THE SCUTTLEBUTT

Mar. 2008 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Scuttlebutt Flotilla 12-8, 7th District Charleston, South Carolina Vol. 34, No. 3-March 2008
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Flotilla Web Site: http://www.uscgauxcharleston.org

Commanders Corner
Joe Fleming, FC 12-8 The year has started with a very busy schedule for our Flotilla. The North Charleston boat show was a great experience for us. Thanks to Tom Jerussi for getting things going and making it all work. Our Flotilla did an excellent job of running the booth and answering questions. We also appreciate the members of 12-6 for their support and help. Everyones effort has given us some prospective new members, students for the ABC Boating Class and Several VE requests. The Southeastern Wildlife Expo was a truly outstanding setup. The public kept us very busy, with the question and answer board being a huge success. Our chairs were always full with folks waiting to take their turn at the board, it was great to see that many people wanting to test their skills and see how many questions they could answer correctly. Tom, thank you again, for setting up a great display. What I find disappointing is the lack of participation from our Flotilla. We have 73 members and only 6 participated, in the 3 day Wildlife show. It seems that we always have the same folks doing all the work. I know life can be busy and we all
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Vice Commander
Bob Lovinger, VFC 12-8 We are more than half way through winter in the Low Country, but for a transplanted New Yorker & Michigander, to have your boat in the water now is a touch disconcerting. But patrols go on, as do our other activities. The In-the-water boat show is coming Inside up and we should all be thinking of FC ............. 1 how much we can participate in these VFC .......... 1 important educational and recruiting AN ............ 10 activities. Vessel examinations, boat- CM ............N/A ing courses, and marine dealer visits CS ............. 3 FN ............. 4 are the usual kinds of regular flotilla IS .............. 4 activities. Can you get involved? MA............ 9 There is plenty of room at the inn MS ............ 3 for everyone. Also, we just received MT ............ 2 a request for help in the Coast guard OP ............. 4 storeroom & supply section. They PA ............. 10 need our help this is not the samePB ............. 2 old same-old so what can you give PE ............. 10 when the Gold Side reaches out for PS.............. 8 our help? We all have plenty to do in PV ............. 8 our lives and there is more we are ob- SR ............. 5 VE ............. 10 ligated to than the flotilla and the Calendar .. 12 Coasties, but it doesnt take much to stretch just a little bit to give them the Trivia........ 9 help they need. What do you say? As I mentioned in the last column, I would bring in a box of redundant insignia
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Confidentiality Notice: Telephone numbers and addresses of members are protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. As a matter of policy, rosters of names, addresses and telephone numbers shall not be made available to the general public or any outside organization. Privacy of all rosters shall be safeguarded and the page clearly labeled. The publication of these rosters, addresses, and telephone numbers on any computer on-line service including the Internet is prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974. The Auxiliary is guided by the current equal opportunities policies of the Commandant of the Coast Guard. No Person shall be subject to

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Member Training

Bob Mathewes, ADSO-MT (N) D7

y now you have probably heard that the AUXSAR course is undergoing a major change. Although it will still show as AUXSAR in AUXDATA, it will officially be Auxiliary Search, Coordination, and Execution (AUXSC&E). This is the first case in which an Auxiliary specialty course is meant to be delivered by specially trained instructors who are specifically knowledgeable of the material, the method of its instruction, and the operations that it supports. Only Auxiliarists who meet certain criteria may serve as lead instructors and teach the AUXSC&E course (i.e. - serve as AUXSC&E Instructors). An AUXSC&E Instructor competency, distinct from the Auxiliary Instructor (IT) competency, is being designed for AUXDATA capture in 2008. In order to teach the AUXSC&E course, the lead Auxiliary instructor must meet the following criteria A. Successfully complete the AUXSC&E Train-the-Trainer course as delivered either by the National SAR School or by an Auxiliarist who has successfully completed the Train-the-Trainer program; B. Successfully complete the AUXSC&E course (this is part of the Train-the-Trainer course); C. Is current in their qualification as an Auxiliary instructor (IT); and, D. Is current in their qualification as an Auxiliary coxswain, boat crew member, pilot (at any level), or air crew member. This criterion may be waived by the DIRAUX, in consultation with the DCO, but the member must have been current in the last five (5) years if they are to serve as the

