-A-
A
Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Marketing & Public
Affairs
ABC
America's Boating
Course
ABYC
American Boat and Yacht Council
ADM
Admiral (USCG, USN, USPHS)
ADSO
Assistant District Staff Officer
AIDE
Aide to National Commodore/District Commodore
AIM
Academy Introduction Mission
AIS
Automatic Identification System
ALCOAST All Coast Guard Message
AMOS
Auxiliary Mission Objectives System
ANSC
Auxiliary National Supply Center (Catalog)
AOR
Area of Responsibility
ARC
American Red Cross
ARCO
Area Rear Commodore
ASST
Assistant
ATON
Aids to Navigation
AUX
Coast Guard Auxiliary
AUX-AIR
Auxiliary Aviation
AuxACN
Auxiliary Advanced Coastal Navigation (Alternative name for
AUXNAV)
AUXCEN
Auxiliary Center
AUXCOM
Auxiliary
Communication Specialty Course
AUXDATA
Information data base effective March, 02
AUXFAC
Auxiliary Facility
AUXLAM
Auxiliary Leadership & Management Course
AUXLEA
Auxiliary Leadership Course
AUXMAN
Auxiliary Manual
AUXMIN
Auxiliary Administration Specialty Course (Obsolete. Credit if prev.
earned)
AUXMIS
Auxiliary Management Information System, Now AUXDATA
AUXNAV
Auxiliary Navigation Specialty Course (Also called
AuxACN)
AuxNet
CGAUX Radio Network
(General Description)
AUXOP
Operational Auxiliarist Status (Passed 6 [formerly 7] Specialty Courses)
AUXPAL
Auxiliary Personnel Allowance List
AUXPAT
Auxiliary Patrols Specialty Course
AUXSAR
Auxiliary Search & Rescue Specialty Course
AUXSEA
Auxiliary Seamanship Specialty Course
AUXWEA
Auxiliary Weather Specialty Course
AWW
America's Waterway Watch
(Previously "Operation Waterway
Watch")
AX AUXOP
(designated
in AUXMIS database)
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B
Designates the Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Boating
BA
Branch Assistant, National Staff
BC
Branch Chief, National Staff
BC-NCA
Conference Assistant, NACO Staff
BC-NCO
Conference Organization, NACO Staff
BC-NCP
Conference Planning, NACO Staff
BC-NCR
Conference Registration, NACO Staff
BC-NCS
Conference Support, NACO Staff
BCQ
Boat Crew Qualification
BED
Base Enrollment Date
BFOI
Boat Force Operations Insignia
BIA
Boating Industry Association
BIC
Basic Instructor Course (USCG)
BLA
Boating Law Administrator
BM
Boatswains Mate
BMOW
Boatswain's Mate of the Watch
BOAT/US
Boat Owners Association of the U. S.
BOCA
Boat Owners Council of America
BOSAF
Boating Safety Correspondence Course
BQ
Basically Qualified
BS&S
Boating Skills and Seamanship
BSAC
Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC)
BT
"Break" between message header and message content
BUI
Boating Under the Influence (of alcohol, etc.)
BYBB
Backyard Boat Builders
BZ
"Well Done" (Derivation unknown)
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CAMS
Communications Area Master Station
(e.g., CAMSPAC: Communications Area Master Station Pacific, NMC, Pt.
