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The Log Publication USCGAUX Flotilla 36 Boca Raton, Florida
Flotilla 36 Volume XXXV, Issue 7
Boca Raton, Florida Division 3, 7th
CG District Aux July, 2011
Volume XXXVIIII, Issue 4
April 2015 Division 3, 7th
CG District Aux
http://www.cgauxboca.org
This version FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Disseminate to US Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary ONLY
January 31, 2015 “Crewless” assists scouts for the Barefoot Mailman
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
The information contained in this publication is subject to the
provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, and may only be used for the
official business the Coast Guard or the Coast Guard Auxiliary
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And the Award Goes To…
Sea Turtle Day: Bob Hershey and Marsha Marino
AUXSEA Seamanship Course: Sarah Canatsey
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From the Helm…
Richard Edwards
Flotilla Commander 3 6
Happy April Shipmates!
With the advent of spring we continue the year with Member Training, Vessel Safety Checks,
Marine Visitations, Public Education classes, Operations and Community events! We had a
great turn out at the Boca Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilities! Ron and I appreciate
your all efforts! Bravo Zulu!
Our monthly Flotilla meeting will take place on Thursday, April 2nd
, 2015 at 7:30PM. Immediately
following the meeting a 1hr OPS Workshop will take place. This is for all operational personnel to be
briefed on the newest information in Operations this year! Take advantage of this workshop!
I encourage everyone to attend the Flotilla Meeting and bring a friend. It is a great way to see what is
going on in the Flotilla. Our Staff Officers are busy planning some great upcoming events! Be sure to
check the Flotilla Calendars to get details about the meetings, training, missions and special events the
next two months.
Flotilla Calendars
Event Date Time
Mini-Training ICS 100 04/1/2015 1900-2100
Flotilla Meeting
and 1hr OPS Workshop
04/2/2015 1930
VE Silver Palm Park 04/04/2015 1000-1400
Mini-Training: Privacy at
DHS / Protecting Personal
Information
04/08/2015 1900-2100
VE Lake Ida 04/11/2015 1000-1400
Tortuga Music Festival 04/11-12/2015 1100-1700
1630- 2300
ABS Class 04/18/2015 0900
Mini-Training-Ethics Part 1 04/22/2015 1900-2100
Division Meeting–Station FTL 04/25/2015 0900
Staff Meeting 04/23/2015 1900
VE Silver Palm Park 1000-1400
Suddenly in Command
Tropic Bay
04/25/2015 0900-1100
Mini-Training –Ethics Part 2 04/29/2015 1900-2100
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Member Mini-Trainings
Attention all members! Flotilla 36 will finish April with a series of Mini-Trainings. The classes on
Wednesday night will allow members to complete some topical training sessions at the base! The
classes include ICS 100, AUXLMS Mandatory classes: Influenza, Ethics, and DHS Information Privacy.
We will continue with mini-courses throughout the year. Check the Flotilla Calendars for all the details.
Come on out! Have some fun and learn a lot!
Member ID Cards
It is important for members to submit request a replacement ID form when your ID card is going to
expire within few months. A current ID card is necessary to conduct AUX business, attend meetings,
training schools and enter US Military bases. Take the time to check the expiration date on your card. If
you need a replacement card to be requested, come to the next Flotilla meeting and we will take your
picture and help you fill out the form! DON’T WAIT! Request your replacement card early!
Attention Boaters:
We offer a course that equips boaters at all ability levels and ages with the skills and knowledge to be
better boaters. Our next About Boating Safety class is scheduled for Saturday April 18th,.
If you know
someone who would like to attend the next class contact Andrea Rutherfoord at 561-391-3600.
Returning boaters are reminded that the Auxiliary offers free vessel safety checks at various locations in
Boca including boat ramps and lakes. The vessel safety check is a courtesy examination to see if a boat
is properly equipped for an emergency. We are here to help. For more information visit our website at:
http://www.cgauxboca.org/ or give us a call at (561) 391-3600.
AUXLMS Classes
Members don’t forget to work on your on-line AUXLMS classes. If you are having questions about how
to begin completing the classes we will be having a monthly ‘help lab’ at the base when the ABS classes
are given. Come on by and get some help!
