ALCOAST 085/08
COMDTNOTE 1430
SUBJ: DAMAGE CONTROLMAN (DC) ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS
REVISION
A. ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1414.8
(SERIES)
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES A REVISED SET OF DC ENLISTED PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATIONS (EPQ). ALL DC PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN
USING THE NEW SET OF EPQ (REV 11-2007) AS SOON AS PRACTICAL BECAUSE
THEY MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. THE
NEW EPQ (REV 11-2007) WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ADVANCEMENT COMPETITION
STARTING WITH THE MAY/OCT 2009 SERVICE-WIDE EXAM CYCLES.
2. THE EPQS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE CG LEARNING PORTAL WEBSITE,
HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL. A COPY MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE
UNIT EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICER (ESO) OR CAREER DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR
(CDA). THE EPQ RECORD (FORM CG-3303C) STILL SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL
DOCUMENT FOR ANNOTATING COMPLETION OF ENLISTED QUALIFICATIONS FOR
ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISORS
(PDS), AKA MENTORS, OF DC PERSONNEL THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
ACCOMPLISHING THE OLDER EDITION EPQS (REV 12-03) AND TRANSITION TO
THE NEW EDITION (REV 11-2007) ARE ADVISED TO TRANSFER SIGNATURES ON
FORM CG-3303C ONLY FOR THOSE QUALIFICATIONS THAT DIRECTLY CROSS-
REFERENCE.
3. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EPQS AND THE PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATION GUIDE (PQG) RATING COURSES ARE ASSOCIATED AND
DESIGNED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER PRIOR TO THE STUDENT BEING
ADMINISTERED AN END OF COURSE TEST (EOCT). ALTHOUGH THE NEW EPQS DO
NOT EXACTLY ALIGN WITH THE CURRENT DC PQG RATING COURSE MATERIAL
(CODES 0116-1, 0216-1 AND 0316-1) THE COURSES ARE STILL RELEVANT
AND REQUIRED FOR ADVANCEMENT. NEW DC PQG RATING COURSE MATERIAL IS
PRESENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE DURING
FY-2008.
4. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NEW DC EPQ MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE DC
RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF, DCCM ALBERTO ALICEA, (202)475-5757.
QUESTIONS REGARDING PQG RATING COURSE MATERIAL MAY BE ADDRESSED TO
THE SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST DCCM DUANE WIEGARDT, (757)856-2206.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.