US COA S T GUA RD A UXILIA RY

F T h l e o S t c i l u l t a t l 1 e 2 b u 8 t t

National Safe Boating Week Division 12 held numerous events for National Safe Boating Week, including VE Blitzes and a safety event at a Charleston Riverdogs game. Page 8

AUXCHEF 101, Charleston Style Our otilla has two more members who are now qualied for the AUXCHEF program. Please see the article by Joe Woodbury. Page 9-10

2013 Hurricane Season Meteorologists have predicted an active hurricane season for 2013. See the article on page sixteen for additional information. Page 16

COMMANDERS CORNER
The Flotilla prepared and installed 14 life jacket signs at each of the following landings: Limehouse, Wappoo, Leeds and Folly. Also four large (4 by 4) WEAR IT signs were painted and then installed at the same landings. Additionally the walkways at Leeds and Folly Landings were painted with WEAR IT and LIFE JACKET ZONE. Now all four landing walkways have the same painted signs. During the month, Blitzes were held at the four landing mentioned above. Eighty-nine Vessel Safety Checks (VSC) were completed during these Blitzes. In last month report I mentioned three items I felt the Flotilla needed to improve: Develop a plan to keep the Flotilla meeting to one hour or less. Develop a method to forecast and schedule our public events in line with the Flotilla member availability. Assign a work group to streamline our webpage to meet Flotilla members needs. Regarding item one, the Vice Flotilla Commander (VFC) and his staff had practice time management techniques and kept the last Flotilla meeting time less than one hour. Good Job. Item two, the FSO-PA is still gathering a list of public events that will be reviewed by the Flotilla member at the July meeting. Commanders Corner Continued on Page Four Our June meeting will be held at the Brass Buckle at Station Charleston. Paul Berka
Flotilla Commander

TA BLE O F C O NTENTS
In This Issue
2013 Hurricane Season Info. Astronomical Information AUXCHEF 101: Charleston Style Flotilla Calendar Citadel Detachment Report Commanders Corner Finance Flotilla Vice Commander High/Low Tide Information Information Systems Communications Services Communications Systems Human Resources Page 16 Page 14 Page 9 & 10 Page 4 Page 5 Page 2 & 4 Page 11 Page 3 & 7 Page 13 Page 12 Page 12 Page 6 Page 17 Page 7 Page 12 Page 11 Page 8 Page 6 Page 11 Page 7 Page 7 Page 12 Page 15 Page 18 Page 11

2013 National Safe Boating Week

Fo r t h i s y e a r s NSBW, we held Ve s s e l S a f e t y blitzes, posted the life jacket signs at the area boat landings, held an ABS Course, and, with Flotilla 12-6 as the lead, events were held at Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park and at the Charleston Riverdogs game. A special thanks to those who helped make these events possible. Please see the article on page eight for additional photos and information on this years National Safe Boating Week events.

Marine Dealer Visitation Member Accomplishments Member Training National Safe Boating Week Navigational Services Operations Public Affairs Public Education

Publications Secretary Records Staff Ofcer Contact Information Vessel Examinations

Vice-Commanders Report
When I decided to join the Auxiliary, I did so because I wanted to learn how to be a better mariner and promote boating safety. I am a program visitor because the job needed to be done. I am the SO-PV at Division because I thought I could help promote the RBS program. I am your VFC to help you nd your place in the USCG AUXILIARY. First and foremost you must be qualied in some area of operations. Vessel Safety Exams (VE), Marine Dealer Visits (PV), Public Education (PE) or Boat Crew. Then you must do what Dwaine Harris
Vice Flotilla Commander

you did at rst and volunteer. We need boat crews, additional vessel examiners to help with safety blitzes, instructors to help with the About Boating Safely (ABS) Class, Program Visitors to replace
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Vice Commanders Report Continued on Page Seven

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JUNE 2013
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Safety Event Lowes 1000-1400 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Safety Event Home Depot 1000-1400 15 Deadline for Pelorus articles.

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Historical June Events

1716: The Province of Massachusetts authorized the construction of the rst lighthouse in America. It was built on Great Brewster Island in Boston Harbor. 1973: The rst women since World War II graduated from the Reserve Ofcer Candidate Program (OCS) and were commissioned ensigns. They trained aboard CGC Unimak for a two-week cruise, thereby becoming the rst women to see service aoat.

