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1945
News items from the Coast Patrol
1.
The
courtesy inspection is near completion. All inspectors must pass the
examination before inspector cards will be issued. The first district goal is
to complete 4000 CMBE’s (courtesy motorboat examinations) in 1945. By August
31, 1945, Casco Bay Flotilla 201 had 37 CMBE’s.
2.
A
Memorial Building fund for a chapel at the Coast Guard Academy has been set up
in remembrance of the Eastwind Tragedy. In three months only $1400 of a $20,000
goal had been collected.
3. 2600
pamphlets “Here’s Your Coast Guard For 1949” have been printed.
4. There
is no standard exam for enrollment. Each district has its own requirements, if
any.
5. Wendell
P. Bickford of Flotilla 201 died.
1949
1. New
district enrollment requirements were initiated consisting of the following:
a. Enrollment
for three years
b. Voting in by the membership
c.
Must have a facility
d.
Must
pass a test on the following subjects:
1.
Auxiliary regulations
and instructions
2. Coast Guard
history, organization and functions
3. Types of Coast
Guard vessels and stations
4. Coast Guard
activities in the area
5. Elementary first
aid
6. Rules of the
road
7. Practical boat
operation
8. Motorboat laws
9. Aids to
navigation
10. Proper use of
ground tackle
2. Members
of Flotilla 201 went on a three-day “cruise” on an 83-foot patrol boat.
1953
1. Safe
boating week was initiated on July 19—25, 1953
2. CMBE
inspectors are required to check gas tanks and measure vents, ducts etc. No
decal unless up to specifications.
3. There
still are no training manuals. Chapman’s remains “the bible.”
4. The
new international rules of the road become effective Jan. 1, 1954. The Nor’easter will publish the rules
through four issues.
1954
1. On
April 8 and 13 Flotilla 201 presented a 15-minute program on boating safety on
channel WMPT-TV with Bill Manning and Harland Bruns as instructors.
2. Courtesy
motorboat examiners must carry scales to weigh fire extinguishers.
3. Documentation
is extended to yachts.
4. Wearing
of ribbons is authorized.
5. Flotilla
201 is planning a rendezvous with Dr. Kay.
6. As
of August 15, Flotilla 201 had done 10 inspections on 12 facility vessels.
7. A
clambake was held at V. C. Mitchell’s cottage on South Harpswell.
1955
1. Public
instruction course (PIC) classes are scheduled to start on January 13, 1955.
The subject matter of the nine classes will cover the following:
a. The
sea and the Coast Guard—-Lt. Wm. Boswell USCG
b. Aids
to navigation--Lt. Wm. Boswell USCG
c. Nautical
language’-—Wm. Frost
d. Elementary
seamanship—-Everett Goddard
e. Knots
and splices--Edward Korb/Arthur Anstad
f. Elementary
piloting--Wm. Manning/Stanley Mitchell
g. Rules
of the road--Dr. Edwin Kay
h. Safety
in boating—-Harland Bruns
There was associated live
TV coverage. No class fee was mentioned.
2. A
new CMBE (courtesy motorboat examination) form CG2901 has been issued.
3. Duties
of the auxiliary:
a. Safety patrols at parades, regattas and
special occasions
b. SAR missions
c. Aids to navigation
d. CMBE’S
e. Flood/hurricane warning or relief
4. Three
men drowned between Yarmouth and Cousins Island. Dragging by the auxiliary was
unsuccessful.
5. A
clambake was held at Jim William’s on New Meadows River.
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