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

Part 3 – Station Operations
Chapter 8 – Cutter Small Boat
Section A. Cutter Boat Duties and Responsibilities
Introduction
In this section
This section discusses the duties of the Commanding Officer (CO)/Officer
in Charge (OIC), Officer of the Deck (OOD), Engineer Officer, First
Lieutenant and collateral duty assignments as they pertain to Cutter boat
operations.
This section contains the following information:
Title
See Page
Commanding Officer 3-86
Officer of the Deck 3-86
Engineer Officer 3-87
First Lieutenant 3-87
Senior BM assigned to boat operations 3-87
Senior Engineer assigned to boat operations 3-88
Rescue and Survival Petty Officer 3-88
Deck boat keeper 3-88
Engineer boat keeper 3-89
A.1. Commanding
Officer/Officer in
Charge
A.2. Officer of the
Deck
The duties of the CO/OIC are as follows:
(01) Monitor the seamanship proficiency and training of all assigned boat
crewmembers, and ensure that personnel assigned to operational
duties meet all appropriate recurrent training requirements.
The duties of the OOD are as follows:
(01) Ensure a boat brief and ORM are conducted before and after each
mission.
(02) Ensure the safe launch and recovery of the Cutter’s boats.
(03) Establish and monitor communications with boat crew.
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