Commanders Corner (Contd.)

The work group volunteers for item three are Alan Miles, Dwaine Harris, Frank Leister and Paul Berka. They have been working with the FSO-CS to reshape our webpage to meet the Flotilla member needs. This task will take sometime to complete. Paul H. Berka Flotilla Commander, 12-8

M I L I T A R Y C O L L EG E OF SOU T H CA ROLINA D e t a c h m e n t

TH E C ITA D EL

Thank You Flotilla 12-8! The Citadel Detachment would like to thank everyone in Flotilla 12-8 who has helped us throughout the 2012-2013 academic year. Stay safe cadets and have a great summer. The Citadel has completed the 2012-2013 Academic Year and the cadets are currently on Summer furlough. Many of the cadets are continuing their Coast Guard training summer internships or Reserve duties. We wish everyone a great summer and look forward to the upcoming 2013-2014 Fall semester. The Citadel Detachment recently held its change of watch ceremony and selected Detachment Ofcers for the next academic year. The Chain of Command is as follows:

Commanding Ofcer Executive Ofcer Master-at-Arms Yeoman

C/LT Zeller C/LTJG LaRiviere, A. C/CPOEdwards C/YN Edwards C/ENS LaRiviere, M. C/ENS Williamson C/ENS Rosenbaum, C. C/ENS LaRiviere, A. C/PA1 McManus C/ENS Williamson

Cadet James McManus

Operations Ofcer Supply Ofcer Athletic Ofcer

Financial Ofcer Public Affairs/Recruiting

Information Systems Technician Semper Paratus, James McManus

Citadel Detachment group photo

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INTERNET & COMMUNICA TIONS

Communications Systems
William Carter, FSO-CS The website has underwent a few minor changes and updates since May. It has been downsized a bit, and the calendar has been updated. If anyone has items they would like added to the calendar, please contact Paul Berka and myself as soon as you have the details. The sooner Im able to get it posted, the better our chances are that well have a good turnout of volunteers. I have also updated the AuxInfo page with the information sent to me by Bob Mathewes. Previously the AuxInfo report was displayed in a PDF form. What I have done is created an online spreadsheet. The spreadsheet is divided into ve pages, and can be found by clicking on the following link: Flotilla Flash & AuxInfo When you click on the link, you will nd the ve pages listed in the top left corner of your screen. I have tested this link on my computer, tablet, and smartphone. It displays great on all three devices and is very simple to navigate. Below is the information it contains. Member Info: This is the rst page which includes a list of upcoming events, VE Blitz schedule, Flotilla Flash Info, links to the most recent newsletter, the date/time of the next ABS Course, and the info on the next meeting. AuxInfo: On the second, third and fourth pages you will nd the information sent to me by Bob Mathewes. The section on AuxInfo has a list of member hours and is color-coded. Instructor-RBS-VE Status: Contains information on qualication status. Coxswain/Crew Status: Qualication status for boat crew and Coxswains. The super moon over James Island. Photo taken by William Carter Division 12 AuxInfo: Ive added this section so members will be able to see how our Flotillas performance compares with the rest of Division 12, as well as the performance levels in each department. I hope that this will help make things easier for members to have quick and easy access to information regarding Flotilla 12-8.

Navigational Services
Richard Daniel, FSO-NS As of this writing we expect to be moving forward with an ATON Patrol in early June. Ill be looking for an interested Boat Crew for this afternoon and night parol. Our target area is the South Intracoastal Waterway (SICW). Please contact me if you are interested in the Navigation Services program.

Vice Commanders Report (Contd.)

safety literature at boat dealers and other area businesses, as well as members to have fellowship with. Please reach out and get involved. We need each and every one of you. The survival of the organization is made possible when we all work together to make a difference. Dwaine Harris Vice Flotilla Commander, 12-8