lead instructor. Assistant instructors do not have to meet this specific requirement. Successful completion of the AUXNAV course is strongly recommended for attending this course. This is an intense course of study and practice in navigation, and a strong background in navigation is necessary for successful completion. Anyone weak in the area of navigation is strongly discouraged from taking this course. In order to successfully complete the AUXSC&E course, a student must pass an administered two-part end-of-course exam (written textual section and a charting section). Being that the active duty Coast Guard SC&E exam is open book so shall the AUXSC&E exam be open book. It is important for students to know where the information is located in the CG Addendum. Both parts shall be taken by each student individually, not as a group effort. A minimum grade of 80% on both parts of the exam must be achieved in order to pass. The written test will be allotted 60 minutes and the practical test (the charting portion) will be allotted 2.5 hours. An on-line version of the exam is under development. Bob Mathewes, ADSO-MT(N)

Publications
Bob Mathewes, FSO-PB

ongratulations, once again, to the elected and appointed officers of Flotilla 12-8. In the first two months of 2008 we are one article short of 100% participation. That speaks well of your effort and dedication. I would encourage you to try and maintain that level of effort throughout the year. With your help this can be a first calss publication. Thanks again! Bob Mathewes, FSO-PB

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Marine Safety

Communication Services
John Sikes, FSO-CS BoatU.S. Auxiliary Members Only Website Improved Auxiliary members will find partner Boat U.S. website more user friendly. Auxiliary membership is discounted 50%, the Towing Package is discounted at 10%, and, 20% off the subscription rate for Seaworthy Magazine. Check out all their offerings by going through ShopAuxiliary.com, click on Members Only and log on using your member number and password used to access eDirectory. Then click on BoatU.S. and explore. Dont have a password for the eDirectory? Go to http://www.auxedirectory. org/index.php and follow the directions to access your information. At the present time, the eDirectory shows 73 members in our flotilla but only 23 have taken the time to register. Why not take a few minutes to register if you havent already Why register? The eDirectory is used by the various national offices to keep members informed of changes and whats going on in the Auxiliary. Having trouble registering? Contact either me or our flotillas IS Officer, Frank Leister. John Sikes, FSO-CS

Agnes Wright, FSO-MS

hat is Americas Waterway Watch? It is a combined effort of the Coast Guard and its Reserve and Auxiliary components enlisting the active participation of those who live, work or play around America's waterfront areas. Coast Guard Reserve personnel concentrate on connecting with businesses and government agencies, while Auxiliarists focus on building AWW awareness among the recreational boating public. America's Waterway Watch is a public outreach program, encouraging participants to simply report suspicious activity to the Coast Guard and/or other law enforcement agencies. Unlike some Neighborhood Watch programs, for example, you are not formally joining an organization -- there are no meetings, membership cards or membership requirements -- and you do not become an agent of the Coast Guard or any other law enforcement agency. Our job, as Auxiliarists is to spread the word and make people aware of the program. If you are a Vessel Examiner, carry AWW material with you and give it to the boat owners. If you are a RBS Visitor, place AWW material in your displays. Talk up the program at our booth at boat shows. You should be not only a recruiter but a participant in the AWW program. When youre walking the dock, patrolling or just out for a recreational boat ride, keep your eyes open. Be aware of what is going on around. If you see suspicious activity around a bridge, port facility or other sensitive area, call 911 or 877-24-WATCH. For more information visit http:// www.americaswaterwaywatch.org/ Agnes Wright, FSO-MS

FC, Joe Fleming Swears in 2008 Staff

L to R: Bob Mathewes, Eric Kilpatrick, Paul Berka, Hap James, Tom Beauchemin, Rick Miller, Agnes Wright, Frank Leister & Joe Fleming. (Photo by R. Lovinger)

