Marine Safety Administrative and Management Specialist (MSAM)

Marine Safety Administrative and Management Specialist (MSAM) What does the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 authorize an Auxiliarist to do? - To participate and augment virtually any aspect of the Coast Guard except military and law enforcement. What areas do Auxiliarist assist active duty staff personnel with marine safety programs? - 1. Container inspection, 2. Pollution investigation, 3. Pollution response, 4. Facilities inspection and life raft inspection. The Auxiliary marine safety PQS system reflects these important roles of Auxiliary personnel, and this is a major area where the Auxiliary can act as a force multiplier in augmenting Coast Guard resources. There are Other areas that lend themselves to Auxiliarists working alone or with other Auxiliarists in outreach efforts which may be coordinated and performed under the authority of active duty marine safety personnel, but where the active duty personnel need not be present at the time of the outreach effort. Please identify four of these areas? - 1. Sea Partners, 2. America's Waterway Watch 3 Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Examinations 4. Uninspected Passenger Vessel Examinations. Who is the primary contact between the Sector Prevention, Response and Logistics Staff with regards to Marine Safety? - District Staff Officer for Prevention (DSO-MS). Since the US Coast Guard reorganization into Sectors, these legacy Marine Safety functions have been divided into Departments. Please name the 3 Departments? - Prevention, Response and Logistics Departments. This Department deals with Investigations and Inspections - The Prevention Department This Department deals with Environmental Response? - The Response Department This Department deals with Contingency Planning. - The Logistics Department. What is the responsibility of the DSO-MS? - to secure information about Sector needs for assistance either directly from Prevention, Response and Logistics staff or through the ASC and then see that the information is made available to interested, qualified Auxiliarists so that the missions can be successfully completed. Who may be assigned by the DSO-MS to work with specific Active Duty departments within a Sector, and act as the liaison in lieu of the DSO-MS, but will keep the DSO-MS informed at all times? - The Assistant District Staff Officer (ADSO-MS) The Sector Commander is responsible for all activities within the Sector, including but not limited to these eight (8) duties? - 1. The day to day operations of any port 2. Law enforcement activities, 3. Incident response activities 4. facility and vessel inspections, 5. Investigations 6. environmental protection and response activities 7. force training and readiness, 8. contingency planning for the Sector's geographic Area of Responsibility. Who aides the Sector Commander? - Deputy Sector Commander and those additional personnel who comprise the Intelligence Staff, the Command Center Staff, the Contingency Planning Force Readiness Staff, the Command Chief, the Senior Reserve Officer, the Flight Safety Officer and (if appointed in a particular District) the Auxiliary Sector Coordinator, who is responsible for conveying Sector needs to the Auxiliary District. Each Sector is comprised of what three (3) Departments? - 1. Prevention (responsible for Investigations and Waterways Mgmt.) 2. Response (responsible for Enforcement and Incident Mgmt) 3. Logistics (responsible for Finance and Supply, Engineering and Support, Contingency Planning and Personnel/Administration). What are the four primary Prevention Department Function? - 1. Inspections/examinations of vessels and waterfront facilities to ensure compliance with federal safety, security, and environmental regulations. 2. Investigations of marine casualties to determine the cause of accidents, pursuing Maritime Personnel Actions/Civil Penalties, and to serve as a feedback loop into compliance inspections and regulatory development. 3. Development and maintenance of the waterway navigation infrastructure (i.e. Aids to Navigation (ATON)). 4. Management of traffic through Vessel Traffic System (VTS) centers and the use of Captain of the Port Orders, Limited Access Areas, and Regulated Navigation Areas. This Department focuses largely on gaining compliance with regulatory standards and the design and maintenance of waterway systems