THE SCUTTLEBUTT

July 2007 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Scuttlebutt Flotilla 12-8, 7th District Charleston, South Carolina Vol. 33, No. 7-July 2007
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Flotilla Web Site: http://www.uscgauxcharleston.org

Commanders Corner
Allen James, FC 12-8 The first half of 2007 will be past when this is published! What has happened January thru June? We have two new members with others in the pipeline. We participated in Tall Ships by providing crowd control. Training of Edisto flotilla 12-12 is half way thru the crew training regimen for five members. Vessel inspections are going well. Public Education and Public Affairs are having lots of participation. Patrol schedules are being met. Finances are in good order! That sounds good, does it not? Wrong...it was done by thirty members, and some of them only a few hours!. Where is our pledge to support the flotilla? Each one of you ask yourself , What have I done to help? There are a lot of zeros as the answer! What is the cause of this situation? How about replies from those who have zero hours of participation! Remember...If it is to be, it is up to me! Please reply. Hap James, FC 12-8

Vice Commander
Joe Fleming, FC 12-8 Those who put their life on the line every day for us deserve our respect and thanks. We lost nine of our best fire fighters, in Charleston, on Inside June 18th. They were FC ..............1 doing their job, a job VFC ...........1 they loved. I knew most of them, from when I worked with CS ..............3 FN ..............2 EMS. IS ...............6 They will be missed. It MA ............3 just shows you, in the blink of MS .............4 an eye, our friends and heroes MT.............2 are gone. OP .............9 Our jobs as Auxiliarists PB ..............2 may not appear as dangerous as PE ..............3 PS ..............6 fighting a fire, but in the blink PV ..............6 of an eye it can happen, this is SR ..............5 why we continuously train and VE .............10 practice, over and over.. Calendar ...11 Coxswains need to stay Trivia ........8 on top, while doing preunderway checks, crew awareness and practice. Eight hours on the water can be hard on the body, practice will help time move faster. We all love being on the water and doing what we do, keep aware of your surroundings, On whats going on all around you and stay cool. Joe Fleming, VFC 12-8

Have a safe and Happy Independence Day!

Confidentiality Notice: Telephone numbers and addresses of members are protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. As a matter of policy, rosters of names, addresses and telephone numbers shall not be made available to the general public or any outside organization. Privacy of all rosters shall be safeguarded and the page clearly labeled. The publication of these rosters, addresses, and telephone numbers on any computer on-line service including the Internet is prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974. The Auxiliary is guided by the current equal opportunities policies of the Commandant of the Coast Guard. No Person shall be subject to

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Member Training

Bob Mathewes, DSO-MT D7

e are over half way through the year and the biggest training news is the many changes in the Operations program. Due to the change in the cycle for re-qualification for coxswains and crew, all those who were last qualified in 2002, 2003 and 2004 are up for re-qualification this year. According to AUXDATA, that is four coxswains and six crew. These numbers come from AUXDATA and I am aware that one or two of those are going to allow their qualification to lapse. Last month some of the items on the re-qualification check off list appeared in this column. Another thing to keep in mind is that the coxswain must helm the boat during the towing and docking. The towed boat will have to be put to the dock. The total number of people needing re-qualification in Division 12 is staggering. There are also new people that will need to have a QE mission for first time qualification. Get with your FSO-OP and get these events scheduled early. There will be no QE missions in December. I dont want to see people going REYR because they waited too late. There are only four QEs for the whole division. Bob Mathewes, SO-MT

meeting. Hopefully we can get it made into a patch that may be worn on a ball cap or jacket in the near future. Our percentage of article submissions dropped, last month, to the lowest it has been since January. Only twice, this year have we exceeded eighty percent and we still have one staff member who has yet to contribute an article. My sincere thanks to the eight who havent missed a month Bob Mathewes, FSO-PB