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Ron Dillon
Vice Flotilla Commander [email protected]
I am happy to report that Flotilla 36 was well represented at the Boca Boating and
Beach Bash held on Saturday, March 21st. We sincerely appreciate and congratulate those Aux
members who were able to spring into action and create an environment that enabled the
handicapped attendees to experience a truly memorable seaside experience. The smiles shared
among the participants and crew, were contagious and I sincerely believe that all Aux members who
took part came away with a wonderful memory.
In other news - Jim Goldasich wrote a wonderful article last April about Aux activities at Air Station
Miami (Opa - Locka Airport) involving Auxiliary boat crew members participation with the regular
Coast Guard helping their pilots and crew maintaining their readiness requalification in Helicopters
and other rescue aircraft operations on the water. However, for those of you interested in the Aux
Air Operations Program, there is a 2 day air operations workshop at Air Station Miami, Saturday,
April 18th, and Sunday, April 19th. The program involves participation of members with various
skill sets with the basic position starting as an Air Observer on air patrols throughout the year from
various local civilian airports. You do not have to be a pilot. For those interested, do not hesitate to
contact Rick or myself and we will direct you to those that can guide you through the procedures to
get you in the air, if flying is your "thing", as it is mine.
Once again, I strongly encourage each and every one of you to utilize whatever time you can afford
to become involved in the many opportunities and activities that occur throughout the year but
especially during the very active months of April and May. Flotilla participation encourages,
fellowship, seamanship and friendship ..and that ain't no bullship!
Jim Goldasich
IPFC NO REPORT
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Thomas H. Kegan
Member Training
[email protected] NO REPORT
Michael Byer
Vessel Examination
Hi Shipmates! We are now into spring and hot weather. Hot weather means more
boaters. More boaters mean more vessel exams. We need people who are willing
to commit to help with various shifts at a couple of different spots. Saturday,
March 14th Mario and Marsha Marino and I did a VE Blitz at Tropic Isle Marina.
It turned out great. We also have our first new vessel examiner Kayvon and he is
no longer a trainee. We are very excited to have him on board. Congratulations for the other members
who have received their numbers and are just waiting to take the test. Congratuations Sara on becoming
Crew. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the Flotila meeting on April 2nd. Thank you for
your cooperation.
Mario Marino
Materials
[email protected] Looking for that special gift for someone, or a piece of equipment or uniform? Stop by the Flotilla Store
before or after this month’s Flotilla Meeting. We have new items and old favorites. The new Flotilla
tee shirts are selling out fast. Get yours before they are gone. The store has AUX Tee shirts, hats, shorts,
dress shirts, devices, dress hats, ribbons, insignia, training materials, marine items and other
miscellaneous items. Stop by and check us out. We are your store!
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Lynn Sauerwein
Information Systems
All members are requested to submit a monthly 7029 form with a record of all
hours that you dedicated to the Auxiliary, including attending meetings, studying for classes, and travel
time. This form should be submitted after the last day of each month, but only one form per month.
Please submit it within 30 days of the last activity on your form.
The 7029 form is located on the forms website: http://forms.cgaux.org/. Select E-Forms, and then select
the 7029 form. Enter your member number and e-test password to log in. If you have questions about
accessing or completing the form, contact any flotilla officer for assistance.
Jennifer Blau
Publications
Please submit any articles or photographs you would like published in the
LOG…Until the next issue…
Eric Weinbaum NO REPORT
Operations
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Liliane Meghabghab
Navigation Services
Add change to Chart # 1
Port Everglades Lighted Buoy PE at 26-05-30.288N, 080-04-45.871W.
Add Magenta circle. Chart No. 1:S17.2 and Label AIS.
Supersedes LNM 08/15.
Racon: T ( - ).
Hillsboro Inlet Bridge
Bridge repairs estimated completion November 14, 2015. LNM 07-14
There will be various bridge restrictions and closures throughout this project.
The vertical clearance will be reduced by 2 feet during the entire project.