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Information Services

Frank Leister, FSO-IS

rocessing of your submissions of the 7029s (Member Activity Log) and 7030s (Activity ReportMission) seems to be going OK. It is difficult to know until we audit the reports to be certain you received the hours and activities submitted. You saw in the last Scuttlebutt a report listing each person who submitted hours and activities for 2007. There will be another report like this in April for first quarter 2008. You may want to review this carefully to see if you are credited with what you submitted. When completing these reports it is vital to enter your email address in the lower left corner. If you do not, the report is not processed! If you do it will be processed and you will receive, immediately, a summary. The summary won't look like what you submitted but the key data is all there. I suggest you save this in a folder or if you are so inclined, print it out. This provides the evidence you need in case things get messed up Hope this helps. Email at 128fsois@gmail.com with questions or comments. Frank Leister, FSO-IS

dates and send out the schedule in The Scuttlebutt and CX/CW notices .Afterwards I will contact the OPFAC owner whose time it is to patrol I plan to start new crew classes Mar/ Apr. If you are interested call me at 843559-9762. Here are the March Patrol dates: Sat, 1st Frank Leister; Sun, 9th Richard Daniel; Sat, 15th TBD; Sun,23rd..Easter. Hugo needs crew; Sat, 29th Allen James Hap James, FSO-OP

Finance
n matters financial, no news is good news. There isn't much to report. The budget was amended as decided by a membership vote in February, to add funds for the maintenance of the vessel procured by FC Fleming. We paid the Division/ District dues. Please let me know at fso128fn@yahoo.com if you have questions or concerns. Frank Leister, FSO-FN
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Frank Leister, FSO-FN

Operations

Allen James, FSO-OP

ncluded in this issue of Scuttlebutt is the account of an amazing patrol. It shows what our mission is and how an excellent crew accomplished it. It also shows why we must know our jobs and practice our skills often. For March, I will change the way I have been scheduling patrols. I will list our

items, ribbon racks, etc. At least two flotilla members found items there of use that saved them some funds. It turns out there is a box up in the storage locker on the third deck with similar items, although some of them seem obsolete or of special use. I will combine them, but if you have contributions, please bring them to the next meeting. Feel free to take what you need and leave what you do not have a use for anymore. Semper Paratus. Bob Lovinger, VFC

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Secretary Records
Rick Miller, FSO-SR Flotilla 12-8 Membership Meeting Minutes 13 February 2008 The meeting was called to order at 1906 by FC Joe Fleming and commenced with the Pledge of Allegiance. Members present: Joseph Fleming, Allen James, Frank Leister, Robert Baker, Eric Kilpatrick, Paul Berka, Agnes Wright, Robert Orenstein, Bob Mathewes, Tom Beauchemin, Rick Miller, Robert Lovinger, Dan Cowley, Bob Kreiling, Ellen Kreiling, James Tindall, Barney Holt, Marguerite Bishop and Jerome Bishop. Visitors/Guests: Richard Happ, Patrick Lowe, Carolina Pelletier, Andrew Robinson, Barbara Thibodeaux, and Patrick Lowe. Official Guest: SSGT Deneta Dawson, SCDNR Law Enforcement FC welcomed all the guests. The January minutes were approved as published in the Scuttlebutt with an amendment to correct the date of the meeting. FSO-FN Frank Leister distributed copies and reviewed the financial report and stated that there were no changes. Financial report to be filed to record FC presented the following awards: Bobby Baker certificate for passing the Navigation Rules test. FC administered the oath of Office and presented Certificates of appointment to this years staff officers. VFC Lovinger called for Staff Officer Re-

FSO-OP Allen James stated that he will offer a crew class when enough students are available. We will wait until it warms up before conducting Aids to Navigation surveys. FSO-IS Frank Leister stated that Codes for VE and definitions have changed and he distributed the new forms to all VEs. The Form 7030 has changed as well and he distributed the new forms to all Coxswains. FSO-MA Tom Beauchemin said there was nothing new on materials. FSO-MS Agnes Wright stated there was nothing new to report. FSO-MT Bob Mathewes stated there are no specific training courses scheduled at the moment. He reminded members of the workshop in two weeks. If you cannot attend our flotillas IT workshop in March then try to attend 12-6s workshop to be held at their regular monthly meeting on the 4th Thursday of this month. Articles for the Scuttlebutt were received from all officers except one. FSO-PE Eric Kilpatrick reminded members that the next ABC course will be held at the James Island High School. The class will be held on 4 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM beginning 19 February 2008. Five people are currently enrolled. Eric is considering offering future ABC classes as a one day 8 hour Saturday s session to try to increase attendance. Discussion of means of using the media to promote enrollment ensued. Marinex, the Barge Company that requested we provide USCG approved boating safety training has lost their local con-

