To: All Auxiliarists in Sector Baltimore

Here’s what we’ll be offering at

the Sector Baltimore workshop

on Saturday, March 27th

Sector Baltimore will hold its annual all-day winter workshop on Saturday, March 27th from 0830 to 1630 at Southern High School in Harwood, Maryland, just south of Annapolis—the same place that we held it last year.

Once again, we’re offering on-site sandwiches for lunch, prepared by Ron Hillard, a graduate of the AUXCHEF school. If you’d like to take advantage of this opportunity, use the order form in this packet and send it to Ron with a check for $6. Or, if you’d like, you can have lunch at one of the restaurants near the school (please don’t send us a check or order form if you plan to go out for lunch instead).

Third, we’ve added some courses that many of you thought might be helpful. They’re described in the course listing contained in this packet.

Beyond that, there’s plenty you’ll recognize. We’ll get an update on where the Auxiliary is going from Coast Guard Capt. Mark O’Malley, our Sector Commander. We’ll offer workshops on operations, mentoring and Team Coordination Training (TCT); an orientation session for new members; a short-course for new FCs and VFCs; special classes for Auxiliarists on GPS, marine radio procedures, AUXDATA, AUXINFO and the new Forms 7029 and 7030. The District Store will be open from 0830 to 1500 so you can stock up on insignia, Auxiliary golf shirts and other items.

Uniform will be tropical blue long or winter dress blue. Please make sure you’re wearing the proper uniform, and that you’re wearing it properly as well. It’s important.

We’ll send you driving directions, parking information and a list of nearby restaurants in a couple of weeks.

Bob

ROBERT J. “BOB” BIRRANE SR.

District Captain, Sector Baltimore

“Attitude is Everything”

Here’s what we’ll be offering:

We’ll start with an all-hands assembly that will run from 0830 to 1000, and provide three 90-minute class periods: 1030 to 1200, from 1315 to 1445, and from 1500 to 1630. Lunch will be from 1200 to 1315. You can eat a brown-bag lunch in the cafeteria or go to one of several restaurants near the school. If you’ve ordered from AUXCHEF, it’ll be in the cafeteria.

ALL-HANDS ASSEMBLY—Captain Mark O’Malley, our Sector Commander, will outline the important changes that the Coast Guard is facing in the sector and how it will affect the Auxiliary over the next few years. 0830 to 1000. Auditorium. CAPT Mark O’Malley, USCG, Sector Commander.

OPERATIONS WORKSHOP—There’s no mandatory operations workshop this year, but if you’re a coxswain or crew member, we strongly suggest that you take this one. There are plenty of new policies, regulations and obligations for Auxiliary boat crews this year. Here’s a chance for you to hear about them first-hand—and get knowledgeable answers to your questions. 1030 to 1200; 1315 to 1445; and 1500 to 1630. Auditorium. Phil Wentz, ADSO-OP.

ONE-HOUR TCT REFRESHER—Required annually for all Auxiliarists engaged in on-the-water operations, for radio communications-watchstanders and for Q.E.s. Here’s a good opportunity to take this before boating season starts. 1030 to 1200; 1315 to 1445; and 1500 to 1630. Alcove A. Don Magni.

MENTORING—Required for coxswains and crew members in divisions 22 and 24 who plan to serve as mentors for BCQ programs in 2010. Those in divisions 21, 23, and 25 will be required to take it in 2011. 1030 to 1200; 1315 to 1445; and 1500 to 1630. Alcove B. Bernie Tullington.

WEARING THE UNIFORM—The Auxiliary is a uniformed organization and a part of the Coast Guard. You need to wear your uniform properly. Everything you wanted to know about uniforms but were afraid to ask. 1030 to 1200; 1315 to 1445; and 1500 to 1630. Media Center, 2nd floor. Ray Feller.

INTRODUCTION TO MARINE SAFETY—Interested in marine safety—from pollution control to port security? Coast Guard officials at Sector Baltimore have just revised the program they plan to offer for candidates for the Trident device and other Auxiliarists. Here’s a candid rundown of the opportunities that will be available to you and how to navigate through the Trident program. A must if you’re interested in this topic. 1030 to 1200 and 1500 to 1630. Room A-102. Bruce Becker, ADSO-MS and Dave Gruber, DSO-MS.

NEW MEMBERS’ WORKSHOP—What every new member needs to know about what the Auxiliary offers and how to make it work for you. Your opportunities—and obligations. 1315 to 1445. Room A-102. David Flaherty.

INSTRUCTORS’ WORKSHOP—The Auxiliary is expanding its recreational boating safety program. Here’s where we’re heading and how it will affect instructors. 1030 to 1200. Room A-103. John Queen, DSO-PE.

VESSEL EXAMINER MEETING—This isn’t a workshop, but if you’re a VE, our District Staff Officer for Vessel Examinations would like to talk with you and bring you up to date about what the Auxiliary wants and needs. 1315 to 1445. Room A-103. Bruce Pettyjohn, DSO-VE.

NAVIGATING DIRAUX—How to get what you need from the office of the Fifth District’s Director of Auxiliary faster and more effortlessly. For division and flotilla commanders and vice commanders. 1500-1630. Room A-103. Carol Alexander.

SECRETS OF A FLOTILLA COMMANDER—How to succeed at being a flotilla

leader: Practical tips that you won't get in a standard Auxiliary leadership

course. 1030 to 1200; 1315 to 1445; and 1500 to 1630. Room C-101. Mike Weiss.