Fort Lauderdale New River Raft Race
The Rotary Club of Fort Lauderdale New River Raft Race will be held on 04/18/2015 form 1600 to
1730.
There will be approximately 100 participants in various sized homemade rafts transiting from Esplanade
Park to just east of the Southeast 3rd Avenue Bridge. The U.S. Coast Guard will be issuing a safety zone
encompassing the event area from 1500 to 1800 on the day of the event.
Practice Your Visual NAVRULES! (from the Navcen website NavRules)
Sailing vessel less than 20 meters displaying running lights in optional lantern at top of mast.
Rule 25: Dayshape displayed when under sail and also when being propelled by machinery.
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Andrea Rutherfoord
Public Education
Thank you to the instructors for our March 7 class: Rick Celestino, Howard
Kaufman, Mario Stagliano, and Michael Byers. And a special thanks for Howard
Kaufman and Rick Edward for managing the class in my absence. We graduated
14 students, including two new members and two youth. The next ABS class will be April 18. Brochures
for 2015 are available in the office.
The flotilla is the proud owner of a new HP laptop to use for public education, member training, and
other meetings and presentations. Thank you to Steve Grevemeyer for researching and purchasing this
needed equipment. Our old laptop is still usable, but deserves its retirement.
If you are interested in becoming an instructor, please contact me about how to get started! We need
you.
Tropic Isles “Suddenly in Command” seminar
On April 28, we will present the Suddenly in Command seminar to the Tropic Isles and Tropic Bay
communities at their clubhouse. Former 36 member Ron Barrett, harbormaster, has arranged for this
presentation. This 2-hr safety seminar is meant for boat passengers who are NOT normally at the helm,
including spouses, children, and friends, who might find themselves “suddenly in charge” if the
helmsman falls ill, gets injured, or falls overboard. Several instructors have volunteered to present the
seminar. We will use this opportunity to promote our ABS class, VE program, and membership.
Marsha Marino
The PV Program is a part of the USCG Auxiliary Recreational
Boating Safety mission. The PV program is designed to
provide marine dealers with the most current boating safety
information and to establish a point of contact for boaters interested in boating safety. Marine Dealers in
turn, can provide their customers with boating safety literature, information on Courtesy Vessel Safety
Checks, and the location of public education courses. Monthly visitations provide an informative
interaction between the USCG Auxiliary, Marine Dealers and the boating public.
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Barry Ruchowitz
I would like to thank you for your support and participation with Flotilla 36. As a team, we support
DHS, the Coast Guard, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. It is really more than that – this is our way of
giving back to the government, military, and the boating community. We build our annual Flotilla
budget based on your dues and other income. Dues collection for 2016 will begin in August. Watch for
more information as the date gets closer.
William Murphy
FSO-CM
Emergency Maritime Communications
Procedure for VHF Channel 16
MAYDAY:
1. If you have an MF/HF radiotelephone tuned to 2182 kHz, send the radiotelephone alarm signal if
one is available. If you have a VHF marine radio, tune it to channel 16. Unless you know you are
outside VHF range of shore and ships, call on channel 16 first.
2. Distress signal "MAYDAY", spoken three times.
3. The words "THIS IS", spoken once.
4. Name of vessel in distress (spoken three times) and call sign or boat registration number, spoken
once.
5. Repeat "MAYDAY" and name of vessel, spoken once.
6. Give position of vessel by latitude or longitude or by bearing (true or magnetic, state which) and
distance to a well-known landmark such as a navigational aid or small island, or in any terms
which will assist a responding station in locating the vessel in distress. Include any information
on vessel movement such as course, speed and destination.
7. Nature of distress (sinking, fire etc.).
8. Kind of assistance desired.
9. Number of persons onboard.
10. Any other information which might facilitate rescue, such as length or tonnage of vessel, number
of persons needing medical attention, color hull, cabin, masks, etc.
11. The word "OVER"
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Stay by the radio if possible. Even after the message has been received, the Coast Guard can find you
more quickly if you can transmit a signal on which a rescue boat or aircraft can home.
