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US C O A S T G U A R D A U X I L I A R Y

T h e P e l o r u s

FROMTHECOMMANDERGreetings to all. Welcome to a New Year. I hope everyone has had a safe

holiday season.

I want to thank the Division Board and the membership for

your vote of confidence to re-elect me as your 2014 Division

Commander and John Murphy as your Vice Division

Commander. We will continue to do our best to live up to

your expectations with your help and continued support. This

is accomplished with the Division Staff, Flotilla Commanders,

Flotilla Staffs, and you, the membership. Your participation is important to the

continued success of Division 12, District 7, and the Auxiliary.

My duty is to be the divisions primary point of contact along with the facilitation of activitie

communications, and help you, the members, get your jobs done as efficiently and effectively as possible. Pleas

include me in your activities and communications. Also, get me involved in issues and/or areas of interest tha

need to be resolved in order to help you perform your job. I am also interested in hearing about the great thing

all of you are doing and your new ideas for advancing boating safety practices for the boating

public and/or the Coast Guard. Continued

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T A B L E OF C ONTENTS

InThisIssue

The Division Commanders Report Page 2, 4-5

Report from the Vice-Commander Page 6 Auxiliary Training & Assistance Page 7

Third Quarter Mission Hours Reports Page 23-24

Citadel Detachment Report Page 8

Wreaths Across America Page 10

State Liaison Report Page 21-22

Staff Officer List & Contact Info Page 25-26

FlotillaReports The Inland Lakes Page 9

Charleston & Edisto Beach Page 11

East Cooper & Georgetown Page 12

DivisionSta!O"cerReports Auxiliary Aviation Page 13-14

Communications Services Page 16

Diversity & Inclusion Page 5

Human Resources Page 15

Information Systems Page 16

Marine Safety Page 18

Member Training Page 17

Navigational Services Page 15

Operations Page 7

Publications Page 16

Public Education Page 15

RBS Visitation Page 14 Secretary Records Page 19-20

Vessel Safety Examinations Page 18

We are saddened to relay news of the tragic loss of

Petty Officer Travis Obendorf, who died following

injuries he sustained while deployed with the Cutter

WAESCHE during a search and rescue mission.

Petty Officer Obendorf stood the watch on the front

lines of Coast Guard operations throughout his nine

years of active duty. He previously served aboard

Coast Guard Cutter ALERT, at Patrol Forces

Southwest Asia in Bahrain and at Coast Guard

Station Boston. Throughout his Coast Guard

service, Petty Officer Obendorfs professionalism

and commitment ensured that we were always

ready to answer the nations call. Let us never forgethis service and sacrifice. As you keep Petty Officer

Obendorf's family and shipmates in your thoughts

and prayers, please also remember we are often

called to operate in an environment which provides

little margin of error. In all that you do, make safety

your highest priority.

The entire Service is energized to support his

family and shipmates. Please keep BM3 Obendorf

his family and shipmates in your thoughts and

prayers.

CAPT F. Thomas Boross

Chief, Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety

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FROM TH E C O M M A N D E R (C ONTD . )

It is great to be part of a great organization like

Division 12. Division 12 has dedicated over 47,000

hours of service in 2013 according to AUXINFO, as

of 22 Dec 2013. That is tremendous and a true sign of

a great organization. Im sure the hour count will go

up once all of the 2013 hours have been recorded at

the end of the year.

A New Year and new leadership usually bring out

questions regarding our direction. The District 7

Strategic Plan (2013 thru 2016) is a good place to

start with for further guidance in 2014. It is the sameplan presented to us in late 2012 for 2013. It

continues to help us understand what our district

direction is. Please read it and maintain a copy for

future reference and use.

The District 7 Strategic plan can be found through

the following link:

District 7 Strategic Plan

The District 7 Strategic Plan lists the issues of

greatest importance as:

Effectiveness in recreational boating safety

missions.

Leadership development and use of exemplary

practices.

Growth and diversity of the districts readyvolunteer force.

Joint planning and mission execution with the

Coast Guard.

It also provides insight to the Auxiliary Mission,

the National Commodores Vision Statement,

National Strategic Imperatives, Distr ict

Commodore's Vision Statement, and District Strategi

Issues.

Please remember the Auxiliary Cornerstone

while performing our tasks and missions. They ar

defined in the current Auxiliary Manual (section A

pages 2-3 thru 2-4) as:

Member Services

Recreational Boating Safety

Operations and marine Safety

Fellowship

Also, remember the people side of things an

respect all of the individuals that we meet, work with

work for, and associate with.

As the New Year starts, there are items that nee

to be completed early in the year. Flotill

Commanders need to provide the Flotilla Financia

Report and Flotilla Material Inventory Report by th

end of January. I need these reports prior to the end o

the month in order to prepare the Division reports

Flotilla Goals will be due by February 1st.

Other items that we need to perform throughou

the year are the monthly flotilla activity reports

monthly staff reports, and special reports (lik

National Safe Boating Week planning/activitiesRemember to copy me and John Murphy, VCDR o

all of these reports so we can see and understand wha

is going on within the division.

The Flotilla Leadership

Workshop is scheduled forContinuedon

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FROM TH E C O M M A N D E R (C ONTD . )

January 25th future leaders should attend. Please let

me know your intention as soon as possible. I need to

provide an attendee list prior to the event.

The Winter Division meeting/COW Banquet is at

Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, SC; on 11 January

2014. The Division meeting starts at 1300 in the

Boardwalk Inn Board Room. The COW Banquet

starts at 1900 at the Tides Ballroom. The remaining

2014 Division meetings are 12April, 12 July, and 11

October at the Mt. Pleasant Water Works Public

Meeting Room. All of the general meetings in are

scheduled for 1030 with the Commanders Call a

0900.

I look forward to seeing you at the meetings an

serving with you throughout 2014.

Thank you for your Time and Service.

