ALCOAST 286/23 - AUG 2023 CG-OEM PERFORMANCE QUALFICATION STANDARD (PQS) UPDATES

R 091312Z AUG 23   MID120000358552U
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
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ALCOAST 286/23
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SUBJ: CG-OEM PERFORMANCE QUALFICATION STANDARD (PQS) UPDATES
A. Emergency Management Manual, Volume IV: Incident Management
and Crisis Response, COMDTINST M3010.24A
B. All-Hazard National Incident Management System Incident Command
System Performance Qualification Standard Guide, November 2014
1. This ALCOAST provides program updates for COMDT (CG-OEM) as of
July 2023.
2. The July 2023 Coast Guard Activation and Deployment, Incident
Commander, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, Public Information
Officer, Planning Section Chief, Operations Section Chief, Logistics
Section Chief, Finance and Admin Section Chief, and Intelligence/
Investigation Section Chief Performance Qualification Standard (PQS)
workbooks are now available to the field. These competencies are
detailed in REFs (A) and (B). Members currently qualified or seeking
qualification in these positions shall adhere to the following
guidance:
    a. Beginning August 31, 2023, members are required to use the
July 2023 PQS workbooks to obtain these competencies. Members who
began pursuing these qualifications before August 31, 2023 are
authorized to continue using the previous version of the PQS
workbooks, but must complete these qualifications no later than
September 1, 2024. Members who cannot qualify by September 1, 2024
must complete the revised PQS workbooks.
    b. Members who have already obtained one of the listed
position-specific competencies are not required to re-qualify or
complete the new PQS workbooks, unless obtaining a new qualification
which will require completion of the Activation and Deployment PQS.
    c. The unit training officer shall assign these competencies and,
upon completion, qualify the member in the Training Management Tool
(TMT) and Direct Access. CG Auxiliarists must capture obtained
competencies according to the current prescribed practice outlined
by the CG Auxiliary Training Directorate.
3. All remaining ICS PQS workbooks are currently being reviewed.
Members pursuing ICS qualifications not listed should continue using
the current PQS until the new versions are made available. Upon
release of the updated PQS, all members using the previous PQS will
be allowed a grace period to finalize qualifications in progress.
4. All ICS program announcements and resources are available on the
ICS Program and Coordinator SharePoint:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/cgcpe/SitePages/ICS%20
Coordinators.aspx

ICS resources are also available with login on Homeport:
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https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/incident-management-and-
preparedness/incident-management/incident-management-ics/training-
and-certification

5. POC: COMDT (CG-OEM) LCDR Benjamin Cariddi,
Benjamin.P.Cariddi@uscg.mil, 202-372-2073.
6. Ms. Dana Tulis, Director of Emergency Management (CG-5RI), sends.
7. Internet release is authorized.