ACRONYMS AND
ABBREVIATIONS
(ENCLOSURE (2) TO COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION M16790.1 E, AUXMAN)
-A-
- ABYC American Boat and Yacht Council
- ADM Admiral (USCG, USN, USPHS)
- ADSO Assistant District Staff Officer
- AIDE Aide to National Commodore/District Commodore
- AIM Academy Introduction Mission
- AMOS Auxiliary Mission Objectives System
- ANSC Auxiliary National Supply Center
- ARC American Red Cross
- ASST Assistant
- ATON Aids to Navigation
- AUXCEN Auxiliary Center
- AUXCOM Auxiliary Communication Specialty Course
- AUXFAC Auxiliary Facility
- AUXLAM Auxiliary Leadership & Management Course
- AUXLEA Auxiliary Leadership Course
- AUXMAN Auxiliary Manual
- AUXMIN Auxiliary Administration Specialty Course
- AUXMIS Auxiliary Management Information System
- AUXNAV Auxiliary Navigation Specialty Course
- AUXOP Operational Auxiliarist Status (Passed 7 Specialty Courses)
- AUXPAT Auxiliary Patrols Specialty Course
- AUXSAR Auxiliary Search & Rescue Specialty Course
- AUXSEA Auxiliary Seamanship Specialty Course
- AUXWEA Auxiliary Weather Specialty Course
- AX AUXOP (designated in AUXMIS database)
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-B-
- BA Branch Assistant, National Staff
- BC Branch Chief, National Staff
- BC-NCA Conference Assistant, NACO Staff
- BC-NCO Conference Organization, NACO Staff
- BC-NCP Conference Planning, NACO Staff
- BC-NCR Conference Registration, NACO Staff
- BC-NCS Conference Support, NACO Staff
- BCQ Boat Crew Qualification
- BED Base Enrollment Date
- BGEN BG Brigadier General
- BIA Boating Industry Association
- BIC Basic Instructor Course (USCG)
- BLA Boating Law Administrator
- BM Boatswains Mate
- BMOW Boatswain's Mate of the Watch
- BOA T/US Boat Owners Association of the U. S.
- BOCA Boat Owners Council of America
- BOSAF Boating Safety Correspondence Course
- BQ Basically Qualified (old term for entry level member)
- BS&S Boating Skills and Seamanship
- BSAC Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC)
- BSC Boating Safety Circular
- BYBB Backyard Boat Builders
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CAP Civil Air Patrol
CAPT Captain (USCG, USN, USPHS)
CC Career Counselor
CDR Commander (USCG, USN, USPHS)
CEU Continuing Education Unit
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CFVE Commercial Fishing Vessel Examination
CG Coast Guard (United States Coast Guard)
CGI Coast Guard Institute, Oklahoma City, OK
CHDIRAUX Chief Director, Auxiliary (Headquarters)
CM Communications
CMC Merchant Marine Safety Counsel
CME Courtesy Marine Examination
CO Commanding Officer
COL Colonel
COMDTINST Commandant Instruction
COMDTNOTE Commandant Notice
COMDTPUB Commandant Publication
COMO Commodore
COS Chief of Staff
CPO Chief Petty Officer (USCG, USN)
CPT Captain
CRC Civil Rights Counselor
CWO Chief Warrant Officer
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-D-
- D-AA Administrative Assistant to DCO
- D-AD Aide to the DCO
- DC National Department Chief
- DCS District Chief of Staff
- DCO District Commodore
- DCP Division Captain
- DEP Deputy
- DIRAUX Director of Auxiliary (District or Region)
- DIST District
- DIV Division
- DOD Department of Defense
- DOJ Department of Justice
- DOL Department of Labor
- DOT Department of Transportation
- DPG District Planning Group
- DSO District Staff Officer
- DVC Division Chief
- DVC-NC Conference Coordination, NACO staff
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- ENS Ensign (USCG, USN)
- EXCOM District Executive Committee
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-F-
- FC Flotilla Commander
- FED Flotilla Enrollment Date
- FN Finance Staff Officer -Auxiliary
- FN Fireman (Enlisted USCG, USN)
- FM Family Member (AUXMIS designation)
- FMV Fair Market Value
- FSO Flotilla Staff Officer
- FWPCA Federal Water Pollution Control Act
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-G-
- G- Staff Symbol which identifies the Coast Guard and offices within
the Department of Transportation
- G-C Commandant of the Coast Guard
- G-CCS Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard
- G-CV Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