Al Crothers

DCDR 12

Diversity&Inclusion

AlCrothers, SO-DV

Diversity is about our commitment

to embrace men and women of

all racial, cultural, ethnic, and

religious backgrounds as full,equal, and vital members of our

organization.

Diversity is about acknowledging differences and

adapting practices to create an inclusive environment

in which diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds

are valued. It is about understanding the individual

differences among our members that arise from a

broad range of backgrounds and lifestyles, and

recognizing the value of using those different

perspectives and ideas to enhance the quality and

outcomes of our mission.

Our diversity is shaped by a variety of characteristics

including age, ethnicity, gender, disability, language,

religious beliefs, life stages, education, career sexu

orientation, personality and marital statu

Additionally, diversity means accepting, welcomi

and valuing the differences inherent in eve

individual and recognizing the contribution that

diverse membership can make to our organization

effectiveness and operational performance.

Elected leaders and staff officers must impleme

strategies specific to the needs of their local uni

Plans must be consistent with the requirements s

forth in the NACO's Strategic Plan and Diversi

Statement. Remember that our Diversity leadersh

team stands ready to provide any assistance request

in support of your local program.

Also, please congratulate Flotilla 12-6 for earning t

NACO Three Star Award for Diversity Excellenc

They are one of the few from the entire district to

so in this inaugural year of the program. I look forwa

to seeing additional Flotillas earning the award in t

future.


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VIC E C OMMANDERS REPORT

Division 12 has completed another notably

successful year supporting the Coast Guard in serving

the public recreational boating community. Thank you,

especially to Staff Officers for continuing to be

outstanding simply as good people as recorded

monthly by the amount of time you unselfishly

provide for the Auxiliary and our Division missions.

You are the Coast Guards invisible weapon;

talented patriots that maintain Coast Guard skills and

knowledge to help make our boating public safer and

enjoyable.

Our 2013 programs have been especially broad. A

keystone achievement was handling the government

close down with professionalism. You followed USCG

instructions without complaint and quickly resumed

posture when called back. Our Public Education

programs had incredible reception and surely we are in

the top tier of public training headcount for District 7.

Our programs are impressive as our instructors

demonstrate critical knowledge, an impressive

presentation delivery and a personal connection with

class participants. Public Affairs transcended all

Flotillas and was show cased with Safe Boating Week

events - especially in Charleston. Coxswains and

Crews were on safety patrols to relieve the Gold Side

to tackle their increasing port duties.

Vessel Examination sites were organized in all

Flotillas and the examiner force has increased as a

number of members became qualified. Although we

mostly talk about those safe boating programs that are

directly visible to the public, it is also the background

administrative functions that make Division 12 so

successful. It is our recognized and respect

practices, which include: information services, te

proctoring, QE, visitations, finger printing certificati

and all other services that separate us from the herd.

summary, Division and Flotilla Officers a

congratulated on collectively making 2013 such

successful year.

It has been a terrific year of service and you hav

earned a rest. Many of you will use this slow time

tackle some of the computer online traininopportunities that are available. But equally importa

is the fact that the upcoming cold winter mont

represent a good platform to organize fellowsh

events to better know each other, to attract ne

members, to meet fellow members personal suppo

groups and mostly to have some fun. For 2014 t

Coast Guard will need us more than ever to help crea

and sustain a safe and educated boating public - an

of course, we will be renewed and ready.

My best wishes to you and your family for 2014.

Semper Paratus

John Murphy

VCDR

JohnMurphy

ViceDivisionCommander


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A U X I L I A R Y TRAINING & A S S I S T A N C E

General Information

In the first 15 minutes following the meeting, new

member ID cards and other member information will

be addressed.

Qualifying Examiners

The Division 12 QE team of Richard Daniel,

Festus Burchfield, and Hap James will talk about the

QE session including GPS, towing, and dockside

requirements, followed by Questions & Answers

(Q&A). PowerPoint Presentation How to Schedule a

QE Session in District 7 will be given by Barbara

Burchfield. Get the year started with the right

information and know-how for QE session successes.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

LMS Mandatory Courses

Ann Graham and other members will help you getstarted with the Auxiliary mandatory courses. Have

you finished all eight courses? Get at least one cour

finished and have fun doing it! *Bring your laptop!

Proctors

Are you ready to get that online test proctored

Proctor James Andrews and other Division 1

designated Proctors will be available to assist yo

This is a great opportunity to finish that proctored tes

*Bring your laptop!

Information Services Help Desk

Don Carty and other members will help wi

access to AuxOfficer, AuxInfo, getting a passwor

completing Auxiliary forms online, and off

individual help to members. *Bring your laptop!

*A limited number of laptops will be available o

site for training purposes; we recommend you brinyour own.

SaturdayJanuary11, 2014

FollowingDivision12MeetingatWildDunesResort

Operations

JoeFleming, SO-OP

Happy New Year! I hope that everyone enjoyed

the holiday season and had a great time.

As the New Year starts, we need to get a fresh start

on checking and updating our equipment. Coxswains

should make sure to check P-PERB batterys for

expiration dates. (If you need a battery let me know,

Ill send the contact info to you) Also, check the

condition of Inflatables for wear and CO2 cartridges.

Check with your Crew members on their equipment

and record inspection dates for your records.

As of now we have money for our norm

operation this year, we should keep the following

mind with regards to funding: Use It, but Dont Abu

It.

Double check your paper work before going

AOM for reimbursement. Please keep in mind thmeal reimbursements do not include breakfast.

As always, practice all your skills while patrollin

Doing so will keep you sharp and ready. If I can he

you with any Operations issues, please feel free

contact me and Ill do what I can to help.


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Cadet

JamesMcManus

TH E C I T A D E LMI LI TARY COLLEG E O F S OU TH CAROLI NA

D e t a c h m e n t

The Citadel Detachment unit has had a great semester for the Fall of 2013,

introducing new members to the US Coast Guard, catching up on FEMA

Incident Command System courses, and getting visited by Mr. Holstead,

2003 Citadel graduate and current US Coast Guard Lieutenant. We

also had one of our most successful FTX (Field Training Exercise)

in the units history this month.