For example:
MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY
THIS IS BLUE DUCK-BLUE DUCK-BLUE DUCK WA1234 MAYDAY THIS IS BLUE DUCK
CAPE HENRY LIGHT BEARS 185 DEGREES MAGNETIC-DISTANCE 2 MILES STRUCK
SUBMERGED OBJECT NEED PUMPS-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND TOW THREE ADULTS,
TWO CHILDREN ONBOARD ONE PERSON COMPOUND FRACTURE OF ARM
ESTIMATE CAN REMAIN AFLOAT TWO HOURS BLUE DUCK IS THIRTY TWO FOOT CABIN
CRUISER-WHITE HULL-BLUE DECK HOUSE OVER
Repeat at intervals until an answer is received.
(USCG)
FSO-MS
Southeast Florida Coral Reefs
Coral Reefs Did you know...?
Reef growth is extremely slow; an individual colony grows 1/2 inch to 7 inches (1 cm to 18 cm) a year,
depending on the species.
Stony corals are the major reef architects.
Polyps, the living portion of corals, extract calcium from seawater and combine it with carbon dioxide to
construct the elaborate limestone skeletons that form the reef backbone.
Though corals are classified as animals, microscopic plants live within the animal tissues in a symbiotic
relationship. The animals benefit from the energy that the plants provide through photosynthesis. The
plants are protected within the coral tissues and gain nutrients from animal wastes.
Coral reef development only occurs in areas with specific environmental characteristics:
A solid structure for attachment.
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Warm water temperatures.
Clear waters low in phosphate and nitrogen nutrients.
Moderate wave action to disperse wastes and bring oxygen and plankton to the reef.
Coral Reefs in Florida
Florida's coral reefs came into existence 5000 to 7000 years ago when sea levels rose following the last
Ice Age.
Southeast Florida's reefs form the northern extension of the Florida reef tract. Generally, the reefs occur
in a series of one to three discontinuous reef lines (terraces) that parallel the shoreline, extending north
from Miami-Dade County to Martin County. Different reef organisms characterize the types of habitats
found along southeast Florida reefs, typically transitioning from a cover of algae and small octocorals
nearshore to numerous octocorals and varied hard coral populations at the outer reefs.
The various reef architectural and compositional components create an environment that is ecologically
diverse and productive; one that supports many other aquatic plants and animals that make southeast
Florida reefs their home.
Most of Florida's sport fish species and many other marine animals spend significant parts of their lives
around coral reefs.
Educate yourself, stay informed and spread the word.
Participate in training or educational programs that focus on reef ecology. Find out about existing and
proposed laws, programs, and projects that could affect coral reefs. When you further your own
education, you can help others understand the fragility and value of the world's coral reefs. Share your
knowledge with others.
Be an informed consumer.
Only buy marine fish and other seafood when you know they have been collected in an ecologically
sound manner. Ask store managers where their seafood comes from and how it was collected. Find out
if the exporting country has a management plan to insure the harvest was legal and will be sustainable
over time. Check out the Blue Ocean Institute's sustainable seafood guide online at
http://blueocean.org/programs/sustainable-seafood-program/seafood-choices/ to familiarize yourself
with sustainable fisheries.
Be a smart consumer.
Shells and coral found in stores were once part of living animals on a reef. These animals are usually
destroyed to create products made with shells and coral. If you purchase aquarium fish or corals, make
sure they are native to your area and aquaculture-raised and harvested. Non-native, invasive marine
animals and plants can be accidentally introduced into the environment, disrupting the natural balance of
the reef ecosystem.
Hire local guides when visiting coral reef ecosystems.
This will help you learn about local resources and protect the future of the reef by supporting the local
economy.
Be a wastewater crusader!
Make sure that sewage from your boat and home is correctly treated. Excess nutrients in wastewater
harm coral reef ecosystems.
Minimize your use of detergents, pesticides and fertilizers.
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These products drain into groundwater and ultimately find their way to the ocean. Even if you live
hundreds or even thousands of miles from the ocean, remember that you are part of a larger watershed
and all rivers, streams, lakes and canals eventually empty into our estuaries, bays and oceans.
