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MAR/APR 2017 VOLUME VIII MTGS 15 MAY/19 JUNE @1900 FIREHOUSE SUMMERTON

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Lake Marion is the largest lake in South Carolina (173.7 Sq. Mi./110,600 acres) (33rd in US), centrally located and with territory within five counties. The lake is referred to as SC’s Inland Sea. Combined

with Lake Moultrie (60,000+ acres) and the upper Cooper River, Flotilla 12-1’s responsibility exceeds 250,000 acres (390+ square miles). We also patrol the Santee and Congaree Rivers.

THE INLAND SEA

“Life Jackets Worn… Nobody Mourns” “USCG AUXILIARISTS RECEIVE NO PAY, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE WORTHLESS BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE PRICELESS”

USCG AUXIL IARY JOURNAL MARCH/APRIL2017

FLOTILLA 12-1 LAKE MARION, SC

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Ahoy, fellow Inland Sea Mates. The last two months have been very productive for us and if we continue this trend, we will have a GREAT Safe Boating Year. We have conducted our first Safe Boating Course; conducted VSC's; conducted a "winter operations" river patrol; conducted a two boat training exercise / Lake Marion patrol; conducted a marine "escort" mission for a soldier/marine/airman PTSD river kayaking run on the Congaree/Upper Santee Rivers and actually performed a towing operation when one of their support vessels experienced engine problems; and participated in a major training event with the Gold side on Lake Murray. Yes, its going to be a GREAT boating season - and we are just getting started. National Safe Boating week is coming up at the end of May and many events are being planned - mayoral proclamations; newspaper articles; patrols; visitations; VSC blitz's; and landing/ramp spruce-ups are just a few of the many activities we will engage in over the May - June timeframe and into the rest of the summer. Its going to be GREAT. On a different matter, we need to recruit new members and we need to try and recruit more younger members if we want the USCGAUX (and our flotilla) to remain a viable and productive organization in the coming years. Take the effort to invite someone to our next flotilla meeting and if we do so, perhaps - just perhaps - we might be able to recruit that person to join us and the USCGAUX. We are a service organization worth joining! Ω

FLOTILLA COMMANDER Bob Young

FLOTILLA VICE COMMANDER (VFC) Perry Moses III

First I want to commend and thank all of our FSO’s for their hard work and dedication to the ideals and goals of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. Flotilla 12-1 has a large area of responsibility and a lot is asked of each of us and still we are able to only scratch the surface of what is needed to be done. With the strong leadership provided by our FSO’s we are able to make a difference and to keep the public informed and educated in safe recreational boating. Boating season is upon us as indicated by the increased numbers of boats using our waterways. While on patrol assisting the Restoration Ministry team and their annual event of paddling from Columbia to Charleston on April 15th we noted a large number of boats on the Santee River from Pack’s to the 601 Bridge over the Congaree River. Most of these boats were jon boats with relatively young couples aboard. This is a population that is very hard to reach with our message of safe, responsible recreational boating. We must continue to try and reach out to this population to assure them and the rest of the boating public the opportunity to enjoy our wonderful resources without undue risk and danger. Ω

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RON CUNNINGHAM Certificate of Appreciation

Maintaining our flotilla trailer and faithfully bringing it to all meetings and functions.

ERVIN BRUNSON Official USCGAUX ID card

The most patient man in Flotilla 12-1 Took over one year to receive this card.

SUSAN WHITE, FSO-IS ERVIN BRUNSON, FSO-FN

PERRY MOSES, VFC 12-1 presenting 2016 FSO Certificate of

Appreciation to BOB YOUNG, FC 12-1

PERRY MOSES, VFC 12-1 BOB YOUNG, FC-12-1

SUSAN WHITE, FSO-IS/PB 12-1 TOM WHITE, FSO-NS 12-1

JOE LIVINGSTON, FSO-OP 12-1, VCP 12 All recipients of FSO Certificates of

Appreciation 2016



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OPERATIONS Joe Livingston, VCDR 12

Since we last met, your OPS group has conducted two surface OPS training events. The first was on 25 March when OPFAC “Miss Ally”, with Perry Moses as Coxswain and Bob Young, Larry Odom, and Tom White crewing, conducted coxswain and boat crew training in the Wyboo and Potato Creek areas. The second event was a two boat training event held on 1 April which included OPFAC “Miss Ally”, With Perry Moses as Coxswain, and Bob Young and Susan White aboard crewing, and OPFAC Reel Thrill” with Joe Livingston as Coxswain, and William Hayes, Larry Odom, Willie Hanton, and Tom White crewing. Coxswain and crew training was the emphasis of this event and numerous drills were conducted. As we move forward into boating season, all who are interested in renewing or achieving their coxswain or boat crew currencies should prepare for their QE. As always, we need additional manpower in our OPS group to man existing OPFACs, and as we gain facilities we will need more qualified crew and coxswains. Bravo Zulu to those who have decided to “re-up” and “re-qualify”, and to those who have stepped forward to become newly qualified. Ω