Thanks to Mr. Alan Miles, former Flotilla Commander and our

current Unit Adviser, we had the unique opportunity to visit the

Veterans Victory House located in Walterboro, SC. Here, we were able tomeet veterans from all military branches, and from World War II (including a Pearl

Harbor survivor), Korea, Vietnam (a Silver and Bronze star awardee), and the Persian

Gulf. It was a great experience to meet some of our nations heroes, and we are

humbled by the years of service each and every one of these veterans has dedicated to

protecting their country, and we thank them from the bottoms of our hearts.

As you prepare to return to The Citadel to begin the Spring semester of 2014, please make

sure to check the calendar on a regular basis. The Citadel cadets keep a very busy

schedule, and checking the calendar and website on a regular basis will help cadetsstay informed on upcoming events. We will make sure to update the calendar as more

information becomes available. Thanks again for all that you do to make this the

organization that it is.

Semper Paratus

Cadet James McManus


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TH E I N L A N D L A K E S

JohnOwen, FC

Flotilla 12-1 has been busy during the closin

months of the boating season. Safety and trainin

Patrols were completed on Lake Marion, and a patrol othe lakes upper end, to include the Congaree Riv

toward Columbia. A Public Affairs event was present

at Schneider Electric, just east of Columbia, whe

approximately 500 employees were provide

information and materials on Boating Safety an

Auxiliary Operations.

In December, we attended a wreath hangin

ceremony honoring veterans. The ceremony was he

at a Sumter cemetery, and was conducted by the Sumt

Civil Air Patrol Cadets.

Make sure to check the article and photo on th

following page for more info about Wreaths Acro

America.

JerryRuschkofski, FC(2013)

First of all, I would like to congratulate

Don Carty and Festus Burchfield on

their election at the October flotilla

meeting to the offices of Flotilla

Commander and Vice Commander for

2014.

Our Division Commander, Al Crothers, was present

and administered the oath of office to both Don and

Festus immediately after the election, shown in the

photo below. I'm sure all of you will give Don and

Festus your full support in the upcoming year.

This year, 2014, will be the US Coast Guard

Auxiliary's 75th Anniversary. Let's all work together to

make it a good one!

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meeting. AlCrothersDCDRDivision12swearinginDon

Carty, FlotillaCommanderandFestusBurchfieldVice

FlotillaCommander.

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W R E A T H S AC ROSS A M E R I C A

On Saturday, 14 December 2013, John Owen, Flotilla

Commander 12-1, participated with Cadets from the

Sumter Civil Air Patrol in hanging wreaths honoring

veterans as part of the Wreaths Across America. The

wreath-hangings and ceremony were part of similar

servicesatgraveyardsacrossthecountry on aSaturday

in December , including at the Arlington NationalCemeteryinWashington, D.C.

Major Kevin Mateer, Chaplin, US Army Shaw AFB, was

the keynote speaker. Girl Scouts from Troop 1015 in

West Columbia also made the trip to Sumter to take

part. Preceding the placement of wreaths along the

fence, sevenceremonialwreathswereplacedinfrontof

the main flag pole at the cemetery, representing the

Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard,MerchantMarineandthePOW/MIA, thenpresentedthem

withasalute.

Started nearly twenty years ago by entreprene

Morrill Worcester, Wreaths Across America beg

when Worcester and dozens of others came

Arlington National Cemetery where they laid mo

than 5,000 wreaths at headstones. Worcester, w

owned his own business, donated the wreaths fro

unsold inventory. Although Worcester has nev

served in the military, he had visited Arlingt

National Cemetery as a child, and saw this as a w

for the nation to give thanks to those who have mathe ultimate sacrifice for our country.

During its first few years, Wreaths Acro

America remained largely unnoticed until a pho

showing thousands of wreaths adorned with r

ribbons against snow-covered headstones circulat

across the internet. Within a short while, Worcest

received emails by the tens of thousands from

across the country. It was at this time that Wreat

Across America was officially founded as a no

profit organization.

Today, wreaths have been laid at more th

300,000 headstones across America, with near

25,000 having been donated by Worcester. A reside

of Maine, Worcester has held wreath-layi

ceremonies up and down the Eastern SeaboaMake sure to visit their website for more informati

on how you can donate to this amazing organizatio
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KarenAndrews, FC

On November 18th we did a video with the Coast

Guard for the South Carolina Education

Department. The Coast Guard used the 45', 41'

and the 29' and Jim Andrews 25" Auxillary boat.

The video was done by Microburst Learning and

will be on their web site in January at the

following link:

http://www.microburstlearning.com/

The hope is to keep kids in school and give them

ideas for good careers. On Dec 14th we were in

the Edisto Christmas Parade it rained but we still

gave out lots of candy.

PaulBerka, FC

We have re-elected Paul Berka to serve as Flotilla

Commander, and Dwaine Harris to serve as Flotilla

Vice-Commander for 2014. Congratulations! With

the New Year, Flotilla 12-08 will have a total number

of sixty-four members. This number includes eight

Cadets from the Citadel Detachment. During this

year the Flotilla added six new members, retired one

member, transferred two members, and dis-enrolled

eight members.

I would like to thank all the Staff Officers for

their support during 2013. Special thanks goes to

Kelly Duncan FSO-PE, Richard Daniel FSO-MT and

Duncan Hutchinson FSO-HR for duty above and

beyond.

Our biggest event for January, and one of the

biggest for the year, is the Charleston Boat Show.The boat show is held at the North Charleston

Convention Center and runs from the 24-26 of

January.

In 2014 the Flotilla will have a busy year. Four

Boat Crew Coxswains and four Boat Crew Crew

members need to re-qualify. Six need to qualify as

Boat Crew Crew members for the first time. These

qualifications will require a number of training hours

on the water with two boat drills.

