Vessel Examinations

• How Do I Stop Receiving "I Want A VSC" Notifications?

  Q:  I am no longer an active Vessel Examiner.  How do I stop receiving I Want A VSC notifications? A:  You can opt yourself out by logging onto AuxOfficer/AuxDirectory at http://auxofficer.cgaux.org, ...

• Where Should the VSC Decal Be Placed?

  Q:  Where Should the VSC Decal Be Placed? A:  Decals are usually affixed to a permanent piece of equipment on the boat, such as on the lower forward corner of a portside window or on the lower corner ...

• I was boarded by the Coast Guard. They found that some of my safety equipment was outdated. Can I get a Vessel Safety Check?

  Go to our Vessel Examination Department's Vessel Safety Checks page at http://cgaux.org/vsc/ Towards the bottom, you'll see Find an Examiner. Entering your Zip Code will bring up the closest Vessel Ex...

• Should I accept old flares from a boater who has too many?

  No. Auxiliarists are not authorized to accept any pyrotechnic for disposal or disposition, from any individual or entity other than the Coast Guard. Source: The Auxiliary Manual, COMDTINST M16790.1(se...

• Do you have to be BQ'd to be a VE or can a IQ take the test and become a VE?

  An Auxiliarist must be in BQ or AX status, or AP with a boating safety course recorded in AUXDATA, before they can fully qualify in any Auxiliary discipline, such as VE.  Any Auxiliarist, in any statu...

• Is there any thing that a Flotilla Commander can do to prohibit me from going into another AOR? Is there any other documentation in support or prohibiting working in other AORs?

  I have been told not to go into another Flotilla's AOR for Vessel Safety Checks, Marine Dealer visits or any other activity. I am aware of COMDTINST M16796.3B, 8 APR 1998, Chapter 2, page 2-2, Paragra...

• Is the new Vessel Examiner required, in the calendar year of initial qualification, to perform the 5 VSCs (on their own) in order to maintain currency?

  The qualification process states that, after the member passes the VE exam and successfully completes five supervised VSC they may become qualified and are eligible to perform VSC without supervision....

• Do VSCs conducted as a trainee count towards the RBS insignia?

  Q:  Due to illness I went REYR as an RBS Vessel Examiner. I performed the required 2 VSCs as a trainee with a certified examiner in order to have my certification restored. Can these 2 trainee exams, ...

• Authorized Uniforms for Vessel Examiners

  Under the Auxiliary Manual, COMDTINST M16790.1G the following are the approved uniforms. Vessel Examiners (VE) may wear the ODU, Working, Undress, Jump suit, or Hot Weather uniforms. When conducting C...