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ALCOAST 281/11 COMDTNOTE 3120 SUBJ: SECTOR COMMAND CENTER PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION STANDARD POLICY A. U. S.

COAST GUARD COMMAND CENTER MANUAL (CCM), COMDTINST 3120.20(SERIES) 1. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW CONSOLIDATED SECTOR COMMAND CENTER (SCC) PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION STANDARD (PQS). THIS PQS PROVIDES A STANDARD QUALIFICATION BASELINE FOR EACH POSITION OF THE SCC WATCH CONSTRUCT OUTLINED IN REF(A) AND WILL ENSURE EACH WATCHSTANDER HAS THE APPROPRIATE POSITION-BASED COMPETENCIES TO SUPPORT TODAYS MULTI-MISSION COMMAND CENTERS. 2. BACKGROUND: THE SCC PQS WAS DEVELOPED BY A FOCUS GROUP COMPRISED OF SECTOR COMMAND CENTER PERSONNEL, COMDT (CG-741), COMDT (CG-534), FORCECOM (FC-51), OPERATIONS SPECIALIST RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF (OS RFMC), AS WELL AS STAFFS FROM THE COMMAND CENTER STANDARDIZATION TEAM (CCST), COMMAND CENTER SCHOOL, SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) SCHOOL AND OPERATIONS SPECIALIST "A" SCHOOL. THE PQS DOCUMENT WAS REVIEWED BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM HQ OFFICES SPANNING THE MARITIME SAFETY, SECURITY, AND STEWARDSHIP ROLES THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY COMMAND CENTER OPERATIONS. 3. ACTION: THE NEW SECTOR COMMAND CENTER PQS IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICS APPLY TO IMPLEMENTATION: A. SCC WATCHSTANDERS (MILITARY OR CIVILIAN) CURRENTLY WORKING ON THEIR QUALIFICATION MAY FINISH QUALIFICATION UNDER PRE-EXISTING UNIT POLICY. ALL WATCHSTANDERS STARTING QUALIFICATION AFTER DATE OF ALCOAST RELEASE SHALL USE THE NEW PQS FOR QUALIFICATION. B. THE CERTIFICATIONS FOR SCC WATCHSTANDERS (MILITARY AND CIVILIAN) THAT WERE OBTAINED UNDER EXISTING LOCALLY GENERATED TRAINING PROGRAMS PRIOR TO ALCOAST RELEASE ARE VALID WITH EXCEPTION TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS C THRU E. C. ANY SCC WATCHSTANDER PREVIOUSLY QUALIFIED UNDER A LOCALLY GENERATED TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL COMPLETE THE APPLICABLE AND UNFINISHED PORTIONS OF THE NEW PQS PRIOR TO RECERTIFICATION AT THE SAME WATCH POSITION LEVEL. D. ANY PREVIOUSLY QUALIFIED SCC WATCHSTANDER MOVING TO A WATCH POSITION WITH A HIGHER LEVEL OF QUALIFICATION, SHALL COMPLETE THE INCREMENTAL PORTION OF THE PQS THAT APPLIES TO THE NEW POSITION DESIRED. E. ALL CDOS QUALIFIED UNDER LOCALLY GENERATED SCC WATCH TRAINING PROGRAMS SHALL COMPLETE THE FORMAL SCHOOL/COURSE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE PQS NLT THAN 01 DEC 2012. FAILURE TO SATISFY THE FORMAL SCHOOL/COURSE REQUIRMENT WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF QUALIFICATION. F. COMMANDS SHALL USE THE NEW PQS AS THE BASELINE FOR REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE INVOLVING CERTIFICATION OR RECERTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL REGARDLESS OF WHICH PQS SET WAS USED FOR INITIAL QUALIFICATION. G. COMMANDS MAY ADD REQUIREMENTS TO ANY/ALL WATCH POSITIONS BASED ON ISSUES UNIQUE TO A GIVEN UNIT (E.G. LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) TANK SHIP OPERATIONS AT SECTOR BOSTON OR SINGLE POINT MOORING OPERATIONS AT SECTOR HONOLULU) BUT SHALL USE THE NEW PQS AS THE MINIMUM STANDARD FOR QUALIFICATION. H. ANY PQS SECTION DEEMED NOT APPLICABLE TO A SPECIFIC SECTOR (E.G. ICE BREAKING) MAY BE DEFERRED ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SECTOR COMMANDER. IF WAIVED, DOCUMENTATION OF THE OMISSION OF THESE SECTIONS MUST BE SPECIFIED WITHIN THE QUALIFICATION PACKAGE SUBMITTED TO THE SECTOR COMMANDER AND NOTED IN THE QUALIFICATION LETTER. ANY DEFERRED PQS TASKS MUST BE RE-EVALUATED AND COMPLETED AS APPLICABLE FOR RECERTIFICATION AT MEMBERS SUBSEQUENT UNIT. 4. THE PQS REPRESENTS ONE STEP TOWARDS INSTITUTIONALIZING THE

KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY STAFF THE CC CONSTRUCT. THE PQS REINFORCES FORMAL SCHOOL INSTRUCTION(INCLUDING THE MARITIME SEARCH PLANNING COURSE) ESTABLISHED FOR THE CDO POSITION IN REF(A) AND ALSO PROVIDES DETAILED GUIDANCE REGARDING SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS. COMPLETION OF THE MSP COURSE AND THE CDO PQS SUPPORT THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CDO COMPETENCY CURRENTLY IN TMT AND THE ASSOCIATED COMPETENCY CODE OS0031 PUBLISHED IN THE COMPETENCY DICTIONARY. 5. THE TRAINING MANAGEMENT TOOL (TMT) SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE APPLICATION FOR ASSIGNING WATCHSTANDER COMPETENCIES AND RECORDING WATCH POSITION CERTIFICATIONS AND FULFILLMENT OF CURRENCY TASK REQUIREMENTS. COMDT (CG-7412) IS COORDINATING WITH TMT DEVELOPERS TO ENHANCE TMT TO FURTHER SUPPORT WATCHSTANDER TRAINING RECORD MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT THE CC STANDARDIZATION TEAM (CCST). DESIRED ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE CREATING UNIFORM SHORT TITLE TASK NAMES, DELETING EXTRANEOUS OR REPLICATED TASKS, AND MODIFICATION OF TMT TO RECORD PQS COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATION BOARD RESULTS AT EACH WATCH POSITION LEVEL. COMDT (CG-7412) WILL PROVIDE FURTHER GUIDANCE ON TMT MODIFICATIONS LATE SPRING 2011. 6. CCST AND CC SCHOOL STAFF HAVE MADE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS AND/OR MODIFICATIONS TO CCST CHECKLISTS AND CC SCHOOL CURRICULUM TO ALIGN WITH THE NEW QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 7. WHILE THE NEW CONSOLIDATED PQS WAS DEVELOPED TO FULFILL A SECTOR CC LEVEL REQUIREMENT, ALL AREA, DISTRICT, AND GROUP COMMAND CENTERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO USE THE PQS TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN WATCH POSITION QUALIFICATION PROCESS. THE COMMAND CENTER PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARD THE OBJECTIVE OF DEVELOPING PQS SPECIFIC TO COMMAND CENTERS AT EACH LEVEL OF COMMAND. 8. THE NEW PQS IS POSTED AND AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY AT HTTPS://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL/CTL/1OS7DID 9. THE SCC PQS SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO REF(A) AS APPENDIX D. ANY QUESTION REGARDING THE PQS OR THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ALCOAST MAY BE DIRECTED TO LCDR J.M. FEREBEE COMDT (CG-7412). 10. CAPT PAUL WIEDENHOEFT, ACTING ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR CAPABILITY, SENDS. 11. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.

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