GTMO Port Operations Personnel Conduct Coxswain Program
Navy News Service
Story Number: NNS110930-06
9/30/2011
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Justin Ailes Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Public Affairs
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (NNS) -- Sailors attached to Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba's Port Operations department facilitated the Shore Installation Management Basic Boat Coxswain (SimBoat) program Sept. 26-30.
In accordance with Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) instruction 3500.1, the course was held to qualify Sailors as small boat coxswains.
"The weeklong course features two days of classroom instruction, and three days of practical exercises on the water," said Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Jason Mickel, SimBoat program instructor. "We are teaching the 'rules of the road' for small boat operations, including operational risk management, navigation, engineering, basic boat handling, and damage control."
The SimBoat Coxswain course provides a standardized shore installation management program for training and qualifications of basic boat coxswains and crew members.
"It's important for Sailors to know the fundamentals as well as the rules and regulations of boat operations," said Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Christopher Pullon, SimBoat program instructor. "Facilitating advanced safety and seamanship supports port operations and the security department's maritime strategy."
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