- G-O Assistant Commandant for Operations
- G-OCX Chief, Office of Auxiliary/Chief Director, Auxiliary
- GEN General Officer Rank
- GMT Greenwich Mean Time (See ZULU)
- GPO Government Printing Office
- GS General Service Federal Employee designation
- GSA General Services Administration
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-H-
- HARPAT Harbor Patrol
- HIN Hull Identification Number
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-I-
- ICOMIA International Council of Marine Industry Associations
- IP Immediate Past Office (except National Commodore)
- IS Information Services
- IT Instructor
- ITT Instructor Trainer
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-J-
- JOOD Junior Officer of the Deck/Day
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-L-
- L Legal Affairs
- LCDR Lieutenant Commander (USCG, USN, USPHS)
- LM Life Member (also for medal-Legion of Merit)
- LT Lieutenant (USCG, USN, USPHS)
- LTCOL, LTC Lieutenant Colonel
- LTGEN LTG Lieutenant General
- LTJG Lieutenant (Junior Grade) (USCG, USN)
- 1LT 1stLT First Lieutenant
- 2LT 2ndLT Second Lieutenant
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-M-
- MA Materials
- MGEN,MG Major General
- MAJ Major
- MARS Military Affiliate Radio System
- MCPO Master Chief Petty Officer
- MDV Marine Dealer Visitor
- MLC Maintenance and Logistics Command
- MI Master Instructor
- MR Member Resources (old name for Personnel Services)
- MT Member Training
- MSC Marine Safety Council
- MSD Marine Sanitation Device or Marine Safety Detachment
- MSO Marine Safety Office
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-N-
- N-A Administrative Officer, NACO staff
- NACO National Commodore
- NACON National Auxiliary Conference
- NEXCOM National Executive Committee
- NAPDIC National Association of Past District Commodores
- N-AS NACO Secretary
- NASBLA National Association of State Boating Law Administrators
- NATL National
- NAVCO National Vice Commodore
- NBF National Boating Federation
- NBSAC National Boating Safety Advisory Council
- NBSS National Boating Safety School
- NCIABLA North Central International Association of State
- Boating Law Administrators
- N-D NACO Aide
- NESBAC North Eastern States Boat Administrator's Conference
- NFPA National Fire Protection Association
- NM New Member (Replaces the old BQ designation)
- NIPCO Immediate Past National Commodore
- NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- N-S Special Assignment, NACO staff
- N-P Special Projects Officer, NACO staff
- NOK Next of Kin
- NOS National Ocean Survey (NOAA-Dept. of Commerce)
- NSBC National Safe Boating Council
- NSBW National Safe Boating Week
- NSC National Safety Council
- NTRAIN National Training Conference
- NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
- NWS National Weather Service (NOAA -Dept. Of Commerce)
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- OBC Outboard Boating Club
- OCMI Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection
- OCS Officer Candidate School
- OINC Officer-in-Charge
- OOD Officer of the Deck/Day
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- P (before officer title acronym) Past Officer
- PA Public Affairs
- PAO Public Affairs Officer
- PATCOM Patrol Commander
- PB Publications
- PE Public Education
- PFD Personal Flotation Device
- PO Petty Officer (USCG, USN)
- PS Personnel Services (Also Reserve Port Security Rate)
- PWC Personal Water Craft
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- QE Qualification Examiner
- QM Quartermaster
- QMOW Quartermaster of the Watch
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-R-
- R&D Research and Development
- RADM Rear Admiral
- RBS Recreational Boating Safety
- RCO District Rear Commodore
- REP Representative
- RET Retired
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-S-
- SAR Search and Rescue
- SBLA State Boating Law Administrator
- SC Specialty Course (One of Seven)
- SCPO Senior Chief Petty Officer (USCG, USN)
- SK Storekeeper
- SN Seaman (USCG, USN)
- SO Division Staff Officer
- SR Secretary/Records (also Seaman Recruit)
- SSBLAA Southern States Boating Law Admin. Assoc.