Finance
Frank Leister, FSO-FN
Sixty-seven members of Flotilla 12-8 will shortly receive their notice for the 2008 membership dues. You are right if you think this billing is earlier than usual. Division wanted it that way? Your dues notice was mailed on June 18. If you dont have the notice by June 25 please email me at fcl@lwinslow.com or call at either 991-1118 or 828-733-4620. The addresses were taken from your personal record on AUXDATA. If they are wrong you should contact FN-IS to get it corrected. Dues are $35 this year as voted on by the membership. This increase will provide $5 more per member for discretionary spending by the Flotilla. I will publish the names of those who have paid their dues in the Scuttlebutt each month. If you have paid and dont see your name contact me immediately at the numbers above or by email. Please consider the practicality of getting the annual dues notice by email. A notice would appear in the Scuttlebutt alerting you to look at your email. Your email address is in AUXDATA and should be kept current. Let me know your thoughts on this at fcl@lwinslow.com.
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Publications
Bob Mathewes, FSO-PB

id you notice the new look for the mast head for the Scuttlebutt? The logo/insignia for Division 12 has been replaced by the new logo/insignia for Flotilla 12-8. The design was proposed and accepted at the June

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Communication Services

John Sikes, FSO-CS

Auxiliary eDirectory password to view these Members Only benefits. John Sikes, FSO-CS

he following items are from the Auxiliary's National web site on the What's New page. If you don't have this page bookmarked for easy access, you might want to set it up. Just click on this link: http://nws.cgaux.org/ members/index.html eDirectory Milestone The Auxiliary eDirectory now has over 10,000 accounts, which is half of all Auxiliarists who have email addresses in AUXDATA. The eDirectory, a secure database, contains Auxiliary members' qualifications and e-mail addresses generated from AUXDATA. Please join your fellow Auxiliarists who have experienced the ease and usefulness of this Auxiliary resource. You can update your e-mail address, and other personal information in AUXDATA, by completing Form 7028 (PDF: 195 KB / 2 pages at http://forms.cgaux.org/archive/ a7028f.pdf) to your IS Officer. To activate your account, visit the eDirectory at http:// www.auxedirectory.org/ now. Members need only a valid e-mail address in AUXDATA, their Employee ID and Zip Code. New Member's Only Benefits Three new members only benefits are now available, including a special auto insurancediscount program by Nationwide, a discount program with Rigid Boats on their products, and an exciting update to the Coast Guard-wide Sprint-NEXTEL program that includes a donation to support Auxiliary programs for new activations by any member of the Coast Guard family. To view these offers, access is via the ShopAuxiliary Log In page at http://www. shopauxiliary.com/membershipsignin.php . You will need to enter your EMPLID and

Public Education

Eric Kilpatrick, FSO-PE

o this point in the year we have conducted three sessions of Americas Boating Course and are evaluating demand for another session either next month or in August. Our Flotilla will partner with the Charleston County Community Education at James Island Charter High School in the fall to present two additional ABC sessions. These will take place over four evenings each in September and November. Right now I am shooting for Tuesday evenings although Novembers election day might require some adjustment. If any Instructors need hours, let me know and Ill put you on the schedule. Also, we need more students. Spread the word, beat the bushes and fill the seats in the classes. Eric Kilpatrick, FSO-PE

Materials

Hank Wolf, FSO-MA

embers are encouraged to check the Materials section of our web page. www. uscgauxcharleston.org/ materials.htm. If there is something you need that you cannot find, contact me and I'll try to help you find the source. We have a new catalog and price list from Mustang if anyone is in need of a new jacket or the inflatable vest. Henry G. Wolf , FSO-MA
Know your Officers Answers: A-3 B-1 C-2

