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

Part 4– Training
Chapter 1 – Training and Qualification
C.4.a. Personnel
Qualification
Standards (PQS)
C.4.b. Job
Qualification
Requirements
(JQR)
Personnel qualification standards (PQS) are compilations of the
minimum knowledge and skills that an individual must demonstrate in
order to qualify to stand watches or perform other specific routine duties
n ecessary for the safety, security, and proper operation of the unit. The
goal of PQS is to standardize and facilitate these qualifications.
The unit CO/OIC shall analyze PQS and promulgate additional
requirements as required to address local needs for certification at the
unit. Unit Commanders shall advise Commandant (CG-731) and the
appropriate program manager (e.g. Commandant (CG-531) for the
Boarding Officer/Boarding Team Member Personnel Qualification
Standard BO/BTM Law Enforcement Competency Qualifications
Instruction (LECQI), by letter via the chain of command, of
recommendations for improvement of PQS used to certify unit personnel.
Where Coast Guard PQS exists, it shall be used in lieu of Job
Qualification Requirements.
Job Qualification Requirements (JQR) shall be developed for dutystanding
positions for which there is no prescribed Coast Guard PQS
(e.g. OOD).
(01) JQRs shall be written in the same format as Coast Guard
qualification guides or PQS.
(02) Sharing of JQRs among units will help standardize the program
and mitigate the administrative burden on individual units.
NOTE
Providing copies of JQRs to Commandant (CG-731) via the chain of command can
aid in the development of Coast Guard specific PQS in those areas where no PQS
exists.
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