatching properly. I know it might seem
    impossible, but that's my ultimate goal. Will you help
    it tobecome areality?
    Charles D. Alden
    DVC-OU
    TIMELINESS
    Somebody once said, "It's too late to lock the bam
    door after thehorseis stolen". Of courseas weall know,
    the message in this adage is timeliness. In reviewing
    theChart Up-Dating reports submitted by our members
    during 1977, we note that many reports have not been
    sent to the charting agencies promptly. In some cases
    this has beenas longas 12months after theobservation
    was made. Let's lookat theproblem this way. If ashoal-
    ing condition existed and wasn't on the chart, you sure
    would like to know about it before you wiped out the
    bottom of your boat onit. Ifit was your best friend that
    damaged his boat onashoal that you know about, how
    would youfeel? Wouldyou admit tohim that you knew
    about it and hadn't told anyone? But, now put yourself
    in his shoes and what would you say? I'll bet you
    couldn't print it in this magazine.
    Thewholepoint is, if you know about something that
    poses a potential danger to navigation, or of something
    that wouldprovetobeof assistance innavigating, don't
    wait to send in the report, DO IT NOW. Remember,
    thejobisnot complete until thepaperwork is completed,
    AND MAILED.
    Charles D. Alden
    DVC-OU
    PAGE 33
    B l ue
    Max
    < *
    *'~
    Kanger Talk
    Well here weare into anew Auxiliary year > 1978 .
    and hopefully it will beareal zinger. In caseyou don't
    recognize the term, in Panama City, Florida that's a
    two flavored soft icecream topped with everything.
    thebest. Not that 1977didn't have its good points. As
    I lookback ontheaviation accomplishments ofthe past
    12months, I can list the excellent growth in aviation
    members; the increase in operational use of Auxiliary
    aircraft by the Coast Guard commands; the very
    heartening response tomy AVIATION NEWSLETTER
    theattendance at the aviation workshop in Louisville
    (almost called onaccount of rain) and thegreat contacts
    I have beenpriviledged tomake with another voluntary
    auxiliary, theCivil Air Patrol. On the bad news side,
    there were areas in which there was no support and
    littleactivity that werepotentially productive aviation
    wisebut which seemed tobeheld back by personalities.
    What apity. Well, personalities come and go and the
    capability of Auxiliary aviation to support the Coast
    Guard and Auxiliary missions grows. After all . this is
    1978. Theservices of this officeare available toassist
    any district which feels it needs help with its Auxil-
    iary Aviation. If you want to see a more formalized
    aviation workshop for Area or District meetings, let me
    know that too.
    The National Air Operations Manual will come out
    shortly as aCoast Guard publication, CG505. By hav-
    ing a wider distribution than the previous Guide, it
    should beof valuetoAuxiliary leaders and Coast Guard
    Call-out Authorities. It will alsoprovide asingle source
    of information on the various subjects of Auxiliary
    aviation. Such information is being deleted fromother
    manuals such as CG305 and CG289. Henceforth, it
    will beCG505 that wemean when wesay "it's in the
    book".
    Well, theamount of worthwhile material for acolumn
    such as this at the beginning of awork year is always
    small. It grows larger as the work of theAuxiliary de-
    velops during themonths ahead, but before I end this
    message, I must again thank the District Commodores
    and Directors whoencouraged theaviation program of
    1977and the Flotilla Commanders and Division Cap-
    tains with aircraft in their units who held in there de-
    spite many discouragements. Thanks, fellows.
    Thomas R. Cook, Jr., DVCOA
    PAGE 34
    THE NAVIGATOR
    L _..-......
    CHIEF MARINE
    CHART DIVISION
    NOAA
    Capt. Donald R. Tibbit
    NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY
    ABthe National Ocean Survey prepares for a new sur-
    vey year, I thought it only appropriate to brief you on
    planned activities which may be in your area in the near
    future. It is, of course, difficult tobeabsolutely certain
    of any survey scheduling. Changing priorities, equip-
    ment problems, and the lack of cooperative weather
    condtions all make unit scheduling quite difficult and
    certainly very flexible. If a field unit is scheduled to
    operate in your area and you wish to make contact with
    that unit, I recommend that you contact Cdr. Charles
    R. Nixon, Chief, Operations Division, Atlantic Marine
    Center, 439West York Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510,
    telephone: 8044416206. Not only will Commander
    Nixon beabletooffer thelatest scheduling information,
    but hemay beable to give an address and telephone
    number for thefield unit.
    There are two general types of survey operations for
    which I amgiving youschedules. Thereareother types
    of operations in which various units participate, but
    they are generally offshore efforts which would nor-
    mally offer minimum opportunity for contact and use-
    ~l exchange ofinfonnation related totheChart Up-dat-
    mgProgram. Unfortunately all west coast operations
    fall intothis latter category during thefirst part of 1978.
    The first of these survey types is the chart adequacy
    survey. As the name implies, units assigned to this
    mission will closely investigate a designated area to
    determine if a major survey effort is necessary for the
    region. Simultaneous with this evaluation, theunit at-
    tempts to verify or disprove all discripancies which have
    been noted on the chart sinceits last basic survey. Since
    these discrepancies include many items submitted by
    you, we certainly would appreciate personal contact
    when weattempt to resolve the items. This year the
    NOAA Ship PEIRCE will beresponding tosuch amis-
    sionintheareafromBiscayne Bay toMarathon, Florida,
    from mid-February to late-April. The NOAA Ship
    WHITING will beconducting similar work inNewYork
    Harbor during that same period of time. A launch party
    will also work on achart adequacy mission in the St.
    Johns River, Florida, fromJanuary toApril. That same
    party will then beshifting operations toLakeHuron for
    the spring and summer. Units engaged in this mission
    all depend agreat deal on information provided by the
    local chart users and aredirected tocontact all related
    organizations upon arrival in an area.
    The second type of survey is the basic survey of in-
    shore ocean waters, lakes, and rivers. These surveys
    are all inclusive in their effort to conduct a thorough
    investigation of an area. Theunique knowledge that you
    ,
    possess of your region is of assistance to our crews.
    Units responding tothis mission will beoperating in
    Pamlico Sound, North Carolina; Beaufort Inlet, North
    Carolina; Banana and Indian Rivers, Florida; and the
    Florida coast fromPensacola toCapeSan Bias, during
    the period from January to April. As weather condi-
    tions permit. these units move to their summer opera-
    tingareas whichthis year include thewaters of Eastern
    LakeErie, Delaware Bay, and the Delaware River be-
    ginning at Trenton, NewJersey. Additionally, the ef-
    fort along theFlorida coast will continue through this
    period.
    Cooperation between theNational Ocean Survey field
    parties and the Coast Guard Auxiliaries around the
    country can make our work both easier and more corn-
    plete. It can alsoafford youtheopportunity toobserve
    acharting effort in action and gain a better working
    knowledge of the difficult process of providing com-
    pleteand accurate charts for theboating public. As I
    indicated in a previous article, assistance to these field
    units qualifies for credit points in the Chart Up-dating
    Program so remember to report your contacts through
    thenormal chart up-dating reporting channels.
    Re que s ts For Sp e ci al
    In ve s ti g ati on Ch arts
    A Special Investigation Chart (SI)isachart of thenor-
    mal flotilla operational area that has features marked
    toassist theobserver in Chart Up-Dating. TheFlotilla
    Commander, Flotilla Operations Officer and Flotilla
    Chart Up-Dating Chairman have detailed information
    about this growing Auxiliary activity. Also, each SI
    chart is accompanied by Chart Up-Dating guidelines.
    Thecharting agencies appreciate this assistance and
    encourage this activity tohelp keep chart data current.
    It is anever ending effort.
    Each flotilla must request charts of its operational
    areabytheOLDchart number and always select charts
    with thelargest scale of the area. (Note: NOS Chart
    catalogs haveacross index and can beobtained FREE
    from: National Ocean Survey, Distribution Division
    C44, 6501 Lafayette Avenue, Riverdale Md. 20840;
    Calalog No.1 is Atlantic and Gulf Coast, No, 2Pacific
    Coast and Hawaii, No.3 Alaska and No.4 Great Lakes
    and Adjacent Waterways.)
    Itmay takeupto90days toreceivecharts marked for
    Special Investigations; submit chart requests toyour
    Assistant District Staff Officer, Chart Up-Dating
    (ADSO-OPU) now for the 1978season.
    Since there is a never ending change on, under and
    adjacent to waterways by natural occurrences and man
    it would beunusual not to be able to see and report
    changes in your operational area. Give it a try.
    Arnold J. Albrecht
    BC-OUS
    WINTER. 1977
    REPORTING DEFECTS AND DISCREPANCIES
    CONCERNING AIDS TO NAVIGATION
    The Winter of 1976-77 played havoc with Coast
    Guard established Aids toNavigation in somesections
    of thecountry. Duetothe vast amount of damage, it
    was not possible to replace some of those aids until mid-
    s um m e r. We can hope that this Winter does not cause
    arepeat performance, but if it does, wecan help our
    parent Service.
    All defects and discrepancies concerning aids to
    navigation established and maintained by the U. S.
    Coast Guard shall bereported IMMEDIATELY TOTHE
    NEAREST COAST GUARD UNIT BY RADIO OR
    LANOLINE.
    DONOT REPORT items of acosmetic value such as
    bird droppings, peeling paint, etc. unless it adversely
    affects theusefulness of theaid, as items such as these
    are corrected during scheduled routine maintenance
    inspections. A complete list of what tocheck concern-
    ing aids is contained in the Chart Up-Dating Manual
    and alsoonFormDVC-OU 101-76,theChart Up-Dating
    and Aids toNavigation Shirt Pocket Guide, A written
    report with twocopies shall beprepared using NOAA
    Form 77-5. Thereport should contain data relative to
    the defect or discrepancy, identification and position
    of theaid, date, timeand name of Coast Guard unit to
    whom the defect or discrepancy was reported. Observer
    shall retain onecopy and forward theoriginal and one
    copy tohis Assistant District Staff Officer-Operations
    Up-Dating (ADSO-OPU). TheADSO-OPU will immed-
    iately review the reporting form. correct any obvious
    errors, retain one copy and forward the original to
    Chief, Marine Chart Division C-322, NOAA-National
    Ocean Survey, Rockville, MD. 20852. If the defect
    or discrepancy concerning an AtoN is reported to the
    Coast Guard by radio orlandline, DONOT send awrit-
    ten report tothe Coast Guard as this only creates ad-
    ditional unnecessary paperwork and confusion. Written
    reports or copies thereof received by NOAA-NOS will
    beawarded credit units. CU and AtoNaccomplishments
    will bereported into AUXMIS by NOAA-NOS on a
    monthly basis. Reports not submitted toNOAA-NOS
    WILL NOT bereported into AUXMIS. Following these
    procedures will make your reports more useful and the
    work load easier, and will also give you, the reporting
    member, the credit you deserve for your activities.
    Charles D. Alden
    DVC-OU
    Respectability may be contagious but folks can't
    always catch it when they want it.
    A widowis always trying tomake aman believeshe
    thought hewas going tokiss her.
    Anoldbachelor says thereisnothing at all remarkable
    about thefact that only the female mosquitoes annoy
    us.
    Bonnets are now made to match gowns, but, strange
    to say, no one thinks of trying to make them match
    purses.
    PAGE 35
    Plan Ahead
    During thefirst four months of every year, every Flo-
    tilla whose operational area is covered by charts pub-
    lished by NOAA-National Ocean Survey, receives three
    charts of their operational area, IF the Flotilla remem-
    bers to request them during the latter part of the pre-
    vious year, and IF someone in the chain of command has
    not dropped theball and has passed along and processed
    therequest.
    But, every year we seem to hear the same story. Either
    the Flotilla never received them or they got them and
    didn't know what todowith them. Wehave found that
    in some cases that Hwe never got them". the charts were
    received and disappeared aboard someone's boat or
    the request never got to National Ocean Survey.
