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

Part 3 – Station Operations
Chapter 8 – Cutter Small Boat
A.3. Engineer
Officer
A.4. First
Lieutenant
The duties of the Engineer Officer are as follows:
(01) Be responsible to the CO for establishing and maintaining a program
for the maintenance and repair of the cutter boats.
(02) Establish internal methods and procedures by which maintenance
personnel can obtain required materiel to support the maintenance
effort.
The dutie s of the First Lieutenant are as follows:
(01) Be responsible, under the direction of the Executive Officer, for
maintaining the cutter boat operations bill.
(02) Ensuring that all cutter boat Coxswains, engineers, crew members
are qualified and certified in accordance with Reference (c), and
proper entries are made in AOPS/TMT.
(03) Ensuring all personnel involved in cutter boat launch and recovery
evolutions are qualified and certified in accordance with Reference
(d).
(04) Ensuring all members of the cutter boat crew are outfitted with the
proper personal protective equipment in accordance with Reference
(b).
(05) Ensure the proper readiness and materiel condition of cutter boats.
A.5. Senior BM
assigned to boat
operations
The duties of the senior BM assigned to cutter boat operations are as
follows:
(01) Obtain and maintain the highest level of certification required per
assigned cutter boat missions.
(02) Maintain readiness and materiel condition of cutter boats.
(03) Supervise the Rescue and Survival Petty Officer with duties and
responsibilities.
(04) Supervise the deck boat keeper with duties and responsibilities.
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