COMDTINST 1541.1
June 1 1998
using unit supervisory personnel as facilitators. Training materials for this purpose
have already been delivered and are discussed in more detail in paragraph 7. d. below.
(2) Commanding officers and executive officers receive TCT as part of pipeline training.
(3) Operations officers and operations petty officers shall receive TCT either as part of
the Command and Operations School training under the POPS non-flight deck cutter
course curriculum (pending development), or by attending the TCT Cutter Operations
course as billet-specific required training per an approved pending change to
reference (a). This training provides the graduate with adequate knowledge to
conduct departmental training as needed to reinforce the biennial exportable unit-level
training required in subparagraph (1) above and conducted by a trained TCT
facilitator.
c.
Sections/activities/groups, area and district command centers, and all shore units
that have small boats attached. All personnel, including Auxiliarists, assigned as boat
coxswains/crew/engineers, communications/operations center watchstanders and
controllers, command and control positions (including commanders, deputy commanders
and executive officers) and group operations/assistant operations officer billets shall
receive TCT.
(1) Unit training shall include TCT as a biennial requirement for the personnel described
above. The requirement that boat.coxswains, crew, engineers, and surfmen receive
TCT is also.supported by reference (b). Stations to which surfmen are attached
require TCT at least biennially. Commands shall request biennial exportable training
through the district TCT administrator and shall be part of a district-wide training
plan. Unit-level team training requires the attendance of senior supervisory
personnel (e.g., station CO/OINCs or XO/XPOs, and section/activity/group
commanders and deputies).to advocate TCT principles and to empower junior
personnel to use them. Senior member attendance also permits open communications
between leaders amongst the "larger team" that assists in Coast Guard mission
prosecution and the "smaller team" members at the worker level. As needed, based
on periodic self-assessment, ready for operations inspections, standardization team
visits, or training team visits, supervisory personnel shall facilitate departmental
training to reinforce selected skills. Training materials for this purpose have already
been delivered and are discussed in more detail in paragraph 7. d. below.
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(2) Station officers-in-charge and executive petty officers who attend OINC/XPO training
also receive TCT as part of the school curriculum.
(3) Group operations/assistant operations officers shall attend a TCT Group Operations
course within one year of reporting aboard their respective units. This training
provides the graduate with adequate knowledge to effect departmental training within
the group operations center as needed.
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