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t pside PUBLISHED BY 5TH NORTHERN DISTRICT - U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY Vol. 103, No. 3 Fall 2003 in this issue. “Sir Bud” Completes Safety Check #6000 Spring Conference 2004 Registration & Info Summer Activities Around the District DIVISION CAPTAINS 2003 DIVISION 1 .......................…………....... Charles B. Dale DIVISION 2 .................................…….... Clifford G. Dunn DIVISION 3 .........................….…........ Russell M. Galson USCG Auxiliary DIVISION 4 ............................…….... Joseph A. Rzucidlo Fifth Coast Guard District (NR) DIVISION 5 ........................…...... George A. Papacostas 1 Washington Avenue DIVISION 6 ...........................…….....….. Robert S. Coon DIVISION 7 ...........................…..... Kathleen C. deFerrari Philadelphia, PA 19147-4393 DIVISION 8 ............................…......... F. Kenneth DeSoo DIVISION 9 ............................….…..... Richard Deason II DIVISION 10 ....................….......…….......... Paul Mackes Editor and Publication Officers DIVISION 11 .................…........…..…….... Robert Walley Melvyn A. Borofsky, RCO-E, DSO-PB, Editor DIVISION 12 .........................……..... Elaine M. Gilgenast 24 Lake Singleton Court, Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087-1115 DIVISION 13 ..........…..…....… Maurice “Butch” Simpkins 609-294-2866 FAX: 609-294-3250 Cell 609-618-0470 DIVISION 14 ......................………...…...... Robert J. Herr email: [email protected] DIVISION 15 ............…..........…………... Harold N. Miller Alba D. Thorn, ADSO-PB (W) DIVISION 16 ...........................…....... John S. Witemeyer 1230 Cherry Orchard Road, Dover, PA 17315 717-292-6264 email: [email protected] DISTRICT STAFF OFFICERS 2003 Muriel G. Lewis, ADSO-PB (C) Aids to Navigation (DSO-AN) …....………. Richard Keast 300 Darby Road, C-112, Haverford, PA 19041 610-642-2442 Aviation (DSO-AV) .................…......... Donald R. Vaughn email: [email protected] Career Counseling (DSO-CC) ....….... J. Donald Coggins Communications (DSO-CM) ............. Joseph A. Rzucidlo Adam Nowalsky, ADSO-PB (E) Communication Services (DSO-CS) ……... Harry F. Dyer 40 Pomona Ave., Port Republic, NJ 08241 609-652-5088 Finance (DSO-FN) ........... IPDCO Robert J. Perrone, Sr. email: [email protected] Information Services (DSO-IS) ........... J. Daniel Hartman Legal (DSO-LP) .........................………..... David Christie Marine Dealer Visitor (DSO-MV) ...….. Russell M. Galson Marine Safety (DSO-MS) .............…........ Lyn A. Thomas topside spring issue Materials (DSO-MA) ....................………... E. Arthur Titus Membership Training (DSO-MT) …... John S. Witemeyer NEXT DEADLINE Operations (DSO-OP) .............….……....... Ronald Boice Personnel Services (DSO-PS) …...…. Suzanne B. Wade 31 December 2003 Public Affairs (DSO-PA) ...........…....... Michael L. McGurl Publications (DSO-PB) ..........…........ Melvyn A. Borofsky UNITED STATES COAST GUARD Public Education (DSO-PE) .........….. Marshall E. Blume Commandant ……………...……………. ADM Thomas H. Collins Secretary Recorder (DSO-SR) .......…........... Rita Kratzer Vessel Examination (DSO-VE) ….. Alfred O. Grimminger UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY The Commodore of the USCG Auxiliary ….. E.W. (Bill) Edgerton AIDES FIFTH COAST GUARD DISTRICT (NR) Administrative Asst. (D-AA)…………..….Robert P. Myers District Commander ..........…… Rear Admiral Sally Brice-O’Hara DCO-Aide (D-AD) ..............…........... Lionel F. Crossman Chief of Staff ......................….....….......... CAPT Ben Thomason Parliamentarian ..................…..………... Welton J. Fisher Chief Director Auxiliary .............................…….. CAPT David Hill Conference Coordination Team ..……………Kevin Hurst, Director of Auxiliary 5NR ………….…. CDR Stephen J. Minutolo Ira and Arline Dolich Assistant Director of Auxiliary 5NR ........ CWO4 Joseph Hartline 5(NR) DISTRICT AUXILIARY OFFICERS PAST CAPTAINS ASSOCIATION District Commodore (DCO) ..................….Eugene A. Bentley, Jr. Vice Commodore (VCO) ......................……………......Leon Kehr President .............................……...... Lionel F. Crossman Rear Commodore East (RCO-E) ...................Melvyn A. Borofsky Vice President (Central) .......….................... Rear Commodore Central (RCO-C) .…………....Robert P. Amort Vice President (West) ..........…....... Henry W. Demler, Jr. Rear Commodore West (RCO-W) .…………......Henry L. Reeser Vice President (East) ..........