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-U-
- USA United States Army
- USAF United States Air Force
- USAFR United States Air Force Reserve
- USA-NG United States Army -National Guard
- USAR United States Army Reserve
- USC United States Code
- USCA United States Code Annotated
- USCG United States Coast Guard (also CG)
- USCGA United States Coast Guard Academy
- USCGAUX United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
- USCGR United States Coast Guard Reserve
- USMC United States Marine Corps
- USMCR United States Marine Corps Reserve
- USN United States Navy
- USNR United States Navy Reserve
- USPHS United States Public Health Service
- USPS United States Power Squadrons
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- VADM Vice Admiral (USCG, USN)
- VCO District Vice Commodore
- VCP Division Vice Captain
- VE Vessel Examiner, Vessel Examination
- VFR/IFR Visual Flight Rules/Instrument Flight Rules
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- WEB World Wide Web on the Internet
- WESBAA Western States Boat Administrator's Assoc.
- WPB Coast Guard Patrol Boat Class
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-X-
- XO Executive Officer
- XPO Executive Petty Officer
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-Z-
- ZULU Date-Time Group on Messages (GMT)
GLOSSARY
(ENCLOSURE (3) TO COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION M16790.1 E)
- ACTIVITY - CG administrative unit responsible for a designated
geographic area
- ASSIST - the act of giving aid or attempting to give aid to
any person or property, or both, in distress.
- ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - Military member assigned to the Director
to assist Auxiliary administration within a district or region.
- AUXILIARY COXSWAIN - highest qualification level in Boat Crew
Program
- AUXMIS - acronym for Auxiliary Management Information System.
- BASE ENROLLMENT DATE (BED) -the actual date an applicant is
accepted for membership by the DIRAUX as reflected on the application.
In cases where the membership has not been continuous, the BED must be
amended to reflect the total break in membership. An amended BED
is determined by calculating total membership time, and subtracting that
total from the current date.
- AUXILIARY CREWMEMBER - first qualification step in Boat Crew
Program.
- BOAT CREW QUALIFICATION & CERTIFICATION - stratified
levels of expertise required to be attained before receiving Auxiliary
operational orders.
- BRANCH - a component of a division within the Auxiliary
national staff.
- CHAIN OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT - the organizational
concept where current elected members are responsible to elected members
on a higher level and responsible for all members whom they represent by
virtue of their elected office. It neither violates nor should be
confused with either the parallel (or vertical) staffing concept which
guides appointed staff members or military "chain of command"
where authority is derived from earned rank.
- CHIEF DIRECTOR - the person at CG Headquarters who is
responsible to the Commandant for the administration of the Auxiliary.
(G-OCX)
- COMMANDANT -The Commandant of the CG. (G-C)
- DEPARTMENT - one of the basic organizational components of the
Auxiliary national staff.
- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - the Cabinet-level department of
the federal government in which the CG operates in peace time.
- DIRECTOR - the person assigned to the District Commander's
staff for Auxiliary administration within a district or Auxiliary
region.
- DISTRESS - the state of being in peril, to any degree, of a
person or property, or both.
- DISTRICT - a CG District defined by statute.
- DISTRICT COMMANDER - the Senior CG Flag officer in command of
a CG District.
- DISTRICT COMMODORE - the highest elected Auxiliary officer
within a district or region.
- DISTRICT VICE COMMODORE - the second highest elected Auxiliary
officer who assists the District Commodore.
- DISTRICT REAR COMMODORE(S) - the elected Auxiliary officer on
a district level who may represent a given area of the district or
region, ranking immediately after the Vice Commodore.
- DIVISION - a geographical and administrative Auxiliary
subdivision in a district or region. Also an Auxiliary national
department staff component. When used in terms of CG organization,
division means a basic organizational component of a CG district office
or, at Ha USCG, a component of one of the primary Offices of the
Commandant's Headquarters organization.
- EXAMINER - a currently qualified vessel examiner or fishing
vessel examiner.
