ALCOAST 393/20 - OCT 2020 2020/2021 USCG ICS CERTIFICATION BOARD APPLICATION GUIDANCE

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-5RI//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N01401//
ALCOAST 393/20
COMDTNOTE 1401
SUBJ:  2020/2021 USCG ICS CERTIFICATION BOARD APPLICATION GUIDANCE
1. The Office of Emergency Management & Disaster Response (CG-OEM) is
pleased to announce the release of the 2020/2021 USCG Incident Command
System (ICS) Certification Board application guidance.
2. The USCG ICS Certification Board is the annually convening mechanism
for awarding Type 1 and Type 2 ICS certification in 30 different nationally
recognized ICS positions. Members desiring to apply for the 2020/2021 USCG
ICS Certification Board are encouraged to reach out to their local unit
ICS Coordinator while using the following resources to develop applications:
   a. U.S. Coast Guard ICS Certification Board Guide
   b. 2020 ICS Certification Board Application Guidance Webinar
   c. 2018-2020 Sample Applications 
   d. U.S. Coast Guard ICS Certification Application
   e. U.S. Coast Guard ICS Experience Worksheet
   f. U.S. Coast Guard ICS Supplemental Experience Worksheet
3. All relevant resources, including an ICS Coordinator roster, are available
on the ICS Program & Coordinator Portal Page:
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cgcpe/SitePages/ICS%20Coordinators.aspx.
4. The deadline for all applications to the local ICS Coordinator is December
1st, 2020. ICS Coordinators will then route applications according to appropriate
routing chain procedures and timelines as outlined in item A of the above listed
resources. All reviewed applications will be received by COMDT (CG-OEM) by March
1st, 2021. The 2020/2021 U.S. Coast Guard ICS Certification Board will convene in
March 2021.
5. Questions regarding the ICS Certification Board application process should be
directed to the local unit ICS Coordinator or to COMDT (CG-OEM) at
ICS-ProgramCoordinator@uscg.mil.
6. POC: LT Amber Larson, COMDT (CG-OEM-2), 202-372-2042 or Amber.L.Larson@uscg.mil. 
7. Ms. Dana S. Tulis, Director, Emergency Management (CG-5RI), sends.
8. Internet release is authorized.