Recycle.
Help keep trash out of the oceans and also out of landfills where it can have an adverse impact on water
quality in our rivers, bays and oceans.
Conserve water.
Philip Vale
FSO-PA
[email protected] NO REPORT
Mario Stagliano
FSO-HR NO REPORT
Tom Thayer
FSO-DV
Diversity: The best people of all backgrounds, doing their best work, supported by a culture of inclusion
and fairness, to drive innovation, quality and results.
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Auxiliary Mandatory Training
All Auxiliarists are required to complete seven online training courses, called Auxiliary Learning
Management System (AUXLMS). (The eighth course is waived temporarily.)
New members must complete them within the first year from their enrollment date.
Other Auxiliarists have until December 31, 2016.
Each course takes about an hour, maybe longer for some. They are straightforward; some have ongoing
self-checks, others have a final test or no test.
Your completion is sent automatically to the Auxiliary database – no need to send anything to me or
Tom Kegan. Please get started!
Start from this LMS home site: https://auxlearning.uscg.mil
1. Get a password in AUXLMS:
a. Click on the "I forgot my password" link under the Login button.
b. Fill in the Username field with your individual primary email address currently in
AUXDATA. This is your username for AUXLMS.
c. Click on the Submit button.
d. An email will be sent to your AUXDATA email address that contains your login and
password.
Note: If you do not receive an email, contact Andrea. The LMS system might have an
outdated email address for you, which can be corrected only by a help ticket.
e. Return to https://auxlearning.uscg.mil and use the credentials provided in the e-mail to
log in.
f. You will then be asked to change your password.
TIP: Choose a friendly password that you can remember (no special rules, and you will
not have to change it).
2. Register for a course:
a. On the LMS page, scroll down to Course Catalog (Catalog tab), and click Auxiliary.
b. Again under Course Catalog, click Auxiliary Mandated Training.
c. There are eight mandated courses, but Civil Rights is waived because it must be taught in
a classroom. Start with Influenza Training and Ethics. The finish the others. Each one is
a little different – some have a final test and others have ongoing self-checks.
d. Select a course to enroll in it.
3. Start the course:
a. To start the course, click My Account, and
b. Under Enrolled, locate the course and click GO.
c. The screen changes, and you will probably have to click GO again.
4. Completion:
a. As you finish a course, you should get a screen saying you completed it. You can go back
to My Account and click Completed.
b. The certification goes directly into the Auxiliary database, and within a few days, it
should appear on your training record – you don’t have to send a certificate to me or
anyone else.
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c. However, if you have problems getting the course to “complete,” you might have to try it
on a Chrome browser. We’re heard that a few people have had to take a course more than
one time before it registered as completed. Let Andrea know if you have issues.
The courses to complete:
502290 Influenza Training (one time only)
The purpose of this e-Learning course is to provide avian influenza (AI) and pandemic influenza
awareness among Coast Guard personnel
502306 Ethics 1 - Personal Gifts (one time only)
Ethical Conduct is a self-paced, interactive lesson with tracking capabilities to demonstrate test
completion and time on task.
502379 Building Resilience and Preventing Suicide in the Coast Guard (every 5 years)
Building Resilience and Preventing Suicide in the Coast Guard will lead participants through
concepts and skills related to stress management and resilience and why they matter. In addition,
you will be shown steps to take when you believe someone may be at risk for suicide.
810000 Sexual Harassment Prevention (every 5 years)
The purpose of Sexual Harassment Prevention training is to raise awareness among Coast Guard
personnel of behaviors that constitute sexual harassment and to teach actions which should be
taken to prevent or eliminate it.
810015 Privacy at DHS: Protecting Personal Information (every 5 years)
In our mission to secure the homeland, we need to collect personal information from citizens,
legal residents and visitors, and we are obligated by law and DHS policy to protect this
information to prevent identity theft or other adverse consequences of a privacy incident or
misuse of data.
810030 Security Education and Training Awareness (every 5 years)
The purpose of this course is to provide basic NEED TO KNOW information to all member of
the Coast Guard on the topics of Operations Security (OPSEC), Information Security
(INFOSEC), and Antiterrorism and Force Protection (AT/FP).