P UB LIC A F F A IRS
Public Affairs
Joe Woodbury, FSO-PB The 2013 12-8 National Safe Boating Week Public Affairs events of the year occurred before, during and are continuing after National Safe Boating Week. There were boat patrols, About Boating Safety Classes; multiple Mayoral proclamations, vessel safety examination blitzes, RBS Marina Visits, Crew Classes, GPS classes, elementary school visits, as well as newspaper and public service announcements and of course, the baseball game! We really enjoyed the intraotilla cooperation with 12-6 when Jennifer Heisler came to our 12-8 Flotilla meeting to prep us all on the NSBW plans from Division. Fourteen painted life jacket signs were installed at each of four boat landings (Leeds; Folly; Limehouse and Wappoo), to remind the boating public of the fourteen lives that were lost on South Carolina waterways in 2012. We have more PA booths in June: 1 June 1000-1400 Lowes Northwoods - Emergency Preparedness Event. 8 June 0900-1400 Home Depot West Ashley Emergency Preparedness Event. Also, 12-8 has already booked the 2014 Charleston Boat Show PA booth. I want to thank everyone for their hard work and dedication during 2013 National Safe Boating Week and the work done by our Flotilla throughout Safe Boating Season.

Marine Dealer Visitation

Dwaine Harris, FSO-PV Now that I have recovered from my broken foot, I am pleased to announce that program visitation is back on track. I will try to do visitation on the second Monday of the month at 1000. Anyone is welcome to come for the ride and see what visitation is all about. If youre interested in becoming qualied as a

Members from 12-8 placing signs at Limehouse Landing. Pictured from left: Tom Beauchemin, William Carter, Paul Berka, Blake Cannon, Joe Fleming and Joe Woodbury. Photo courtesy of Joe Woodbury.

Program Visitor, please feel free to call me at 875.4053 for more information.

Public Education
Kelly Duncan, FSO-PE We are currently working on some very exciting things for our Public Education department. I hope to share good news at the next otilla meeting. Right now I have tentatively set the next two ABS classes for June 22 & July 27.

A dozen of the 12-8 members gathered at our Flotilla Commanders home to paint Wear It signs for the public boat ramps to remind boaters to wear life jackets. WOW! Paul Berka has quite the workshop alongside his island home on the water.
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N A T IO N A L S AF E BOATI NG WE EK

Above Photo: Charlie, Dave Echols, John Bruce, Jennifer Heisler, and Sammy the Sea Otter. Photo courtesy of Rick Leary of Flotilla 12-6.

Above Photo: Sammy the Sea Otter getting the fans to cheer for the Riverdogs. Photo courtesy of Rick Leary.
We had a great evening at the Charleston Riverdogs event. The Coast Guard had a good presence with Sammy the Sea Otter as well as the inatable mascots (shown in the left photo). We also shot off ares as the game drew to a close. Overall it was a great success. Hopefully we can do something like this when hockey season begins. Can you picture Sammy the Sea Otter on ice skates?

Left Photo: Inatable mascots of a rescue swimmer and Joe Coastie. These were a big hit! We need to use these more often. Photo courtesy of William Carter.

A UX C H EF 1 01 : C H A RLES TO N S TY LE
By Joe Woodbury with contributions from Duncan Hutchinson, both of USCG Aux Flotilla 12-8 of Charleston. When my fellow USCG Auxiliarist Duncan Hutchinson asked me if I would be interested in going to AUXCHEF School in Clearwater, Florida way back in February, I never really envisioned the two of us boarding the USCGC ANVIL only two months after our training in Clearwater with written Temporary Duty Orders for 4 days stating: Purpose for TDY, Critical Fill. During those two months, we traveled to and from Clearwater for classroom instruction and practical exercises in the USCG dining facility at Air Station Clearwater under the most capable instructors: Paulette Parent and Toni Boreman. We received four weeks of intensive training with various kitchen and cooking instruments and tools, sanitation techniques, nutritional balancing, and recipe manipulation. We also learned the difference between avor enhancement and spicing it up.All this in only three and a half days! We learned the importance of presentation, because truly, we all eat with our eyes rst. While there, we even participated in a familiarization ight on a C130 aircraft as a search and rescue training mission (on the very rst day of our training!). This Search and Rescue training, as a USCG Auxiliarist, reminds me of my old U.S. Army days when I went to Public Affairs school for photography training. During those days, the rst items on the training schedule were physical training and then two hours on the rie range, because everyone in the U.S. Army is infantry rstthen your military specialty. The same premise applies in the US Coast Guard: everyone is a search and rescue participant, whether theyre working as a member of the boat crew, aircraft crew, communications watch stander, or serving as a chef in the galley. This solidies the fact that the most important part of the mission is to save lives. Saluting the ag onboard the Anvil. Continued on following page
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Even with the intensive classroom and on-the-job training, our time aboard the ANVIL would not have been possible without the enthusiastic acceptance, support, and help provided by Food Service Chief Petty Ofcer Drzewicki and the other FS staff in the USCG dining facility located at Sector Charleston. This galley has been recognized as the Dining Facility of the Year 2013 in the medium ashore galley catergory. The FSC was with us from the very beginning, from the arranging of our Hepatitis A shots even before we left for Clearwater, right up to calling to offer his support and inquire how it was going on our rst morning on the Anvil. We found this type of support in our mission not only helpful, but invaluable to our eventual success.

