ALCOAST 202/08
COMDTNOTE 1500
SUBJ: SECTOR TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE SITREP FOUR - PROMULGATION OF
FACILITY INSPECTOR PQS WORKBOOK, JOB AIDS, AND INACTIVATION OF
COMPETENCIES
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 081630Z AUG 07/ALCOAST 387/07
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 061456Z NOV 07/ALCOAST 519/07
C. MANDATORY USE OF THE TRAINING MANAGEMENT TOOL, COMDTINST 5270.2
(SERIES)
1. REFERENCES A AND B PROMULGATED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW AND
REVISED PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION STANDARD
(PQS) WORKBOOKS EMANATING FROM A COMPREHENSIVE SECTOR PERFORMANCE
ANALYSIS PROJECT. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES A REVISED FACILITY
INSPECTOR PERFORMANCE STANDARD QUALIFICATION WORKBOOK, EIGHT JOB
AIDS, AND INACTIVATION OF TEN SUPERSEDED COMPETENCIES.
2. THE REVISED FACILITY INSPECTOR PQS WORKBOOK IS HEREBY
PROMULGATED AND THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE APPLIES:
 A. MEMBERS WHO OBTAINED THE LEGACY FACILITY INSPECTOR AND MARITIME
SECURITY INSPECTOR COMPETENCY DESIGNATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RE-
QUALIFY WITH THE REVISED FACILITY INSPECTOR PQS WORKBOOK.
 B. MEMBERS WHO HAVE THE LEGACY FACILITY INSPECTOR COMPETENCY BUT
DO NOT HAVE THE MARITIME SECURITY INSPECTOR FACILITY  COMPETENCY
WILL HAVE UNTIL 31JUL08 TO QUALIFY WITH THE MARITIME SECURITY
INSPECTOR FACILITY COMPETENCY.
 C. MEMBERS WHO CANNOT QUALITY WITH THE MARITIME SECURITY INSPECTOR
FACILITY COMPETENCY BY 31JUL08 MUST COMPLETE THE REVISED FACILITY
INSPECTOR PQS WORKBOOK.
 D. MEMBERS WHO HAVE ATTENDED MARINE SCIENCE TECHNICIAN "A" SCHOOL
AND/OR THE WATERFRONT FACILITY INSPECTION "C" SCHOOL COURSE HAVE
MET THE RESIDENT TRAINING COURSE PREREQUISITES FOR THE REVISED
FACILITY INSPECTOR PQS WORKBOOK.
 E. AN ORAL BOARD MUST BE CONDUCTED BY THE COMMAND BEFORE A MEMBER
RECEIVES CERTIFICATION FOR THE REVISED FACILITY INSPECTOR
COMPETENCY. THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF AT LEAST THREE MEMBERS. EACH
MEMBER MUST HAVE EITHER THE LEGACY FACILITY INSPECTOR AND MARITIME
SECURITY INSPECTOR FACILITY COMPETENCIES OR THE REVISED FACILITY
INSPECTOR COMPETENCY.
3. THE PQS WORKBOOKS PROMULGATED VIA THIS MESSAGE AND REFERENCES A
AND B INCORPORATED THE TASKS FORMERLY CONTAINED IN THE SIX STAND-
ALONE MTSA/ISPS RELATED PQS WORKBOOKS  AND THEREFORE SUPERCEDE
THOSE QUALIFICATIONS. ACCORDINGLY, THE FOLLOWING PQS WORKBOOKS WILL
BE INACTIVATED AND SHALL NO LONGER BE AWARDED AFTER 31JUL08:
MARITIME SECURITY INSPECTOR DOMESTIC VESSEL (SDV), ASSISTANT
MARITIME SECURITY INSPECTOR DOMESTIC VESSEL (SDVA), MARITIME
SECURITY INSPECTOR FACILITY (SF), ASSISTANT MARITIME SECURITY
INSPECTOR FACILITY (SFA), MARITIME SECURITY FOREIGN VESSEL (SFV),
AND ASSISTANT MARITIME SECURITY INSPECTOR FOREIGN VESSEL (SFVA).
4. EFFECTIVE 31JUL08, THE FOLLOWING FOUR PQS WORKBOOKS WILL ALSO BE
INACTIVATED AND SHALL NO LONGER BE AWARDED: SPECIAL INTEREST VESSEL
BOARDING OFFICER (EJ), HARBOR SAFETY OFFICER (EK), ASSISTANT HULL
INSPECTOR (FA), AND ASSISTANT MACHINERY INSPECTOR (FB).
5. PER REFERENCE C, COMMANDS SHALL ENSURE PROPER DATA ENTRY INTO
THE TRAINING MANAGEMENT TOOL UPON MEETING THE REVISED FACILITY
INSPECTOR PQS WORKBOOK REQUIREMENTS. UNIT TRAINING COORDINATORS ARE
THE RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF ASSIGNMENT AUTHORITY FOR PQS
CERTIFICATIONS.
6. THE FOLLOWING EIGHT JOB AIDS ARE HEREBY PROMULGATED: BULK LIQUID
FACILITY INSPECTION, CONTAINER INSPECTION, CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL
INSPECTION, DESIGNATED WATERFRONT FACILITY INSPECTION, FACILITY
HANDLING LIQUEFIED HAZARDOUS GAS INSPECTION, FACILITY HANDLING
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS INSPECTION, MOBILE FACILITY HANDLING BULK
LIQUIDS INSPECTION, AND PASSENGER AND FERRY TERMINAL INSPECTION.
7. THE REVISED FACILITY INSPECTOR PQS WORKBOOK AND EIGHT FACILITY-
CONTAINER RELATED JOB AIDS ARE AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://CGWEB.COMDT.USCG.MIL/G-MR/MR-P/SITREP2.SHTML (CUT AND PASTE
LINK) UNTIL THE COAST GUARD E-LEARNING PORTAL (LEARNING MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM) IS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE A ONE STOP SHOP FOR PERFORMANCE
SUPPORT TOOLS.
8. POLICY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THESE QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB AIDS
SHOULD BE DIRECTED AS FOLLOWS:
 A. FACILITY INSPECTOR (EU) OR CONTAINER INSPECTOR (EC) - SEND
EMAIL TO HQS-PF-FLDR-CG-5442 (ON GLOBAL).
 B. ALL OTHER QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO LCDR SAM GOSWELLEN AT
(202) 372-1344 OR BY EMAIL (ON GLOBAL) OR LT LOAN OBRIEN AT (202)
372-1339 OR BY EMAIL (ON GLOBAL). EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED CONTACT
METHOD.
9. RDML WAYNE E. JUSTICE, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR CAPABILITIES,
SENDS.
10. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.