Enclosure (2) to COMDTINST 5512.2
COAST GUARD BADGES AND CREDENTIALS PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE AUDIT PROCEDURES
1. Purpose: This enclosure outlines the requirements and procedures to be followed to
accomplish the annual compliance audit for the USCG Badges and Credentials
Program.
2. Responsibilities:
a. Office of Security Policy and Management, Commandant (CG-86):
(1) Establish an audit team to accomplish the annual oversight audit of CG
Badges and Credentials Program.
(2) Establish an audit schedule that ensures the examination of all CG Badges and
Credentials Programs each calendar year.
(3) Conduct Badges and Credentials Program audits in accordance with the
guidelines, standards, and procedures outlined in this instruction and auditing
best practices.
(4) Conduct follow-up inspections, as required, to ensure that audit deficiencies
noted have been corrected.
b. Badges and Credentials Program Managers:
(1) Ensure that Credentials Custodians make available all program records for
inspection by the audit team. Those records include but are not limited to:
copies of references including this instruction, copies of the master inventory
for credentials maintained, appointment letters for Credentials Custodians,
implementation guidance for this instruction, documentation for required legal
review, exemplars of materials used for production of credentials, destruction
certificates (as appropriate), certifications for bearer eligibility/training, etc.
(2) Provide suitable workspace, communications and data base access for the
audit team to facilitate audit conduct.
(3) Utilize the Self-Inspection checklist at Attachment 1 to prepare for the
oversight audit.
3. Procedures: Badges and Credentials compliance audits will be accomplished as
follows:
a. Notification: The Commandant (CG-86) audit team will forward via e-mail, or
electronic message, a formal Notification of Audit seventy-two hours prior to the
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