Reyes CA
CAP
Civil Air Patrol
CAPT
Captain (USCG, USN, USPHS)
CAVU
Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited (Aviation)
CC
Career Counselor (CG Auxiliary SO specialty designation - now
obsolete)
CDR
Commander (USCG, USN, USPHS)
CEU
Continuing Education Unit
CFR
Code of Federal
Regulations
CFVE
Commercial Fishing Vessel Examination
CFVS
Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety
CG
Coast Guard
(United States Coast Guard)
CGA
United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA)
CGAUX
Coast Guard Auxiliary
CGI
Coast Guard Institute, Oklahoma City, OK
CGMA
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
(formerly CG Welfare)
CHDIRAUX
Chief Director, Auxiliary (Headquarters)
CM
Communications Officer (CG Aux. SO specialty designation)
CMC
Merchant Marine Safety Counsel
CMC
Command Master Chief
CME
Courtesy Marine (or Motorboat) Examination (Now “VSC”)
CO
Commanding Officer
COMDT
Commandant of the Coast Guard
COMDTINST
Commandant Instruction
COMDTNOTE
Commandant Notice
COMDTPUB
Commandant Publication
COMO
Commodore
COS
Chief of Staff
CPO
Chief Petty Officer (USCG, USN)
CPT
Captain
CRC
Civil Rights Counselor
CS
Communications Services (CG Aux. SO specialty designation)
CWO
Chief Warrant Officer
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D-AA
Administrative Assistant to DCO
D-AD
Aide to the DCO
DBW
(California) Department of Boating and Waterways
DC
National Department Chief
DCS
District Chief of Staff
DCO
District Commodore
DCP
Division Captain
DDO
District Directorate Officer (sometimes District Directorate
Commodore)
DEP
Deputy
DHS
Department of Homeland
Security
DIRAUX
Director of Auxiliary (District or Region)
DIST
District
DIV
Division
DO
Defense Operations
DOD
Department of Defense
DOJ
Department of Justice
DOL
Department of Labor
DOT
Department of Transportation
DPG
District Planning Group
DSO
District Staff Officer
DVC
Division Chief (National Staff)
DVC-NC
Conference Coordination, NACO staff
-E-
E
Designates the Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Education
ELT
Enforcement of Laws and Treaties
EMPLID
Employee Identification Number
ENS
Ensign (USCG, USN)
EPIRB
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (Also see
PEPIRB)
EXCOM
District Executive Committee
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FC
Flotilla Commander
FED
Flotilla Enrollment Date
FN
Finance Staff Officer (CG Aux. SO specialty designation)
FN
Fireman (Enlisted USCG, USN)
FM
Family Member (AUXMIS designation)
FMV
Fair Market Value
FOUO
For Official Use Only
FSO-
Flotilla Staff Officer– (followed by specialty designation)
FWPCA
Federal Water
Pollution Control Act
-G-
G-
Staff Symbol identifying the CG & offices within DOT
G-C
Commandant of the Coast Guard
G-CCS
Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard
G-CV
Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
G-0
Assistant Commandant for Operations
G-PCX
Chief, Office of Auxiliary/Chief Director, Auxiliary
GIS
Global Information System
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time (See ZULU) (Also sometimes
"GCT" "UT")
GPO
Government Printing
Office
GS
General Service -- Federal employee pay level designation
GSA
General Services
Administration
-H-
HARPAT
Harbor Patrol (as a CGAUX function)
(2001
Harbor Patrol Guide (HTML Format)
2002 Harbor Patrol Guide (WORD Format)
HF
High Frequency (Radio - 3 to 30 mhz)
HIN
Hull
Identification Number
HLS
HomeLand Security
-I-
I
Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Information
& Communications Services
ICOMIA
International Council of Marine
Industry Associations
ICS
Incident Command System
IP
Immediate Past Office (except National Commodore)
IQ
Initially Qualified Auxiliary Member
IS
Information Services (CG Aux. SO specialty designation)
ISC
Integrated
Support Command
IT
Instructor
-J-
JOOD
Junior Officer of the Deck/Day
-L-
L
Designates the Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Legal
