ALCOAST 318/08 COMDTNOTE 1430 SUBJ: FY2009 SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY (SDAP) A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 152121Z JAN 08 / ALCOAST 017/08 B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 072008Z AUG 07 / ALCOAST 382/07 C. SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY (SDAP), COMDTINST 1430.1(SERIES) 1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES SDAP LEVELS FOR FY2009 AS A RESULT OF THE SDAP PANEL ANNOUNCED IN REF A. 2. SDAP PAYMENT LEVELS ANNOUNCED IN REF B REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 30 SEP 2008 AT WHICH TIME THEY ARE CANCELED. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 2008, THE FOLLOWING BILLETS ARE AUTHORIZED SDAP IN FY 2009 AT THE LEVELS INDICATED BELOW: BILLET LEVEL MCPOCG/MCPOCGRF SD5 CMC(AREA/HQ) SD4 CMC(DISTRICT/MLC/JIATF/DOG/DANTES) SD3 CMC(ACADEMY/TRACEN CAPE MAY/PETALUMA/YORKTOWN) SD2 CMC(PSC/CGRC/CPO ACADEMY/CMC COURSE/SECTOR CMC & CSC/RFMC) SD1 CMC(MFPU/PATFORSWA) SD1 NSF (RESPONSE SUPERVISOR) SD3 NSF (RESPONSE TECHNICIAN) SD2 NSF (RESPONSE MEMBER) SD1 LEDET (AERIAL GUNNER) SD1 LEDET (BOARDING OFFICER) SD2 LEDET (DEPLOYABLE TEAM LEADER) SD3 MSST (DEPLOYABLE FP BOARDING OFFICER) SD1 MSST (CANINE HANDLER) SD1 MSST (DEPLOYABLE TEAM LEADER) SD2 MSRT (DAS TROOP LEADER) SD1 MSRT (DAS SQUAD LEADER) SD1 MSRT (CBRNE SQUAD MEMBER) SD2 MSRT (CANINE HANDLER) SD1 MSRT (FLIGHT MECHANIC AERIAL GUNNER) SD1 HELICOPTER RESCUE SWIMMER SD4 USDAO ATTACHE SUPPORT STAFF SD3 ENLISTED SPECIAL AGENTS SD2 OIC ASHORE SD5 COXSWAIN (SURFMAN) SD4 COXSWAIN (HEAVY WX) SD2 COXSWAIN (NCV PURSUIT) SD2 NCV PURSUIT BOAT CREW MEMBER SD1 D17 ATON TEAM SD1 HITRON (AVIATION GUNNER) SD1 HONOR GUARD SD2 ITD (DEPLOYABLE TEAM LEADER) SD2 ITD (DEPLOYABLE TEAM MEMBER) SD2 INDEPENDENT DUTY FSO (87-CPB/110-WPB) SD1 RECRUITER (SUPERVISOR) SD3 OIC AFLOAT SD5 RECRUIT BATTALION COMMANDER SD3 RECRUIT SECTION COMMANDER SD5 RECRUIT COMPANY COMMANDER SD5 RECRUITING SCHOOL STAFF SD1 TRATEAM (DEPLOYABLE TEAM LEADERS) SD2 TRATEAM (TEAM MEMBERS) SD1 3. THE MONTHLY SDAP PAYMENTS ARE AS INDICATED BELOW: SDAP LEVELS: SD1 - 75 DOLLARS SD2 - 150 DOLLARS SD3 - 225 DOLLARS SD4 - 300 DOLLARS SD5 - 375 DOLLARS 4. SDAP COMMENCES ON THE DATE A MBR MEETS THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: A. OFFICER IN CHARGE (OIC): (1) OIC AFLOAT: MEMBER MEETS THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BEING ASSIGNED AS AN OIC AFLOAT AND IS SERVING IN A BILLET DESIGNATED AS A CUTTER OIC ON THE PERSONNEL ALLOWANCE LIST (PAL). (2) OIC ASHORE: MEMBER MEETS THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BEING ASSIGNED AS AN OIC ASHORE AND IS SERVING IN A BILLET DESIGNATED AS AN OIC ASHORE BILLET ON THE PAL. (3) SDAP IS AUTHORIZED CONCURRENTLY TO A FULLY QUALIFIED ACTING OIC AFLOAT OR ASHORE, AND