    In the case of "what are we supposed to do with
    them?", they are intended to beused SOLELY for the
    purpose of chart up-dating and aids to navigation
    activities. By receiving them early in the year, sufficient
    timeis provided tobreak thecharts into sections sothat
    every facility owning member will be assigned a sector
    to cover during the year. In this manner, every chart
    provided will be thoroughly covered every year. In
    somecases, Flotilla operational areas overlap, but don't
    rely on"theother Flotilla" tocover thearea. Doit your-
    self. Youmight find something of chartable nature that
    they have missed.
    I don't mind telling youthat thepractice of providing
    "free" charts isbeingstudied very thoroughly by agroup
    at National Ocean Survey. My contention is that if
    charts are not provided each year, they will kill the
    goose that laid the golden egg. Don't let your fellow
    boaters down. Usethesecharts forthepurpose forwhich
    they are intended and follow through by submitting
    volumes of high quality reports.
    The purpose of putting this article in The NAVIGA-
    TOR is twofold. One, is tostimulate the growth of CU
    and ATON reports, and second is that now every mem-
    ber has had theinformation of what todowiththecharts
    provided put intohis hands sothere should benofurther
    questions on that subject this year. If your Flotilla
    doesn't receive your charts, don't just complain about
    it. Do something positive about itand see if your request
    was passed upwards through the chain, or see if they
    werereceived and they pulled that disappearing act.
    Charles D. Alden
    DVe-OU
    PAGE 36
    " In l an d Ch art Up - Dati n g "
    As thenew BC-OUO I have been going through files
    and records forthis year. Themost striking thing which
    I have found is thealmost total lack of chart up-dating
    done in the inland regions of the country.
    SomeAuxiliarists wholiveinland have reported cor-
    rections or changes to coastal charts while visiting or
    traveling tothecoasts but uponreturning totheir normal
    boating area have ended their CU activities. Theidea
    of limiting CU activities to coastal areas is worse than
    senseless. If there were not a need for chart corrections
    then the maps and charts published by the Corps of
    Engineers and state agencies would not need to be re-
    vised each year as they now are.
    Water is water nomatter whereyou find it and it's a
    natural occurrence to have changes occur almost daily
    which are of areportable nature. I have yet to see a
    river, lake or other large body of water which did not
    have piles, rocks, shoals, sandbars, landmarks, cables,
    wrecks or(ATONS, private orgovernment) of someform
    or another. If these items exist and they occur on some
    form of chart, no matter who publishes it, then Aux-
    iliarists should try toreport them.
    Auxiliarists alongrivers havean excellent opportunity
    to report corrections or changes as many chartable items
    are very close to each other and in many cases one does
    nothaveto travel far to investigate them. The next time
    you are near the water, take a chart with you and just
    see how much you can report. A whole new world is out
    there waiting for you.
    Ronald N. West
    BC-OUO
    Dan g e r! B e Dam Saf e
    In recent months many parts of thecountry have ex-
    perienced shortages of rainfall which has resulted in
    low water levels in some lakes, reservoirs and rivers.
    Withthelowering of water levels, trees, rocks and other
    natural and man-made debris which were once covered
    by several feet of water may now be lurking just below
    the surface.
    If you boat onour inland waters and know of any of
    these possible hazards please make every effort to lo-
    cate, investigate and report them not only to increase
    your own safety but for charting purposes. While the
    water levels may rise in the future, the hazards still
    exist and eventually could result in accidents. Notify
    thecharting agency which produced thechart for your
    inland waters by sending incorrections onNOAA-NOS
    forms 11-5and 11-3, to your ADSO-OPU.
    Besuretosend himorher twocopies plus theoriginal
    and include all information which will better help the
    charting agency to identify and locate the hazard or
    change on their charts. Reporting these hazards and
    changes will make boating safer and earn you, your
    flotilla, division and district Chart Up-Dating credits.
    Ronald N. West
    BC-OUO
    THE NAVIGATOR
    VHF Channel Utilization for St. louis AreaPleasure Boats
    16. DISTRESS. SAFETY AND CALLING. IMandatorychannel]
    06. Intership safety, limited use only. (Mandatory channel)
    09. "lntership, ship to coast. Primarily acommercial working channel.
    12." Port operations, locks, intership. ship to coast.
    13. "Inter ship. navigational communications only. (Use only lowpower)
    14. "Port operations, locks, intership, ship to coast.
    22A. Communications with U.S. Coast Guard.
    24. Public Correspondence. WGK St. Louis Harbor and South.
    25. Public Correspondence. WGK Alton Lake pleasure boats.
    26. Public Correspondence. WGK Granite City.
    27. Public Correspondence. WGK St. Louis Harbor and South.
    28. Public Correspondence. WGK Alton Like and North.
    68,69,71, 78A. Pleasure boats. Intership and ship to coast. Working channel.
    70,72. Pleasure boats. Intership working channel.
    83A. Useby U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, limited to Auxiliary activities.
    "Channels 9. 12. 13and 14arelegal for intership communications, but should not beusedas
    regular workingchannels. Any channel not listed aboveshould beusedonly if theoperator
    hasfull knowledgeas tothespecific useof that channel. Therearenoother channels which
    may belegally used by pleasureboats as anintership workingchannel. Improper usageof
    any channel may subject theoperator tolossof licenseor afine.
    MAYDAY (Ch161Useonly if ingraveand imminentdanger tolife.
    PAN(Ch161Usefor very urgent messagedirectly concerning safety of aship, aircraft. other
    vehicleor person.
    SECURITY (Call on CH 16, then switchto intership workingchannel) Usefor brief
    messageconcerning safety of navigation or important meteorlogical warning.
    Prepared by SO-CM III and SO-eM VII. February,1977 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
    Printed courtesy of BermudaElectric, Inc.
    The above is acopy of adecal prepared by the Staff
    Officer for Communications Division III District 2W,
    DonFrancois and JoeKretschmer, SOCM Division VII.
    It is published for distribution in the St. Louis area.
    These gentlemen have shared their idea with any Flo-
    tilla or Division interested in copying it.
    RULES ON INSTALLING SHIP
    VHF RADIO TELEPHONES-AMENDED
    TheFCC has amended Part 83tostate that:
    No operator license is required for installation of a
    VHF transmitter in aship station when theinstalla-
    tion is performed by or under the immediate super-
    vision of thelicensee of the station: and
    Required transmitter tests beperformed by the man-
    ufacturer of theequipment.
    Thelicensee must still comply with therequirement to
    obtain an operator permit and acopy of Part 83.
    Therulechange was effective August 23rd, and while
    its effect will beto reduce the cost of equipping aves-
    sel with VHF, the owner also loses the opportunity to
    discuss rules and proper procedure with aprofessional.
    Theneed foroperator basic training isevident nowwhen
    youmonitor channel 16. As new equipment is installed
    under these newrules, wewill have an even larger chal-
    lengeand opportunity for service as westrive tomain-
    tain the effectiveness of marine radio for its primary
    purpose of safety.
    Weldon Vogt, Jr. DVCOC
    WINTER, 1977
    Salty LooksAt Chart No. 1
    For thelandlubber, Chart No.1 is abooklet of Nau-
    tical Chart Symbols and Abbreviations and Salty needs
    someconvincing.
    "Hey Sweetwater, stormed Salty, what in the world
    areall thesefunny squiggles, lines and hex markings in
    this here book of yours?"
    Well Salty, if you would calm down alittle, take your
    time, look at those symbols and read a little bit, you
    would seethat everything in that book is an example
    and explanation of features found onnavigation charts.
    That may beso, Sweetwater, but why would I ever
    want toknow thesymbol for aNipa Palm tree? Salty,
    just because you live above the Mason-Dixon line
    doesn't mean that weall do. In fact, I thought you were
    going totake aboat trip south. If you do, the way you
    aretalking, youbetter obtain aChart No.1, take agood
    gander at it and keep it on your boat. O. K. Sweet-
    water?"
    Get your copy of Chart No. 1from: National Ocean
    Survey, Distribution Division C44, 6501 Lafayette
    Avenue, Riverdale MD. 20840. Price is $1.50.
    Arnold J . Albrecht,
    BCOUS
    PAGE 37
    Nati on al Courte s y Ex am i n e rs Work s h op
    The United States Coast Guard Training Center in
    Petaluma, California, was where twenty-five Auxil-
    iariats spent oneweek from 17July to23July 1977. A
    group of Courtesy Examiners, selected to attend the
    sec?nd annual National CE Workshop in Petaluma,
    arnved on Sunday, 17July 1977, in time for the brief.
    ingheld early that evening.
    On Monday morning class began at 0800 to 1130
    hours and from 1230to 1630 hours, and each day for
    fivedays. The classroom was new and very well lighted
    and ventilated, withmany largewindows; and thedesk-
    chairs were quite comfortable and placed in rows on
    tiers, allowing each student a maximum view of the
    podium and the Seminar Leaders.
    Our BOQ (bachelors officers quarters) wereclean as
    well as comfortable and our attractive cool rooms
    were furnished with twin beds, night stands, with a
    closet-dresser and desk for each student. Restrooms
    withshowers werelocated at theend of thehall-separat-
    ely for men and women! Also, there was a lounge for
    those wishing to smoke and/or for "attitude adjust-
    ment" sessions at the end of theschool day. The quan-
    tity of students present was about right for participation
    without excessive time lost, and the demonstrations,
    participation and instruction all were excellent.
    Rollinghills, clear clean air, clouded blueskies during
    theday, and millions of stars seemingly at arm's reach
    at night arebut afewof theattributes ofthe area where
    theTracen is located.
    Bob Jablonski, from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, who
    charters his boat and himself totourists for marlin fish-
    ing and tournaments, brought a very interesting film
    narrated by Actor Lee Marvin, showing the live action
    and excitement of a marlin-fishing tournament. Al-
    most all of thestudents and Seminar Leaders attended
    that evening's entertainment, at which another film on
    body language and "bursting of bubbles" was shown.
    R&R(rest and recreation) was also provided each even-
    ing at the CPO (Chief Petty Officers) Club.
    Totop all of this, wereceived an education in one week
    that would take much longer tocomplete as oneof the
    regular two-hour CE training courses. There is a great
    advantage to steady learning compared to our once-
    a-week sessions. According toPhillip W. Conley, DVC-
    OV, Auxiliarist on the National staff in charge of the
    Workshop." ...wedo not have instructors in the CE pro-
    gram, we have Seminar Leaders. We want students to
    teach students, which I believe works very well ...We
    have abeautiful and worthwhile saying that works if
    everyonewill abideby it..'AgreetoDisagree Agreeably.'
    Criticism is oneof themost important parts of this type
    method of instruction ..."
    Theexchange of ideas fromthevarious students from
    various parts of the country, like Stan Kokata, Dick
    Santos, BobJablonski, and Bob Wise-all from Hawaii;
    Toshiro Katsura, Charles Gosha, and Bill McMann, from
    Oregon; Ralph Wood, Billings, Montana; Frank
    Shields, Boise, Idaho; Jean Georgeand Gladys Prekker,
    from New Mexico; Bob Fornefeld and Steve Watson,
    PAGE 38
    Arizona; Bill Corcoran, Harvey Hansen, 'Ill Hidalgo,
    Lou Homfeld, Ernie Koch, Gerri Ramos, Dave Shelley,
    and DonSpies, all fromvarious parts of California; and
    Wilma Fitzsimmons from Juneau, Alaska--proved to be
    effective.
    Although it was several times pointed out by the
    Seminar Leaders that all Courtesy Examiners MUST
    abide by CG-289, it was amazing how different dis-
    tricts emphasize one thing while others emphasize
    another. Our leaders, being from Florida, Kentucky,
    Washington, D. C., and Indiana, werealso quick tonote
    this. Phil Conley did bring out the fact that CG289 is
    in theprocess of being updated and rewritten. However,
    until we receive copies of the new one, we MUST abide
    by the current one (1974), as Amended.
    Bob Fornefeld, DSOVE-llth District, handed out a
    sheet of a few "DON'TS" entitled "Precautious Ad-
    vice to Reckless Vessel Examiners." He also pointed
    out that aVessel Examiner (VE) is only the National,
    District, Division, or Flotilla Staff Officer; aCourtesy
    Examiner (CE) is the person conducting the examina-
    tion; and a Courtesy Marine Examination (the new
    titlefor CME's) is the actual examination.
