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

Part 3 – Station Operations
Chapter 9 – Aids to Navigation Units
Section E. Aids to Navigation Team Watch Organization
Introduction
E.1. Discrepancy
Response Crew
Aids to Navigation Teams are required to maintain a Discrepancy
Response Crew to provide boat response capability for aids to navigation
verification or other mission areas as required by the District
Commander.
Maintaining the integrity of the Discrepancy Response Crew must be the
primary focus of all Aids to Navigation Team personnel. Aids to
Navigation Team Commanders shall organize duty sections to:
(01) Ensure successful execution of assigned missions.
(02)
Protect the integrity of Discrepancy Response Crews Minimize
the unproductive time members spend on the Aids to Navigation
Team, for work life and crew rest considerations.
E.1.a. Duty
Rotation
The OIC’s choice of Aids to Navigation Team watch/duty rotation is a
critical decsion. The Aids to Navigation Team’s duty rotation will:
(01) Define the minimum requirement for Coast Guard boat response
in the Aids to Navigation Team’s AOR.
(02)
Be the primary workweek driver for the Aids to Navigation
Team.
(03) Define the amount and nature of the time available for Aids to
Navigation Team training/work/mission requirements.
E.1.b. Tasking
Tasking for duty crews and other members of the duty section should be
restricted to proficiency training, routine/minor boat and facility
maintenance, or housekeeping and operations. Duty standers should not
be assigned management or administrative duties or responsibilities
beyond those required in support of duty section operations.
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