- FACILITY - a privately-owned motorboat, yacht, aircraft,
fixed-Land, or land-mobile radio station, at least 25% of which is owned
by an Auxiliary member, and which has been accepted by the Director.
- FLAG OFFICER - CG or Navy officer above the rank of Captain
(06 paygrade).
- FLOTILLA - The basic component Auxiliary unit.
- FLOTILLA ENROLLMENT DATE (FED) - the actual date a member
joined the present flotilla.
- GENERAL OFFICERS - USA, USAF, USMC officers above rank of
Colonel.
- GROUP - an organizational CG unit within a district, usually
with a specific geographic responsibility for operational purposes.
- GUIDE - A semi-permanent publication containing practical
application of procedures.
- HEADQUARTERS - United States CG Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
- IMMEDIATE PAST - indicates an elected office held by an
Auxiliarist who was the last to hold that office for a full term.
Elected officers must have been succeeded in office as a result of a
regular election, and must not have been removed from office. An
immediate past officer shall retain designation until another immediate
past officer is generated by a regular election. If an immediate past
officer leaves the office for any reason, the immediate past office
remains vacant until the next regular scheduled election.
- INSTRUCTOR - a currently qualified public education (PE) /
member training (MT )instructor.
- MANUAL - a permanent publication containing basic
organization, policy, and procedures. (i.e., the AUXMAN)
- MARS - Military Affiliated Radio System.
- MOTORBOAT - any documented or numbered vessel propelled by
machinery, not more than 65 feet in length. (Must be at least 14 feet in
length for facility purposes.)
- NAPDIC - National Association of Past District Commodores.
- NATIONAL COMMODORE (NACO) - the highest elected Auxiliary
Officer who represents the Auxiliary at the national level.
- NATIONAL DIRECTORATE CHIEF(S) (NADCO) - As of 1 Jan 1999,
appointed Directorate Chiefs replacing elected NA VCOs.
- NATIONAL VICE COMMODORE(S) - the members of the Auxiliary
elected on a national level, who represent(s) a specific duty, area or
Directorate, including chief of staff.
- NATIONAL STAFF - collectively the organization of national
staff officers appointed by the national Commodore to assist nationally
in Auxiliary administration.
- PARALLEL STAFFING (also called VERTICAL STAFFING) - the
organizational/concept where appointed staff members at all levels, in
conducting their activities, report (upward to senior staffing levels)
or monitor (downward to junior staffing levels) the activities of other
appointed staff members. It neither violates nor should be confused with
a chain of command concept. It could be considered the appointed staff
"chain of leadership and management."
- PAST - a designation indicating an Auxiliarist who has
previously held an elected office, at any level, for at least one-half
of the normal term of office. An member removed from office is not
eligible for the past designation. Past office holder designation
entitles the wearing of the past officer device. Holding of an immediate
past (voting) designation is not a requirement for holding the past
designation.
- PAST OFFICER DEVICE - A device worn to indicate the member's
insignia (elected or appointed) being worn no longer represents that
individual's current Auxiliary office.
- PERIL - danger, or likelihood of danger, or inconvenience so
as to result in threats to life and/or property.
- QE - Qualification Examiner in Boat Crew Qualification
Program.
- RADIO STATION - any fixed land or land mobile radio station
equipped as the Commandant may prescribe and which is maintained in a
well ordered condition.
- REGION - a sub-division of a CG district but structured for
Auxiliary administration as an Auxiliary district with a Director,
Commodores, and staff.
- REGIONAL DIRECTOR - the person assigned to the District
Commander's staff for Auxiliary administration within a region; also
called DIRECTOR.
- SORTIE - the individual movement of a resource in giving
assistance from the time it moves underway for assistance until it
returns for replenishment, or terminates to begin another case. Each
individual movement comprises one sortie.
- STAFF OFFICER - an appointed Auxiliary member of the national,
district, division, or flotilla staff.
- TERM OF OFFICE - the time period an appointed or regularly
elected office holder is expected to serve; either one or two years,
depending upon the level of the office. A REGULAR term of office is
served when the member is elected at a regular election and serves the
full term of office.
- UNIT - a unit is any CG Command, Auxiliary flotilla, division,
or district.
- VERTICAL STAFFING - see Parallel Staffing.
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