I wish the entire Flotilla a

great New Year.

C H A R L E S T O N& EDISTO B E A C H

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E A S T C OOPER & GEORGETOWN

AndyPoole, FC(2013)

The winter months are an excellent time frame totrain and prepare for the coming boating season. If you

are interested in becoming a boat crew member, vessel

examiner, instructor, program visitor, or want to work

in public affairs, get with one of our Flotilla Staff

Officers and start a project plan to become qualified.

Dont wait until next year to starting learning a new

career fieldget started today.

I want to congratulate Scott Heisler and Ann

Graham on their election in November as the

incoming Flotilla Commander and Vice Flotilla

Commander, respectively, for 2014. They both have

my unwavering commitment and support as the new

leaders of Flotilla 12-6. I would be remiss, at this

time, if I did not thank each one of you for your

selfless service and support of the Auxiliary these past

three years while I was your Flotilla and Vice FlotillaCommander. It has been a true honor to lead Flotilla

12-6, the best flotilla in the US Coast Guard Auxiliary!

Many thanks to the boat crew members, float

decoration committee, and the auxiliary members

who participated in the recent Charleston area parades:

Charleston Harbor Christmas Parade on December 7th

and the Mt Pleasant Christmas Parade on December

8th. Your enthusiasm and pride in the US Coast Guard

Auxiliary was noted by numerous members of the

South Carolina Low Country! BZ for a job well done.

The next 12-6 Flotilla Meeting is scheduled for 16

January 2014 at the Mt Pleasant Waterworks. Dont

forget to bring a friend!

RickBankert, FC

In 2013, I had mentioned a goal for acknowledgi

and promoting the strengths and talents of curr

members of Georgetown, Flotilla 12-10. In 2013,

focused a great deal on reaching out to new members

For 2014, I would like to set a goal for buildi

fellowship and achievement through our curr

members. The hope being that by maintaining a stro

and active membership, we will be better able to ent

prospective new members.

The other day I received a transfer letter written

CDR Dunbar. The second paragraph seems to reinfo

my goal. Here is paragraph. I hope it helps motivate

current members to have a successful 2014.

I challenge you to make your (new) flotilla

stronger and better one by remaining active asupporting all of their efforts as your schedule perm

As you know, only due in large part to each and ev

Auxiliary members contributions does the Co

Guard have the capacity to continually prov

steadfast support to our nation.

Consider how and when you can help make Floti

12-10 even more successful in 2014. We have terri

people and great talent in our group. We need

continue to work with one another to increase ea

members talents and participation as we work towar

the Auxiliarys safe boating mission.
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RonSain(12-4) andTommyTimberlake(12-4)

onanADC-equippedflightovertheSouth

Carolinacoast.

Auxiliary Aviation in Division 12 flew just a few

missions in the fall quarter. The government shut

down eliminated any mission activity in October and

then offshore water temperatures less than 70 degrees

prohibit flights offshore more than gliding distance

from land unless the crew is equipped with Air Dry

Coveralls (ADCs). Division 12 has one crew

equipped for offshore missions when the water

temperature is less than 70 degrees. Pictured to the

right are Ron Sain (12-04) and Tommy Timberlake

(12-04) on an ADC-equipped flight over the South

Carolina coast.

Ken Plesser (12-03), DSO-AV for District 7,

attended a Coast Guard Aviation planning meeting at

Air Station Savannah to address funding challenges

and solutions for Coast Guard and Auxiliary Aviation.

As DSO-AV for District 7, Ken oversees the Auxiliary

Aviation programs attached to Air Station Savannah,Clearwater, Miami, and Borinquen, Puerto Rico. In

addition to his many other responsibilities, Ken

Plesser is an aircraft facility inspector for District 7.

Pictured on the following page are Peg Petersen

(12-03), Kens wife, and Ken on a logistic mission to

Lincolnton, North Carolina to inspect Rons Sains

Cessna 182.

The fall quarter gave the three Division 12

Auxiliary Aviation members an opportunity to ready

their aircraft facilities for the required Coast Guard

Auxiliary Aviation inspection. This inspection and the

Form 7005 Offer/Re-offer is an annual event. Three

Division 12 aircraft are available for mission orders

that originate from Air Station Savannah.

A U X I L I A R Y AVIATION

The fall quarter is also a time to plan for the

upcoming Air Station Savannah Annual Auxiliary

Aviation Workshop which will be held at Air Station

Savannah February 21, and 22, 2014. This years

agenda will focus on Safety Enhancement: Pre-Flight

Inspection and Mission Critical Convective Weather

Planning for all pilots, air crew, and air observers. In

addition, there are required ditching and egress

training, the 75 yard swim test, aero-medical factors,

and cockpit resource management training.

An addition to this years workshop will be a

technology update about flying extremely accurate

Parallel Tract and Sector Search SAR patterns using an

iPad. Jay Byers (12-03) and Ken Plesser (12-03)

recently flew a logistics/training mission to evaluate

the most current

RonSain, AAAC, Flotilla12-2

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PegPetersen(12-03), Kenswife, andKenona

logisticmissiontoLincolnton, NorthCarolina

toinspectRonsSainsCessna182.

software for a workshop presentation. Now, with th

development of iPad technology, were able to hav

access to real-time cockpit weather, navigation

instrument approaches, photo-streaming, and SAR

Pattern accuracy. Its really quite amazing how fa

technology has come just within the past few years.

Respectively submitted,

Ron Sain (12-04)

AAAC District 7

A U X I L I A R Y AVIATION (C ONTD . )

ProgramVisitation

DwaineHarris, SO-PV

As Ambassadors for the United States Coast GuardAuxiliary, I hope that everyone is making sure to stay

up to date on what is going on within the Auxiliary, the

boating community, and the mission of Recreational

Boating Safety.

Ive always found it helpful to read all the fine E-

magazines and newsletters which are linked to the

Flotilla 12-08 web site. District, Division, and most

Flotillas have the same links available on their

websites.

