Encl (1) to COMDTINST 16500.16A
6.
ORDERS AND ASSIGNMENT TO DUTY. Issuing orders and assignment to duty shall be
per the Auxiliary Operations Policy Manual, COMDTINST M16798.3 (Series).
a.
A Coast Guard unit desiring to employ an Auxiliary operational facility to perform a
mission must issue orders to an Auxiliarist, using the Auxiliary Patrol Order form.
b.
Auxiliarists performing missions not requiring an Auxiliary operational facility should be
issued orders using the standard Coast Guard order form or by being placed by name on
the unit's work schedule.
c.
Auxiliarists assigned to perform aids to navigation missions using privately-owned
vehicles and/or operational support equipment (see the Auxiliary Operations Policy
Manual, COMDTINST Ml6798.3 (Series), for definition) should be issued written orders
specifically requiring and authorizing the use of the vehicle and/or that equipment.
d.
A Coast Guard unit can authorize Auxiliarists to perform an aids to navigation mission
from an Auxiliary surface facility, an Auxiliary aircraft facility, or the Auxiliarist's
privately-owned vehicle. Which form of conveyance is authorized depends upon the type
of aid and its location. Any Auxiliary facility employed to perform an aids to navigation
mission must have prior operational designation and be crewed and equipped per the
Auxiliary Operations Policy Manual, COMDTINST M16798.3 (Series).
e.
Reimbursable or non-reimbursable orders shall be issued for aids to navigation verification
missions in accordance with current district policy and procedures and the Auxiliary
Operations Policy Manual, COMDTINST M16798.3 (Series).
7.
REPORTS. Auxiliarists shall report discrepancies and verifications of private aids on the Aids
to Navigation Report form (CG-5474(AUX)) or the locally generated form
8.
approved by the district commander (oan).
a.
All required reports and forms shall be submitted per current district instructions.
b.
Auxiliarists under orders on an aid verification mission shall report hours as a chart patrol
(03) or operational support (07), as appropriate, on the Auxiliary Mission Hour Card.
c.
Auxiliarists must file any additional reports and maintain any additional records deemed
necessary by the Auxiliary or the district commander (oan).
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