    The Seminar Leaders were Phillip W. Corley, DVC
    PV, James R. "Buddy" Farson, Jr., BC-PVC, and Harold
    Star, Jr., DSOVE-8th, with LCDR Leon M. Beaty,
    USCG, Chief, Operations and Member Training Branch,
    of the Commandant's Office, Washington, D. C., pre-
    senting oneof thefinest CE Workshops todate. Charles
    Babb, DC-a, was in attendance the latter half of the
    week; and on graduation presented each student with
    aCertificate of Achievement from the Department of
    Operations.
    Since our meals were served at a nominal charge at
    the Subsistance Specialist School galley-very well
    organized--with a large choice of delicious foods cooked
    expertly and efficiently by theyoung Coast Guardsmen
    training tobecooks, chefs, and bakers, they couldn't
    have been moredelightful and appealing than if served
    in one of the finest restaurants--with one bon vivant
    heard to exclaim "magnifique!" more than once, es-
    pecially tothepiecederesistance-the seafood luncheon
    on Friday. Every kind of seafood imaginable-from
    hot lobster, shrimp, clams, clam chowder, scallops to
    acold buffet salad tray, with many kinds of seafood-
    was decorated in theshape of alarge fish. Needless to
    say, everyone's diet went out the window for most of
    the week-especially for that one elegantly prepared
    and decorated meal! Each Auxiliarist received a cer-
    tificate entitled "Royal Order of the Guinea Pig" on
    graduation night, and most Auxiliarists graciously do-
    nated, as a small token of appreciation, towards an R
    &Rparty for thecooks, who had slaved over hot stoves
    all week!
    WeAuxiliarists were made to feel as welcome as visit-
    ing dignitaries. A reception was held in our honor on
    Monday evening at the Officers Club. Without excep-
    tion, everyone on the base was warm, friendly. and
    hospitable.
    The graduation ceremonies were held at the Officers
    Club on Friday evening, with Harvey Hansen as Mas-
    ter of Ceremonies. We were privileged to be enter-
    THE NAVIGATOR

    ,
    tained with ahula dance by four anonymous, but at-
    tractive native Hawaiians, whose beautiful figures and
    lustrous hair were only surpassed by their beautiful
    voices.
    TheCommanding Officer of the Tracen, Captain H.
    W. Pagel, and his lovely wife, were in attendance, as
    were Commander Bradley Wood, Training Officer of
    theBase, and his gracious wife, Evelyn. A letter dated
    17August 1977was sent toeach member of Class 1-77
    by Captain Pagel:
    "I wishtoexpress my delight inhaving had youaboard
    Training Center Petaluma during theAuxiliary Train-
    ingWorkshops inJuly 1977. It is not very often that
    weof the active duty Coast Guard have an oppor-
    tunity to get to know the Auxiliarists who support
    ussowell. Itwas apleasure tobeabletodosomething
    for you.
    "Your presence here added to the stature of our
    facility as amajor training command of the Coast
    Guard and served to acquaint many of our Coast
    Guardsmen with a part of the Coast Guard that is
    normally not visible tothem. The workshop was a
    pleasant and apparently successful experience for
    us, and I hopethat wecan continue tohost Auxiliary
    workshops of this type in the future.
    "Also, I have reviewed the critiques you completed
    prior to your departure. These critiques are a valuable
    tool in evaluating the effectiveness of our customer
    oriented facilities. I amgrateful for thetimeyou took
    toprepare them. I assure youthat they will bescruti-
    nized closely and any deficiencies will becorrected."
    Our Seminar Leaders were presented with caricatures
    of each, beautifully drawn by our very talented resident
    artist, BobJablonski, and they werealsopresented with
    genuine vinyl portfolios, adourned with seal of the
    Tracen, which reads:
    -uS. COAST GUARD TRAINING CENTER
    SEMPER PARATUS
    LEADERSHIP -PROFICIENCY -KNOWLEDGE"
    Til Hidalgo, ADSO-PUB
    Gerri Ramos
    SO-VE-XV, Dist. 11
    - -;
    CLASS PHOTO- Class 1-77Petaluma, CA. - CE Work-
    shop U.S. C. G. TRACEN.
    A student is being taught how to most effectively use
    a fire extinguisher, at field exercise CE Workshop,
    Petaluma, CA.
    Photos by Harvey Hansen, SOPBV, Dist. 11
    A light moment in classroom. CE Workshop-Peta-
    luma, CA.
    WINTER, 1977
    PAGE 39
    National Search &Rescue School
    UAlways Ready. That Others May Live"
    That is themotto of theNational Search and Rescue School at
    the United States Coast Guard Training Center, Governor's
    Island, New York. The motto is a combination of both the
    Coast Guard's (Semper Paratus) "Always Ready" and the Air
    Force Air Rescue Service's "That Others May Live."
    Since its beginning in 1966 the National 8AR School has
    acquired the reputation of developing one of the finest "tools"
    available in the field of Search and Rescue. namely, the 8AR
    School graduate. Indeed, our military services, federal and
    state agencies, civilian organizations and even thegovernment
    of foreign nations consider said graduate to be an "expert"
    in SAR.
    A total of2,923 persons have graduated since 1966. Of these,
    only four classes, including class 11-77 with 22students, com-
    priseatotal of only 110Coast Guard Auxiliarists. Most of the
    students came from all over the United States, including
    Robert Jablonski from Hawaii-yet none found the timetovisit
    New York City, 8S homework occupied almost all "spare"
    time!
    STUDENT PREREQUISITES
    Students arenormally selected from the officer and enlisted
    ranks of all U. S. military services, as well as those of foreign
    nations. In addition, special courses areconvened for thebene-
    fit of Senior military officers and for civilians connected. with
    SAR-related organizations, such as the Coast Guard Auxil-
    iary, Civil Air Patrol, and State BAR Coordinators.
    The basic requirement determining the acceptance of a
    student is that he beassigned to SAR-related duties and is
    devoted tothehumanitarian principles of Search and Rescue.
    Thestudent should alsobeintellectually qualified tosuccess-
    fully copewith the complex and intense curriculum that will
    be presented. Additionally, he should have demonstrated
    leadership ability and beable towork harmoniously with his
    peers during high-stress periods and have the flexibility and
    initiative todetermine thebest possible solutions toBAR cases.
    INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION
    SAR School staff for class 11-77wereCdr. Billy G. Cunning-
    ham, USCG, Officer in Charge; Capt. Ronald A. Merino,
    USAF, Head Aerospace Studies; ChiefQuartennaster Ronald
    R. Raykowski, USCG, Head, Maritime Studies; Chief Boat-
    swain Mate Daniel A. Dalton, USCG, Maritime Instructor;
    and Radannan First Class Donald A. Camacho, USCG, Mari-
    time Instructor.
    Thestaff of theNational SAR School has acquired in-depth
    experience intheSAR fields of rotary wing aircraft, fixed wing
    aircraft, major surface vessels, rescue stations, rescue boats,
    pararescue, survival, medical and rescue coordination centers.
    As is truein most school situations, akey toaccomplishing
    objectives lies in the quality of the instruction. The National
    SAR School has been staffed with a view towards obtaining
    dedicated, mature, and highly trained and experienced person-
    nel who have the ability to form arapport and communicate
    with the students.
    Chief Raykowski, with the help of the other members of the
    SAR School staff, especially prepared aCoast Guard Auxiliary
    Student Notebook, sincetheAuxiliary class is condensed from
    theusual four weeks toabout six days. Other textbooks used
    by the class were the "SAR Graphs," "Searchcraft Briefing
    Pamphlet" and the"Search and Rescue Auxiliary Operational
    Specialty Course Student Text" was also used as areference
    throughout thecourse. The"SAR Manual," the"Tidal Current
    Table," and "Tidal Current Charts" wereused mostly for home-
    work assignments. Theexamination for the Auxiliary Opera-
    tional Specialty - Search and Rescue - was also administered
    onthelast day of thecourse. This examination, of course, was
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    oneof the regular specialty tests prepared by the staff of the
    Chief Director of the C. G. Auxiliary for administration toall
    Auxiliarists interested in attaining the Search and Rescue
    Operational "expert" status.
    It was quite obvious that everything was very well organized
    in advance, as evidenced by the smooth-running schedules.
    GENERAL CONTENT OF COURSE
    Classroom lectures were interspaced with several practical
    problems, tours of various SAR facilities, including an evening
    spent in theRescueCo-ordination Center for theAtlantic Area,
    afive-hour Port Security Patrol (during aheavy rainstorm)
    aboard theUSCG "Saulk", a UO-foot medium tug, and atour
    of the USCG "Gallatin"-the seventh of the service's new
    fleet of fast, high endurance 378-foot cutters. OSC exercises,
    examinations and homework werealso included, the objective
    being togivethestudent ageneral understanding of thebroad
    overall picture of the Search and Rescue field, yet have the
    practical capability of skillfully coordinating actual SAR cases,
    both large and small, simple and complex. Each student was
    aaaigned aseat number (including matching coffee cup num-
    ber!) fromthefirst day of thecourse, which was, by theway, at
    1300 hours on Sunday, 31July. By 1315 wewere involved
    in the course material and before the afternoon was over,
    working at our assigned number chart table in thelab.
    COURSE OBJECTIVE
    The mission of the National Search and Rescue School is
    "To present all aspects of the broad spectrum of the Search
    and Rescuefield tostudents of diversified backgrounds and ex-
    perience levels and thereby provide uniform training in the
    operations, procedures, techniques and equipment employed
    in the saving of lives and property."
    Both the United States Coast Guard and United States Air
    Force had long felt the need for aschool devoted exclusively
    to the world-wide business of search and rescue. Establish-
    ment of aSAR School became more urgent with each passing
    year as the complexity of search and rescue equipment and
    techniques increased at arapidly accelerating pace.
    After years of effort, interspersed with coordination prob-
    lems, postponements, and other disappointments within both
    the Air Force and the Coast Guard, the opportunity arose in
    thespring of 1966toestablish aSAR School, jointly staffed by
    both services and serving the needs of both.
    The normal, four-week courses are comprised of Coast
    Guard, Air Force, foreign and special interest group personnel
    representing various SAR-related organizations throughout
    the world, alternating classes between officer and enlisted
    personnel.
    The National SAR School's objective is that upon gradua-
    tion the student will have the ability to coordinate SAR mis-
    sions of all kinds, no matter now complex or where located.
    Hewill have an appreciation of the difficulties, hazards, and
    techniques involved in various subsurface, water-surface, and-
    surface, and aerospace operations that may be encountered
    by himinSAR missions. Specifically, hewill beabletoaccom-
    plish the following duty assignments in a professional and
    competent manner:
    1. SAR Mission Coordinator on SAR incidents of varied
    complexities and environments.
    2. On Scene Commander on SAR incidents of varying
    complexities and environments.
    3. Rescue Coordination Center Controller with minimum
    local area indoctrination.
    4. SAR participant as amember of asearch unit.
    A person working in Search and Rescue must possess apre-
    ponderance of those attributes of fine moral character and
    spirit. Hemust bededicated to providing for the safety and
    well-being of others to the exclusion of his own comfort and
    safety. Hemust feel empathy and compassion for those who
    need his help and bewilling to work tirelessly to provide it.
    THE NAVIGATOR
    The SAR person should also be experienced, but more than
    that, he should be mature enough to have benefited from his
    experience. He must be able to recall which techniques have
    worked in the past, and which haven't. He must be able to re-
    member the capabilities of his crew, his ship, or his airplane
    under similar conditions, and how the winds and currents
    have affected survival craft in a particular area. He must be
    able to evaluate these experiences and apply them to the mis-
    sion in progress.
    Finally, the complete SAR person must be trained in the use
    of those concepts, procedures, and facilities that will help as
    sure the safe recovery of those in peril. That, briefly, is the
    mission of the National SAR School.