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tract and have laid-off their employees so they have cancelled their request. There is a mandatory IT workshop on March 26th at the Brass Buckle beginning at 1900hrs. . FSO-PV Paul Berka stated that Rick Miller has qualified as a PV. FC Joe Fleming stated that the Flotilla will perform VEs of the Power Squadron members vessels on March 29th at Rivers Edge Marina (Formerly Duncans Boat Harbor) prior the Squadrons annual Hornick Cruise. There will be a VE and PV workshop on February 27th at the Brass Buckle beginning at 1900hrs. Joe discussed the Soaring Eagles program, which is a competition between Flotillas. Old Business:

can assist. VFC and VF Fleming volunteered to work Sunday. Bob Orenstein said that he would help if he is available. New Business: None Program: SSGT Deneta Dawson, an officer with SCDNR, discussed DNR co-operation with USCG Aux, obtaining DNR publications and reviewed the 50 no wake zone regulations. Motion to adjourn seconded and approved. Meeting adjourned at 20:45. Next meeting 12 March at the Brass Buckle on the USCG Base at 1900. Rick Miller FSO-SR

FC Joe Fleming stated that we have taken possession of the boat transferred to the Flotilla by the Law Enforcement Training Center. The boat, a 1992 model, only has 434 hours and is virtually a new vessel. The boat has a VHF Radio, Loud Hailer, depth finder, spare propeller and lights.The flotilla received a donation of an anchor and Sea Tow will donate equipment for the boat to the Flotilla. The Navy EOD is moving out of the Weapons station and the Flotilla could store the boat at their facility in a locked yard. Joe is able to personally maintain the boat and has already replaced some cables. A budget of $1,500 for maintenance is recommended.

Partner Visitor
Paul Berka, FSO-PV Rick Miller went with me on my thirteen visitations on January 30, 2008. In doing so he has completed his requirements to become a Partner Visitor. We should all congratulate him. He will be taking over the following locations when he is certified: Tru Value Hardware Charleston SC Ed's Barbershop Charleston SC Boater's World Charleston SC Duncan Boat Center N. Charleston SC Sea-Ray N. Charleston SC The Home Depot Charleston SC Paul Berka, FSO-PV

Motion by Bob Orenstein, seconded and carried to budget $1,500 for maintenance of the boat for this year. VFC Bob Lovinger stated that volunteers are needed this Friday, Saturday and Sunday to staff our booth at SEWE. Tropical Blue and ODUs are authorized for this activity. Contact FSO-PA Tom Jerussi if you

RBS Device: You can earn one as an RBS Visitor and/or VE

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Charleston Auxiliary Vessel 8419 started patrol on 16 Feb. clearing the marina shortly after 0900. We felt that there would be boaters out since it was Southeastern Wildlife Expo weekends. Within ten minutes of being underway, we received a call from CG Sector Charleston to proceed to Drum Island Reach to help control boat traffic in the area. A large cargo vessel had lost its anchor and anchor chain in the channel. A recovery was started to locate the rode with a survey boat dragging sonar equipment. The survey vessel would run search patterns throughout the day and could not be disturbed by local boat traffic. The presence of the anchor and chain created a hazard to shipping traffic and resulted in the closing of the Drum Island shipping channel until the target could be located. A dive boat with recovery crew and also a barge with a crane awaited the word to advance. We were assigned a position around buoy 43, just North of the Ravenel Bridge at Drum Island Reach with instructions to enforce a temporary no wake zone in the area. The crew consisted of Joe Fleming, Eric Kilpatrick, Frank Leister, Bobby Baker and Richard Daniel. Additionally we had Barbara Thibodeaux, a prospective member, as our guest. The crew did an outstanding job of heading off recreational vessels and enforcing the no wake zone. While we spent the day taking care of duty, one of our crewmen spotted an overturned boat just off Remleys Point but in the main shipping channel. There appeared to be a person in the water. We immediately departed our perimeter and approached the distressed vessel. There were two kayaks, one of which was indeed upside down. There was a woman in the other kayak clutching a small 11-year-old child, which was in the water. He had a life vest on but it was fitted very loosely. The child was in danger of slipping free of the jacket as he floundered in the 56 degree water. We reacted quickly to the person in the water. Approached the kayaks and laid 8419 alongside very smoothly and accurately. A boat hook snagged the child and pulled him over to the swim platform where a waiting crewman picked him up and placed him safely aboard. Other crewmen rushed the wet and severely cold child into the protected salon., dried him off and wrapped him in a blanket. The mother was ten pulled to the stern