The V-Directorate link, is something that all

visitors and Vessel Examiners should check regularly.

Under the Whats New link is the news from the RBS

Outreach Directorate. Here you will find links to the

newsletter, WAVES, the Watercraft

and Vessel Safety Newsletter.

One article of particular

interest was the Lifejacket Loaner

Program SOP 24 DEC 2013. This

may be viewed in the members only section of the

Department website.

In this issue you will be introduced to the new

appointed WAVESeditor Branch Chief for newslette

BC-BRN, William Carter. William is from Floti12-8, Charleston, SC., and is also qualified in PV a

VE. There is a lot of useful information in the many

publications which are available to us. I hope that y

find them useful to you in the coming year. Make su

to check it out.


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DIVISION S T A F F OFFIC ER R E P O R T S

HumanResources

JohnOwen, SO-HR

Great Job to Flotilla FSO-HRs!

During the period from January to

December 2013, Division 12

added 12 new members. Almost half

of those new members initially inquired

through the E-Responder program. Approximately 78

inquiries were made about Coast Guard Auxiliary

membership within Division 12 through the E-

Responder program.

Flotilla Commanders, please ensure new FSO-HRs

are listed, so I can contact them about the E-Responder

program. As a reminder, only those individuals referred

to Flotilla FCs, VFCs and HRs from me should be

contacted. I make initial contact, after receiving from

the national website, to determine eligibility and

interests, and match those with the appropriate flotilla.

Once referred, they are all yours to process.

Three attempts should be made by flotillas to

contact the potential member (please record dates,

times, methods). This information will be recorded on

the Monthly E-Responder Reports which I maintain and

submit to the District HR Officer. The District HR

Officer and I make additional efforts of contact the

person before removal from our records we want to

get potential new members to flotillas for processing orremove them if no longer interested.

The most important part of the E-Responder

program is for Flotillas to contact the potential

members. This is why the checks and balances and

the reason I send courtesy copies of the referral data to

the FC and VFC. If you have any questions or concern

with the E-Responder program or HR issues, plea

contact me and check out the HR Corner on the D

website. Im looking forward to another productiv

year!!!

NavigationalServices

AllenJames, SO-NS

In starting the new year, we will have some wor

continuing from 2013. For Flotillas 6, 8 and 12, Richa

Daniel has a list of the ATONs, PATONs, and structur

that Station Charleston has requested pictures of. W

should continue on this list and complete it this Sprin

Summer. For Flotillas 2, 4 and 10, remember we hav

been requested to patrol the Waccamaw River fro

Enterprise Landing all the way to Conway and chec

ATONs, and PATONs, and conduct Safety Patrols.

All FSO-NS remember there is a new PQS fo

training candidates for NS. This document was sent opreviously, but feel free to contact me if you still need

copy. You can also check District web site for a copy.

PublicEducation

Vacantasof2014

The Staff Officer position for Public

Education is currently vacant. Public

Education is one of the cornerstones of

the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, and is an invaluable to

in helping us promote Recreational Boating Safety.

youre interested in this position, please contact A

Crothers, Division Commander, or John Murph

Division Vice-Commander.


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InformationSystems

SueHastings, SO-IS

The REYR process for 2013 will be

run on January 6, 2014. If you go into

REYR you will need to meet the criteria

required to be re-certified. This will depend on the

qualification:

1. Vessel Examiners you will need to do two (2)

exams as a Trainee with a qualified Vessel Examiner.

2. Program Visitors you will need to do two (2)

visits as a Trainee (self-requalification).

3. Instructors will need to do 2 hours as a Trainee

with a qualified Instructor teaching a class.

4. Boat and Air program recertification depend on

what currency maintenance tasks are missing. For

example, if member only did 10 hours underway,

they will need to do two more hours to meet last

years maintenance as a Trainee. If a member missed

QE sign off, it needs to be done by QE. (Note FC

will still need to send in request via D7 Help Ticket.)

Once you meet the requirements to get out of

REYR, the Flotilla Commander will then need to send a

D7 Help Ticket (found on District 7 website under

Member Resources Menu) to request that the memberbe re-certified. Be sure to include member name,

member ID, Flotilla, type of certification, date of any

hours/exams/visits, etc., with LEAD (Instructor/VE/

Coxswain/Pilot). The FC can get this information from

the FSO-IS who will also verify the information is in

AUXDATA. If the data is not showing in AUXDATA

does not count towards REYR.

Any questions or problems concerning this proce

feel free to contact me.

CommunicationsServices

DavidHastings, SO-CS

As we are starting a new year I ask all the Flotilla

to update their websites. As the websites are sometim

the first contact with the public we need to keep ou

information up to date and present a good impression t

the public.

We still have one flotilla that has not gone throug

the National Approval of website process. I want

thank the web-masters for their hard work in 2013 an

looking forward to working with them in 2014.

Publications

WilliamCarter, SO-PB

Id like to welcome everyone who is new to th

Division 12 staff. The Pelorus is our quarter

publication, and is a great way to keep the membersh

informed on whats going on at the Division level. You

articles will be due on the following dates:

15 March for Spring publication in April.

15 June for Summer publication in July. 15 September for Fall publication in October.

15 December for Winter publication in January o

the following year.

I will make sure to send a reminder email two week

in advance. If you need extra time, just let me know.



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MemberTraining

BeMoore, SO-MT

The fourth quarter of 2013 saw

continued emphasis in on the

water training culminating with

a m u l t i - f l o t i l l a q u a l i t y

evaluation and certification

event. Members from Station

Charleston, four different

flotillas, and facilities from three different flotillas were

involved in the success of this November 17th QE

session. Excellent display of teamwork!

The year saw a bevy of classroom training at both

the flotilla and division level. Frank Leister conducted

two 8-hr TCT classes, Forrest Meiere conducted a first

ever in Division Twelve AUXSC&E class, and Richard

Daniel developed and conducted several specialized

courses such as GPS, charting, and first aid. Stay tuned

for more specialized courses coming your way.