A UX C H EF 1 01 : C H A RLES TO N S TY LE
But allow me to go back to training. Upon our return from Clearwater, FS Drzewicki welcomed us to work and helped us to properly train in his galley to the extent that we were able to complete our Professional Qualication Skills (PQS) checklist within 30 days. While training in the galley, we were introduced to the Commander Sector Charleston, Captain White, by the Chief, and much to our surprise and delight, he welcomed us and even suggested that we expand our AUXCHEF experiences by accepting assignments in galleys on the vessels under his command. We visited with Senior Chief Petty Ofcer Geiman and other members of his crew on the ANVIL. We were enthusiastically welcomed by MK3 Blake, dragooned ANVIL cook. After our initial shopping trip for all necessary supplies needed to serve underway, the entire crew of the Joseph Woodbury ANVIL participated in Ships Stores (a bucket brigade that delivered the groceries hand-to-hand from the back of the vehicle on the pier and into the galley of the ANVIL). Well equipped with all the proper supplies on hand, our rst meal aboard the ANVIL of beef stroganoff, buttered noodles, roasted green beans, and brownies was underway. As it was our rst meal, we were a little apprehensive; that is until we saw our shipmates jockeying for seconds as the bottoms of the serving pans came into view. Success and sweet relief, almost as sweet as the brownies And that brings us up-to-date on AUXCHEF 101, Charleston Style.

Pictured from left: Duncan Hutchinson & Joe Woodbury onboard the Anvil for their duties in the AUXCHEF program. Photo courtesy of Joe Woodbury.

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M E M B ER T R A IN ING & E DUC ATI ON

Member Training
Richard Daniel, FSO-MT Pa r t i c i p at e d i n t h e N at i o n s SAR school which was held at Station Charleston. Continued to move forward with the New Crew Training class with the classroom instructions completed. The on the water will move forward in JUN with a lot of hands on. Hopefully the candidates will get to go on an upcoming ATON Patrol to gain hands on with the navigation aids as well as experience night work. The 7 candidates have done a really good job up to this point. We have most Auxiliary courses available on line. Please contact me if you are interest in taking any of these worthwhile courses. National Safe Boating Week went by so fast this year. Our Flotilla had lots of vessel safety blitzes at the boat landings, a few safety displays, and we placed life jacket signs at Limehouse, Leeds, Folly Beach and Wappoo Cut. We also held a safety event at a local school on Johns Island to educate the kids about water safety. Operations are normal this time of year.
Richard Daniel on patrol around Charleston Harbor.

Finance
Frank Leister, FSO-FN Flotilla 12-8 had no activity nancially. All is just like it was at the membership meeting. If you have a reimbursement request, simply scan the bill and send it to me at fcl@lwinslow.com. I will write a check immediately and get it to you in the mail. If you want to send me the bill, send it to: Frank Leister, PO Box 122, Jonas Ridge, NC 28641. Again, a check will be in the mail the next day. If you have questions about your budget email me at fcl@lwinslow.com or call 843-991-1118. I will get back to you forthwith.

Vessel Examinations
Paul Berka, FSO-VE On May 4, 2013 Blitz Vessel Safety Checks (VSC) for 04 vessels at Leeds Landing. On May 12, 2013 Blitz VSC for 32 vessels at Limehouse Landing. On May 18, 2013 Blitz VSC for 6 vessels Folly Landing. On May 19, 2013 Blitz at Wappoo Cut was cancelled. Poor turn out of VEs On May 25, 2013 Blitz VSC for 24 at Limehouse Landing. All VEs please ll out your 7038s and turn them in.

Operations
Joe Fleming, FSO-OP We are still working on crew training with class room work nishing up and will soon be ready to get on the water. June weather hopefully will be good to us.