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Marine Safety
ast month we named and defined six of the Personal Qualifications Standards involved in the Trident program. Lets expand that list. AUX-ACP or Assistant Contingency Preparedness Specialist: Upon completion of this personal qualification, an Auxiliarist will hold the minimum competencies to assist their local Marine Safety Office in planning for various incidents. Auxiliarists may need specific security clearance levels as determined by their command. If such clearance is required, it is up to the command to make such a request. AUX-AEI is Port State Control Boarding Team Assistant. Upon successful completion of this personal qualification, a person will hold the minimum competencies to assist a qualified Port State Control Officer in conducting Port State Control boardings. Auxiliarists should not participate in boardings where members of the boarding team are armed, or where the vessel's cargo presents an elevated health or safety concerns (ex. Explosive loads, Liquified Hazardous Gases, carcinogenic cargoes, etc). AUX-CI or Assistant Container Inspector: Upon successful completion of this personal qualification, a person will hold the minimum competencies to complete an exterior Container Inspection, including a review of both the transportation markings/papers and external container integrity. Auxiliary members will conduct these inspections as part of an inspection team. Auxiliarists do not have law enforcement authority and cannot independently exercise COTP, OCMI, or FOSC authority. They may become personally liable for actions they take outside of prescribed directives. Do not allow an Auxiliary

Agnes Wright, FSO-MS

Container Inspector to be placed in a position that will compromise the limits on his or her member status. AUX-ED is Assistant Pollution Investigator. Upon successful completion of this personal qualification, a person will hold the minimum competencies to assist a qualified Pollution Investigator in completing a Pollution Investigation case. Auxiliarists should not be exposed to conditions posing an elevated health or safety risk (ex. HAZMAT Spills, Hazardous Gas releases, carcinogenic cargoes, etc), or conditions that require a response team to be armed. AUX-EK or Assistant Harbor Safety Specialist: Upon successful completion of this personal qualification, a person will hold the minimum competencies to assist a qualified Harbor Safety Officer in conducting a wide variety of Port Safety and Security tasks. Auxiliarists should not participate in boardings where members of the boarding team are armed, or where the vessel's cargo presents an elevated health or safety concern (ex. Explosive loads, Liquified Hazardous Gases, carcinogenic cargoes, etc). AUX_EU is Assistant Facilities Inspector. Upon successful completion of this personal qualification, a person will hold the minimum competencies to complete a routine Facility Inspection under supervision. This qualification does not qualify a person to lead a facility inspection team. Auxiliarists do not have law enforcement authority and may act only within the scope of their authority. They cannot independently exercise COTP, OCMI, or FOSC authority. They may become personally liable for actions they take outside of prescribed directives. Do not allow an Assistant Facility Inspector to be placed in a position that will compromise the limits on his or her Auxiliary authority. Our FSO-MT has completed the prerequisites for the Trident Program that were listed in this column in May. Who will be next? Agnes Wright, FSO-MS

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Secretary Records
Shirley Wolf, FSO-SR Flotilla 12-8 Membership Meeting Minutes 13 June 2007 The meeting was called to order at 1905 by FC Allen James and commenced with the Pledge of Allegiance led by FSO-PS Alan Miles. Members present: Paul Berka, Dick Clarke, Dean Creed, Richard Daniel, Hugo Endris, Joseph Fleming, Allen James, Tom Jerussi, Eric Kilpatrick, Robert Mathewes, Alan Miles, Rick Miller, Jane Orenstein, Robert Orenstein, Frederick Schultz, Chris Thomas, Robert Wieland, Henry Wolf, Shirley Wolf, Agnes Wright Visitors/Guests: Earl Miles, Andrew A. Robinson, Barbara Thibodeaux FC welcomed all the guests and asked that the May minutes be accepted. Motion was made by Hugo Endris to approve the minutes and was seconded by Jane Orenstein. FC reviewed the financial report and stated that there were no liabilities. FC presented the following awards: Chris Thomas received the Sustained Service Award. Agnes Wright, Jane Orenstein, and Henry Wolf received the Membership Service Award; Robert Mathewes received the Introduction to Marine Safety and Environmental Protection award. VFC called for Staff Officer Reports: FSO-PS Alan Miles introduced himself. He stated that this is a new position for him and that he would appreciate any help that was offered. He is now working on new member classes. FSO-PE Eric Kilpatrick stated that there were 11 enrolled in the last ABC class. Eight passed. Two of the three under age 17 passed. This was the third session held this year. Hes working on another class to be