Stay in touch with your Member Training Officer.

Richard Daniel, your division SO-MT for 2014 has

several exciting ideas he will be presenting in the next

few months. Stay involved. Youll be glad you did.

Value-Added Training

Value-Added Training is for you, the member, to

explore new information that is interesting and may beof value to you in your Auxiliary, professional and

personal life. On the right-hand column is a list of

Value-added Training Materials: (See below web page

for more info)

Value-Added Training Information

Value-Added Training Materials List

Animated Knots

AuxData/AuxInfo

Build Effective Training

Chain of Leadership

Electronic Communications

E-mail: Making it work for you

Program Management

Rules of Order

The New Member - The First Six Months

There are also new training mini courses and videoon various subjects such as:

Emailing documents securely using passwor

protected zip files.

How to change member information using 702

Webform.

How to install and use the Google Drive.

Intr odu ctio n to usin g Gma il with you

@cgauxnet.us email address.

IS 7028 Dashboard

Taking a tour of the T-Directorate Website (dire

link available below) are available in the Coast Guar

Auxiliary Online Classroom. If you have any question

regarding accessing this area, please visit T-Directora

Online Learning/Testing. The T-Directorate can b

found at the following link:

Training Directorate Home Page

Thanks to everyone for all of your dedication an

hard work for 2013. There are several new and gre

things in the making for the New Year. Stay in touc

with your SO-MT.

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VesselExaminations

AndyPoole, SO-VE

In 2013, members of Division 12 conducted a totalof 1,736 Vessel Safety Checks (VSCs), slightly less

than the 1,864 VSCs performed in 2012. While the

overall performance level is down, this is a decrease of

only 6%. The good news however, is that three Flotillas

managed to increase their numbers from 2012 to 2013.

Please see the illustration to your right.

Flotilla 12-3 of Lake Murray increased its numbers

by 20%, Flotilla 12-8 of Charleston increased by 23%,

and Flotilla 12-4 of the Central Grand Strand saw an

astounding increase of 185%!!! Great job!!!

Id like to encourage everyone who is not currently

qualified in the Vessel Safety program to please consider

doing so. The VSC program is one of the cornerstones

of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and obtaining the

qualifications is fairly simple.

All you have to do is take the test online, perform

five VSCs under supervision, and perform five VSCs

per year in order to maintain your qualification. For

additional information for VE study guides, and online

testing, please visit the link below:

V-Directorate Home Page

When a recreational boater takes the time to get their

vessel inspected, they will have a greater knowledge of

State and Federal regulations, they will become better

educated with regards to boating safety, and there is also

the opportunity to sign them up for an About Boating

Safety (ABS) course.

MarineSafety

RickBankert, SO-MS

In 2014, marine safety will be asked to explore th

possible value and use of the Sea Partner program

Additional information can be found by visiting th

following links:

Sea Partners Home Page &

Sea Partners Training Guide

There are a few flotillas that are currently activ

with this program. There seems to be more potential

the program, that each flotilla FSO-MS might want

investigate. As always, please continue to subm

monthly reports. It is always good to forward o

Division 12s Marine Safety activity reports.

Happy New Year!

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S E C R E T A R Y R E C O R D S

Minutes from Division 12 Meeting

Mt. Pleasant Waterworks, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Saturday, October 26, 2013

The meeting was called to order at 1030 hours by

Al Crothers, Division Commander.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by John Murphy,

Division Vice Commander.

The Invocation was read by Al Crothers written by

Phillip Poole

Division Members in Attendance:(listed below)

DCDR Welcome/Introductions:

Al welcomed everyone including guests Lt.

Franklin, Lt. Cmdr. Gherardi, and Lt Cmdr. Jordan. He

reviewed items discussed at Commanders Call.

Marine Law Enforcement Academy CO and Sta

Lt. Cmdr. Jordan presented information on a new cour

Non-Compliant Vessel Pursuit.

Division Minutes: The Division minutes we

approved at Commanders Call as listed in the Pelor

newsletter.

Financial Report: The financial report w

approved at Commanders Call as submitted by Vi

Giardina.Division Staff Officer Reports: Please read sta

officer reports in the Pelorus.

Karl Gettman was sworn in as SO-PA officer f

2014.

A new US Coast Guard boat will be commission

next October. If you are interested in working on

committee for this, please feel free to contact Ji

Ramsey.

Rosterofmembersandguestspresent

12-1

Joe Newman

Jay Dahlgren

William Hayes

Ron Cunningham

Perry Moses

12-2

Carl Brown

Jeanette Brown

Alma Lyerly

12-3

Sue Carty

Don Carty

Gerry Ruschkofski

Mike Mikutaitis

Barbara Burchfield

Festus Burchfield

Ken Plesser

Peggy Peterson

12-4

Chuck Budnick

Tommy Timberlake

Nancy Johnson

Jack Stacey

E. Shaver

12-6

Bob Weskerna, DCOS

Al Crothers, DCDR

Deborah Lee

Jim Ramsey

Ann Graham

Rick Leary

Jonathan Buie

12-8

Dwaine Harris

Bob Mathewes

Joe Fleming

Richard Daniel

12-10

John Murphy

Vito Giardina

Karl Gettman

Allen James

12-12

Karen Andrews

Jim Andrews

Continuedon

followingpage

DeborahLee, SO-SR


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S E C R E T A R YREC ORDS (C ONTD . )

Awards & Presentations

The 2012 Century Club Award for Vessel Exams/

Public Education (VE/PE) was awarded to DwaineHarris, Bob Weskerna, Phil Poole, Maggie McCarty,

Andy Poole, Ron Foreman, Burnette Sheffield, Dorothy

Schock, and Ron Cunningham.

The Certificate of Excellence for 2012 Multi

Directorate was awarded to Barbara Burchfield, Ron

Foreman, William Carter, and Andy Poole.