MEMBER TRAINING Perry Moses III

While our training continues year round, it intensifies as the boating season approaches. Over the past month we have had two training patrols dedicated to refreshing our skills in towing, man overboard drills and SAR’s evolutions. During our training sessions within our flotilla meetings we have reviewed the procedure for doing VSC and have reviewed chart reading along with finding a position and plotting a course. Further work is planned to cover the requirements for boat crew and coxswain with the aim of having our members ready for QE in late June or early July. A number of our members will be attending a three day training event on Lake Murray at the end of April with instructors from the Coast Guard. We look forward to this training event and trust that this will provide us with the refresher we need to not only successfully be re-certified as crew and coxswain but also to enhance our ability to serve the public and augment the Coast Guard and needed. Ω This is the YouTube video on basic chart navigation that I commended to you at our April meeting. Please take the time to view this video and the others in the same series. I know you will find them very helpful in preparing for the navigation section of the QE for both crew and coxswain. Go to YouTube.com and search for Northeastern Marine Institute and look at the video titled Chart Navigation (Chart Plotting Part 1). Ω

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OPERATIONS TRAINING MARCH/APRIL 2017



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Susan White

March ABS class recorded 100% pass rate for the 9 adults and 2 youth who participated. A special thanks goes out to Instructors Joe Livingston, Bob Young, Perry Moses, Tom White, Ron Cunningham for their outstanding job. Several students have expressed interest in joining our flotilla with two of them attending our March 20 meeting. The feasibility of scheduling another ABS class in late Spring is being explored but no definite date has been set. Ω

INFORMATION SYSTEMS Susan White

Flotilla members who submit their 7029, 7030 or other forms to SO-IS Hastings should also include FSO-IS White at [email protected]. Until qualifying training has been completed only SO-IS Hastings is authorized to access AUXDATA; However, FSO-IS White can also track their data. Paper copies sent to S. White at 1122 Bridgeview Lane in Summerton, SC 29148 will be recorded and then forwarded to SO-IS Hastings. Ω

HUMAN RESOURCES William Hayes

Once again, boating safety courses provide an excellent avenue for prospective members. We currently have two candidates from the most recent class. It should be know surprise that individuals who care enough and want to improve their boating knowledge are viable recruits. It is our task to foster those with interest to bring them along offering encouragement. The process can be taxing, so let us all be positive. Your outlook could be the difference between a productive recruit or a discouraged boater. Semper Paratus! Ω

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VESSEL EXAMINATIONS/MATERIALSRon Cunningham

We really need to ‘get together’ and have some VE Blitz’s. Please… if anyone has the time let me know. We have the Santee Resort in early May but the rest of April is not good for me. If any VE has time in May before NSBW let me know. Ω

Materials are trickling in and we are awaiting in Paddle Craft information pamphlets. Let me know what you need. Ω

PUBLIC AFFAIRS William Hayes

The Public Affairs Directorate engages and communicates with the public and stakeholder groups. It encompasses creative services, public affairs, publications, training and Web services. The Directorate serves the Auxiliary and active duty Coast Guard by developing and distributing stories, photos and video to members, the public, and promotes a positive image of the United States Coast Guard. It reaches the right audience, with the right message, using the right communication tools, at the right time. It builds awareness, understanding, credibility, trust, and mutually beneficial relationships with external publics with whom the Auxiliary’s success depends. It doesn’t have to be all serious. Here’s an 11th District case wherein a C o a s t i e , r e a l l y g o t “charged up” and began speeding up and down the wa lk path , squ i r t ing e v e r y o n e . Unfortunately, for him, he was stopped by a fine gentleman from the C a l i f o r n i a H i g h w a y P a t ro l a n d issued a citation for “speeding, driving w i t h o u t a l i cense, and caus ing g e n e r a l mayhem!