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Information Systems
Bob Mathewes, FSO-IS Here are some good news and some bad news on the numbers. The good news is that we are on track for exceeding 9,500 mission hours for 2013. The bad news is that only 27 members have reported hours. That is slightly less than 40% of our total membership. Thats right; less than half the membership is contributing to the mission of being a force multiplier for the Coast Guard. That is probably is not entirely true. I would probably be absolutely safe in saying that all hours are not getting reported. There are still a lot of incomplete forms or forms with errors being submitted. On the 7029 the most common error is listing hours in the wrong column. Column 99A is ONLY for hours spent performing duties associated with and elected or appointed ofce. Column 99B is where most hours associated with prep, travel and other activities associated with marine safety patrols will go. Column 99C is only for Marine Safety missions. Refer to the instructions to see what constitutes a Marine Safety mission. Nearly all of these will require a qualication in some Marine Safety PQS. Column 99D is for all activities associated with training. Column 99E is the catch all for everything else. The 7038 for reporting Vessel Safety Checks has no place to enter the date or location of the mission. Please insert that information under remarks section of the form. I have to enter those two items in AuxData. What I do not need in remarks is extraneous comments that go into AuxData like what the weather was, etc. Finally, please remember to scan your form before hitting submit and make sure you have included all necessary information and that it is correct.

Communications Services
Richard Clarke, FSO-CM Last month I asked if anyone would be interested in taking Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOM). I renew that plea in this edition of The Scuttlebutt. Its a great course, and is also a good starting point on the road to learning more about US Coast Guard Radio Operations. Also, you can take the course online. I encourage you to sign up today and become a part of our radio team. This is a great program and a vital part of the Auxiliary.

Publications
William Carter, FSO-PB Publications will be busy for the month of June as I prepare not only the Flotilla newsletter, but the upcoming Summer edition of The Pelorus, the newsletter for Division 12. Those who submit articles at the Division level will need to make sure Ive received them by 20 June. Im also planning on putting together a section on National Safe Boating Week, so I want to include photos from the Charleston area, as well as events in other parts of South Carolina. Its hard to believe that 2013 is going by so quickly. Make sure to keep your eyes out for content related to boating safety that could be included in our publications. With boating season well underway its imperative that the message on recreational boating safety reach as many people as possible. Fascinating facts about the Worlds Oceans The top ten feet of the worlds oceans hold as much heat as the entire atmosphere. The speed of sound in water is nearly ve times faster than the speed of sound in air.

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02:53 / 5.49 ft 03:49 / 5.24 ft 04:45 / 5.06 ft 05:37 / 4.94 ft

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15:28 / 5.46 ft 16:25 / 5.57 ft 17:18 / 5.69 ft 18:07 / 5.81 ft 06:26 / 4.87 ft 07:13 / 4.82 ft 07:56 / 4.79 ft 08:37 / 4.75 ft 09:16 / 4.69 ft 09:53 / 4.63 ft 10:29 / 4.58 ft 11:06 / 4.56 ft 11:44 / 4.57 ft 12:27 / 4.64 ft 13:17 / 4.77 ft 14:13 / 4.96 ft 15:13 / 5.22 ft 16:15 / 5.54 ft 17:16 / 5.90 ft 18:16 / 6.26 ft 06:27 / 5.12 ft 07:27 / 5.28 ft 08:26 / 5.44 ft 09:23 / 5.56 ft 10:19 / 5.62 ft 11:15 / 5.63 ft 12:11 / 5.60 ft 13:07 / 5.55 ft 14:02 / 5.49 ft 14:58 / 5.46 ft
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A S TRO N O M Y
Rise & Set of Planets on 15 June
Mercury
Rise 07:59 Transit 15:05 Fall 22:10 Az. 62 Alt. 80 S Az. 298 Waning Gibbous Last Quarter 2 June Waning Crescent

Lunar Cycles

Venus
Rise 07:41 Transit 14:51 Fall 22:01 Az. 61 Alt. 81 S Az. 299

Mars
Rise 05:16 Transit 12:20 Fall 19:24 Az. 63 Alt. 79 S Az. 297 New Moon 8 June Waxing Crescent First Quarter 16 June