    But the staff recognizes that the art of successful search and
    rescue is constantly changing. Each new mission might pos-
    sibly show that there are better methods and facilities that
    could be used, and each new case might warn that what works
    today might not work tomorrow. The National SAR School
    recognizes the danger of complacency in a dynamic field and
    accepts the responsibility of being alert for change, responsive
    to suggestion and eager to find the best possible way to per-
    form the mission.
    That is why the curriculum will be continually reviewed and
    changed when necessary to reflect the state of the art. Given
    the other Qualities of character and experience, the National
    WINTER, 1977
    Left toRight, 1st. Row Front: Instructors: Chief
    Quartermaster Ronald R. Raykowski; RDI D. A.
    Camacho, USCG; Capt. Ronald A. Merino, U.S.A.F.;
    Cdr. Billy G. Cunningham, USCG. Off. in Charge;
    Chief Boatswain Mate Daniel A. Dalton.
    2nd. Row: Floyd L. Farano, Fullerton, CA, Lee A.
    Scoville, Milpitas, CA Wm. T. Manion, Jr., Long Beach,
    CA, Wes L. Easterly, Grand Haven. MI, Bernardus
    Nelleke, Massapequa, NY, Thomas J. Brady, Hartsdale,
    NY, GeorgeS. Landfield, Winnetka, IL, David D. Legg,
    Milwaukee, WI.
    3rd. Row: Robert E. Jablonski, Kailua-Keno, HI,
    Robert W.Bristol, Ontario, NY, Ted L. Cutler, N Mus-
    kegon, MI ,James R. Porter, Mattapoisett, MA , Chester
    W.Ruggles, Plymouth, MA, John P. Woloch. Cleveland,
    OH, John W. Wingate, Federal Way. WA., Alan S.
    Tonelson, Manassas, VA, Kip Andrews, Bronx, NY,
    Allen M. Bregman, Miami Beach, FL, Til Hidalgo, Los
    Angeles, CA, Michael J. O'Donnell, Melrose, MA,
    Alan J. Kichler, Bratenahl, OH, Harold S. Star, Dallas,
    TX.
    SAR School will be striving to present the best training pos-
    sible in order to assure that those persons returning to the
    field are truly the "experts."
    Continued onpage42
    PAGE 41
    Continued from page 41
    On The Lighter Side
    As you enter Governor's Island from theCoast Guard Ferry,
    which is the only means of access thereto after proper iden-
    tification being shown tothearmed shore patrolman, who ack-
    nowledges same with asnappy salute, you cannot help but
    view two large, prominent signs:
    "GOVERNOR'S ISLAND 19371977
    Home of the Following Commands
    C.~----4 Coast GuardTrainingCenter
    ~w"'s ~'~f' Captain of the Port
    , "J{.
    ~!}t -- -_":' Coast Guard Group
    \
    Support Center New York
    AND
    \,M:7",-, _ ._ - j' A model Community Where 6,000
    ~, r_. Good People Work, Live and Play."
    l\ (:>'~ J!l"&, AND
    ~V/' "WELCOME TOGOVERNOR'S ISLAND
    Headquarters for the Commander,
    Atlantic Area, and theCommander,
    Third Coast Guard District,
    AND
    Home Port for Coast Guard Cutters
    DALLAS, GALLATIN, MORGENTHAU,
    TAMAROA, FIREBUSH, REDBEECH."
    From our BOQ (Bachelors' Officers Quarters), which were
    located at the water's edge, we had a view of the USCGC
    "Gallatin" and other CG vessels--and ashort walk away, to-
    ward themess wherewehad most of our meals, wehad abeau-
    tiful viewof theStatue of Liberty, which was just across asmall
    channel and lit up at night. It was quite an inspiring sight!
    Since our patrol aboard the "Saulk" was to bring us back
    "home" long after chow time, it had been prearranged by
    fellow classmates Alan Kichler, a magazine publisher from
    Ohio, as our chef, Bob Bristol, photographic engineer from
    Ontario, New York, and John Woloch, doctor of veterinary
    medicine, also from New York, as his assistant chefs, tohave
    an evening bar B-Qof delicious juicy steaks, corn, and wine--
    compliments ofCdr. Cunningham, whohad already announced
    that thehomework assignment was still dueand that wewere
    toshow up for class onehour earlier the next morning-tohelp
    make up some of the time lost in the lab!
    Westudents could not help but wonder if theAuxiliary class
    might have been a little wearing on our inetructora-in that
    LCDR Cunningham was promoted toCommander on or about
    thesecond day (Heeven admitted tosleeping with his new hat
    onthat night!) and Chief Raykowski transferred toPuerto Rico
    right after our graduation! In all seriousness, however, it was
    the unanimous opinion of the class that they were a great
    bunch of guys, even though this writer was awarded the
    unique, but dubious honor (unanimously voted upon by all
    instructors) of being presented with the only certificate of the
    "Royal Order of theBrass Bell ... toprevent search and rescue
    actions from being initiated."
    Wewere provided with the necessary authorization to use
    the base facilities, i.e., PX, bowling alley, swimming pool--
    with meals available at the Officers Club, the CPO Club or
    theOpen Mess. Weall got plenty of exercise fromwalking from
    oneend ofthe island totheother, as everything always manag-
    ed tobe"at the other end of the island" from where wewere
    at thetime. Even though abus was available, it only came a-
    round once an hour and weusually just managed to miss it.
    Someof us experienced calluses and thickening of our epeder-
    mis from our long hikes.
    GRADUATION
    Our graduation ceremonies were attended by National Vice
    Commodore Robert L. Horton, USCG Auxiliary, who pre-
    PAGE 42
    sented the graduation certificates; Vice Admiral William F.
    Rea, USCG, Commander of Atlantic Area, who presented the
    SAR School Graduate Emblem pins; and Captain Merrill
    K. Wood, USCG, Chief Director of Auxiliary, who gave a
    few words of congratulations, pride, and encouragement.
    Other notables in attendance at the graduation were Capt.
    M. W. Hallock, Commanding Officer of the Tracen, Capt. H.
    A. Muir, Chief, Operations Division; Cdr. F. E. Thrall, Chief,
    Aids toNavigation; Cdr. A. Dahms, Chief, SAR Branch, 3rd
    C. G. District; and some of their wives and other aides.
    The certificate reads:
    Til Hidalgo
    ADSO-Publications
    Eleventh C.G. District
    Pondering over a perplexing problem in the Lab.
    Left to Right: Bob Bristol, Ontario, N Y, Bob Jab
    lonski, Hawaii; Til Hidalgo, Los Angeles, CA.
    GRADUATIONDA y. Narrated by Officer in Charge,
    CDRBilly G. Cunningham, USCG Certificates presen-
    ted by NA VCO Dr. Robert L. Horton.
    DEADLINE
    NEXT EDITION
    NAVIGATOR
    FEB, 4. 1978
    THE NAVIGATOR
    Commodore Fred C. Havens, 17th District
    SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT CONFERENCE
    The Fall Conference of the Seventeenth District
    Coast Guard Auxiliary was held in Seward, Alaska,
    September 30toOctober 2. Seward is in alovely spot
    at theend of Ressurection Bay, about 150miles south
    of Anchorage and 675 air miles from Juneau. Com-
    modore Havens decided it was better tohold combined
    District and Division meetings so all Flotilla Com-
    manders and Board Members could get acquainted and
    benefit from theexchange of ideas.
    TheSeward flotilla nowhas 18members and is grow-
    ing. Mark Walker, Commander of the flotilla was host
    forthe conference, and heand his wife, Briar, had aget
    aquainted party for everyone at their home Friday
    evening.
    Alaska's population isscattered over this rugged land.
    Transportation is difficult between flotillas. It is im-
    possibletodrivetomost flotillas. A plane, train, orboat
    is often necessary. Adak, Flotilla #25, is 1,900 miles
    fromJuneau. Toget toWhittier, Flotilla #24, you take
    a train through a tunnel in a mountain.
    Special guests were National Commodore J. Kevin
    Mitchell, National Rear Commodore - Western Area
    AimeR. Bernard, and Chief Director of Auxiliary Cap-
    tain Merrill K. Wood, USCG. Ensign Eric Wells, Chief
    Warrent Officer Ray Ebaugh, and Chief Petty Officer
    DonWoodwerealsopresent. They had theopportunity
    to drive from Anchorage to Seward and see some of
    thebeautiful scenery.
    It was acombined District and Division 1and 11con-
    ference, having all but twoof the15flotillas represented.
    About 82members attended the meetings - the largest
    conference in the history of the Auxiliary in Alaska.
    Besides other business, the elections for the District
    and Divisions wereheld. Elected were:
    Rear Commodore 1- Bob Fitzsimmons
    Rear Commodore 11- Rod Carpenter
    Division 1Captain-James Kennedy
    ViceCaptain -Wilma Fitzsimmons
    Division 11Captain -Mark Walker
    ViceCaptain -Gilbert Whitehead
    Workshops wereheld in Operations, Member Train-
    ing, Public Education, and Administration. Member
    WINTER. 1977
    Training is our top priority for 1978.
    Captain Woodpresented acertificate of appreciation
    toBriar Walker for thework sheis doingfor theSeward
    Flotilla as well as for making theDistrict Conference a
    success.
    Fred Havens
    DCO-17th District
    WILD BOAT ATTACKS OWNER
    Bill Krouse, of Flotilla 81, Third Southern District,
    was fishing with friend Harold Hartman in theICW at
    Ocean City, N. J., one afternoon not too long ago.
    They noticed asmall aluminum outboard boat mak-
    ingasharp turn atabout 20to25mph, suddenly broach-
    ingand throwing theoperator overboard. Hartman and
    Krousestowed their fishing gear immediately and set
    out topick up the man 100yards away.
    During thetwominutes it took toreach him, therun-
    away boat madeseveral tight 30-footcircles and struck
    theman overboard three times.
    Krouse brought his boat into position between the
    man overboard and therunaway boat inorder toprotect
    theman, and whiletrying toget agrip ontheman, his
    boat was struck glancing blows twice. It seemed as
    though the runaway boat was possessed and acting
    with afrenzied determination tokill its owner.
    Theman inthewater was young, weighed 200pounds
    and was strong. Although hehad aserious cutover one
    eyehewas able tohelp in climbing aboard.
    As BOonas hewas rolled into theKrouseboat, thecir-
    clingrunaway boat attacked again. Its bow was high
    enough out of the water to allow it to ride over Bill's
    gunwale amidships and slam into Bill's motor.
    Krousegrabbed its bowline, got underway and head-
    ed for the dock 50 yards away. However, his motor
    stalled and inspection showed thefuel linehad been un-
    screwed.
    All of this frantic action was observed by apile-driv-
    ing crew working nearby. Via CB radio they advised
    police that the rescued man needed medical at-
    tention. A policepatrol car was at thedocks, and trans-
    ferred therescued man tothehospital wherehereceived
    four stitches over his eyeand other medical attention.
    Bill Krousefound repairs tohis motor easy. Hereach-
    edthedock withtherun-away boat in tow. Therescued
    man's family expressed relief and thanks tothe "good
    Auxiliarist", 77-year-old Bill Krouse.
    Warren E. Fox
    FSO-PB, Flotilla 81, 3SR
    PAGE 43
    Member Trainin~,
    THRU BOLT
    8" CLEAT
    MATERIAL:
    REQ. ITEM ~
    1 8"CLEAT (OPEN BOTTcr~
    1 23" RING
    1 I BOLT (FOR RING)
    2 3'x4"x4"
    1 2'x2"x4"
    1 l"xI2" DOWEL
    1 3/4xI2"x24" PLYWOOD
    2 BOLTS (FOR CLEAT)
    3'x4"x4"
    SUBMITTED BY:
    RALPH R. HOFFMAN
    BCTSA
    C. G. Eval uate s Ex p os ure Sui ts
    The Department of Transportation has announced
    that theCoast Guard will issue, for the first time, ap-
    proval of exposure suits for survival in cold water. The
    two approved suits are manufactured by the Imperial
    Manufacturing Co. of Bremerton, Washington, and
    the Bayley Suit Co. of Fortuna, California. (NOTE:
    The CG approval numbers for the exposure suits are
    as follows: Bayley 160.071/2/0, Imperial 160.071/1/0.
