ACN 139/18 - NOV 2018 PROSPECTIVE COMMANDING OFFICER FAMILIARIZATION (PCO FAM) TRAINING (500271) CHECKLIST

ALCOAST COMMANDANT NOTICE                                              CANCEL DATE 28 NOV 2019

R 290741 NOV 18
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-7//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N03502//
ACN 139/18
SUBJ: PROSPECTIVE COMMANDING OFFICER FAMILIARIZATION (PCO FAM) TRAINING (500271) CHECKLIST
A. Cutter Training and Qualification Manual, COMDTINST M3502.4 (series)
B. United States Coast Guard Regulations 1992, COMDTINST M5000.3 (series)
1. REF (A) requires all Prospective Commanding Officers and Prospective Officers in
Charge (PCOs/POICs) to complete Prospective Commanding Officer Familiarization (PCO FAM)
training (500271) prior to executing their permanent orders.
2. COMDT (CG-751) has promulgated a PCO FAM checklist to help PCOs/POICs focus on the
most important cutter readiness issues, cutter administration and command relationships
during PCO FAM training. PCOs/POICs should complete the checklist during their assigned
PCO FAM training. The PCO FAM checklist items should be signed off by the cutter’s
CO, XO or respective Subject Matter Expert (SME).
3. Due to the cutter’s schedule or circumstances, not all required PCO FAM checklist
items or evolutions may be observed or conducted. The PCO/POIC may annotate this
checklist with a “not completed” for each missed item and state the reason in the
comment section.
4. The PCO FAM checklist can be found at: http://cglink.uscg.mil/80015bc2.
5. A copy of the completed/annotated PCO FAM checklist shall be included with the
command relief letter endorsement required by Section 4-1-25 of REF (B).
6. The contents of this ACN will be incorporated into the next update of REF (A),
which will be released within the next year.
7. COMDT (CG-751) POC: Mr. Dennis Thorseth at Dennis.C.Thorseth@uscg.mil or
(202) 372-2335.
8. Released by RDML Michael P. Ryan, Assistant Commandant for Capability.
9. Internet release is authorized.