COMDTINST 16450.4
1.
Deliver educational materials to all foreign flag vessels on the east coast
during regularly scheduled Port State Control exams and boardings.
2.
Deliver educational materials to all east coast commercial fishing vessels,
and any other U.S. flag commercial vessels that operate beyond the
baseline, during scheduled dockside exams and boardings.
3.
Coordinate with the pertinent District and local auxiliary offices, and if
feasible, have properly trained Auxiliarists accompany Port State Control
officials conducting inport inspections/visits on U.S. and foreign-flag
merchant vessels to discuss right whale concerns. This action would fulfill
the purpose of alerting and educating bridge watch personnel, specifically
the Master and Chief Mate, of the current northern right whale situation as
well as providing them an opportunity to ask questions.
(e) Coast Guard Regional Fisheries Training Centers (RFTCs) will:
1.
Work with merchant marine industry from Maine to Florida (inclusive) to
educate and inform as many maritime organizations as possible of current
efforts to protect right whales.
2.
Conduct northern right whale training for designated Auxiliary personnel
and work with the Coast Guard Auxiliary to develop and ensure their
courses of instruction include right whale educational information.
3.
Conduct northern right whale training for Air Station flight crews.
(f)
Coast Guard Public Affairs program will:
1.
Increase awareness of the status of the right whales and of the Coast
Guard's role in the coordinated interagency efforts to protect the species.
2.
Engage coordinating directorates in the development of the message, the
identification of strategic publics affected by and affecting the right whale
protective program, and the determination of the most effective means to
reach specific publics.
3.
Promote awareness of the right whale and incorporate use of the prepared
materials in planned community relations events that engage both the
marine community (merchant, fishing, recreational operators) and non-
marine community (schools, clubs, associations, etc.) so as to educate as
many people as possible of the dangers facing right whales.
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