Members Deck
Boat Crew Qualification Program (BCQP)
Forrest Jenkins, FSO-Member Training
Phone Number: (704) 361-2986
Email: fso-mt@cgalakewylie.org
Boat Crew Program Participants,
The Boat Crew training program on Lake Wylie is just beginning
and all candidates must be Basically Qualified (BQ) to participate
and get signed off by a mentor.
I know there are a number of you interested in the on water
Boat Crew program and I am excited to get started. I need
to know who already has a Boat Crew Book and Qualification
Guide and who needs one. I would like to place an order with
AUXCEN to get these materials to you. The Manual is available
under the manuals section of our web site at www.cgalakewylie.org.
However there are too many pages for an individual to print
out, but you can use it to become familiar with the Boat
Crew Seamanship Manual COMDTINST M16114.5C until we can
provide you with your own copy. Most of this study material
is used for the shore side mentor sign offs. The sign-offs
will be done in the Boat
Crew Qualification Guide. Please review this document.
This has all the items that you need to be proficient in.
We will do some of this on the water as well, but you need
to be familiar with the entire manual. If you let me know
ahead of time that you have read chapters and would like Jimmy
or myself to sign-off on any items in the Qualification guide
at one of our meetings or at another time, we will make ourselves
available.
At the conclusion of 12 hours of water training we will ask
for a Qualifications Examiner (QE) to come in a complete the
dock side oral exam and the water practical. This is pretty
intense and once the mentor enters a date for the first sign-off,
you will have two years to complete the program. I have been
speaking with the Division Commander (DCDR) about having them
come down and assisting us or we can go up to Lake Norman
and train with them. We currently have only one qualified
coxswain and once qualified crew. To do this training correctly
and effectively we need two qualified crews to be on the water
simultaneously with two facilities to perform the side tow
and stern tow evolutions. This is one of the major areas that
you will be tested on with the QE.
Team Coordination Training (TCT) is also a requirement of
the Boat Crew Program. I know some of you have already taken
it, but I need to know who will need it in the future. The
8 Hour TCT course is good for 5 years. Then it needs to be
taken again. There is also a 1-hour TCT refresher course,
and Operations Workshop that is required by District every
year. We can do these at one of our meetings or on a designated
day.
Our Flotilla's ability to respond to the needs of the Coast
Guard continues to improve.
Whether you are participating as a trainer or trainee, as
a volunteer, you are to be commended for your commitment to
our organization. I look forward to working with you on the
water in the near future. Thanks for a job well done!
Bravo Zulu!
FC, 26-02, 5SR
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