held in July or August. If you need instructors hours please let him know. Jane Orenstein Fellowship stated that there is a CHANGE OF DATE FOR THE RAFT-UP. Due to a change in the Patrol schedule, the raft-up has been moved to Saturday, 30 June. Plan to arrive at Rantowles Creek near the Limehouse Bridge at noon. The format this year - you bring chairs, your liquid refreshment, and a dish to share (with a serving spoon) and the Flotilla will supply meat, tableware and dessert. Any folding tables would be very much appreciated. Please email Jane Orenstein (Orenstein@netrockets.com) to sign up. Also, please let her know whether or not you need a ride or if you have a boat and are able to take extra people. FSO-OP Richard Daniel stated that There would possibly be a patrol for 4 July and there will be a need for an extra facility. July schedule will go out by next weekend. The law enforcement officer from the Galatin requested a facility for 27 June to be used for training on 28 June. Crew uniform policy: In hot weather all crew members must be dressed the same. Make sure to wear a navy blue T-shirt with US Coast Guard Auxiliary on it. Headgear is optional. Not underway you have to wear the blouse. FSO-IS Chris Thomas stated that he needs the total number of hours on the 7029 form. Also, please keep a record for your files. Do not send as an additional document. It must be sent directly or handwritten as a fax scan or PDF file. Please send forms only to him. FSO-MT Bob Mathewes stated that members should check if their re-quals are up to date, e.g. nav rules test and coxswain 3 year requal. Requal requirements are tougher
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this year. Do not wait until the last minute. FSO-VE Joe Fleming stated that there is a blitz scheduled for 24 June at the Folly Road ramp. Old Business: None FSO-CM Dick Clarke gave a demonstration on how to give the hand salute. There is a five minute warning before the flag is raised or lowered on the base. If you are in uniform and on the base at the raising or lowering of the flag, you are required to hand salute. FSO-MT presented a new Flotilla logo for the masthead on the Scuttlebutt. The new logo could be embroidered on a patch that members could wear on personal property. FC called for a vote from the members. The new logo was unanimously approved. Eric Kilpatrick motioned to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Henry Wolf. Meeting adjourned at 2000. Next meeting scheduled for 11 July 2007 at the USCG Base at 1900. Shirley Wolf FSO-SR

Personnel Services

Alan Miles, FSO-PS

Partner Visitor
Paul Berka, FSO-PV
Have received a new supply of State and Federal regulations thanks to Hank Wolf. Call me at (843) 559-4668 to get copies. Paul H. Berka, FSO-PV
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hoy Shipmates! As I write this months column I cant help but think of how much fun I have had so far participating at the boat shows, harbor patrols, and vessel exams. The personnel I have spent time with so far have already taught me much and I am proud of my decision to join this flotilla. As your new FSO-PS, and still quite new to the USCG AUX, I need your help in learning how best to serve the flotilla needs as well as the needs of our new members. I am looking for personnel who are willing to be sort of a big brother to new members to help guide them during their first year on board with us. Of course I will be available to them as well for all their needs also. We are always looking for more active members and I challenge you let your friends and neighbors know what we are all about. Also I would be most interested if you belong to any other organizations that possibly we could give a presentation to about membership in the Auxiliary. Please call me or E-mail me if I can be of any assistance. As a team we can make a difference to the boating public! Alan Miles, FSO-PS

Information Services
Chris Thomas, FSO-IS Welcome to another episode of The Litter Box. Recently, many of you have been surprised by having your filed forms show up in your in-box. For the most part, they contain notes and corrections. A few have been returned for a complete re(Continued on page 8)