THE PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED OIC IN HIS/HER ABSENCE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BUT NOT MORE THAN 90 DAYS. AFTER 90 DAYS OF ABSENCE, SDAP WILL NORMALLY BE TERMINATED FOR THE PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED OIC AND THE ACTING OIC WILL BE THE SOLE SDAP RECIPIENT FOR THAT BILLET UNTIL NO LONGER SERVING AS THE ACTING OIC. B. SURFMAN (CERTIFIED): MEMBER IS SERVING IN A SURFMAN BILLET OR IS STATIONED AT A SURF STATION AND ROUTINELY SERVES IN THE UNITS ROTATIONAL WATCH SCHEDULE AS A CERTIFIED OPERATIONAL SURFMAN. FOR NMLBS PERSONNEL, MEMBER MUST BE A CERTIFIED SURFMAN SERVING IN A SURFMAN INSTRUCTOR BILLET. MEMBER IS NOT REQUIRED TO QUALIFY AS AN INSTRUCTOR BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE FOR SDAP, BUT SHOULD BE PROGRESSING TOWARD INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION IN AN OPERATIONAL SURF TRAINING SCHEDULE. C. COXSWAIN (HEAVY WEATHER CERTIFIED): MEMBER IS SERVING AT A HEAVY WEATHER OR SURF STATION AND ROUTINELY SERVES IN THE UNITS ROTATIONAL WATCH SCHEDULE AS A CERTIFIED OPERATIONAL HEAVY WEATHER COXSWAIN. D. HELICOPTER RESCUE SWIMMERS: MEMBER MUST BE ASSIGNED TO AN OPERATIONAL RESCUE SWIMMER BILLET, FULFILL ALL APPROPRIATE OPERATIONAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE HELICOPTER RESCUE SWIMMER MANUAL, COMDTINST M3710.4(SERIES), AND HAVE BEEN A DESIGNATED RESCUE SWIMMER ON THE WATCH SCHEDULE A MINIMUM OF FOUR TIMES PER MONTH, OR HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TAD IN A RESCUE SWIMMER CAPACITY FOR AT LEAST 14 DAYS DURING THE MONTH. (ANY COMPARABLE COMBINATION OF DUTY AND DEPLOYMENT DAYS WILL SUFFICE.) IF DUE TO OPERATIONAL DEMANDS ADDITIONAL RESCUE SWIMMERS ARE NEEDED, E.G., BILLETED RESCUE SWIMMER SIQ, PROLONGED SAR CASE, THE COMMANDING OFFICER MAY AUTHORIZE SDAP ON A WEEK-BY-WEEK BASIS TO QUALIFIED ASSISTANTS NOT CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO A DESIGNATED OPERATIONAL RESCUE SWIMMER BILLET. MEMBERS OF THE RESCUE SWIMMER STANDARDIZATION TEAM AND OTHER RESCUE SWIMMERS AT ATC MOBILE WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO OPERATIONAL RESCUE SWIMMER BILLETS ARE INCLUDED IN THE INTENT OF THIS ALCOAST. THE UNIT COMMANDING OFFICER MUST CERTIFY IN WRITING TO THE SPO THAT THE MEMBER MEETS ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTITLEMENT AND TERMINATION. E. COMMAND CHIEFS (CMC): MEMBER MUST SERVE IN A BILLET DESIGNATED AS SUCH ON THE PAL, ASSIGNED TO EITHER A UNIT COMMANDED BY A FLAG OFFICER, OR TO ONE OF THE DESIGNATED BILLETS AS SPECIFIED IN PARA. 2 ABOVE. F. RECRUIT COMPANY COMMANDERS (CC): MEMBER MUST SERVE IN A BILLET DESIGNATED AS A CC ON THE PAL, OR BE TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED TO A SURGE CC BILLET FOR AT LEAST 