This program is designed specifically for international, mid-grade officers or civilians with 7-10 years of maritime experience. The course consists of a 10 week series of seminars and classes that present U.S. Coast Guard best practices and, where practical, describes the influence of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) on Coast Guard Policy.
Working together towards shared goals
Familiar training with a new twist
The formal coursework is augmented with a Field Studies Program of tours and activities which may include visits to Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington, DC. Instructional, cultural, and educational trips support academic work, expose the student to U. S. culture, and to provide an opportunity to learn more about U. S. institutions.
Prerequisites
None; however, this course is not appropriate for noncommissioned officer personnel. Prior experience working in or supporting a multi-mission maritime agency, with strong navigational skills and ability to plot navigational courses is essential for practical exercises and group discussions.
Description: This course is designed to provide the skills necessary for decision makers to manage a variety of challenging incidents. The course consists of contingency planning doctrine familiarization, risk communications, media relations, and Incident Command System (ICS) 100/200/341 training. The curriculum is reinforced by a tour of a civilian Emergency Operations Center and a crisis management tabletop exercise in which participants will use the skills learned during the previous two weeks to respond to a challenging scenario. The student population will consist of up to 24 officers from a mix of maritime nations.
Prerequisites None
Note Students should have experience with or currently be assigned to crisis management/response duties.
Description: The course objective is to enhance communication skills for understanding and exerting a positive influence on others. The course provides training in leadership theory and application, situational leadership, teambuilding, group dynamics, performance appraisals, performance problem solving, and personal ethical fitness. The training is experiential and relies heavily on role-playing, case studies, and group activities to facilitate the students’ learning.
Prerequisites None
Note Instructors from the Leadership Development Center in New London, Connecticut teach this course at operational units throughout the USCG.
Description: This seminar targets 0-5 to flag level officers and civilians of the world's maritime services and related government agencies. It is a logical extension of the continuum of international resident training currently offered at Yorktown.
The course provides senior military and civilian officials with the USCG perspective of Maritime Security, and the roles that maritime services and agencies play in protecting a nation's citizens, waterways, coastal waters, population, infrastructure, and natural resources. The course presents a cutting edge analysis of the state of maritime security today, and where it is going in the future. In addition to presentations at the USCG Training Center, Yorktown, presentations are also made at the USCG Academy in New London, Connecticut, and USCG Headquarters in Washington DC. The seminar format course is anchored on the pillars of the USCG International Strategic Guidance. The objective is to develop lasting force leveraging international partnerships in order to gain support for our efforts to:
The seminar will explore current maritime security issues in the context of Maritime Domain Awareness as a part of Global Maritime Domain Awareness, global and regional threat analyses, international law and the implications of national law on maritime security, effective crisis leadership, risk management, and media relations. The seminar will use the USCG as the Model Maritime Service, and examine the USCG’s strategy and policy to effectively execute the service's five missions; Maritime Safety, National Defense, Maritime Security, Mobility, and Protection of Natural Resources.
The second portion of the seminar will explore one of the four primary USCG capability areas in detail: Awareness, Prevention, Protection, or Response. This portion of the curriculum will use recent real world events to frame the discussion
Prerequisites None
Note This course is not appropriate for noncommissioned officer personnel. This course will be offered once or twice annually, as demand dictates, with an optimum class size of 20.