R 031730Z FEB 10 

ALCOAST 059/10
COMDTNOTE 16000
SUBJ: RELEASE OF IMPORTANT PREPAREDNESS AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
GUIDANCE.
A. NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (NRF CONOP),
VERSION 1.0, 22JAN2008 NOTAL
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 291631Z SEP 09, COAST GUARD
CONNECTIVITY TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK (NRF)
C. COAST GUARD INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATION STANDARD (PQS) GUIDE
1. ON NOVEMBER 9, 2009 COMMANDANT (CG-53) SIGNED COMDTINST
16000.22, COAST GUARD CONNECTIVITY TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE
FRAMEWORK. THIS POLICY ENSURES THE COAST GUARD IS FULLY PREPARED TO
SUPPORT THE NATIONS ENGAGEMENT IN ALL HAZARD/ALL INCIDENT
OPERATIONS. IT REPLACES REF (A) AND IS POSTED ON CGPORTAL AT
HTTPS://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL/LOTUS/MYQUICKR/COAST-GUARD-
PREPAREDNESS/PLANS-AND-POLICY. TYPE THIS ENTIRE WEB ADDRESS INTO
THE ADDRESS BAR OF YOUR BROWSER. NOTE IT IS CASE SENSITIVE AND MUST
BE IN LOWER CASE.
2. REF (B) REMAINS USEFUL AND DESCRIBES LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST
PRACTICES OBSERVED AS THESE POLICIES WERE APPLIED FROM JUNE 2008 TO
MAY 2009.
3. ON NOVEMBER 2, 2009, OSC MARTINSBURG POSTED THE INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM (ICS) TYPE 3 AND 4 COMPETENCIES ON THE TRAINING MANAGEMENT
TOOL (TMT) WEBSITE. COMMANDANT (CG-533) POSTED ASSOCIATED PQS FOR
EACH COMPETENCY ON HOMEPORT AT HTTP://HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL/ICS/. NOTE
THE WEB ADDRESS IS CASE SENSITIVE AND MUST BE IN LOWER CASE. THE
COAST GUARD ICS PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP TYPE 2 PQS OVER THE NEXT 18
MONTHS, FOLLOWED BY TYPE 1 PQS.
4. THE TYPE 3 PQS AND TMT COMPETENCIES:
 A. HELP COAST GUARD PERSONNEL AND UNIT TRAINING OFFICERS TRACK
COMPLETION OF THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MANDATED BY COMDTINST
16000.22, COAST GUARD CONNECTIVITY TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE
FRAMEWORK.
 B. REPRESENT A MAJOR STEP TOWARDS FULL ICS IMPLEMENTATION FOR ALL
INCIDENT/ALL HAZARD RESPONSE MANAGEMENT IN THE COAST GUARD.
 C. ENSURE OUR PEOPLE OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN QUALIFICATIONS THAT ARE
RECOGNIZED EXTERNALLY TO THE COAST GUARD AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH
NIMS ICS GUIDANCE.
5. UNIT TRAINING OFFICERS SHALL ENSURE ALL ICS TRAINING IS
DOCUMENTED IN TMT. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO AID THE CERTIFICATION
PROCESS ARE CONTAINED IN REF (C), WHICH IS POSTED AT THE HOMEPORT
SITE LISTED ABOVE.
6. PENDING PROMULGATION OF TYPE 1 AND 2 PQS, DISTRICTS AND FORCECOM
SHALL COMPLETE TYPE 3 CERTIFICATION, AND UTILIZE HISTORICAL
RECOGNITION (GRANDFATHERING) AND INTERIM CERTIFICATION PROCESSES
DESCRIBED IN REF (C) FOR CERTIFICATION AT THE TYPE 1 OR 2 LEVEL.
7. FUTURE PLANS: COMMANDANT (CG-533) CONTINUES TO WORK CLOSELY WITH
DHS/FEMA IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL NIMS ICS STANDARDS AND
GUIDANCE. THESE STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE SET THE TIMELINE FOR
PROMULGATION OF THE TYPE 1 AND 2 LEVEL PQS COMPLETION.
8. POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS MESSAGE: LCDR AARON MEADOWS-HILLS
(202) 372-2259 OR AARON.R.MEADOWSHILLS(AT)USCG.MIL.
9. THE COAST GUARDS MANDATE IS TO BE ALWAYS READY FOR ALL RISKS AND
ALL HAZARDS. IN A CHANGING WORLD, OUR CONTINUED SUCCESS DEPENDS
HEAVILY UPON OUR ABILITY TO BE PREPARED FOR ACTION. CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT AND A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE MUST REMAIN PART OF THE
COAST GUARDS LEGACY. SEMPER PARATUS.
10. RELEASED BY RADM P. F. ZUKUNFT, DIRECTOR OF RESPONSE POLICY.
11. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.