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

Part 4 – Training
Chapter 1 –Training and Qualification
Section E. Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS)
Introduction
NOTE
Unit duty personnel, including boat crew, boarding team, and duty
section personnel (e.g. communications watch and OOD) require
thorough training to function as a safe and effective team. To ensure unit
crewmembers develop and maintain a high standard of proficiency, the
CO/OIC shall ensure completion of PQS training as described in this
chapter.
The CO/OIC shall require any training beyond the minimum training specified
herein as necessary to maintain proficiency.
E.1. Command
Responsibilities
The CO/OIC shall ensure qualification requirements are completed in a
timely manner. Personnel shall not be allowed to remain in a
qualification program without satisfactory progress for extended periods.
Trainee status shall not be used to allow undesignated members to work
as a certified member of a boat crew, boarding team, or duty section.
Unit duty-stander certifications are issued or revoked by the unit’s
CO/OIC.
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