…................. John T. Lincoln Past District Commodore (IPDCO) ……….Robert J. Perrone, Sr. President, Past Captains Association…….....Lionel F. Crossman Topside is published at no expense to the U.S. Government or On the Cover: “Sir” Bud Compton of Division 3, the U.S. Coast Guard. Cost of its publication is borne by dues paying members of the 5th Coast Guard District Auxiliary (Northern Region), Flotilla 34, along with his wife Miriam, recently a volunteer, unpaid civilian body whose mission is to assist the regular celebrated 35 years of Auxiliary service by Coast Guard in promoting and maintaining safety on the water. Reprints of pictures or copies of articles appearing in Topside completing his 6,000th vessel safety check. The may be made by other publications provided proper credit is given and full story is in this issue of TOPSIDE. a copy forwarded to the Editor of Topside (DSO-PB). © Copyright 2003 photo by Russell Galson, DCP 3, D5-NR table of contents Director of Auxiliary………………………..…...……...….2 SPRING District Commodore…..………………………………….. 3 CONFERENCE Vice Commodore..………………………………...…...…. 4 Rear Commodore Central……………………...……..…. 4 Spouse and Guest Rear Commodore East.……………………………..…… 5 Commander 5th CG District.…………...……...……….. 8 Saturday Programs DISTRICT STAFF REPORTS 9:30 - 10:00 Aids to Navigation…………..………………………………… 9 Get together with coffee, tea Aviation……………..………………………………….…..… 10 and sweets Communication Services………………………….……..… 11 Diversity………………………………………………..…..… 11 Historian…………………………………………………...…. 12 10:00 - 11:30 Materials…………………………………………………..…. 12 Information Services……………………………………..…. 13 Building Your Marine Safety & Environmental Protection……………..… 14 Member Training…………………………………………..… 15 Wardrobe with Talbot National Safe Boating Week……………………….………. 15 Using 13 pieces, grow a Publications……..………………………………………...…. 16 wardrobe of 100 changes. Personnel Services……………………………………...….. 16 Vessel Examinations……...……….……………………..… 17 They will show you how. Conference Coordinators…………………………………... 37 FEATURE ARTICLES Award Recommendation Form………………………..……. 7 District Staff Office Application…………………………..… 18 PROFILE IN SERVICE: 6,000 SAFETY CHECKS…..…. 19 Hurricanes - Prepare for the Worst………....…………..… 20 D5-NR at NACON 2003 - a photo essay………………..... 21 YOU’RE IN COMMAND………………………….….……... 22 First Impressions…………….…………...…………….….... 24 MARINE SECURITY Q and A………………………….…. 25 PFDs of 1869….………...………………………………..…. 26 MERITORIOUS TEAM COMMENDATION…….………… 28 USCG Cutter “Eagle” Visits Philadelphia…………...….… 29 Fall Conference 2003 - Lancaster PA………………..…... 29 2:00 - 4:00 Fall Conference 2003 - photo essay………………..…..… 30 Power Outage……...……………………………………..…. 36 Growing, Cooking and MUTT Team…………………………………………….…… 36 Cleaning with Herbs. 2004 Spring Conference Schedule…..…….....…..……. 37 Presented by Beth Thomason of 2004 Spring Conference Registration Form……..…… 38 Olde Thyme Herb Farm 2004 Spring Conference Hotel Reservation Form.….. 39 East Berlin, PA AMLOC Training………………………..……………..…….. 40 Welcome to D5-NR - new members…...…………….…… 41 In Memoriam………………….…………………………..…. 42 Area Crew Schools…………………………………….……. 43 2004 Pocket Calendar Order Form.………………..…..…. 69 AROUND THE DISTRICT…...….44-68 DIRECTOR OF AUXILIARY s I addressed the to be practical in that it could be referred to for regional A D5-NR District forms that were more standardized in format, self- Board meeting at the explanatory, and comprehensive in coverage. recent fall conference, even I found myself rather So we have a new manual – so what? So we need to amazed by the number of use it, administrate by it, manage by it, train by it, and times I incorporated the lead by it – that’s what. Although the D5-NR Policy new D5-NR Policy Manual Manual may have been primarily designed for practical into my remarks as a point use by elected and appointed staff officers, it certainly of reference and a source should be read by anyone who reads this article. If you of guidance. It took a lot desire and aspire to ever step up to take on the challenge of people with a lot of of Auxiliary leadership or program management (and we Auxiliary experience a lot know you are out there…don’t deny it…), then now is as of time to put this manual good a time as any to take a look at it. Paper copies were together, so when limited to elected officers and key appointed staff compared to the context of what the Coast Guard officers, but the D5-NR Policy Manual can be easily Auxiliary Manual has had to go through on its way to found on the D5-NR web site (www.5nr.org). Simply approval and publication, the reason why it has literally click on the “Member Area” button, then the “Download” taken years to finalize and publish a comprehensive, cross button and you will find it in the “5NR Policy and -programmatic national manual becomes much more Manuals” section. Once in the document, you can easily understandable. maneuver within it by clicking on any line item of the “Table of Contents” in order to go immediately to the First and foremost, the new D5-NR Policy Manual