The Certificate of Excellence for 2012 Operations

and Administration was awarded to Jay Dahlgren,

Barbara Burchfield, Alexandra Lariviere, Sue Hastings,

and Jim Ramsey (Watch Standing).

The Certificate of Excellence for 2012 Marine

Safety was awarded to Bob Gerber, Bob Weskerna, and

Bob Matthewes.

Other Certificate of Excellence Awards went to

David Hastings (RBS), Flotilla 12-3 (Recruiting),

Jeanette Brown (Recruiting) and Paul Thomas

(Recruiting).

The AUX Accommodation Medal for DSO-PV was

awarded to Ron Foreman.

The AUX Accommodation Medal for DSO-AV was

awarded to Ken Plesser.

New Business

Were looking for suggestions to include training at

Division meetings.

The 2014 budget will be similar to 2013 budget. It

is not likely to have C-schools available except for

Aviation.

NACON 2014 will be held in Orlando, FL in

August 2014.

There will be Auxiliary Manual changes in the ne

future.

More remote meetings will be allowed. District will get more control over FN report da

provided National receives them by March 31st.

2014 will be the Auxiliarys 75th anniversary.

The Auxiliary Aviation will now be the fir

resource for first light search.

Closing Remarks: Bob Weskerna DCOS

Bob Weskerna thanked everyone for the gre

turnout at this meeting.

The Federal government will no longer pri

Navigational charts.

There are no dates yet for FLT. Please write mo

awards. Bob and Lt. Franklin have templates an

suggestions if you need help.

Announcements:

2014 Change of Watch/Winter Division Meetinwill be held January 11 at Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms.

2014 Division meetings are held on the secon

Saturday in April, July, and October.

Adjournment:

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Ji

Ramsey and seconded by Chuck Budnick.

Respectfully submitted,

Deborah Lee

SO-SR


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S T A T E L I A I S O N REPORT

BarbaraBurchfield, SLO-SC

DNR reports that 2013 recreational boating safety

fatalities in the state have exceeded 2012 fatalities as ofthis report. Fatalities have more than DOUBLED from

2012 to 2013, so there is much to be done in boating

education.

*DNR issues an annual report which is released the

following year in April-May.

We initiated coordination of the life jacket loaner

program involving Sea Tow-Lake Murray and Lake

Murray marine patrol units of Lexington and Richland

County Sheriffs Departments. The idea is to loan PFDs

to boaters who are ticketed for non-compliant life jacket

use so they can return to their homes legally. The

boaters can return the loaned PFDs on their court date

and the PFDs will be sent to the marine patrol units to

be used again. The program is still in the talking about

it stage.

Concerning the Navy Sea Cadet Corps and BoyScouts of America, we collaborated with Mike Fulgham,

B-Department, Youth Program Branch Assistant (BA-

BLY).

NASBLA paddlesports education standards was

provided to paddlesports and other local groups.

We provided breaking news of Illinois propos

boating laws to Lake Murray Safety Consortiu

(LMSC).

Festus was Lead Coxswain again this year for t

Great Portage Race (GPR) on 14SEP, sponsored by t

Navy League. He collaborated with the Eve

Coordinator and other sponsors. Barbara served

Public Affairs Lead for both the Auxiliary and Na

League at this event with Sue Carty, Flotilla 12-3,

additional photographer. Media coverage was sta

wide.

The Great Portage Race also featured in Na

League Sea Power Magazine December 2013 issu

with the Auxiliary being credited for loaning radios

the NL, providing water safety zones, and providi

public affairs/photography. See it here.

Meetings & Attendance

Supported Lake Murray SUP Classic 28SEP wi

surface operational facility.

Met with SC BLA representative 16OCT.

Attended Lake Murray Power Squadron Change

Watch and dinner party on 08NOV, Columbia SC.

Lake Murray Safety Consortium meeting 16OC

multi-agency and law enforcement group promoting

alliance for safety.

Lake Murray Chamber of Commerce, Lake MurrAssociation and Sea Tow partner meetings.

Veterans Day Parade, 11NOV, Columbia, SC w

Coast Guard and Auxiliary trailered boats an

Auxiliarists participating from Flotillas 12-3 and 12-

F AT AL IT IE S I NJ UR IE S

2013 29 TBA*

2012 14 111

2011 19 98

2010 26 107

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S T A T E L I A I S O N REPORT (C ONTD . )

A u x i l i a r y S e c t o r C o o r d i n a t o r ( A S C )

Teleconference monthly meetings with USCG Sector

Charleston and Auxiliary leadership helps to

communicate important current events and issues.

Flotilla meeting on 28OCT.

Division 12 quarterly meeting 26OCT.

Newsreleases, articles, photos, andstories

-BarbaraBurchfield:

News release external media:

Flotilla Elected Leadership pledges 5,000

volunteer hours.

The Great Portage Race 2013

Lake Murray SUP Classic Event

Joint Rescue & Recovery Team Water Rescue

Training

CPR AED Course Training

Auxiliary Aviation photos Voo Doo Magic and a QE Mission.

SLO quarterly reports published in Division 12

newsletters:

Boating safety article to Lake Murray Association

LakeLink newsletter promoting life jacket use and SC

DNRs boating laws and responsibilities.

Weve also started a boating safety quiz to be

published in each quarterly newsletter.

Public Education

We are continuing to work individually with

Flotillas to help them promote their efforts and to

provide resources and tools for success in support of the

District 7 Strategic Plan to increase the number

boating safety classes and students. Please see the cha

below for information on the ABS performance levels.

DNR and Aux are experiencing fewer stude

registrations in 2013 over 2012. The number of AB

students enrolling on SC DNR website has increas

year to year. The number of Auxiliary students passin

ABS testing during 2013 has decreased by 26% ov

2012 results. There seem to be more challenges this ye

to getting students into the classroom.