810045 Sexual Assault Prevention/Response (every 5 years)
This course provides all Coast Guard personnel with the basic awareness tools and the Coast
Guard policy and procedures for sexual assault prevention and response.
502319 Civil Rights Awareness - Course is waived because it is not available at this time.
This course is considered Instructor Led Training; therefore, in order to fully satisfy the
requirement of this course an individual must enroll, attend and successfully complete training.
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Has your Auxiliary member ID card
expired?
Once a year, check the expiration date on your member ID card. The card is valid for 5 years. When it’s
time to get a new card, you initiate the process.
If it’s within a few months of expiration, or has already expired: 1. Tell the FC or VFC that you need a renewed ID card. They can help you get started.
2. Have your picture taken in the office (red background, uniform shirt). Zoom in so only your head
with the red background is showing.
3. In an email, send the picture to the FC. Also provide the current information on the back of your card:
Height (inches), weight, eye color, hair color, blood type, date of birth, and ID number.
The FC will submit your photo and information into the system. In a few weeks, the new card will be
sent to the FC, who will have it at meetings. Bring your old card to swap out for the new card.
Note: If you present an expired card at the gate of a military base, you will not be allowed entry and
your card might even be confiscated.
Ordering Auxiliary Manuals and Textbooks from FedEx The CG Auxiliary has an agreement with FedEx so that members can print items from an Auxiliary catalog for extremely low cost, with the convenience of selecting the FedEx store nearest to you for pick-up (or even delivery). It’s easy and fast. To order a manual:
1. Log on to the website with the national user name and password: https://docstore.fedex.com/uscgaux/
Username is uscgaux Password is uscgaux1!
2. From the online catalog, select the book. 3. Pay with own credit card and enter your shipping details. 4. Select the FedEx store closest to you. 5. When completing the payment options, enter the District, Division, and Flotilla numbers this way:
District No. 070
Division no. 03 Flotilla no. 06
You’ll get an email confirmation of your order right away. You’ll get a second email when your order is ready to pick up. It usually takes less than 2 days. For example, the 2014 Vessel Examination Manual costs just $2.31, and under the ANSC folder, the AUXSEA (Seamanship) student guide costs just $2.98 (b/w) or $3.28 (color).
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Here are some useful local boating websites:
Port Everglades: http://www.PortEvergladesWebcam.com
Boca Raton Inlet: http://www.pbcgov.com/webcams/bocainlet/
Boca Raton South Beach Park: http://evsboca.netfirms.com/
Lake Boca Webcam: http://lakebocacam.com/
Delray Beach: http://delraybeachwebcam.com/
Jupiter Inlet: http://www.evsjupiter.com/main.htm
Lake Worth or Palm Beach Inlet: http://www.pbcgov.com/webcams/lwi/
Boynton Beach or South Lake Worth Inlet: http://www.pbcgov.com/webcams/slwi/
Florida Intracoastal Waterway Bridge Guide
http://www.hisc.org/Cruising/FloridaAtlIntracostalWaterwayMovableBridgeGuide.pdf
Hillsboro Inlet Tides
http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/tideshow.cgi?site=Hillsboro+Inlet,+Coast+Guard+Light+Station+Flor
ida
Hillsboro Inlet Tides (and other stuff)
http://www.windfinder.com/tide/Hillsboro_Inlet_Coast_Guard_Light_Station_Florida
Important Web Sites:
http://www.cgauxboca.org/
Flotilla 36 Log, roster, flotilla info - USCGAUX Home USCG.org
http://home.auxidept.org/
National Info. What’s New Page, USCG Seventh District , AUXINFO Division 3 Flotilla 6
http://www.cgaux7.org/index7.htm?page=members
USCG Seventh District /Diraux.org
http://d7diraux.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=d7diraux/d7gw.htm
Gateway Membership ID cards, Member Training Guide, Introduction to training available, Member
Training Qualification Guide, All Courses, Division 3 Training Guide, Training in Division 3, Division
3 Member Training Guide, Training in Division 3, New Member Training power point presentation,
History of USCG, Auxiliary New Member Course Student Study Guide -1.pdf 06,
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Sea Turtle Day at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Flotilla 36 had a booth at
the annual Sea Turtle
Day at Gumbo Limbo,
Feb. 28, 2015. Over 89
visitors stopped by the
booth for information
about VEs, boating safety
classes, and brochures.