(All in fun) Ω

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HOW VOLUNTEERS CAN IMPROVE SERVICE

In the area of emotional support the non-experts are the experts. T h a t i s t o s a y t h a t w e Auxiliarists are able to build relationships with the boating p u b l i c c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y

acceptance, approval, empathy, care, regard, respect, understanding, and trust. Through direct contact with the public boaters, we Auxiliarists can help to “humanize” the delivery of the Coast Guard services (VEs, PR, BSVP, ABS classes, OPs, etc.) In no way could one assess the price or monetary equivalent of the empathy, caring, and regard that committed volunteers such as we routinely show the boating public. Nor would it be conceivable or genuine to pay employees to assume so many of the functions that we undertake, such as friendly visiting, simple companionship, active listening, and social and emotional support. On the contrary, remuneration would spoil all of this. The relationship of the USCG Auxiliary to the Coast Guard reinforces their capacity to secure the trust and confidence of the public. We are seen by the public as bearing a degree of vested interest in the Coast Guard’s programs and operations, we volunteers are seen as autonomous actors. Ω LEXICON: CHEATING AT SCULPTURE: CHISELING

DID I READ THAT SIGN/HEADLINE RIGHT? ON A REPAIR SHOP DOOR: We can repair anything. (Please knock hard

on the door - the bell doesn’t work)

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THE INLAND SEA Joe Livingston, VCDR 12

The Spring Division 12 Meeting was held 8 April in Moncks Corner, SC. Attendance was good and, as was discussed at the previous Division 12 Meeting, two training sessions were held in conjunction with the business meeting. Both sessions were presented by active personnel from Station Charleston. An informative session on Virtual Nav Aids was presented by BM1 Owen of Station Charleston, and BM2 Patrick Figueredo, who is the Starboard Section Chief at Station, presented an informative program on R&S record keeping and inspection procedures. Membership Q&A was a large part of both sessions and all in attendance seemed to feel that the sessions were beneficial. The plan going forward is to continue to include additional training sessions into each Division Meeting.

Also, the suggestion was made at this meeting to hold the Summer Division Meeting at Station Charleston and to arrange for touring some of the Station areas with orientation and training regarding specific operational activities. We will also try to arrange to have tours of Station operational facilities as well. Our intent with the increased training activity and the change of venue, is to try to increase interest, involvement, and attendance at the Division Meetings. All Division 12 members are always invited and encouraged to attend all Division Meetings. Ω

Twenty-eight Division 12 m e m b e r s attended this q u a r t e r l y m e e t i n g . Eight of our Flotilla 12-1 m e m b e r s were in attendance.

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TRIVIA

Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due

to lower air density.

I’ve learned that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.may/june 2017

20-26 May NSBW 14 May MOTHER’S DAY 29 MAY MEMORIAL DAY 14 JUN FLAG DAY 18 JUN FATHER’S DAY 21 JUN SUMMER BEGINS end of month FORM 7029 click for form

CHECK WITH Joe Livingston AND Perry Moses III FOR SCHEDULED PATROLS

WORDS

The aim of education should be to teach the child to think, not

what to think.

O x y m o r o n s Why is ‘phonics’ not spelled the

way it sounds?

South Carolina history buffs, or those visiting the state from other parts of the country, simply must put Fort Sumter on their list of things to do. After all, it’s the military fort on which Confederate soldiers fired in 1861, triggering the start of the Civil Was. The boat tour will leave you with just 50 cents of your $20 budget, but you’ll get to enjoy a beautiful view of Charleston Harbor.

The World in which we live

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When your boat goes aground

It is said there are only two kinds of skippers: those who have run aground and those who won’t admit it. Many groundings are painless, requiring only a wait for the tide to rise. Other times, grounding can be downright dangerous, causing damage to the hull, rudders and props. If you are moving fast when you hit the bottom, you and your passengers could become human missiles. What can you do to minimize the danger of running aground, and how can you avoid it? • Obtain and study charts for the areas where you will be boating. • Ask local marina operators about hazards not shown on charts, such as shoaling and

debris in the water. • Download the weekly Local Notice to Mariners for chart corrections and information

about buoys that have moved. • Go slowly through shallow areas and follow channel markers carefully. • Remain seated while underway and wear your life jacket. • Close hatches and cabin doors to limit the distance you can fall if a sudden stop occurs. • Know what to do when you run aground. After running aground, stop your engines and assess the situation. First check to see if anyone aboard has injuries. Then check the integrity of the hull and whether your boat is taking on water. If the answer is yes, call for help using 911 or VHF channel 16. Make sure everyone is wearing a life jacket. If the boat is leaking, try to plug the leak with anything at hand. Have someone pump or bail until help arrives. Attend to injured people and apply first aid as needed. If your boat isn’t sinking or in imminent danger, don’t call the Coast Guard. Instead, try to float free by lifting the outdrives, redistributing weight on board, or using a kedge anchor to pull the boat into deeper water. If the tide is rising, a short wait may solve your problem. If you are stuck hard, call a tow boat. Get unlimited towing insurance before you need it. The reasonable premium for this service is the best money you will ever spend. Ω
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