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. MEMBER MUST SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE THE IN-HOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM AT TRAINING CENTER CAPE MAY AND BE DESIGNATED BY COMMANDING OFFICER, TRAINING CENTER CAPE MAY AS A COMPANY COMMANDER. G. NATIONAL STRIKE FORCE (NSF): MEMBER MUST BE SERVING IN A NSF RESPONSE BILLET ON THE PAL, FULFILL THE APPROPRIATE QUALIFICATIONS FOR RESPONSE MEMBER (RM), RESPONSE TECHNICIAN (RT), OR RESPONSE SUPERVISOR (RS), AND BE DESIGNATED IN WRITING TO THE SPO BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE RESPECTIVE STRIKE TEAM. H. RECRUITERS: SDAP IS AUTHORIZED THE DAY THE MEMBER REPORTS FOR DUTY IN AN ELIGIBLE BILLET. I. SPECIAL AGENTS: MEMBER MUST HAVE COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING REQUIRED FOR SPECIAL AGENTS, AND BE IN AN ASSIGNMENT UNDER CGPC DIRECTED ORDERS OR ASSIGNED TO AN RPAL BILLET SPECIFICALLY INDICATING INTELLIGENCE DUTY. J. LAW ENFORCEMENT DETACHMENT (LEDET): (1) LEDET (BOARDING OFFICER): MEMBER MUST BE SERVING AS ONE OF THE FIVE DESIGNATED BOARDING OFFICERS ATTACHED TO A LEDET TEAM. (2) LEDET (DEPLOYABLE TEAM LEADERS): MEMBER MUST BE SERVING AS THE DESIGNATED DEPLOYABLE TEAM LEADER. MAX OF 30 DEPLOYABLE TEAM LEADERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW SDAP. (3) LEDET (AERIAL GUNNER): MEMBER MUST BE QUALIFIED AS AN AERIAL GUNNER (AG) AND SERVE IN A DEPLOYABLE BILLET ASSIGNED TO A LEDET. K. HITRON: MEMBER MUST BE SERVING AS AN AVIATION GUNNER IN A DEPLOYABLE BILLET ASSIGNED TO HITRON. L. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY TEAM (MSST): (1) MSST (DEPLOYABLE FORCE PROTECTION BOARDING OFFICER): MEMBER MUST BE SERVING AS ONE OF THE THIRTEEN DESIGNATED BOARDING OFFICERS ATTACHED TO A MSST TEAM. MAX OF 156 BOARDING OFFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW SDAP. (2) MSST (DEPLOYABLE TEAM LEADER): MEMBER MUST BE SERVING AS ONE OF THE THREE DESIGNATED DEPLOYABLE TEAM LEADERS PER MSST. MAX OF 36 DEPLOYABLE TEAM LEADERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW SDAP. M. MARITIME SECURITY RESPONSE TEAM (MSRT): MEMBER MUST BE QUALIFIED AS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: DIRECT ACTION TEAM TROOP LEADER, SQUAD LEADER, CBRNE SQUAD LEADER, OR FLIGHT MECH AERIAL GUNNER. N. LANTAREA AND PACAREA TRAINING TEAMS: (1) TRATEAM (LEADERS): MEMBER MUST BE A CPO SERVING IN A DESIGNATED TRATEAM BILLET AS A QUALIFIED TEAM LEADER OF A TEAM WHICH DEPLOYS AT LEAST 175 DAYS PER YEAR. (2) TRATEAM (MEMBERS): MEMBER MUST BE A PO SERVING IN A DESIGNATED TRATEAM BILLET AS A QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR OF A TEAM WHICH DEPLOYS AT LEAST 175 DAYS PER YEAR. O. USADO ATTACHE: MEMBER MUST BE SERVING IN A DESIGNATED DEFENSE ATTACHE BILLET ASSIGNED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ATTACHE