FC Rick Edwards, FSO-
PV Marsha Marino, and
Bob Hersey did a great
job greeting guests.
Marsha Marino distributes information to families. Rick Edwards greets Karin Margues, Board of
Trustees, Friends of Gumbo Limbo.
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Barefoot Mailman Hike - 2015
On Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, over 400 Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and
their leaders completed the 35-mile hike commemorating the route
of the Barefoot Mailmen of the 1800s, who walked the same
shoreline route weekly delivering mail. This year was the 51st year
of the annual march.
For the Scouts (12 years or older), who were dressed in regulation
uniforms and carrying full packs with all their supplies for 2-day
event, the hike started at Pompano Beach pier and ended at Collins
Park on Miami Beach. The hike included a campout at Haulover
Beach, and at the final stop, the Scouts received their Hiking Merit
Badge, as well as the Barefoot Mailman patch.
The bright spot in the first day for many of the hikers was being
transported across Hillsboro Inlet on Coast Guard Auxiliary
facilities. While the mailmen had to row small boats to cross the
inlet, the Scouts could put down their packs, don a life jacket, and
enjoy a 10-minute boat-ride – they were all smiles.
With two Auxiliarists as radio watchstanders at Station Ft. Lauderdale, the logistics went smoothly.
Over 25 Auxiliarists crewed on the nine facilities: seven from Division 3 and one facility each from
Division 5 and 6. In addition, a cutter from Station Lauderdale assisted with the transport. Over 15
uniformed Auxiliarists from Division 3 were on the docks to handle lines and load the hikers and their
gear at Sails Marina and then unload them at the Station to continue their hike.
Scouts lined up for boarding at Sails Marina. Flotilla 36 facility “Crewless” transported scouts.
A statue commemorates the Barefoot
Mailman at Hillsboro Lighthouse.
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APRIL
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Mini Training-ICS 100 7:00PM
2 Flotilla Meeting
7:30P
3 Passover
4 VE Silver Palm Park 10A-2P
5 Easter Sunday
6
7
8 Mini Training - Info Privacy 7:00PM
9
10
11 VE Lake Ida 10A-2P Tortuga Music Festival
12 Tortuga Music Festival
13
14
15
16
17
18 ABS Class 9A-4P VE Silver Palm Park 10A-2P
19
20
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22 Mini-Training-Ethics Part 1 7:00PM
23 Staff Meeting 7P
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25 Division Meeting STA FTL 9AM Suddenly in Command Tropic Bay 9A-11A 26
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29 Mini Training –Ethics Part 2 7:00PM
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The Log Publication USCGAUX Flotilla 36 Boca Raton, Florida
MAY
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2 ABS Class 9A-4P VE Silver Palm Park 10A-2P
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6 Boca Health Fair 10A-2P
7 Flotilla Meeting 7:30P
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9 VE Lake Ida 10A-2P
10 Mother’s Day
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15 Wear your Life Jacket to Work Day!
16 VE Silver Palm Park 10A-2P Natl Safe Boating Week
17 Natl Safe Boating Week
18 Natl Safe Boating Week
19 Division Meeting McVey House 7PM Natl Safe Boating Week
20 Natl Safe Boating Week
21 Staff Meeting 7P Natl Safe Boating Week
22 Natl Safe Boating Week
23 Natl Safe Boating Week
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25 Boca Memorial Day Ceremony 9A-10A
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The Log Publication USCGAUX Flotilla 36 Boca Raton, Florida
The Log is published monthly by:
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 36
Marine Safety Building
3939 North Ocean Blvd
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-391-3600
Email: [email protected]
Flotilla Meetings are held on the First Thursday of each month at 7:30PM
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south of Spanish River Blvd on A1A.
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