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

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Part 4– Training<br />

Chapter 6 – Currency Maintenance<br />

C.1.b. Knowledge<br />

of Areas<br />

For those areas determined to be of interest, boat crews must be<br />

intimately familiar with:<br />

(01) Harbor and channel conditions<br />

(02) Depth of water<br />

(03) Type of bottom<br />

(04) Shoaling effect<br />

(05) Effects of squalls<br />

(06) Water hazards and surf zones<br />

(07) Currents<br />

(08) How the current affects the boat in various areas<br />

(09) Landmarks<br />

(10) Established ranges<br />

(11) Lights on buildings<br />

(12) Names and locations of marinas and boat ramps<br />

(13) Local terminology for landmarks in area<br />

(14) Magnetic courses in and out of commonly used harbors/inlets<br />

C.2.<br />

Requirement for<br />

Night Operations<br />

Nighttime currency maintenance requirements are required for all ashore<br />

certified boat crewmembers. Ashore unit Commanders shall ensure that<br />

a minimum of 10 hours of the unit’s underway training for each Boat<br />

Crew Member, Engineer, Coxswain, Heavy Weather Coxswain or<br />

Surfman be conducted at night.<br />

Waivers for this requirement must be requested by the District<br />

Commander (O) and approved by Commandant (CG-731). Personnel<br />

receiving such waivers are not authorized to ever operate at night.<br />

Surf training shall not be conducted at night.<br />

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