Jupiter
Rise 06:27 Transit 13:33 Fall 20:39 Az. 62 Alt. 80 S Az. 298 Waxing Gibbous Full Moon 23 June

Saturn
Rise 16:24 Transit 21:57 Fall 03:35 Az. 103 Alt. 46 S Az. 257

Astronomical Events
June 12: Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation. The planet Mercury will be at its furthest angle from the Sun, known as greatest elongation. It will be at its highest point in the night sky after sunset. This is the best time to try to view Mercury since it stays so close to the Sun and doesn't usually climb very high above the horizon. June 21: June Solstice. The June solstice occurs at 05:04 UTC. The North Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its northernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.44

Uranus
Rise 02:17 Transit 08:30 Fall 14:42 Az. 85 Alt. 61 S Az. 275

Neptune
Rise 00:39 Transit 06:14 Fall 11:49 Az. 102 Alt. 47 S Az. 258

Pluto
Rise 21:18 Transit 02:30 Fall 07:39 Az. 113 Alt. 37 S Az. 247

degrees north latitude. This is the rst day of summer (summer solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and the rst day of winter (winter solstice) in the Southern Hemisphere.

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S EC RETA RY M IN UTES
The May 8, 2013 meeting was called to order at 7:00pm in the Brass Buckle by FC Berka followed by the Pledge of copy of the attendance sheet is in the secretary records. report along with Division and Sector meeting items were minutes were adopted. Old Business involvement with our co-otillas. NSBW dates and times again do promotional NSBW signage for area boat landings. New Business We will participate at The Island School safety event FSO-IS Bob Mathewes: Not present. FSO-MA Charles Chirila: FSO-MA Chirila reported FSO-MS Bob Orenstein: Nothing additional to FSO-NS Richard Daniel: Please see the attached FSO-MT Richard Daniel: Nothing additional to report beyond what is currently in The Scuttlebutt. FSO-OP Joe Fleming: Nothing additional to report FSO-PB William Carter: Nothing additional to FSO-PE Kelly Duncan: Kelly had to cancel the April class. We have ve people signed up for the ABS course in May. FSO-PV Dwaine Harris: Anyone who wants to Allegiance. There were eighteen members present. A hard that paddle boat decals are now available. Guest Robert Dalman was introduced. A monthly report beyond what is currently in The Scuttlebutt. presented with no updates to report. The April meting article for Navigation Services.

There was continued discussion for NSBW and 12-8 beyond what is currently in The Scuttlebutt. were presented for opportunities to serve this year. We will report beyond what is currently in The Scuttlebutt.

which is scheduled for 24 May. participate in Marine Dealer Visitation, please see me. We also have safety events scheduled at Lowes FSO-PA Joe Woodbury: Please see the comment Northwoods on 1 June and the Home Depot in West section on upcoming events for National Safe Boating Week. Ashley on 8 June. FSO-VE Paul Berka: FSO-VE Berka reported that the Vessel Safety Check blitz calendar has been set for May

Staff Ofcer Reports

FSO-FS Frank Leister: Not present. The Financial Report given by VFC Harris showed that nances are in good order.

and June. VFC turns meeting back over to FC. FC Berka continued the meeting for Awards and

FSO-CM Richard Clarke: Nothing additional to Presentations to current members, as well as swearing in of new members. report beyond what is currently in The Scuttlebutt. FSO-CS William Carter: FSO-CS Cater is in the process of creating a quick way to access otilla information and communications for smart phones and tablets. This Meeting Adjournment: With no further business to discuss, the meeting was

adjourned at 19:59 to be followed by fellowship and should be more convenient for members. FSO-DV Gil Bradham: FSO-DV Bradham will be conversation. looking to reach out to former military personnel as a potential for new member recruitment. FSO-HR Duncan Hutchinson: Nothing additional to report beyond what is currently in The Scuttlebutt. Respectfully Submitted, Pamela Bray

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Its hard to believe how quickly the months have gone impacting any stretch of coastline on the United States, a by through 2013, but hurricane season is now upon us. As in 48% chance of at least one major hurricane striking the previous hurricane seasons, we hope and pray for the best United States East Coast, and a 47% chance of at least one but be prepared for the worst. Unfortunately, meteorologists major hurricane striking the United States Gulf Coast; these are predicting an active season this year. After the values are much above the averages of 52%, 31%, and 30%, devastation in New Jersey from Sandy, and the recent respectively. tornadoes in Oklahoma, lets hope that they are way off in their predictions. Three climate factors that strongly control Atlantic hurricane activity are expected to come together to produce