    Theapproval datefor both was August 11, 1977.
    Similar in appearance to a diver's wet suit and made
    of neoprene foam, the exposure suit completely covers
    the body and keeps the wearer afloat, warm, and dry.
    Tests in freezing water have shown that for 24hours
    or more the suits can protect against the deadly
    effects of hypothermia-loss of body heat caused by
    exposure to cold temperatures.
    Approval of the suits is the result of several years'
    work by theCoast Guard and theequipment manufac-
    turers for theGreat Lakes Extended Navigation Season
    Demonstration Program. This program involved the
    efforts of various federal agencies tokeep the shipping
    channels on the Great Lakes open longer during the
    PAGE 44
    THE NAVIGATOR
    MARLINSPIKE AID .
    1"x 12" DOEEL
    (NORMAN PIN)
    I
    12"
    t
    USES:
    SEAMANSHIP -O. S. C.
    MARLINSPIKE -B. S. &.S.
    A24"
    winter in order to maintain the flow of commerce.
    TheCoast Guard's primary responsibility in the pro-
    gram was survival equipment and several projects were
    initiated toaddress theproblem of protecting the lives
    of seamen during the frigid winter. Until this time,
    there were no devices to protect against hypothermia,
    except the common lifejacket which allowed for only
    a few minutes of survival in cold water.
    TRAINING SCHOOLS
    If you haven't already done so, consider spending a
    productive week at one of our three training schools in
    1978.
    The schools, dates and locations are as follows:
    INSTRUCTOR 19-23June Petaluma, CA.
    TRAINING (IT): 17-22July Memphis, TENN.
    6-11August Yorktown, VA.
    COURTESY 12-16June Yorktown, VA.
    EXAMINER (CE): 1O-l4July Memphis, TENN
    13-16August Petaluma, CA.
    30J uly- Governors
    5August Island, NY.
    SEARCH AND
    RESCUE (SAR):
    Education~~~
    DC-E Harold Haney showing the covers of three of
    our PE study books that will be ready for use this com-
    ing year. Assisting in the "shoui and tell" are Jerrold
    Sulleuan, BC-EOS and Frank L. Palmer BC-EDT_
    Sl i de s
    The overall reaction to our Seventh Edition of the
    Boating Skills and Seamanship Course has been ex-
    tremely complimentary. Also, everyone is anxiously
    awaiting the 13 lesson sailing course, 'Sailing and Sea-
    manship'. However, there is one predominant question.
    "How about slides?"
    For your information, an entirely new set of slides
    will be distributed for the new sailing course at the
    time the course is available for presentation in 1978.
    Text, ancillary materials and slides, theentire package,
    all ready for your classes.
    Thecurrent slides fortheBoating Skills and Seaman-
    ship Course have been reviewed. Some of them are
    beingdeleted, others updated and many new ones add-
    ed. With the new art work and better quality photo-
    graphy, these slides should prove to be a most val-
    uable training aid.
    Thenewsetof approximately 447slides will beready
    fordistribution at thesame time theEighth Edition is
    available.
    Elizabeth A. Potts
    DVC-ED
    WINTER, 1977
    PNA CO H A R OL D B. H A NEY , DC- E
    ERROR IN BS&S TEXT
    In thenew seventh edition of the BS&S text, in the
    section on skin diving on page 1-12 there is a reference
    totheuseof theInternational CodeFlag B(BRAVO) as
    an alternate "Divers Down" flag. This should, of
    course, haveread "International CodeFlag A (ALFA)."
    We regret this error and will see that it is corrected in
    thenext printing.
    William G. Neil
    BC-EOB
    HOW TWO FLOTILLAS WORK TOGETHER
    Rear Commodore Rod Carpenter from Flotilla #22 -
    Anchorage shown painting the Communication - CME
    building at Seward, Alaska, home of Flotilla #23_ The
    Anchorage Flotilla purchased the material and the Se-
    ward Skill Center did the carpenter work. It is manned
    jointly by the Seward and Anchorage members who
    boat in Ressurection Bay, there being no boating in the
    Anchorage - Cook Inlet area because of tides of close
    to 40 feet.
    Fred C. Havens
    Commodore, Seventeenth Dist.
    PAGE 45
    Public Affairs
    Ne w 78 PR Mate ri al s
    For Aoti l l a Prog ram s
    Tohelp flotillas get their 1978public relations off to
    ahighly visiblestart, theCoast Guard Officeof Boating
    Safety and the Auxiliary's Public Affairs Department
    haveontap twonewgraphics that should have strong
    public appeal if properly utilized.
    Oneof these is aset of three black-and-white press
    publicity glossies featuring actress Angel Tompkins
    promoting our public education boating courses and
    vessel exams.
    Flotilla PR officers arereceiving their quota of these
    prints viatheir District public relations channels inlate
    December and early January. If there appears to be
    any delay in this distribution, the FSOPR should not
    hesitate toquery theSo.PR and DSo.PR for action.
    Thesenewsworthy photos, reproduced onthecover of
    this issue and on these pages, were arranged for national
    useby theEleventh District. Togive them maximum
    effectiveness in each local flotilla area, the FSOPR
    should add local facts at theend of thecaptions.
    Also available for local exploitation are three new
    Headquarters posters. Onestresses the BS&S course,
    another thenewAuxiliary sail course. A third promotes
    useof PFD's.
    Posters aredistributed ineachDistrict and Region by
    DIRAUX. Itis theresponsibility of theFSOPR tomake
    surehe/she receives an ample supply, then puts them to
    work.
    To further increase 1978 visibility in newspapers and
    periodicals for Auxiliary programs, public relations
    officers are reminded of two existing weapons which
    weredistributed nationally ayear agobut which havea
    continuing repeat value if properly handled.
    Supplement No.1to"GuideLines forPublic Relations
    Officers" provides a host of ideas, including profes-
    sionally prepared news articles, which have an unend-
    ing application to Auxiliary press relations, speakers
    bureaus, etc. Tbe possibilities in this handbook are
    limitless. Review your copy carefully and make the
    most of it.
    Alsodistributed ayear ago was acomplete folio of
    press featurettes which were well received by editors
    of small daily and weekly newspapers, also shopping
    news editions. But thesurfacehas only been scratched.
    If the FSo.PR does not have this material at hand,
    it should beretrieved from the previous FSOPR ap-
    pointeeor fromtheDSo.PR
    Emphasis inbothofthese projects isonpress relations.
    Surveys including comments by PE class enrollees have
    indicated consistently that thestrongest appeal bring-
    ingabout thegreatest publicresponse was through read-
    ing about our programs in the newspapers.
    PAGE 46
    LIAISON AT FLOTILLA LEVEL
    Liaison is accomplished at all levels of theAuxiliary,
    but it can bemost effectively practiced at flotilla level.
    It has been suggested by theDepartment of Public M
    fairs that Flotilla Commanders appoint aliaison person
    to establish and maintain joint beneficial endeavors
    with related local organizations.
    Every flotilla has a member with an outgoing person-
    ality and imagination. To appoint such a liaison person
    with aknowledgeable, factual "gift of gab" will gen-
    erate interest in, and introduoe benefits mutual to all
    concerned. A first impression of theCoast Guard Aux-
    iliary as presented by the liaison individual opens or
    closes minds to cooperative, reciprocal, interchange-
    able programs. He or she will find that once a success-
    ful contact is made, there is no limit to what can be ac-
    complished. Therefore, careful selection of your liaison
    representative is essential. Remember, he or she will
    not only represent your flotilla but will represent the
    Coast Guard Auxiliary as awhole.
    Liaison is an ever-expanding activity with a wide-
    open opportunity for original, ingenious methods and
    ideas to bring Auxiliary and local or national organiza-
    tions closer together.
    A few suggestions for those individuals selected as
    flotilla liaison representatives:
    1. Research all organizations to be contacted.
    Know their functions and programs.
    2. Determine Auxiliary programs compatible to
    those of the subject organization.
    3. Develop your presentation to influence and
    appeal whiledrawing attention toadvantages of joint
    efforts.
    4. Contact theliaison orpublic affairs person with-
    in theorganization (if there is no designated liaison/
    public affairs individual, suggest contact with a top
    executive of organization).
    5. Make your presentation interesting but concise
    and tothepoint.
    7. Don't let the contact die. Use various innova-
    tions to keep your liaison effort alive.
    Following is agood example of liaison at work.
    In theFifth District, Division V, Chesapeake Flotilla
    51 has been very successful in liaison effort with the
    RedCross. Flotilla 51is conducting aCoast Guard Aux-
    iliary 7-1esson sailing course, "Principles of Sailing",
    sanctioned by theRed Cross. TheRed Cross furnishes
    freeuseof their Center and all its facilities. The in-
    structor performs adual role. Heis a qualified Red
    Cross sailing instructor as well as a qualified Aux-
    iliary instructor. Also, each student is awarded aRed
    Cross Completion Card, in addition to the Auxiliary
    Completion Certificate. This is truly liaison. Each
    organization is contributing something for the benefit
    of theother.
    Karroll M. Darpino
    BCPLO
    THE NAVIGATOR
    Th e AIM Prog ram
    Project AIM 1977at theCoast Guard Academy during
    7-12August had an attendance of 177 including 23
    women, with 16 districts and 27 states represented.
    As usual, the candidates were divided into sections,
    with Second Classmen in charge, and were given a
    modified version of a Swab summer program.
    Closeorder drill, movies, lectures and tours of facil-
    ities comprised much of the schedule. Arrangements
    were made for visitation with members of the Fourth
    Class and toattend aformal review of this class. A for-
    mal review of the AIM candidates also was held. We
    were honored to have as guests during part of the pro-
    ject Captain Merrill K Wood, Chief Director of Aux-
    iliary, and NAVCO Robert Horton.
    DVC-CC Richardson and BC-PCA Cripps were pre-
    sent during theprogram. OnThursday evening wemet
    with 20 members of the Fourth Class who attended
    Project AIM 1976. This included, for the first time,
    three women cadets. They are all doing well and were
    presented with Auxiliary address books. The 13mem-
    bers of theThird Class whoattended Project AIM 1975
    arestill in attendance.
    Most of us are aware of the importance and value of
    the AIM Program, as evidenced by the statistics out-
    lined above. But there is another aspect of theprogram
    which may be overlooked because it is not so apparent.
    Since I was appointed as DVC-CC in 1966 I have at-
    tended each session of Project AIM. Approximately
    5,000candidates have attended during that period and
    itis estimated about 1,200before that time. It has been
    my privilege totalk withmany of them individually and
    I have reviewed carefully their answers tothequestion-
    naires which are submitted for their candid response
    to several questions and also for their suggestions. These
    answers are very revealing and have been helpful to
    us inplanning theproject. But the overwhelming idea
    whichthey expressed bothverbally and written was that
    this had been oneof themost interesting and exciting
    experiences of their lives and something which they
    would never forget. While only about 15%of the at-
    tendees have actually entered the Academy as cadets,
    you may be sure that all of them have returned to their
    homes full of enthusiasm fortheAcademy and theCoast
    Guard, and with all the promotional material given
    them. Theresultant benefit totheAcademy, theCoast
    Guard and Auxiliary in the field of Public Relations
    cannot be estimated. But we know that these can-
    didates spread theword totheir families, their schools
    and their communities. Since usually from 25 to 30
    states are represented, including many communities
    where the Coast Guard is not represented, we can get
    someidea of thevalue of theprogram.
    Paul Richardson
    DVC-PC
    --
    DEADLINE
    NEXT EDITION
    NAVIGATOR
    FEB. 4, 1978
    WINTER, 1977
    Above photo is one of seven sections at Project AIM
    1977 practising for the drill competition which was
    held on the last day of the project. Each section was
    comprised of 28 to 30 persons. When each section
    moues from one activity to another they move in mili-
    tary formation. Thefour days at the Academy is a mod-
    ified versionof "SWAB SUMMER" which is the summer
    that the new class of cadets report to the Academy.