HOW TO USE AUXDATA AND AUXINFO—The Auxiliary’s two major data-bases have changed since last year. Here’s a primer for Auxiliary leaders at all levels. Includes instructions on how to use the new Form 7029, Member Activity Log, and Form 7303 Mission Activity Report. 1030 to 1200 and 1315 to 1445. Room D-102. Bob Platt.

GETTING A HANDLE ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS—How to become a more effective public affairs officer for your division or flotilla. 1500 to 1630. Room D-102. Thornell Jones, DSO-PA.

AUXCHEF: COOKING FOR THE AUXILIARY—Do the hamburgers and hot dogs at your flotilla or division picnics taste like aging baggywrinkle? A leading member of AUXCHEF, the Auxiliary’s own school for cooks, tells how to plan and cook for catered Auxiliary (and Coast Guard) events. 1030 to 1200. Room D-104. Ron and Ginger Ellis.

ICS-210—If you’re involved in operations—as a coxswain; pilot or air crew member; Trident program candidate or participant, or are in a job where your Coast Guard unit commander requires it—this one is important. Coxswains, aviators and Trident-holders who have not completed ICS-210 or ICS-300 by March 31st face being placed in re-year. Two part class. You must take both sessions. Test will be administered at the end. Part I – 1315 to 1445; Part II – 1500 to 1630. Room D-104. Ordice Gallups. Note: Boat crew members who are not coxswains are not required to take this course.

BRUSH UP YOUR RADIO PROCEDURE—How to use a marine radio properly so you don’t embarrass the rest of us. 1030 to 1200. Room D-106. Jim Welday.

GPS FOR AUXILIARISTS—How to use a GPS receiver on patrols (and on your own recreational cruises) and get more out of your handheld or chartplotter. 1315 to 1445. Room D-106. Mike Prokopchak.

AIMS—If you’re a division commander or flotilla commander, you need to know how to use the Auxiliary’s new automatic districtwide alert system. Here’s how. 1500 to 1630. Room D-106. Al DeJean, DCO.

Note: The District Store will be open from 0830 to 1500 so you can stock up on insignia, Auxiliary golf shirts and other items.

PLAN OF THE DAY – SCHEDULE OF CLASSES, EVENTS

ROOM NUMBER	0830-1000 GENERAL MEETING	1000- 1030 BREAK	1030-1200 FIRST PERIOD	1200-1315 LUNCH	1315-1445 SECOND PERIOD	1445- 1500 BREAK	1500-1630 THIRD PERIOD
AUDITORIUM	WELCOME, ADDRESS BY CAPT O’MALLEY	BREAK	OPERATIONS WORKSHOP	LUNCH	OPERATIONS WORKSHOP	BREAK	OPERATIONS WORKSHOP
ALCOVE A		BREAK	1-HR TCT	LUNCH	1-HR TCT	BREAK	1-HR TCT
ALCOVE B		BREAK	MENTORING	LUNCH	MENTORING	BREAK	MENTORING
MEDIA CENTER (2ND FLOOR)		BREAK	WEARING THE UNIFORM	LUNCH	WEARING THE UNIFORM	BREAK	WEARING THE UNIFORM
A-102		BREAK	INTRO TO MARINE SAFETY	LUNCH	NEW MEMBERS WORKSHOP	BREAK	INTRO TO MARINE SAFETY
A-103		BREAK	INSTRUCTORS WORKSHOP	LUNCH	VESSEL EXAMINER	BREAK	NAVIGATING DIRAUX
C-101		BREAK	FC/VFC	LUNCH	FC/VFC	BREAK	FC/VFC
D-102		BREAK	AUXDATA AUXINFO	LUNCH	AUXDATA AUXINFO	BREAK	PUBLIC AFFAIRS
D-104		BREAK	AUXCHEF	LUNCH	ICS-210 PART 1	BREAK	ICS-210 PART 2
D-106		BREAK	VHF RADIO	LUNCH	GPS FOR AUXILIARISTS		AIMS
JUST INSIDE CAFETERIA		DIST STORE	DISTRICT STORE	DIST STORE	DISTRICT STORE	DIST STORE

Driving directions to Southern High School:

Southern High School

4400 Solomon’s Island Road (Route 2)

Harwood, MD 20776

FROM U.S. ROUTE 50, ANNAPOLIS (GOING EAST):

1. Take exit 23A, marked Maryland 450, Parole

2. Stay in left-center lane of exit ramp, turn left onto Maryland Route 450,

quickly get into right-hand lane of Maryland Route 450

3. Drive to first traffic light and turn right, onto Maryland Route 2

4. Drive south on Maryland Route 2 for 13.8 miles

While driving on Maryland Route 2, you’ll:

a. Cross over the South River

b. Pass by the turnoff to the town of Mayo

c. Drive straight through the intersection

of Maryland Route 2 and Maryland 214.

Stay on Route 2. The road will narrow

just after the intersection.

d. Pass by a water tower just before the school

5. When you’ve driven the full 13.8 miles on Maryland Route 2,

Southern High School will be on your right. There are

driveways on both sides of the school. Turn right just before

the school building begins and drive into the school parking lot.

Use either the student parking lot at the front or the faculty lot

just behind it. If those are full, go back out and turn into the

second driveway, just past the electronic sign that welcomes

the Auxiliary. Park anywhere in that lot.