and helped aboard to be with her son. The crew attached lines to both kayaks. Auxiliary Vessel 8419 proceeded to transport mother, child and both kayaks to a dock adjacent to Remleys Point Landing. The crew pulled the kayaks up onto the dock, emptied the water out and secured them for the owners to remove later. The words I heard the mother say to her son while he was in the water and we were retrieving was something to the effect of, Oh look, we are being rescued by the Coast Guard. E were a very welcome sight to them while in their perilous condition and the words she spoke to her son made our training worthwhile. This was a tremendous experience. We returned to our assigned task of enforcing the no wake zone. While back on duty, a ship was scheduled to pass through the area heading to the Wando Terminal. A large tug stood by to assist. The dive boat had divers down and the survey boat continued running its search patterns. The crane barge stood by and recreational boats continued to fill the area. Personnel from Station Charleston had arrived and positioned themselves on the survey vessel to serve as the On-Scene-Commander. Radio traffic was constantly going back and forth as we conducted our assigned duty. While that would be a lot of activity for a normal patrol, distress calls started coming in from not one, not two but three boats in the Ashley River. They reported striking a submerged object causing damage and at least one was taking on water. A ready boat was dispatched but the calls came so fast that the ready boat assisting in Drum Island Reach had to divert and lend assistance on the Ashley. Meanwhile the crew of 8419 continued on picket duty. An officer from Sector called and said that since we had been out for eight hours we could leave if we wished. There were divers down and no other boats on scene to provide assistance so we decided to stay. We stayed another few hours until darkness. They recovery crew delayed the anchor and chain pickup until the next day. The crew headed back to our station. We departed 8419 around 2000 after debriefing. Every crewman got wheel time, radio time and observation time, not to mention the saving of a young 11 year old boy. Duty called. We were trained and we responded to the need and took care of all tasks required. We were ready and did our jobs. That is what the Coast Guard Auxiliary is all about. Richard Daniel, CX OPFAC 8419

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Little Known Naval History

The U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides), as a combat vessel, carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers and men. This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at sea. She carried no evaporators (i.e. fresh water distillers!). However, let it be noted that according to her ship's log, "On July 27, 1798, the U.S.S. Constitution sailed from Boston with a full complement of 475 officers and men, 48,600 gallons of fresh water, 7,400 cannon shot, 11,600 pounds of black powder and 79,400 gallons of rum." Her mission: "To destroy and harass English shipping." Making Jamaica on 6 October, she took on 826 pounds of flour and 68,300 gallons of rum. Then she headed for the Azores , arriving there 12 November. She provisioned with 550 pounds of beef and 64,300 gallons of Portuguese wine. On 18 November, she set sail for England . In the ensuing days she defeated five British "man-of-war" and captured and scuttled 12 English merchant ships, salvaging only the rum aboard each. By 26 January, her powder and shot were exhausted. Nevertheless, although unarmed she made a night raid up the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Her landing party captured a whisky distillery and transferred 40,000 gallons of single malt Scotch aboard by dawn. Then she headed home. The U.S.S. Constitution arrived in Boston on 20 February, 1799, with no cannon shot, no food, no powder, no rum, no wine, no whisky, and 38,600 gallons of water.

Personnel Services
reetings, Here we are going into March already and things are hopping. We have had great response to recruiting efforts both at the boat show and through other venues. I would like to thank Bob Kreiling and Charlie McCarty for supporting me and helping me recruit. I would also especially like to thank Ellen Kreiling for her support and help. It seems all the rumors I have heard are true after all. The Aux is staffed with Great people. As we look to the future and warmer weather please continue to promote or recruiting efforts, at Vessel Inspections, and Dealer Visitations etc. We are a reflection of our efforts. Keep up the Momentum and Ill see yall at the next meeting! Fair winds and calm seas,
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Alan Miles, FSO-PS

have things that we have to attend to, but I would like everyone to try and find some time to help your Flotilla, achieve our goals. We have the In-Water Boat Show coming up soon, that will be a 4 day event. We also have also been invited, by the Air Force, to set up at the Air Expo this year. I am hoping to have our new Flotilla Boat ready to display by then. This will be a one day Expo and I hope our members will help. I appreciate everyones continued support. Joe Fleming, FC 12-8

Communications
Dick Clarke, FSO-CM

AWOL
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Nautical Trivia
The question last month was the full name of the US Army Major who perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic and for whom the concrete hulk that rests in the mud near the Mt. Pleasant end of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge is named. The gentleman in question was Archibald Willingham Butt.

