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ALCOAST 408/07
COMDTNOTE 1500
SUBJ: BOARDING OFFICER QUALIFICATION SUPPORT PROGRAM (BOQSP)
CHANGE 1
A. BOARDING OFFICER/BOARDING TEAM MEMBER PERSONAL QUALIFICATION
STANDARD (PQS), COMDTINST M16247.3 (SERIES)
B. MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT MANUAL, COMDTINST M16247.1 (SERIES)
C. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28 (SERIES)
1. SUMMARY: FIELD FEEDBACK ON THE BOQSP IS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE.
THE WEB-BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOLLOWED BY A TWO-WEEK
RESIDENT COURSE AT THE MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY (MLEA) HAS
PROVIDED THE FIELD WITH ANOTHER OPTION TO MEET BOARDING OFFICER
REQUIREMENTS. THIS ALCOAST PROVIDES AN UPDATE TO THE PROGRAM,
ESTABLISHES BOARDING TEAM MEMBER (BTM) CERTIFICATION AS A PREREQ TO
ENROLLMENT IN THE TWO-WEEK BOARDING OFFICER PRACTICAL COURSE
(BOPC), AND CLARIFIES THAT BOPC GRADUATES (PAST AND PRESENT) ARE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE OPSHL COMPETENCY CODE AND/OR BOARDING
OFFICER CERTIFIED ASHORE DESIGNATION.
2. STATUS:
 A. FOUR CONVENINGS OF THE BOPC HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED AT THE MARITIME
LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY SINCE THE INAUGURAL CONVENING 11 SEP 06.
THE REMAINING THREE FY07 CONVENINGS ARE FULL.  ALTHOUGH PRIORITY
QUOTA FILLS ARE FOR RESERVISTS WITH A BOARDING OFFICER CPRL
ASSIGNMENT, A LIMITED AMOUNT OF QUOTAS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO
ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL AND RESERVISTS WITHOUT A CPRL BO DESIGNATION.
 B. BEGINNING WITH FY08, BTM CERTIFICATION IS A PREREQ TO ENROLLING
IN THE BOPC. BTM IS NOT, HOWEVER, A PREREQ TO THE WEB-BASED
INTRODUCTION TO MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT COURSE, THIS MAY BE TAKEN
AT ANY TIME.
 C. GRADUATES OF THE BOPC (PAST AND PRESENT) MAY BE ASSIGNED THE
OPSHL COMPETENCY CODE AFTER BEING CERTIFIED AS A BOARDING OFFICER
BY THE CO/OIC.
 D. THE CO/OIC MAY ALSO CERTIFY GRADUATES OF THE BOPC (PAST AND
PRESENT) AS BOARDING OFFICER CERTIFIED ASHORE AFTER COMPLETING THE
REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 10.C.9 OF REF (B).
4. FUTURE INITIATIVE:
 A. COMDT (CG-132) AND THE PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT TRACEN
YORKTOWN ARE WORKING TO PLACE THE ENTIRE E-LEARNING COURSE ON A
MEMORY STICK. THE MEMORY STICK ENABLES USERS TO COMPLETE THE COURSE
OFF-LINE AND THEN DOWNLOAD THEIR COMPLETION INFO ONCE ACCESS TO AN
INTERNET CONNECTION IS ESTABLISHED. THE TARGET AUDIENCE FOR THIS
TECHNOLOGY IS AFLOAT AND DEPLOYABLE UNITS. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS
CURRENTLY BEING PILOTED ABOARD USCGC DAUNTLESS.
5. MLEA BOQSP MANAGER AND POC FOR QUOTAS IS LTJG PAUL TURNER AT
843-740-6601 OR PAUL.E.TURNER(AT)USCG.MIL. DETAILED INFORMATION ON
ENROLLMENT IN THE WEB-BASED COURSE AND THE TWO-WEEK BOPC IS LOCATED
AT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/G-O/MLEA/COURSES/BOQSP/INDEX.SHTM.
6. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.
7. RDML CYNTHIA A. COOGAN, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING, SENDS.
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