Affairs
LCDR
Lieutenant Commander (USCG, USN, USPHS)
LE
Law Enforcement
LEPO
Law Enforcement Petty Officer
LM
Life Member
LM
CG Auxiliary Land Mobile Radio Station Facility
LO
Liaison Officer
LORSTA
Loran Station
LT
Lieutenant (USCG, USN, USPHS)
LTJG
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) (USCG, USN)
-M-
M
Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Marine
Safety & Environmental Protection (Also MSEP)
MA
Materials (CG Auxiliary SO specialty designation)
MARS
Military Affiliate Radio
System
MARSEC Maritime Security (MARSEC
1 is the "New Normalcy")
MCPO
Master Chief Petty Officer
MCPOCG
Master Chief Petty Officer Of The Coast Guard
MDA
Maritime Domain Awareness (also see OPR III)
CGAUX MDA/OPR Mission
MDV
Marine Dealer Visitor (Obsolete. Now "PV")
(CG Aux. SO specialty designation)
MEP
Marine Environmental Protections
MF
Medium Frequency (300 to 3000 khz)
MHLS
Maritime Homeland Security Strategy -- Three scalable Maritime
Security postures for increased attention:
MARSEC 1 New Normalcy;
MARSEC 2-Heightened Risk; and MARSEC 3-Incident Imminent
MLB
Motor Lifeboat
MLC
Maintenance and Logistics Command
MI
Master Instructor
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MR
Member Resources (old name for Personnel Services)
MS
Marine Safety (CG Auxiliary SO specialty designation)
MS
Member Services
MSC
Marine
Safety Council
MSD
Marine Sanitation Device or Marine Safety Detachment
MSEP
Marine
Safety & Environmental Protection (Also "M")
MSSEP
Marine Safety, Security & Environmental Protection
MSI
Marine Safety Insignia (Trident Device)
MST
Marine Science Technician (USCG PO Rating)
MSO
Marine Safety Office
MT
Member Training (CG Auxiliary SO specialty designation)
MTSA
Maritime Transportation Security Act
-N-
N-A
Administrative Officer, NACO staff
N-AS
NACO Secretary
N-D
NACO Aide
N-S
Special Assignment, NACO staff
N-P
Special Projects Officer, NACO staff
NACO
National Commodore
NACOS
National Auxiliary Chief of Staff
NACON
National Auxiliary Conference
NADCO
National Directorate Commodore (appointed)
NAPDIC
National Association of Past District Commodores
NAPM
National Area Planning Meeting
NASBLA
National Association of State
Boating Law Administrators
NATL
National
NAVCO
National Vice Commodore---
NBF
National Boating Federation
NBSAC
National Boating Safety Advisory Council
NBSS
National Boating Safety School
NDRS
National Distress and Response System (Being replaced by
"Rescue 21")
NEXCOM
National Executive Committee
NFPA
National Fire
Protection Association
NIPCO
Immediate Past National Commodore
NM
New Member
NOAA
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration
NOK
Next of Kin
NOS
National Ocean Survey (NOAA-Dept. of Commerce)
NRC
USCG National Response Center
NSBC
National Safe Boating
Council
NSBW
National Safe Boating Week
NSC
National Safety Council
NTRAIN
National Training Conference
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
NWS
National Weather Service (NOAA
- Dept. Of Commerce)
-O-
O
Designates Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Operations
OBS
Office of Boating Safety (Coast Guard)
OSC
Outboard Boating Club
OCMI
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection
OCS
Officer Candidate School
ODU
Operational Dress Uniform (Replacing Working Dress Blue)
OIA
Order Issuing Authority
OINC or OIC
Officer-in-Charge
OMS
Operations and Marine Safety
OOD
Officer of the Deck/Day
OP
Operations (CG Auxiliary SO specialty designation)
OPM
Operations Policy Manual (CGAUX)
OPFAC
Operational Facility
OPORD
Operation Order
OPR
Operation Patriot Readiness (now in Phase III. See Also: MDA)
OPS
Operations, Operations Officer
OS
Operations Specialist (CG Petty Officer Rating -- Merger of RD and
TC)
OWW
Operation Waterway Watch (Now "America's Waterway Watch")
-P-
P
Designates Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Personnel
P
(before officer title acronym) Past Officer
