comdtinst m16114.32c - U.S. Coast Guard

Part 3 – Station Operations
Chapter 1 – Station Organization and Watch-Standing
D.8.a. Operations
Officer Duties
and
Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the Operations Officer shall include the
following:
(01)
Coordinate and control movements of boats (and vehicles, when
operationally employed).
(02) Prepare the daily operations schedule and duty section watch
schedules.
(03) Maintain boat and Station emergency bills.
(04) Administer the Station’s operational readiness program for boats
and associated equipment, including towing vehicles and trailers.
age and direct training of Surfmen, Coxswains, Engineers,
Boat Crew Members, and other Station duty standers.
(05) Man
(06) Coordinate training syllabi in accordance with pertinent
Commandant directives.
(07) Provide communications, weather, navigation, and public
information services as required.
(08) Supervise the Qualification Examining Boards and the Operations
Standards Board.
D.8.b.
Communications
Petty Officer
Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the Head, Deck Department as Station
Communications Petty Officer shall include the following:
(01) Provide communications services as required.
(02) Supervise the communications watch and handling of message
traffic.
(03) Administer communications procedures and training.
(04) Provide control of classified material and cryptographic devices.
(05) Provide control of communications equipment including portable
radios.
D.8.c. Navigation
Petty Officer
The duties and responsibilities of the Head, Deck Department as Station
Navigation Officer shall include the following:
(01) Provide charts, publications, navigation equipment, and records.
(02) Maintain a list with the names of local and charted geographic
points in the unit’s Area of Responsibility (AOR).
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