    District 3(NR)
    AUXILIARYFAMILIESWINSTATECOMPETI-
    TIONS IN NATIONAL BOATING
    FAMILY OFTHE YEAR CONTEST
    The Dennis Bohrefen family (former members of
    Flotilla 27) of Burlington Iowa and the Dick Bogard
    family (he's Commander of Flotilla 7-17)of Carterville,
    Illinois will compete among 19 state winners for the
    National Boating Family ofthe Year contest sponsored
    by theNational Association of Engine and Boat Manu-
    facturers.
    Judging was based on theparticipants' devotion and
    contribution toboating.
    The final stop of the national contest includes state
    winners writing two essays, "What Boating Has Done
    For Our Family", and "Our Most Interesting Boating
    Experience."
    Judging for the national winner will bebased on in-
    cidents described and evidence provided in the final
    entry that show family members have grown, changed
    for the better, and moved closer together as a family
    as a result of their boating experiences.
    The winning selection will be announced in Novem-
    ber by the National Association of Engine and Boat
    Manufacturers. This family will receive a trip to New
    York and $1,200cash prize,
    Good Luck toour Auxiliarists.
    Rosemary Aten
    DSO-PB 02W
    PAGE 47
    Ho Hum Fl oti l l aMe e ti n g s
    Why ohwhy am I here? Have you ever said this to
    yourself as an unprepared Flotilla Commander droned
    on, full of excuses, or a few members argued over some
    trivial point while therest of the members wished they
    weresomeplace else? In such aflotilla you can attend
    unplanned meetings for the rest of your lifeand never
    really become involved or learn what the Auxiliary is
    all about.
    Flotillas tend to adopt patterns of conduct and acti-
    vity which are very hard tobreak. "I don't care what
    CG 305 says, this is the way wedo it in our flotilla"
    happens moreoften than weliketothink. Then thereare
    flotillas which have become social clubs where the Aux-
    iliary is seldom mentioned, theuniform is frowned upon
    as "Toomilitary" and the BQtest is abother tobesur-
    mounted as soon as possible. Such flotillas pass the
    elected officer positions around among those who won't
    rock the boat or dosomething different.
    Probably thechief reason things aregoing this way is
    because the group and especially the leaders have lost
    sight of theAuxiliary Mission; our "Reason for Being."
    They have forgotten that weare aPUBLIC SERVICE
    organization, dedicated to saving lives and assisting the
    Coast Guard in their mission of making pleasure boat-
    ing safer for everyone.
    Nowlet us look at the elements of asuccessful flotilla
    meeting and some of the things they do to keep their
    members coming to their meetings. Every meeting must
    have these elements:
    PLANNING
    The Flotilla Commander takes the office and the re-
    sponsibility that goes with it seriously and plans for
    success, not failure. He or she realizes that no Flotilla
    Commander has the right toask 20 or 30 people to at-
    tend an unplanned and unprepared meeting which the
    members leave saying to themselves, "Why did I
    come, Ididn't learn a thing."
    INFORMATION
    Theremust beAuxiliary business discussed and trans-
    acted at aflotilla meeting. Themembers want toknow
    what is going on, what is new and what activities are
    planned sothey can participate. Some flotillas put on
    training in AUXOP or other subjects, some have out-
    sidespeakers or guests related tothefour cornerstones.
    Theimportant thing is that avisitor dropping in would
    know that this isaUnited States Coast Guard Auxiliary
    meeting and not ayacht club or a society for the en-
    couragement and preservation of the right to dissent
    and argue.
    PARTICIPATION
    Theleaders understand that eachmember must begiven
    an opportunity to participate in Auxiliary activities of
    his choice so he will feel that he belongs to and has
    areal part in our great Public Service Mission. Every-
    onemust carry apart of the flotilla activities or it be-
    comes a "Show and Audience" affair with the flotilla
    commander putting on the sale performance. Non-
    participation and lack of understanding soon dampens
    theenthusiasm people had at the time of joining, so as
    aresult, they seek other activities for challenge and en-
    joyment. There is nothing like thefeeling of WE DID
    PAGE 48
    IT! For this spells success.
    FELLOWSHIP
    The new member must not be the "Forgotten Man"
    at meetings. It takes some time to acquire the great
    feeling of brotherhood and friendship sorichly enjoyed
    by those of us who have worked, studied and socialized
    together. It is up to us to welcome our newcomers and
    toshare our rare fellowship with them. This is thereal
    secret of why many of us have kept coming tomeetings
    for 20or 30years and wouldn't think of staying away
    because wemight miss something.
    Herb Packard
    DVC-PM
    Jerry Waggoner, DSO-GR7, (right) and her GRRRR
    tiger, Judy Adanich, FL. 26, Dist. 7, put a growth tag on
    Admiral Lauth's button. Admiral Lauth woks like he
    has a tiger by the tail.
    THE NAVIGATOR
    CUJOWle~
    AUXI LIAR 15T5
    J ackie Ellisor
    DVC-PW
    WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES
    Someof you already know that this will bemy last
    article as DVC-PW. I dohave a new position on the
    National Staff, I will now answer questions concerning
    both men and womens uniforms.
    There were several problems presented at the Nation-
    al Meeting on the womens uniforms. Sally Oberst,
    DVC-FP was able to obtain the following answers.
    1. The womens combination hat will come with screw
    buttons, not prong.
    2. NATIC has madeanewpattern fortheshirts. Omni-
    formwill bemailing theseout beginning 15November.
    If anAuxiliarists has ashirt which is tootight, acollar
    which is wrinkling or other problems caused by the
    manufacturer you may ask for a replacement. In re-
    questing suchreplacement, send acopy of your original
    order stating the manner of payment (that is check,
    Master Charge, etc.) with your letter to Mary Wade, 1
    Connecticut Ave. Norwich, Connecticut 06360. It is
    not necessary to return the shirts you now have.
    3. Omniform is alsomaking newpatterns for the Ser-
    viceDress Bluejacket, skirt, double knit slacks, work
    slacks and theTropical jacket. After NATICK approves
    the new patterns, Omniform will make these items over
    again. When word comes when the manufacturer can
    replace these items which donot fit or weare having
    other problems with, I will let you know. In themean-
    time wear what you have to your meetings. classes, etc.
    4. When the new order forms are printed, Omniform
    will then put an order form in each package as it is
    mailed out. This will help themembers have theform
    handy forordering additional clothing items.
    5. Omniform has agreed to send a representative to
    your District meetings if requested. If your Commodore
    desires a representative to attend your meeting contact
    Sally Oberst, DVC-FP, 14471Bantry Ln., Apt. 8, Ches
    terfield, Missouri 63017, tomake thearrangements.
    Some of the men were asking me where to purchase
    the Dinner Dress Uniform. There is no official place
    to purchase the uniform. Most of the members who
    have purchased this uniform have done so on special
    order from a Military Uniform store. If you can not
    find asourceask aman whohas one, if you still can't
    locateonein your area; write meand I'll try tohelp.
    I want tocongratulate Dorothy Streets DIVWAC VII
    in3rdSR fortheoutstanding jobshedid on assembling
    the "Women's Auxiliary Uniform Guide" for her Dis-
    trict. Perhaps shecan bepersuaded tosomehow share
    it with those who arehaving problems.
    WINTER. 1977
    C. G. De tai l s Li g h t Re qui re m e n ts
    For Re vi s e d In te rn ati on al Rul e s
    The Coast Guard has emphasized that although
    technical requirements for navigational lights under
    thenewinternational rules of theroad (COLREGS 72)
    need not bemet until Aug. I, 1978 - since technical
    standards are still being developed proper light con-
    figurations, as well as whistlesignal requirements, must
    bemet immediately by boatmen.
    Commander Dave Parr, chief of the Coast Guard
    Rules of the Road Branch, reported to the NAEBM,
    "Vessels operating on waters where the72COLREGS
    nowapply arenot authorized todisplay inland ruleor
    Motorboat Act lights. Thesevessels must immediately
    refit if necessary to meet the lighting configuration
    requirements of the 72 COLREGS."
    New international light configuration requirements
    say that small craft inInternational Rules waters must
    have sidelights, a 20-point masthead light, and a 12
    point stem light.
    In accomplishing this, sailboats may carry red and
    green sidelights and whitesternlight separately, as be-
    fore, or, if they are less than 12Meters (40 feet) in
    length, theselights may becombined inasinglelantern
    at thetop of themast.
    All sailboats also have the option of carrying conven-
    tional stern and sidelights plus an all-around red light
    mounted over an all-around green light at the mast-
    head.
    Motorboats, in accomplishing configuration require-
    ments, will havetoshowa20-point whitelight forward,
    inaddition tosidelights and astem light. The20-point
    light canbeamasthead light oritcan beonashort stalk
    one meter above a combination red and green light.
    Boats 26to65feet in length will have toreplace their
    all-round white light with a12point stem light.
    Providing light configuration requirements for boats
    in international waters are met immediately, boats need
    not refit tomeet technical requirements when they are
    developed, according toCommander Parr:
    "For vessels of less than 20 meters (65.7 feet) in
    length, lights which areproperly fitted in conformance
    with theconfiguration requirements of the 1960Inter-
    national Rules need not bereplaced tomeet the tech-
    nical requirements (cut-off angle, color corner coor-
    dinates and luminous intensity) of the 72COLREGS.
    "Vessels which have replaced Motor Act lights with
    1972International Rule light configurations prior to
    August 1978need not refit tomeet thetechnical require-
    ments of the 72 COLREGS.
    "After August 1, 1978, the start of the 1979 model
    year, all new vessels and any vessel replacing Inter-
    national Rule navigational lights must install lights
    approved for use under the 72 COLREGS."
    Headded that technical standards will bepublished
    well beforeAugust 1978.
    REPORT OIL OR CHEMICAL SPILLS
    Call Toll FreeAnytime: 18004248802
    PAGE 49
    A Paus e Th at Re f re s h e s
    All of us intheDepartment of Public Affairs directly
    concerned with annual Safe Boating Week express
    gratitude tothose who telephone or write for program
    information. These communications make us more
    aware of field requirements.
    Weknowthat eachyear newstaff officers areappoint-
    ed tohandle NSBW activities. Please never delay in
    pressing for NSBW materials, which often are late to
    arriveforreasons beyond control of theAuxiliary. How-
    ever, your greatest resources are right within your own
    unit and community. Benefit frompast activities, also
    from experiences of past NSBW Chairmen. Ask for
    help fromyour Division Captain. Your Flotilla Com-
    mander may well appoint aspecific aid and/or com-
    mitteetoaBBistyou.
    It is abigjob and should betreated as such. Rem-
    member always, an ambitious "up and coming" com-
    mittee can put lifeinto achairman's heart.
    To clarify some misunderstandings, particularly
    concerning "aids" that are updated for your use each
    year. They always aresent toDIRAUX whodistributes
    them to "key personnel" at the Division and Flotilla
    levels. Remember, theseareaids only, toberecognized
    as such, intended toplay but asmall part in theoverall
    picture of your program. Your own imagination and
    ideas are paramount.
    Followingareprogram items DIRAUX is responsible
    fordelivering toyou:
    ACTION MANUAL, published by theNational Safe
    Boating Council, Inc., distributed each year to all its
    member organizations. It replaces the original "Safe
    Boating Kit"; contains order blanks and prices for
    available NSBW catalog materials. Unfortunately,
    theAuxiliary is aware that they usually aretoolatefor
    our purposes. We cannot wait for them to make our
    plans, except in the final stages.
    AUXILIARY NATIONAL SAFE BOATING
    WEEK GUIDE, developed and published by the De-
    partment of Public Affairs. It contains suggestions for
    planning action before, during and after NSBW. It
    contains procedural information found nowhere else in
    such a convenient and comprehensive form. Developed
    PAGE 50
    for appointedSBW "key" persons to use, it is not private
    property and must besafe guarded and passed on to
    such a convenient and comprehensive form. Developed
    for appointed SBW "key" persons to use, it is not private
    property and must besafe guarded and passed on to
    successors, year after year. It will be updated as neces-
    sary.
    CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION, developed
    by the National Safe Boating Council, Inc., to thank
    those persons or organizations contributing services
    and benefits toNSBW. On receipt of NSBW Activity
    Reports at USCG Headquarters, Washington, D. C.,
    they as members acting in the capacity of a secretarial
    agent for theCouncil, tabulate and send thecertificate
    to those who have been nominated as recipients.
    ANNUAL SAFE BOATING AWARD, acertificate
    developed byour Department of Public Affairs torecog-
    nize persons and organizations making unique con-
    tributions tosafeboating. Thecertificate is available
    for presentation at all times during theyear including
    NSBW. Thecriteria for awarding thecertificate differs
    somewhat fromthat of theCouncil. In order for an in-
    dividual, Auxiliary unit or organization to become el-
    igiblefor thecertificate, they must have madeaunique
    contribution or a far reaching effort toward safe boat-
    ing, properly documented and recognized. Names of
    suggested. nominees with "back up" materials are re-
    viewed by theNSBW District Chairman and finally by
    the Department of Public Affairs and then awarded.
    MEMBER
    NATIONAL
    SAFE B OATING
    COUNCIL, INC.
    THE NAVIGATOR
    COUNCIL'S MEMBERSHIP POSTER, in 1976,
    theCouncil sought ameans ofrecognizing eachnational
    organization within its structure as a member. The
    membership poster is meant for display during func-
    tions conducted by its members. Requests for these
    posters should beforwarded to:
    C. Peter Marini
    10619 Montrose Avenue
    Bethesda, MD. 20014.
    On a year round basis, recreational boating continues
    toremain afun sport. Observance of aSafe Boating
    Week Program at any period of theyear is areminder
    that boating funand safety gohand inhand throughout
    the year. Now is the time to prepare programs of safe
    boating awareness during which period all boatmen,
    experienced or not, may pause, analyze their own boat-
    inghabits and seek appropriate information and train-
    ing.....A PAUSE THAT REFRESHES.
    C. Peter Marini
    BC-PLB
    AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER COAST GUARD
    Would you travel half way around the world from
    Australia tospend your honeymoon at Governor's Is-
    land, USCG TRACEN, New York?
    That isexactly what Mr. and Mrs. Richard Webbdid!
    Heis aFlotillaCommander at Frankston, Victoria, Mel-
    bourne, Australia.
    FC Webbsaid they have eight flotillas at Port Phillip
    and nineinVictoria and that there areabout 500 memo
    bers in alL A Commodore is elected yearly.
    TheAustralian Volunteer Coast Guard was organized
    in 1961 and bases its ideas on the U. S. Coast Guard
    Auxiliary, including its symbols and emblems, khaki
    work uniforms, and dress blues.
    It costs $30.00 per year dues for each member, and
    they don't get any benefits fromtheCoast Guard. They
    start as provisional members for six months and go
    through the structure of the organization, before be-
    coming a full member or "Basic Seaman."
    Each flotilla has a patrol boat which belongs to it.
    Themembers alsodoCME's. Money for their expenses
    is raised through thePublic Instruction Courses (PIC).
    The USCG Ice Breaker "Burton Island" welcomed
    aboard someof theAustralian Volunteer Coast Guard
    members on its recent visit thereto.
    Comparable to our four cornerstones, the AVCG
    practices the three "E's" . EXAMPLE, EXAMINA-
    TIONS, and EDUCATION.
    Til Hidalgo, ADSOPublications
    Eleventh Coast Guard Dist.
    Los Angeles, California

    Memorial Service for deceased members of District


    7, held in Orlando, Florida in October 1977.
    WINTER. 1977
    PAGE 51
    F. C. Richard Webb,Australian Volunteer CG and Til
    Hidalgo, ADSOPBl1th, at Natl. SAR School, Goo,
    t; N. Y.
    WE GET LETTERS
    Charles H. Miele
    FSO-2ER
    c/o Editor
    THE NAVIGATOR
    P. O. Box 187
    Buford, Georgia 30518
    Whileindividual
    preference is difficult
    to oppose in an argument,
    Mr. Miele....
    ...someabsolute statements made in theFall 1977issue
    of THE NAVIGATOR must bechallenged. You state,
    HI always point out to the owners of boats I examine
    that their TypeIll's will not necessarily float an uncon-
    scious person faceup, whilethehorse collar type will".
    That last word "will" as anabsolute isthetroublemaker.
    Careful examination of thelabel onaTypeII says, "de-
    signed to"...not "will", While this may seem an exer-
    cise in semantics, it has so confused the general public,
    as it has misinformed you, that the Coast Guard is
    changing the label, and shortly, that reference to the
    inferred performance will be deleted.
    Thefact of thematter is that the TypeII kapok horse-
    collar fails regularly to turn an individual, conscious or
    unconscious, from a face-down to a face-up position.
    Our own experience in selecting test subjects for new
    devices tocompare against the kapok AK horse-collar
    as areference has required checking out as many as 40
    average adult persons beforefinding twosubjects that
    respond in the water from a face-down to a face-up
    position within thetimelimit required as indicated by
    the inference on the label of the AK vest.
    The statement that you make in, "I would not recom-
    mend TypeIII or TypeII because they donot keep the
    body above the water sufficiently in bad weather to
    breathe" is, again, more opinion than fact. Objective
    independent laboratory tests, as well as voluntary test-
    iroonies support the superiority of Type III devices.
    Yougoontostatethat youprefer TypeI and recommend
    it as the "best type". This recalls the sinking of the
    Titanic when most of thepeoplewearing aTypeI float-
    edwiththeir heads out of water, but dead. TheTypeIII,
    as acomfortable and attractive device, has the intent
    of encouraging people to use them. And in that in-
    stance, it has been a phenomenal success.
    The type I is not intended for recreational activities ...
    which is our concern at this point. That's because a
    Type I makes it difficult, orin some instances impossible
    towork or play whilewearing it. And the key tosurvi-
    val where a PFD is concerned is to wear it ...not stow it.
    Toadd alittlecommon sense totheanalysis, some95%
    of theadult population of the United States (according
    to the Booz-Allen-Hamilton Research Report) require
    less than 12pounds of buoyancy ....sothat 15'/2 pounds
    of buoyancy inaTypeIII PFD, or aTypeII PFD, repre-
    sents aconsiderable safety factor. And adding more
    buoyancy likethe22pounds in theTypeI can't doany
    more.
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    THE NAVIGATOR
    If youwould likemoreconfirmation of what I havesaid,
    I cantell youabout aproduct liability lawsuit nowgoing
    on where the Kapok horse-collar was involved in not
    performing onapositiverighting moment that youspeak
    of as an absolute performance characteristic.
    It is most unfortunate that there are so many misunder-
    standings associated with the performance character-
    istics of PFD's ...and this response is intended to help
    correct someof these. Our publication "ABOUT LIFE
    JACKETS and PFD's ...withEHP" isintended tofurther
    educate. Enclosed is acopy which will describe therel-
    ative merits of the various types of PFD's, and their
    performance characteristics .
    TypeI PFD's are intended for commercial and ocean-
    goingvessels. TypeII and TypeIII PFD's have perfor-
    mance characteristics serving the recreational boating
    activities ...such as fishing, water skiing, canoeing,
    waterfowl hunting, sailing, etc., where aType I would
    bestowed. Further, I believe that the encouragement
    of TypeIII devices will increase wearability, and there-
    byreducethestatistics they areintended tochange.
    I am enclosing a letter reciting an experience with a
    TypeIII PFD fromRobert E. Leewhich I think should
    bepublished. AlsoI amenclosing copy taken from the
    MISSISSIPPI PRESS entitled "Last Will and Testa-
    ment" that relates tostowing and thehorse-collar vest.
    In terms of comparative cost, only the individual can
    decidethe value of his life!
    Choosing thewrongPFD and stowing itinstead of wear-
    ing it could prove to bewrong....dead wrong.
    STEARNS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    M. H. O'Link
    Chairman
    Chief Executive Officer
    Gentlemen:
    Early last Thursday morning, October 13,I launched my
    18foot canoe into the outlet of our lake, for what was
    hopefully tobeasuccessful, solitary duck hunt.
    Prior topushing off, I engaged inwhat has becomeauto-
    matic reflex; I pulled on my Stearn's "Gatsby" canoe
    vest and, rather than zip it up over a hunting vest full
    of shotgun shells, just fastened thesafety chain at the
    bottom.
    Sinceour area has been deluged by monsoon-like wea-
    ther for thepast month and ahalf, twofactors evolved
    which were crucial to my experience - the lake was near
    floodstageand had necessitated theopening tothelimit
    of the floodgates leading into the outlet, and thereby
    creating an extremely swift and powerful current
    downstream: also, duetothe many slack water areas
    created by thehigh level of theoutlet, thereweremany
    areas into which the canoe could not be maneuvered,
    soI had chosen towear my hip-boots under my cam-
    aflage coveralls!
    Having downed a Mallard and proceeded upstream
    to retrieve it, I entertained thoughts of calling it a
    morning, since the heavy gunning downstream was
    keeping the ducks well away; but no, I turned and
    headed hack downstream for one more attempt.
    That attempt was almost to become my undoing,
    for as I approached a partially submerged tree
    and attempted to maneuver around its limbs, a
    larger, submerged limb caught and held the canoe
    long enough to swing it across the current; forcing
    it to roll backwards and dump me (and my shot-
    gun) into 68 feet of water. Needless to say, panic
    reigned for a second or two, since my first thoughts
    raced to the reality of my fully extended hip boots
    filling with water; my inability to cut them off
    under the coveralls and my doubts that the vest
    would support all of that weight.
    Assurance came forthwith, that at least my head
    was not going under; so I set about trying to se-
    cure a hold on something to which I could anchor
    both myself and the canoe (which I hadn't aban-
    doned). Finally, having been whipped downstream
    100 yards or so behind my floundering canoe, I
    managed to get an arm around a small tree jutting
    out of the water and tied the canoe to it also.
    Through the efforts of a man working nearby,
    two passing police officers, my son-in-law and
    two "Coke" truckdrivers, I was allowed the prec-
    ious opportunity to reflect upon the combination
    of fate and my own foolishness that precipitated
    theincident.
    Most pervasive was the gratitude I felt for the vest;
    having been designed, constructed; and when the
    chips were down . simply doing what it was all
    about: Save my life. Without your vest I would
    unquestionably have drowned.
    Thanks beyond words,
    Robert E. Lee
    Dear Mary Ruth:
    Asyouknow, I amwritingthehistory of theAuxiliary
    from1939through 1968. This is beingdoneunder the
    auspices of the National Asso~iation of Past District
    Commodores and by direction of the National
    Commodore.
    At the recent National Conference in Louisville it
    was agreed that weshould begin compiling data for
    Yolume II of the history. While compiling the first
    volume, as yet unfinished, I discovered that the most
    reliable sourceof material for theDistrict sections was
    afileof the respective District publications. In con-
    versation with you at the 7th District Conference at
    Orlandoyouindicated that youmight beabletohaveme
    placed on themailing list of all District publications.
    I have no information as to whom will write Volume
    II but I dohaveroomtostorethese publications as reo
    ceivedsothat they will beavailable for that writing.
    Anything youcandotohelp this project will beappre-
    ciated. I, of coursereceivetheBreeze, sothat mailing
    will not have tobeduplicated.
    Thanks,
    Allan R. Stratton
    12Fern Court, P.O. Box 97,
    Palm Coast, FL. 32037
    Editors Note: All DSOPBS pleasenoteand add AL
    toyour mailing list. It will help him alot.
    WINTER. 1977
    Dear Mary Ruth:
    Through themedium of THE NAVIGATOR I would
    concur with Wilfred H. Hodgkin in his concern over
    'The Forgotten Man' in the Fall issue of THE NAY
    IGATOR.
    Having served in one of the categories mentioned
    by Mr. Hodgkin as DSOfor thepast four years, I have
    now been elected totheother category, Division Cap-
    tain, or if you will, havejoined theranks of "The For-
    gotten Men".