We would like to thank everyone for doing their pa

this past year in promoting recreational boating safety

South Carolina. Thank you also for your support a

encouragement.

Happy New Year Yall!

Barbara & Festus Burchfield

DIVISION 1201 JAN TO

31 DE C 2013

Number of ABS Classes 23

Number of students

graduated

248

Students under the

age of 18

24.6%

Students registered at

DNR website

25.8%


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2013 M I S S I O N HOURS R E P O R T S

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12-1 4,680.80 -9% 75.00 -8% 173.00 -8% 94.7 -22% 1.40 -30

12-2 2,169.00 -25% 208.00 69% 24.00 118% 0.00 -100% 0.00 N/A*

12-3 7,562.36 -11% 94.00 110% 44.00 -8% 709.96 117% 120.10 152

12-4 9,610.90 64% 342.00 660% 292.50 123% 252.90 5% 60.00 30

12-6 10,781.85 -13% 220.50 -26% 151.00 -48% 192.50 -53% 33.20 -35

12-8 9,417.70 16% 52.00 4% 162.00 -25% 454.25 -17% 0.00 -100

12-10 5,500.55 -20% 9.00 -77% 38.00 -29% 634.50 -35% 1.50 N/A*

12-12 2,201.20 -16% 23.00 1% 23.00 -36% 121.00 1% 15.00 56

Total 51,924.36 -1% 1,024 44% 907.50 -7% 2,459.81 -15% 231.20 44

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12-1 27.50 0.00 N/A* 38.50 -18% 563.70 -32% 90.00 73

12-2 0.00 N/A* 0.00 N/A* 8.00 -95% 0.00 -100% 24.00 -76

12-3 0.00 N/A* 0.00 -100% 40.90 -76% 510.40 -23% 70.00 -39

12-4 94.40 51% 23.10 128.00 1% 792.90 74% 46.00 70

12-6 621.00 -5% 0.00 -100% 103.80 -46% 846.40 -1% 144.00 -44

12-8 664.00 96% 0.00 -100% 112.25 -56% 664.70 -25% 91.00 6

12-10 0.00 N/A* 13.00 106% 38.50 -60% 438.70 -23% 68.15 24

12-12 0.00 N/A* 0.00 -100% 21.00 -71% 513.20 -1% 0.00 -100

Total 1,406.90 33% 36.10 -68% 490.95 -56% 4,330.00 -12% 533.15 -25

The information above is accurate as of 31 December

2013 from the D7 AuxInfo report. The increase/

decrease from 2013 is also listed. Make sure to

double-check your calendars and submit all hours.

Lets get these numbers up!

* Flotilla did not log hours in this category for 2012

2013, therefore the percentage increase/decrease do

not apply.

Flotilla logged no hours in this category for

2012.
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DIVISION S T A F F OFFIC ERS

DivisionTwelveBridge

Division Commander Al Crothers [email protected]

Vice Division Commander John Murphy [email protected]

Immediate Past Division Commander Vito Giardina [email protected]

FlotillaCommanders/ViceCommanders

12-1, Lake Marion & the Inland Sea FC John Owen [email protected]

VFC William Hayes [email protected]

12-2, Grand Strand FC Jeanette Brown [email protected]

VFC Stephen Clay [email protected]

12-3, Lake Murray FC Don Carty [email protected]

VFC Festus Burchfield [email protected]

12-4, Central Grand Strand FC Thomas Timberlake [email protected]

VFC Oliver Leimbach [email protected]

12-6, Mount Pleasant FC Scott Heisler [email protected]

VFC Anne Graham [email protected]

12-8, Charleston FC Paul Berka [email protected]

VFC Dwaine Harris [email protected]

12-10, Georgetown FC Rick Bankert [email protected]

VFC Edward Wozniak [email protected]

12-12, Edisto Beach FC Be Moore [email protected]

VFC Karen Andrews [email protected]

DivisionSupportSta"

AUXAIR Auxiliary Aviation Ron Sain [email protected]

DDSL-12 Directors DistrictSecurity Liaison Vito Giardina [email protected]

ADDSL-12 Assistant Directors

District Security Liaison Al Crothers [email protected]

SLO-SC State Liaison Officer Barbara Burchfield [email protected]

SLO-SC State Liaison Officer Festus Burchfield [email protected]
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DIVISION S T A F F OFFIC ERS

DivisionSta"O!cers

SO-CM Communications Joe Newman [email protected]

SO-CS Communications Systems David Hastings [email protected]

SO-DV Diversity & Inclusion Vacant Position

SO-FN Finance Vito Giardina [email protected]

SO-HR Human Resources John Owen [email protected]

SO-IS Information Systems Susan Hastings [email protected]

SO-MA Materials Michael Mikutaitis [email protected]

SO-MS Marine Safety Rick Bankert [email protected]

SO-MT Member Training Richard Daniel [email protected]

SO-NS Navigation Systems Allen James [email protected]

SO-OP Operations Joe Fleming [email protected]

SO-PA Public Affairs Rick Leary [email protected]

SO-PB Publications William Carter [email protected]

SO-PE Public Education Vacant Position

SO-PV Program Visitation Dwaine Harris [email protected]

SO-SR Secretary Records Deborah Lee [email protected]

SO-VE Vessel Safety Exams Andy Poole [email protected]

FromtheEditor

I appreciate the feedback from everyone on the layout for The Pelorus. If anyone has photos they would like

see used for the front cover of upcoming editions, please feel free to send them to m e. My only request is that

photo be rectangular in shape as it will be easier to insert into the cover. Thanks again for the great feedback.

William Carter, SO-PB, Division 12

ConfidentialityNotice

Telephone numbers and addresses of members are protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. As a matter of policy,

rosters of names, addresses and telephone numbers shall not be made available to the general public or any

outside organization. Privacy of all rosters shall be safeguarded and the page clearly labeled. The publications

of these rosters, addresses, and telephone numbers on any computer on-line service including the Internet is

prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974.
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