In advance of, and during, each hurricane season, an active or extremely active 2013 hurricane season. These several forecasts of hurricane activity are issued by national are: meteorological services, scientic agencies, and noted hurricane experts. These include forecasters from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Philip J. Klotzbach, William M. Gray and their associates at Colorado State University (CSU). The forecasts include weekly and monthly changes in signicant factors that help determine the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes within a particular year. On June 3, Colorado State University released its updated hurricane season forecast, with 18 named storms, 9 The following names will be used for named storms that hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of form in the North Atlantic in 2013. Retired names, if any, 165 units. The organization stated that an El Nio was not will be announced by the World Meteorological likely to hinder Atlantic tropical cyclone activity, and sea Organization in the spring of 2014. The names not retired surface temperatures were expected to be favorable for the from this list will be used again in the 2019 season. development of such. Researchers from Colorado State University stated there was a 72% chance of at least one major hurricane A continuation of the atmospheric climate pattern, which includes a strong west African monsoon, that is responsible for the ongoing era of high activity for Atlantic hurricanes that began in 1995. Warmer-than-average water temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. El Nio is not expected to develop and suppress hurricane formation. NOAA

2013 Hurricane Names

Andrea Barry Chantal Dorian Erin Fernand Gabrielle Humberto Ingrid Jerry Karen Lorenzo
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Melissa Nestor Olga Pablo Rebekah Sebastien

Tanya Van Wendy

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Duncan Hutchinson FSO-HR
Charting Your Course How Members Can Create Success, Satisfaction and Pride In The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary The attached document gives guidance on how you requirement, if you still need the certication. On the left margin of the pages you will nd areas in which you may be interested. Following the arrows takes you through the training and experiences you will need to become qualied in your area of interest. Finally is a sheet on which you should record your

personal records for the qualications you have been may indeed achieve your goals and serve the Coast Guard and the Auxiliary at the same time. The Member awarded and training you have been completed. Keep this Involvement Plan is a planning guide designed to help you up to date. Keep in a safe place all the certicates and

identify your goals and develop a plan of action to meet other documents attesting to your having competed training or qualications. You may need a copy of that them. certicate when you least expect it. http://hdept.cgaux.org/pdf/MemInvol-16DEC10.pdf There is a good chance that as you review the Member Involvement section you will identify an area of interest not

Beyond the colorful cover you will nd several specic currently supported by our otilla. Guess what. Working with our Flotilla Commander, Paul Berka and Richard tools to assist you. First you will nd a sheet of basic Daniel you may just be the person to spearhead that information/instructions/record keeping, which no program for Flotilla 12-8. Auxiliary program can do with out. Involvement Opportunities: Next you will nd the involvement opportunities page. Each of the eighteen headings is further divided into specialty areas. Review these areas carefully. I suspect you will nd more than one that piques your interest. Contact the Member Training Flotilla Staff Ofcer, FSO, currently Richard Daniel, about training that may be upcoming to support your area of interest. You can also contact the FSO in whose area your interest lies. Let them know you are interested and want to be involved with them. Q u a l i c a t i o n s Tr a i n i n g : N e x t c o m e s a qualications training section. After you are amazed at the ow chart, you should notice that everything requires the completion of a Boating Course. Our FSO for Public Education, Kelly Duncan, runs a series of About Boating Safety courses that will help you meet this initial Good luck. Know what you need to know. May Meeting Attendance Roster Axiotis, Peter Berka, Paul Beauchemin, Tom Bradham, Gilbert Bray, Pamela Cannon, Blake Carter, William Chirila, Chuck Dahlman, Rob (guest) Fleming, Joseph George, Charles Harris, Dwaine Hutchinson, Duncan Sanyer, Wolfgang Thibodeaux, Barbara Wolf, Henry Wolf, Shirley Woodbury, Joe

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Telephone numbers and addresses of members are protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. As a matter of policy, rosters of names, addresses and telephone numbers shall not be made available to the general public or any outside organization. Privacy of all rosters shall be safeguarded and the page clearly labeled. The publications of these rosters, addresses, and telephone numbers on any computer on-line service including the Internet is prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974.

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