Belated Happy Birthday

The gremlins were really at work last month. The January birthdays were published again in February. Here are the February birthdays along with my abject apology. Justin Strassfield...19 February John Smoak...21 February David Beaudrot.....22 February Dick McLaren...25 February Frederick Schultz......27 February

Happy Birthday
This Month To:

He was born in Augusta, GA on 26 September of 1864, 1865 or 1866, depending on which source you read. He was Military Aide to two presidents. There is also a bridge over the Augusta Canal named for him.

Dan Cowley ...8 March Alan Miles.11 March Tom Beauchemin..12 March Ian Dulaney...20 March Ben Bryson....21 March Tom Jerussi...24 March Barney Holt...27 March

Materials
Tom Beauchemin, FSO-MA Correct answers were received from Reggie Hollar, Dick McLaren, John Sikes and Agnes Wright. The logo below represents the Coast Guard of what country? You can Google this one if youre good. You might just let you imagination take over. It might help to consider the month.

e had Sgt Dawson from DNR at our last meeting with some interesting points. This was good to see and will open the door for a better understanding between the Auxiliary and DNR who also have safe boating as a goal. It will also give us more access to safe boating materials for our PV program. Tom Beauchemin, FSO-MA
Dont Forget The IT Workshop 26 March at 1900 at the Brass Buckle.

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Public Affairs

Public Education

Tom Jerussi, FSO-PA

he 28th Annual Charleston Boat Show (25-28 January) and the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE, 15-17 February) are now behind us. Flotilla 12-08 showed a great response in signing up to man the booth at the boat show, but the participation for SEWE was under whelming. Possibly because it was a new endeavor and not enough notice of the need for volunteers was announced. We will have to reconsider our involvement with SEWE for next year. The boat show yielded: 39, 21 and 7 individuals interested in a boating course, vessel safety check, and auxiliary membership, respectively, whereas SEWE produced 24, 8, and 2, respectively. Yet, I don't know how these numbers will translate into actual participation. The biggest attraction at SEWE was our boating knowledge quiz board--a display with toggle switches and lights indicating correct and incorrect choices. Many were surprised (including experienced boaters) at their paucity of boating knowledge. Tom Jerussi, FSO-PA

Eric Kilpatrick, FSO-PE

Vessel Examinations
Joe Fleming, FSO-VE With the weather warming up and the boating public already our on our waterways, we will have our first VE Blitz on March 29 at Rivers Edge. This will be the Power Squadrons Annual Hornik Cruise. We will also be getting started, in April, with VEs at our local boat ramps. Joe Fleming. FC 12-8

nother ABC class has begun at James Island Charter High School through the Charleston County Community Education Program. We have 11 students in the class and thanks to Hugo Endris and Robert Lovinger for their fine work as Instructors. Two more classes remain for this session in March. I have scheduled another session through the High School beginning 22 April running through the next 3 Tuesdays. Information about the class can be found at the following link: http://www. charlestoncoce.org. In addition, we should try to have a 1 day ABC session and I am suggesting 12 April for this. With the advance notice, we should be able to promote these classes using many of the suggestions of the Flotilla members from the last meeting. As a reminder for all the instructors out there, we will be offering the IT workshop on 26 March at the Brass Buckle. The workshop is mandatory this year so please attend and avoid any end-of-year unpleasantness. If anyone desires to become Instructor rated, let me know and we can get started with the new qualification system. It will be a new experience for all involved and I am sure quite enjoyable. Eric Kilpatrick, FSO-PE

ATONS
Allen James, FSO-AN ATON patrols will be scheduled when the weather warms up. Hap James, FSO-AN

