COMDTINST 12315.2
3 NOV 1986
3.
d.
Establish, as part of the performance plan of a new supervisor or manager, quantitative
criteria that will effectively measure the incumbent's performance of supervisory or
managerial duties; and
e.
Return or reassign the employee to a nonsupervisory or nonmanagerial position if,
after a reasonable trial, an evaluation of the employee's performance reveals
supervisory or managerial deficiencies which reflect unsuitability for continued
employment in the position.
4.
COVERAGE. The provisions of this Instruction apply to all Coast Guard employees upon
their initial appointment to a supervisory or managerial position in the competitive service.
The term "appointment" includes initial competitive appointment, promotion, reassignment,
transfer, reinstatement, or any other action which places an employee, for the first time, in a
position that meets the definition of supervisor or manager.
5.
DEFINITIONS. Supervisory position and managerial position have the meaning given
them by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Supervisory Grade Evaluation Guide
for General Schedule positions. The Job Grading Standard for Supervisors provides the
definition for supervisors under the Federal Wage System. (The complete definitions for
supervisors and managers are in enclosure (1).)
6.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS.
a.
When Probation is Required.
(1)
The first time an individual is permanently placed in a competitive service
supervisory position, he/she is required to a complete a probationary period. An
individual is exempt from this requirement if he/she has previously completed a
probationary period in a managerial position.
(2)
The first time an individual is permanently placed in a competitive service
managerial position, he/she is required to complete a probationary period.
(3)
Requests for exclusions from this requirement (on an individual basis) require
written documentation of the reasons for the exclusion, including evidence of
demonstrated success as a supervisor in exercising the knowledge, skills,
abilities, and other characteristics necessary to perform the managerial duties
described in the Supervisory Grade Evaluation Guide. Requests for exclusions
will be submitted to and approved only by district commanders, commanding
officers of Headquarters units, and the Chief of Staff for Headquarters. This
approval authority may not be delegated. Requests for exclusions shall be made
by memo from the supervisor of the position being filled and be routed through
the servicing civilian personnel office for regulatory review.
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