PA
Public Affairs (CG Auxiliary SO specialty designation)
PAO
Public Affairs Officer
PATCOM
Patrol Commander
PCO
Paddle Craft Operator
PB
Publications (CG Auxiliary SO specialty designation)
PE
Public Education (CG Auxiliary SO specialty designation)
PEPIRB
Personal Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
(Also see EPIRB)
PFD
Personal Flotation Device
PIW
People (Person) in Water
PO
Petty Officer (USCG, USN)
POB
People on Board (Formerly SOB - Souls on Board)
POC
Point of Contact
POD
Past Officer Device
POMS
Patrol Order Management System
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PQS
Performance Qualification Standard
PS
Personnel Services (Also Reserve Port Security Rate)
PV
Program Visitor (Previously "MDV") (Staff Officer designator)
PWC
Personal Water Craft
PWCS
Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security
-Q-
QE
Qualification Examiner
QEC
Qualification Examiner Coodinator (See
http://www.division1.org/qec.html )
QM
Quartermaster (CG PO Rate now Combined with BM)
QMOW
Quartermaster of the Watch
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R&D
Research and Development
RADM
Rear Admiral (Upper Half) O-8
RBS
Recreational Boating Safety
RBSVP
Recreational Boating Safety Visitation Program
RCO
District Rear Commodore
RCC
Rescue Coordination Center
RDML
Rear Admiral (Lower Half) O-7 (Previously Commodore)
REP
Representative
RET
Retired
REWK
REcertification
required for failure to attend required WorKshop
REYR
REcertification
required for failure to meet Yearly Requirements
RMS
Readiness Management System
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SAMA
Standard Auxiliary Maintenance Allowance (for personal equipment used on
ordered patrols)
SAR
Search and Rescue
SBLA
State Boating Law Administrator
SC
Specialty Course (One of six)
SCA
Small Craft Advisory (a
NASBLA periodical)
SCPO
Senior Chief Petty Officer (USCG, USN)
SK
Storekeeper (USCG Petty Officer Rate)
SLO
State Liaison Officer
SN
Seaman (USCG, USN)
SO
Division Staff Officer
SOPA Senior
Officer Present Afloat
SR
Secretary/Records (CG Auxiliary SO specialty designation)
SR
Seaman Recruit (USCG, Navy)
STAN Team Standardization Team
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T
Designates Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Training
TAD
Temporary Assignment to Duty (or Temporary Assigned Duty)
TARP
Targeted Augmenting and Recruiting Program
TC
Telecommunications Specialist (Obsolete - Merged into OS rating)
TCT
Team Coordination Training
TONO
Travel Order Number
-U-
UDC
Uniform
Distribution Center (Official CG source, purchase of Auxiliary
uniforms
UNCLAS
Unclassified (immediately following BT after unclassified message header)
USA
United States Army
USAF
United States Air Force
USAFR
United States Air Force Reserve
USA-NG
United States Army - National Guard
USAR
United States Army Reserve
USC
United States Code
USCA
United States Code Annotated
USCG
United States Coast Guard (also CG)
USCGA
United States Coast Guard Academy
USCGAUX
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
USCGR
United States Coast Guard Reserve
USMC
United States Marine Corps
USMCR
United States Marine Corps Reserve
USN
United States Navy
USNR
United States Navy Reserve
USPHS
United States Public Health Service
USPS
United States Power Squadrons
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V
Designates Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Vessel Examination
VADM
Vice Admiral (USCG, USN)
VCO
District Vice Commodore
VCP
Division Vice Captain
VE
Vessel Examiner (CG Auxiliary SO specialty designation)
VE
Vessel Examination
(See VSC)
VFC
Vice Flotilla Commander
VFR/IFR
Visual Flight Rules/Instrument Flight Rules
VHF Very
High Frequency (30 to 300 mhz)
VMC
Visual Meteorological Conditions (See VFR)
VSC
Vessel Safety Check (formerly CME: Courtesy Motorboat [Marine]
Examination)
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