Your treasury is healthy. The two recent infusions came from dues from the Citadel group and from a recent PE. It is too early to compare expenditures to the budget as their have been few expenses to date. As always, your comments are welcome. Frank Leister, FSO-FN

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Biographies for July Dean Ceeed

Dean was born in St. Louis, Missouri on a snowy evening in April 1963. He grew up boating and water-skiing on the Mississippi River, Lake of the Ozarks and Carlyle Lake, and canoeing the streams of southern Missouri. His longstanding boating and skiing instructor is stepfather Robert Wieland, also a member of Flotilla 12-8. After completing four rewarding seasons of water polo provided through Clayton High School, and three years working as line technician for a corporate airport, Dean attended the University of Missouri and earned a bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering. He met Hannah at college, and the two were married in August 1989. The newlyweds moved to Springfield, Illinois, where Dean worked as an operations analyst for the Illinois Commerce Commission and Hannah pursued her bachelor degree in Nursing at St. Johns College. The couple spent dozens of hours each year in their first boat, a 14 40hp Lonestar, on the protected waters of several Midwestern lakes and on some remote sections of the Illinois and Ohio Rivers. Dean moved to Charleston in 1993 after accepting a position with Santee Cooper, where he currently leads the process & performance management consulting group. Hannah joined Dean after her 1994 graduation, and has been a critical care nurse at MUSC since. Dean returned to school after ten years without exams, and earned a masters degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee in 2001. Dean and Hannah spent much of their pre-children time water-skiing and
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Tom Jerussi
Tom was born in Manhattan and grew up on the mainland of New York City -- the Bronx. He also received all of his academic training in New York: a B.S. in psychology (1962), an M.A. (1972) in biology, and a Ph.D. in pharmacology (1975). He spent several years in academia as an Assistant Professor in research and teaching positions at Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NY), Laboratory of Biophysics (Woods Hole, MA) and then Rutgers College of Pharmacy (NJ). After escaping from academia, Tom began working as a drug researcher in industry. He spent the next 20 years directing research groups at Ohmeda Pharmaceuticals (anesthetics) and Sepracor (the Lunesta company) where he was Executive Director of Pharmacology and ICE Research. Tom is currently working with former coworkers to start a small virtual pharmaceutical company once (if ever) sufficient venture capital is raised. Prior to his postgraduate work Tom joined the Navy (1962) and was foolish enough to complete Underwater Demolition Training. He was assigned to UDT-12 in Coronado, CA and after completing a WestPac tour, Tom was recruited into SEAL Team ONE. He served a tour in Vietnam and was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant. In 1973 he married Viola Cox (a Southerner raised in Brooklyn). They have two daughters, who are now serving in the Armed Forces: one a 1st Lt. in the Marine Corps, stationed in Al Anbar (Camp Taqaddum), Iraq and the other a Navy Lt.jg stationed aboard the cruiser USS Port Royal in Hawaii. They worry a lot! Except for his time in the Navy and a brief stint with a now defunct Nevada ex(Continued on page 10)

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Nautical Trivia
Last months question was to give the name and birthplace of the inventor of the bell buoy. This individual worked for the US Lighthouse Service and is buried in Magnolia Cemetery. The inventor of the Bell Buoy was Capt Henry Brown, born 11 Jan. 1828 in Drobat, Norway and died 8 Sept 1907. Correct answers were received from Joe Fleming, Reggie Hollar , Dick McLaren, John Sikes, and Agnes Wright. Bob Story of Madison, Wisconsin maintains a web site called Commander Bobs Boating Safety Notebook. Bob is a member of the Auxiliary and the USPS. The site is a great source of boating information. Check it out at: http://www. commanderbob.com/. For years Bob had a trivia question of the week When he finally deleted the trivia question as a part of the site, our own John Sikes had more correct answers than anyone else in the country. Some of us have had the opportunity to work with the Coast Guard HH65A, Duaphin Helicopter and have had the Rescue Swimmer on the boat. The Rescue Swimmer program was established as a result of the sinking of the Marine Electric off the Virginia coast in 1983. Although Coast Guard rescue helicopters were sent to the scene, the ships crewmen in the water were numbed by hypothermia and could not get themselves into rescue baskets. A vital final link between the rescue helicopter and the victim a rescue swimmer - did not exist in the Coast Guard. Thirty-one of the thirty-four member crew perished. It was to be a long time before this newly formed group of highly trained specialists (they are also qualified EMTs) was to have their own distinctive insignia or

