ACN 147/20 - DEC 2020 RELEASE OF REVISION H OF U.S. COAST GUARD RESCUE AND SURVIVAL SYSTEMS MANUAL

united states coast guard

ALCOAST COMMANDANT NOTICE                       CANCEL DATE  13 DEC 2021               


R 141340 DEC 20
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-7//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS//N16114//
ACN 147/20
SUBJ:  RELEASE OF REVISION H OF U.S. COAST GUARD RESCUE AND SURVIVAL SYSTEMS MANUAL
A. U.S. Coast Guard Rescue & Survival Systems Manual, COMDTINST M10470.10H
B. U.S. Coast Guard Rescue & Survival Systems Manual, COMDTINST M10470.10G
1. Purpose. This message announces the promulgation of REF (A). 
REF (B) is hereby canceled. REF (A) is effective as of the date of its
publication.
2. Background. REF (A) establishes policy, equipment standards, procedures
and procurement authorization for the use, configuration, maintenance and
logistics of rescue and survival equipment used by United States Coast Guard
personnel operating on or near the water.
3. Summary of changes for REF (A). All major changes in REF (A) can
be found in paragraph 6 of the Letter of Promulgation. Some of the most
significant are as follows:
   a. Added link for field feedback and questions.
   b. Added females are authorized to adjust their hair as needed to allow
proper fit of any PPE.
   c. Added female headband as an optional item to Standard Clothing Issue
for Boat Crew.
   d. Added R&SS Petty Officers must review current contracts before
submitting unit purchase requests for PPE, along with contract link on Office
of Boat Forces Portal.
   e. Added all units with inflatable PFDs must conduct refresher training
annually with all personnel authorized to wear an inflatable PFD.
   f. Added Scheduled Mission Personnel Wear Requirements paragraph, including
scheduled mission personnel must wear the same standard-issue and cold weather
PPE as required of boat crew.
   g. Added units may create an electronic version of the Form AF-538.
   h. Added Mustang Survival MD-3183 automatic/manual inflatable flotation
chamber provides 20.5 pounds of buoyancy automatically, with a capacity of 35
pounds of buoyancy with additional manual inflation.
   i. Added boat pyrotechnics kit section explaining the boat pyrotechnics kit
consists of six (6) MK127A1 parachute illumination signals.
   j. Added Type III and Type V – to the Stearns Model I600 Type I PFD and
standard Navy PFD with collar – as PFDs authorized for use by cutter personnel
engaged in underway replenishment, towing, and abandon ship operations.
   k. Added Ice Rescue PPE Maintenance Record in Appendices.
   l. Removed requirement that the annual PPE inspection be entered into
AOPS/TMT.
   m. Added flight deck equipped cutters are authorized to use the J-Bar davit
in conjunction with the helicopter hoisting stokes litter.
4. Distribution. No paper distribution will be made of this Manual. An
electronic version will be located on the Office of Boat Forces (CG-731) Portal
site: https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cg731/SitePages/Manuals.aspx, and
https://cgportal2.uscg.mil/library/directives/SitePages/Home.aspx, and
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/library/directives/SitePages/Home.aspx, and
Internet: http://www.dcms.uscg.mil/directives/.
5. Point of Contact: COMDT (CG-731), BOSN2 Thomas Pease, (202) 372-2450 or
email at Thomas.A.Pease@uscg.mil.
6. Released by RDML John W. Mauger, Assistant Commandant for Capability.
7. Internet release is authorized.