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rename the subject if you wish or even fix spelling. (4) Always hit your Forward button from the actual email you are reading. Ever get those emails that you have to open 10 pages to read the one page with the information on it? By Forwarding from the actual page you wish someone to view, you stop them from having to open many emails just to see what you sent. (5) Have you ever gotten an email that is a petition? It states a position and asks you to add your name and to forward it to 10 or 15 people or your entire address book. The email can be forwarded on and on and can collect thousands of names and addresses.. A FAC T : The petition is actually worth a couple of bucks to a professional spammer because of the wealth of names and addresses contained there. Do not put your email address on any petition. If you want to support the petition , send it as your own personal letter to the intended recipient. Your position may carry more weight as a personal letter than a laundry list of names and addresses on a petition. (And don't believe the ones that say that the email is being traced, it just isn't so!) Some of the other emails to delete and not forward are: 1. The one that says something like, 'Send this email to 10 people and you'll see something great run across your screen.' Or sometimes they'll just tease you by saying 'some-thing really cute will happen.' IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN! (We're still seeing some of the same emails from 10 years ago!) 2. I don't let the bad luck ones scare you, they get trashed. 3. Before you forward an 'Amber Alert' , or a 'Virus Alert' , or some of the other emails floating around now-a-days, check them out before you forward them. Most of them are junk mail that's been circling for YEARS! Just about everything you receive in an email that is in question can be checked out on Snopes. Just go to www. snopes. com . It's really easy to find out if it's real or not. If it's not, don't pass it on. So please, in the future, let's stop the junk mail and the viruses.

The following comes from a system administrator for a corporate system. It is an excellent message that absolutely applies to all of us who send emails. Please read the short letter below, even if you're sure you already follow proper procedures. Do you really know how to forward emails? Only 50% of us do. Do you wonder why you get viruses or junk mail and hate it? Every time you forward an email there is information left over from the people who got it before you. Namely their e mail addresses and names. As the messages get forwarded along, the list of addresses build and build, until all it takes is for some poor sap to get a virus and his/ her computer can send that virus to every email address that has come across his computer. Or, someone can take all of those addresses and sell or send them junk mail in the hopes that you'll go to the site and he'll make five cents for each hit. That's right, all of that inconvenience over a nickel! How do you stop it? There are several easy steps. Try the following if you aren't doing it already: (1) When you forward an email, delete all of the addresses that appear in the body of the message (at the top). That's right, delete them. Highlight them and delete them, backspace them, cut them, whatever it is you know how to do. It only takes a second. You must click the 'Forward' button first and then you will have full editing capabilities against the body and headers of the message. If you don't click 'Forward' first, you won't be able to edit the message at all. (2) Whenever you send an email to more than one person, do not use the To: or Cc: fields for adding addresses. Always use the BCC: (blind carbon copy) field for listing the addresses. This way the people you send to will only see their own email address. If you don't see your BCC: option click on where it says To: and your address list will appear. Highlight the address and choose BCC and that's it, it's that easy. When you send to BCC your message will automatically say ' Undisclosed Recipients' in the 'TO:' field of the people who receive it. (3) Remove any 'FW ' in the subject line. You can

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Flotilla Officers
Flotilla Commander Joe Fleming joeflemingjr@comcast.net Communication Systems John Sikes jsikes@netrockets.com Marine Safety Agnes Wright Seabrownie@bellsouth.net Publications Bob Matheaes rhmathewes@comcast.net Flotilla Vice Commander Bob Lovinger rlovinger@earthlink.net Finance Frank Leister fso128-FN@yahoo.com Member Training Bob Mathewes rhmathewes@comcast.nett Public Education Eric Kilpatrick ekilpatrick@earthlink.net Aids To Navigation Allen James jamesan38@bellsouth.net Information Services Frank Leister 128FSOIS@gmail.com Operations Allen James jamesan38@bellsouth.net Personnel Services Alan Miles bigcid@comcast.net Communications Dick Clarke clarkerrc@comcast.net Materials Tom Beauchemin tbeauchemin001@sc.rr.com Public Affairs Tom Jerussi jscaaty@bellsouth.net RBS Visitor Paul Berka phberka@comcast.net IPFC Allen James jamesan38@bellsouth.net

Secretary Records Miller, Rick rick_ann_miller@knology.net

Vessel Examination Joe Fleming joeflemingjr@comcast.net