wings. The training is very rigorous and the attrition rate exceeds 50%. The drop out rate ranks with those of Army Ranger and Navy Seal training. When was the first set of Rescue Swimmer wings presented and to whom ?
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do and resubmission. Im trying a new approach in an attempt at educating you in the correct filling and filing practices. The following are forms that will be returned for the reasons listed. Any form that is a copy or attached to an e-mail will no longer be accepted. Forms are to be sent directly to me from the Aux Forms website. Faxed forms are to be sent just as they are with no cover letter or note. 7029 forms containing more than one months worth of activities will be returned. Several of you have posed some interesting questions over the past month or so. Some of these I have not been able to answer right on the spot. In those few cases, I have posed the question to the higher-ups. If youre still waiting for an answer, that means that Im still waiting for an answer. Be patient. One particular question was that of consolidating the line items on a 7029 form into one line with just a total of the time spent for the month. Even though this would make my life a whole lot simpler, I dont think that its a good idea. I have posed this question to the DSO and have yet to receive a response. Hopefully an answer will be forthcoming by the next flotilla meeting. Until next time, if you have any questions please feel free to give me a shout. Remember, the only dumb question is the one un-asked. Thank you and God Bless. Chris Thomas, FSO-IS 12-08 E-Mail: irish29483@earthlink.net

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Operations

Richard Daniel, FSO-OP

here is no such thing as a routine operation. Let us remember the Firemen and their families as well as their friends. The daily operations of firefighting are highly dangerous by their nature. Likewise, anyone working in any type operation is exposed to levels of danger. We need to keep in mind that our safety patrols can fall into this same category of danger. We often think our safety patrols are conducted for the benefit of the boating public; it is true. The safety patrols must always be viewed as protecting the crew and boat. TCT becomes very apparent as we head full charge into the boating season. We see many unsafe activities on the water with the public. The entire crew as well as the boat must be ready to render whatever assistance we can. The safety of the crew and boat comes first. We need to review in detail the hazards we will face on patrol. The TCT training should not be an annual classroom event. TCT is critical in every patrol we conduct. Crew assignments in detail are critical. Heat is a very real and major threat we face in our boating season. We can get sick, fatigued or just plane bored because heat saps us of our physical and emotional capabilities. Lots of water, ideally cold, ice, food, sun blocker, sun hats, Coast Guard Tee shirts, shade whenever possible, sun glasses and anything else that will preserve our total strength so that we can be fully capable to respond at any moment. I have been on two patrols in June and both have been cookers. Both patrols have taught me that we will make mistakes throughout the patrols. They have taught

me to look around the boat and see how we can set the boat up to be safer and more efficient. They have taught me that we can use the quite patrol times to practice knot tying, chart work, discuss NAV rules as we see cases on the water, man overboard drills and towing all can be done on the so called routine safety patrols. A huge asset on every safety patrol is each and every crewman. Every crewman should be rotated and given wheel time. If the coxswain or owner fails to let everyone have a turn he puts himself in peril. What if he were to get injured or sick? How is the boat going to get back to the dock or perhaps get the boat to the nearest help? It would be a disaster to call the Coast Guard to leave their duties so they can come rescue us because none of the crew can get the boat back to the dock. Practice and TCT must always be part of our so-called routine Safety Patrols. Crew debriefing at the termination of the patrol is also very critical. Let each member have their say one at a time. Each crewman saw something a little different than the others and this alone can greatly add to the next patrol. Is it Routine? Is it Safety? We do not face the same high danger levels that our firemen and law enforcement face on their shifts. We most certainly do face exposure to danger in our routine. TCT, skill building, practice, and reviewing will not eliminate our exposure completely but we will be better prepared to conduct our safety patrols very effectively and be able to enjoy each other while we do so. Please keep everyone in any kind of operations in your thoughts and prayers. Especially out brave lost Firemen and their families. Richard Daniel, FSO-OP
Dont miss the Sexual Harassment Workshop at the Brass buckle on 25 July at 1900.

