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            In contrast, the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc., ("The Association" or "CGAuxA"), to which all members of the Auxiliary belong, is a not-for-profit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia and granted tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Code  subsection 501 (c) (3). It is the only entity established by the National Board of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and authorized by the Commandant to manage all fiscal matters and fundraising efforts in support of Auxiliary activities not funded by the Coast Guard. See the Auxiliary Manual Chapter 5, section H.  Without specific authorization from the President of the Association, no member of the Auxiliary is authorized to open accounts or transact business of any kind in the name of the Association.

            Any unit which has obtained a tax-exempt certificate from any state government or local municipality based on representations that it is a not-for-profit or charitable entity must have that certificate revoked and, if the local law permits, ask that it be reissued on the basis of its status as a government entity.  Your DSO-LP should be requested to handle that process.   

            The applicable Commandant Instruction states that the proper Federal taxpayer identification number (sometimes called “employer identification number” or “EIN”) issued by the IRS for all units of the Auxiliary, 52-1500576, should be used on all Auxiliary unit accounts. See Auxiliary Manual, COMDTINST M16790.1 (series) Chapter 5 subsection N.3.  No unit may obtain or use any other identification number.  Units that have accounts under any other number shall request that the financial institution in which those accounts are held replace that number with the authorized number.

            There are no exceptions. Units encountering any resistance to the use of the authorized number from any financial institution or vendor should either select others with which to do business or seek assistance from the district’s DSO-LP to resolve the conflict.

            Under no circumstances may an Auxiliarist acting on behalf of a unit of the Auxiliary communicate with the Internal Revenue Service for any purpose without permission from the Chief Director of the Auxiliary obtained through the chain of leadership and management.   “Auxiliarists shall not communicate with officials of other Government agencies in the name of the Auxiliary unless the Chief Director determines that the need for such communication is consistent with Coast Guard and Auxiliary policy, and grants specific permission in advance of the communication…” See Auxiliary Manual, Chapter 5 subsection B.1  The Chief Director has granted permission to all DSO-LPs to communicate directly with federal or state tax officials to correct any errors described in this message.

            There are exceptions to this instruction; however none of those exceptions authorize communication with the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of a unit of the Coast Guard Auxiliary without first obtaining the required permission. 

            Any questions regarding this message should be directed to the district’s DSO-LP through the appropriate chain of leadership and management.

Richard A. Washburn

National Commodore

When you conduct/perform any mission activity, it should be reported on a form ANSC 7030, documenting the mission, and the personnel who participated inthe mission, other than those listed below. This form should also be forwarded to the FSO-IS, Mark Ratliff (uscgaux451@gmail.com)
after the mission has been performed with a copy to the FSO-OP (Operations), Bill Ballard (uscgaux152@gmail.com).

When you conduct/perform any Vessel Examinations, it should be reported on a form ANSC 7038, documenting the number of VE’s, and any TRAINEE activity. This form should also be forwarded to the FSO-IS, Mark Ratliff (uscgaux451@gmail.com), either after the VE’S have been conducted or at a minimum, once a month.

When you conduct a Workshop/Training activity, it should be reported on a form ANSC 7039, documenting the activity and attendance. This form should also be forwarded to the FSO-IS, Mark Ratliff (uscgaux451@gmail.com), upon completion of the activity.

When you conduct a Recreation Boating Safety/Marine Visit it should be reported on a form ANSC 7046, documenting the visits and the personnel involved, especially Trainees. This form should also be forwarded to the FSO-IS, Mark Ratliff (uscgaux451@gmail.com), upon completion of the activity.

When you conduct a Aids to Navigation mission/activity, or submit a report, it should be reported on a ANSC 7054, documenting the details and the personnel involved, especially Trainees. This form should also be forwarded to the FSO-IS, Mark Ratliff (uscgaux451@gmail.com) upon completion of the activity.

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FORM ANSC 7012 - Vessel Safety Check (VSC)

A rule making effort is currently underway to revise the domestic regulations of 33 CFR 151 (APPS) to accurately reflect U.S. requirements under a revised MARPOL Annex V. The international MARPOL requirements go into effect on 1 January 2013, but domestic rule making will not be ready by that time. This rule making has been delayed probably to April 2013. A draft interim rule is changing the placarding requirements for domestic vessels even down to the placard size specifications (increased from 36 square inches to 40 square inches as minimum size). After 1 January 2013, and until the domestic rules are published and new placards are available, it will not be possible for vessels 26 feet and over to comply with the MARPOL Trash Placard requirement found as Item 11 on Form ANSC 7012.

Due to this inability for vessels 26 feet and over to comply with Item 11, Vessel Examiners are hereby instructed to consider Item 11 on Form ANSC 7012 as “N/A” for all vessels for the Calendar Year 2013, or until otherwise directed. Vessels otherwise satisfying all VSC decal requirements may be awarded the decal during Calendar Year 2013. This should give ample time for the domestic rules to be developed and published in the Federal Register and for new compliant placards to be developed, produced, and distributed throughout the Recreational Boating community. As funding becomes available, the Coast Guard may procure and distribute updated MARPOL decals for distribution via ANSC. This interim guidance for the VE program will be amended/superseded as new placards become available through commercial sources of supply or other means.

This interim guidance is not intended to encourage Vessel Examiners to totally ignore Item 11 on Form ANSC 7012 while conducting Vessel Safety Checks in 2013. Throughout 2013 Vessel Examiners and other members having contact with the recreational boating community will have an excellent opportunity to carry on instructional conversations about the new MARPOL placard requirements that are being developed to heighten awareness of recreational boaters about the need to understand and comply with the MARPOL requirements and to alert them to be aware that they need to procure and install new placards as soon as they become available. In the long run such conversations may enhance the effectiveness of the teaching opportunities available during the conduct of Vessel Safety Checks.

Sector Charleston Instruction SECCHSINST 16790.3

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MAYDAY RESPONSES

The Coast Guard is recommending we continue with the language currently in use, and respond when needed with “Vessel in Distress” rather than “MAYDAY Vessel” to avoid any confusion about who is calling MAYDAY.

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ORDERING FORMS AND MANUALS

Please review the PPT:
CG Aux Catalog PDF.ppt (2494.6 KB)
and follow the directions below...

The link is: https://docstore.fedex.com/uscgaux/ (you may have to copy and paste)

ID is: uscgaux

Password is: uscgaux1! please note - there is an exclamation mark at the end

Please work through our FSO-MA to order materials which may need to be charged to the Flotilla.

UPCOMING PATROLS
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27 July is a Morning Patrol, approximately 0800-1300.

BOAT CREW TRAINING - Mission Codes

01a - MOM - Maritime Observation Mission (MOM) aka Safety Patrol. Some MOM's will have a specific purpose but they are usually "show the flag" patrols when we cruise our Area Of Responsibility (AOR), keeping an eye out for boaters in need of our assistance. Hoisting operations in support of Air Station Savannah come under code 01a.

02 - Regatta/Safety Zone Support.  Perform perimeter security or safety zone for events. Examples are the Annual Dragonboat Races, Beaufort Water Festival, and the 2018 crash of an F-35 during which we provided a security cordon on the waters around the site.

03 - Navigation Systems Patrol. Used when our primary purpose is inspecting PATONS.

22a - Operations Training (QUALS) Two boat training, QE's or any other time when the primary purpose is to prepare trainees for certification.