SYSTEM (DAS). P. HONOR GUARD STAFF PETTY OFFICERS: SDAP IS AUTHORIZED THE DAY THE MEMBER REPORTS FOR DUTY TO AN ELIGIBLE BILLET. Q. INTERNATIONAL TRAINING DIVISION (ITD): (1) ITD (TEAM LEADERS): MEMBER MUST BE SERVING IN A DESIGNATED ITD TEAM LEADER BILLET WITH COMMAND APPROVED QUALIFICATIONS THAT DEPLOYS AT LEAST 175 DAYS PER YEAR. (2) ITD (TEAM MEMBERS): MEMBER MUST BE SERVING IN A DESIGNATED ITD TEAM MEMBER BILLET WITH COMMAND APPROVED QUALIFICATIONS THAT DEPLOYS AT LEAST 175 DAYS PER YEAR. R. CANINE HANDLERS: MEMBER MUST BE A CERTIFIED EXPLOSIVE DETECTION CANINE HANDLER. S. NCV PURSUIT: MEMBER IS SERVING AT AN NCV-DESIGNATED STATION AND ROUTINELY SERVES IN THE UNITS ROTATIONAL WATCH SCHEDULE AS A CERTIFIED NCV COXSWAIN OR BOAT CREWMEMBER. T. D17 AIDS TO NAVIGATION TEAM: SDAP IS AUTHORIZED THE DAY THE MEMBER REPORTS FOR DUTY IN AN ELIGIBLE BILLET. U. INDEPENDENT DUTY FOOD SERVICES OFFICER: SDAP IS AUTHORIZED THE DAY THE MEMBER REPORTS FOR DUTY IN AN ELIGIBLE BILLET ON AN 87-CPB OR 110-WPB. 5. RESERVISTS PERFORMING ANY TYPE OF DUTY, INCLUDING ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (ADT), INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT), ACTIVE DUTY SPECIAL WORK (ADSW), AND INVOLUNTARY RECALL, ARE ENTITLED TO SDAP ON A PRORATED BASIS. MEMBER MUST MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE. 6. SDAP ELIGIBILITY TERMINATES AT 2400 THE DAY BEFORE THE MEMBER DEPARTS PCS FROM A DESIGNATED BILLET, THE DATE THE MEMBER IS REMOVED FROM DUTY BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY (E.G., RELIEF FOR CAUSE), OR ONCE THE MEMBER IS NO LONGER QUALIFIED (E.G., DOES NOT COMPLETE FOUR WATCHES DURING A MONTH AS A RESCUE SWIMMER OR DEPLOYED TAD FOR 14 DAYS AS A RESCUE SWIMMER OR ANY COMBINATION OF BOTH DURING THE MONTH, DOES NOT MEET OR IS NOT EXPECTED TO MEET THE 175 DAYS DEPLOYMENT, TAD, ETC). 7. THE 2009 SDAP REVIEW BOARD (TO DETERMINE FY10 SDAP AUTHORIZATION) WILL CONVENE OOA MAY 2009. REVALIDATION OF ALL EXISTING FY2009 SDAP LEVELS AND CONSIDERATION OF ANY NEW SDAP REQUESTS FOR FY10 MUST BE SUBMITTED TO COMDT (CG-1221), VIA THE APPROPRIATE HEADQUARTERS PROGRAM MANAGER, NLT 31 MARCH 2009. 8. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL NOTIFY THEIR SPOS OF MEMBERS ELIGIBILITY FOR SDAP INCLUDING CERTIFYING THE DOCUMENTATION FOR RESERVISTS ADT OR ADSW ORDERS. SPOS SHALL SUBMIT THE PROPER DIRECT ACCESS INPUT TO COMMENCE/TERMINATE SDAP PAYMENT AS APPROPRIATE. 9. QUESTIONS ABOUT SDAP ELIGIBILITY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM MANAGER. FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING SDAP POLICY, CONTACT LTJG MARCHESKI, COMDT (CG-1221), AT (202) 475-5382. 10. RDML DANIEL A. NEPTUN, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS. 11. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.