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fishing both inshore and offshore. After owning four different boats from 1995 to 2001, they have arrived at a perfect balance, for now, consisting of a 16 Carolina Skiff for exploring and finding fish in inshore creeks and inlets, and a stealthily quiet 22 Pursuit center console for offshore fishing and OPFAC use. A BS&S program introduced the Creeds to the Auxiliary, which Dean joined in 1996. He currently holds Coxswain and Instructor qualifications. Hes had the pleasure of serving as a Flotilla Staff Officer in the IT, PA and PS positions, as VFC, and as Flotilla Commander during 2001 & 2002. Hannah and Dean have lived in Mt. Pleasant for ten years. The couples son, Peter, was born in 1998, and their daughter, Ellie, arrived in 2001. After maturing to about six weeks of age, Peter and Ellie both donned life jackets and began their own boating adventures. Deans Mom and Dad moved to Charleston in 1998, and continue to enjoy family time on the water. With his young family, finding time to serve the Auxiliary is challenging, but Dean finds that time spent on Auxiliary missions and with fellow Auxiliarists continues to be a most rewarding part of life.

Miles FSO-PS, now has his required number of supervised inspections completed. Thanks to Hap James, Alan Miles and Paul Berka for their help. I need VEs to help with inspections, please call me with ideas you have for vessel inspections. The 4th of July will be here soon, and lots of new boaters will be on the water for the holliday. Be aware of your surroundings. Have Fun and be safe. Joe Fleming, FSO-VE
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plosives' company, he has lived mostly in the Northeast. Moving south to Charleston has been quite a (welcome) change for a boy from the Bronx.

Reminders: 1. The Division 12 meeting is scheduled for 21 July at 1000 2. There will be a n 8 hour TCT workshop held at Flotilla Island on Lake Murray beginning at 0900 on 7 July. Dress is casual. Know your Officers: Match the Picture with the name:

Vessel Examinations

Joe Fleming, FSO-VE A. B. C. 1. Peter Fernandez, IPDCO D7 2. Donald L. Frasch, VCO D7 3. Allen W. Brown, Jr, DCO D7 IPDCO = Immediate Past District Commodore. DCO = District Commodore, VCO = Vice Commodore.

essel safety checks have been very busy. The last blitz brought us lots of new boaters to inspect. Flares and fire extinguishers were the number one reason for most boaters to fail inspection. Folly River boat ramp blitz brought another vessel examiner to our flotilla, Alan

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Flotilla Commander Allen James jamesan38@bellsouth.net Communication Systems John Sikes jsikes@netrockets.com Materials Hank Wolf hgw39@bellsouth.net RBS Visitor Paul Berka phberka@comcast.net Flotilla Vice Commander Joe Fleming joeflemingjr@comcast.net Fellowship Jane Orenstein orenstein@netrockets.com Marine Safety Agnes Wright seabrownie@bellsouth.net Personnel Services Alan Miles Aids To Navigation Vacant Finance Frank Leister Communications Dick Clarke clarkerc@netzero.net Information Services Chris Thomas irish29483@earthlink.net Operations Richard Daniel rbdaniel1829@aol.com Public Education Eric Kilpatrick ekilpatrick@earthlink.net

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Member Training Bob Mathewes rhmathewes@att.net Public Affairs Tom Jerussi jscaaty@bellsouth.net

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Vessel Examination Joe Fleming joeflemingjr@comcast.net