    Atthis point I have toconsider my new officewhich
    will beassumed on 1January 1978and feel justified
    in wondering whether I have been promoted or moved
    sideways. In any event there is an insignia change
    which could be either major or minor. from the point
    of economy.
    Thechange involves thecolor of the'A' ontheshoul-
    der boards fromred tosilver, and this can beaccorn-
    plished inanumber of ways.
    1. Find a member who has either resigned or been
    promoted from theofficeof DCP and 'borrow' apair.
    2. Retain theDSOshoulder boards and wear the'Past
    officer insignia'.
    3. Purchase newshoulder boards for thedistinct plea-
    sureof changing the'A'.
    4. Purchase asmall bottleof silver paint and conceal
    thered 'A' beneath thesilver paint.
    Perhaps the approval of the additional half-stripe
    for Division Captains and Vice-Captains would have a
    collossal impact on theAuxiliary budget with respect
    to the accompanying 'pay increases', However, the ad-
    ditional remuneration wouldtend tooffset thepurchase
    of thesilver leaf hat.
    In any case, could somebody tell mewhether I can
    consider this new office a 'promotion' or not. From
    thehand-shakes and thecongratulations receivedoflate
    Iassume this is a promotion. Iam sure though that my
    supporters will assume I am out of uniform when on 1
    January I appear onscenewithapparently, nochange.
    Ainslie Phillips
    District Staff Officer
    Membership Training, Eighth
    Coast Guard District Aux.
    Flotilla 37, Biloxi, MS.
    P. S. My verbosetitleis in accord with therequest of
    Til Hidalgo, Div. Y Dist. 11. (I. O. U.?? Pg. 43 Fall
    Navigator).
    If a married woman knows which side of her biscuit
    thejam is on, shewill never repeat thefool things her
    husband said during their courtship.
    PAGE 53
    Dear Mary Ruth:
    I don't know who wrote the captions for the pictures
    appearing onpage17of theSummer 1977issue of THE
    NAVIGATOR but it is quite evident that whoever did,
    either had "tongue-in-cheek" or is not a seaman. We
    recognize that the top three pictures in the left column
    are really land-lubberly and the captions are suitable.
    Thetop and third pictures and captions are suitable.
    (Right column)
    "Unbelievable but right" is definitely a misnomer.
    Any seaman worthy of his salt will NEVER throw the
    hitter end to the pier and neatly coil the excess line on
    the pier. Let me quote from "Seaman's Grammer"
    (1653)vii, "A bitter end is but the turn of acable about
    thebits, and veare it out little by little, and thebitter's
    end is that part of the cable doth stay within board".
    "An Irish pennant?". Definitely not. It is a badly
    frayed mooring line, but not an Irish pennant. An Irish
    pennant or horsetail is the unravelled end of a line, un-
    sightly aboard ship and an indication of poor marline-
    spike seamanship. Sometimes called cow's tails.
    "This is running rigging", Generally speaking, run-
    ning rigging is used to reeve through blocks and is
    pulled and hauled as braces and halyards, etc. Thepic-
    ture indicates a mooring line.
    Sincerely,
    John E. Johansen
    PDCO, 3CGD(SR) and FC 2-76
    Editor's note:
    In as much as I write all headings, titles, as well as
    doing lay-out and am the Editor, I smile and accept
    compliments so I too must admit I wrote the captions
    on the knot pictures.
    My errors have brought more correspondence than any-
    thing in the printing over the past fiveyears.
    Commodore Johansen, I read your Flotilla news-
    letter and I likeyour column. Would you write onefor
    the Navigator? Wecould use the education. Thanks
    for your comment.
    M. R. B.
    NAVIGATOR
    Dear Madam:
    I feel alittlebetter now, I thought I had really pulled
    afirst timer onmy Division when I showed upat afunc-
    tionwearing my AUXOP pin differently fromany other
    person intheroom. But nowI feel better. I'vejust been
    noticing wheretheNational Officers wear their AUXOP
    pins as they arepictured intheNAVIGATOR. Onehas
    his under his battle ribbons, another has his over his
    name plate, another has his over his Auxiliary ribbons,
    and a Division Captain wears his under his name tag.
    With achuckle,
    Stephan Auxslop
    (Editors note: Therewas awhilewhen confusion did
    reign. Now the decision has been made and will so
    state in thenew CG 305-the AUXOP pin is positioned
    above theribbon ontheleft side. At least, there is one
    certainty-those who have AUXOP pins wear them
    very proudly!)
    PAGE 54 THE NAVIGATOR
    Dear Ms. Bird,
    I'd like to comment on Ms. Potts article on Lesson
    Plan Booklets. Flotilla 1O-06-9(ER)has been taking the
    booklet apart, but wezerox the Lesson Plans so each
    instructor and back up get a copy of the lesson they
    teach. The instructors like using the zerox copies as
    they areonly printed on one(1) side and there is room
    on the wide margines to make notes.
    Sincerely,
    Kathryn E. Walsh
    FC elect 10-06-9(ER)
    Flotilla 12-8 Doubly Blessed!
    TheAIM program conducted by Sidney Jones, FSO-
    CC proved to beso successful this year that two out-
    standing young men were selected. We're not sure if
    this is a "first" for District 7, Division 12, but it most
    certainly was for Flotilla 12-8. It was particularly grat-
    ifying tolearn after their return that both young men
    had beenselected as applicants totheAcademy for next
    fall, and they have already begun theformal admission
    procedures.
    Thetwoyoung men, first placecandidate Rick Stein,
    and alternate Fred Whitedeparted from theCharleston
    County Municipal Airport in Charleston, S. C. on Aug-
    ust 7, 1977for their memorable trip to New London.
    Onhand toseethemoff weretheir parents, Mr. and Mrs.
    Harold R. Stein, Sr. and Mr. Fred T. White, Sr., friends
    and representatives of theAuxiliary. Upon their return
    fromtheacademy AIM candidate Rick Stein presented
    ashort report tothe members of Flotilla 12-8at their
    September meeting. Sidney Jones, FSO-CC presented
    Rick with a certificate of congratulations from the
    Flotilla. Flotilla 12-8is quite proud of these twoyoung
    men and hopes tokeep astrong AIM program going in
    furure years.
    Jeanne M. Stamm
    FSO-PB 12-8Dist. 7

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    BE AN ANGEL! Before your next boating trip be sure
    your fire extinguisher is fully charged and ready for
    use. Actress Angel Tompkins also suggests you have
    all the safety devices on your boat checked yearly by
    the Coast Guard Auxiliary, This free, courtesy exam-
    ination helps assure safer, fun-filled boating. For in-
    formation about boating classes, courtesy examinations
    and boating literature, contact your nearest Coast Guard
    Auxiliary flotilla or U. S. Coast Guard unit.
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    . Robert Korroch, Waverly High School senior, Lans-
    tng, Michigan. is accepting certificate of appointment
    to the U. S. Coast Guard Academy from Gerry Willett,
    ADSOICCAAIM (9CR). Mr. Korroch is one of the 328
    appointments out of 8,700 applicants.
    .Shown just prior to their departure for the Coast
    Guard Academy from Charleston County Municipal
    Airport are the 1977 AIM candidates from Flotilla 128.
    The members of the Auxiliary who attended the send-
    off were (port to starboard) Melvin J. Lesser, DCP,
    AIM alternate candidate Fred T. White, AIM first place
    candidate Rick Stein, and C. Russell Jernigan, Flotilla
    128 Commander.
    WINTER, 1977
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    BE AN ANGEL! When boating, carry your life vest
    and keep it close. Actress Angel Tompkins also suggests
    you have personal flotation gear and other safety equip'
    ment on your boat checked yearly by the Coast Guard
    Auxiliary. Their free courtesy examination helps assure
    you a safer boating season. For information about
    boating classes, courtesy examinations and boating
    literature, contact your nearest Coast Guard Auxiliary
    flotilla or U. S. Coast Guard unit.
    William Krouse (right) displays the Plaque of Merit
    Award for Outstanding Performance Involving Assis-
    tance to Those in Distress, presented to him by Captain
    Edward Davis, Chief of Boating Division, US.C.G.,
    Third District. (Story on page 43)
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    PAGE 55
    WOMEN'S ROLE IN AUXILIARY LEADERSHIP
    TheCoast Guard Auxiliary is unique in that women
    are accepted on an equal basis with men. As it is a vol-
    untary organization, a woman needs only to hold offices
    or accept jobs that shefeels comfortable with. A wom-
    an is encouraged to do anything she feels capable of
    doing, whatever she wishes to put effort into.
    Now, before I proceed further, I want tomake some-
    thing crystal clear--I amnot awoman's libber!!! In my
    opinion, thephrase "equal opportunity" has beenhighly
    overworked. I prefer not tothink of myself as a"woman
    auxiliarist" but only as acapable Auxiliarist doing the
    very best job Ican in all that I attempt todo.
    The Auxiliary is a "can do" organization for both men
    and women. Each member, whether man or woman,
    should do the best job of which they are capable-no
    more-no less.
    Icertainly amnotsaying that anyone should bepush-
    ed or made to feel inadequate for not taking on jobs
    they donot wishtodo. I amsaying that thoseof us who
    want to do every job should be encouraged to continue.
    Weare in an age of change and the Auxiliary must move
    with the times or lose many valuable members.
    The Auxiliary is a great team, but it can function pro-
    perly only if everyone on the team is well versed in its
    principles, particularly in its activities, and all are en-
    thusiastic members.
    The Coast Guard Auxiliary is proud of the fact that
    equality of opportunity is an established principle of the
    organization,. Women are not only accepted but are
    encouraged to participate in all echelons of activity.
    I believe the Auxiliary has prospered immeasurably
    from extraordinary talents given by women members.
    It is theobjective of theAuxiliary to enable women,
    who constitute half of the American population and
    whose talents and abilities arenoless than those of men,
    toplaya full rolein the lifeof the programs.
    Total involvement is urged for the lady Auxiliarist.
    Involvement is always a challenge. always requires a
    commitment and always means making a decision.
    TheCoast Guard Auxiliary is avoluntary organization
    until a member accepts a job. Then it becomes a re-
    sponsibility. When leaders make commitments, it
    does not help them to motivate their members when
    they do not fulfill those commitments.
    To a trained, involved Auxiliarist, the Auxiliary
    means promoting greater enthusiasm toward total in-
    volvement, stimulating the desire to become a better
    qualified, morecapable Auxiliarist working with others
    as apart of atotal team.
    Thebenefits include adeep sense of pride in belong-
    ing tothe Auxiliary, in knowing that weare part of a
    great organization, giving our best to whatever job
    we accept. Leadership requires a positive attitude.
    Women have the same opportunity to become leaders
    as the men. They have the same opportunities for
    learning and progressing. A woman is no different from
    aman in that her egoresponds positively tothe know-
    ledgewithin herself that she is doing the best job pos-
    sible. Outof this comes thejoy of personal involvement
    and thesatisfaction of belonging to the team.
    The team is strengthened by the many husband
    and wifeteams and I personally feel this is oneof our
    strongest selling points for lasting membership in the
    Coast Guard Auxiliary. John and I enjoy standing side
    by sideand working together in all phases of Auxiliary
    activity. We just like what we are doing, and I encour-
    age any woman Auxiliarist to "jump in" and try some-
    thing different. You may find that you have hidden
    skills and talents you did not think about and surprise
    yourself.
    The woman's role in Auxiliary leadership isn't very
    much different than a man's. It requires the same qual-
    ities and the same training to be a successful leader.
    A number of women have already demonstrated the
    necessary qualities for leadership in the Auxiliary. The
    biggest difference in leadership for men and women, as
    I seeit, ladies, is that after wefinish leading westill get
    totake care of thegalley. What I would really like to
    know is when are the men going to yell discrimination
    and insist on their equal rights in the galley?
    Iva Cotelle, DCP-VII
    Eleventh Instrict
    Oxnard, California
    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    U. S. COAST GUARD
    WASHINGTON. D. C. 20590
    B ULK RATE
    Atl an ta, Ga.
    Pe rm i t No. 25

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