R 092109Z FEB 10

ALCOAST 072/10
COMDTNOTE 1430
SUBJ: REVISED BOATSWAINS MATE (BM) ENLISTED PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATIONS
A. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES A REVISED SET OF BM ENLISTED
PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (EPQ). ALL BM PERSONNEL ARE
ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN USING THE NEW EPQ FORM CG-3303C-BM (REV
12-2009) AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE BECAUSE IT ACCURATELY
REFLECTS CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
2. THE BM EPQ 12-2009 EFFECTIVE DATES FOR ADVANCEMENT AND
SWE PARTICIPATION ARE:
 A. THE NEW EPQ (REV 12-2009) IS EFFECTIVE AND REQUIRED ON
01AUG10 FOR PLACEMENT ON BM SUPPLEMENTAL AND STRIKER
ADVANCEMENT LISTS. MEMBERS MAY USE EITHER THE 12-2006 OR
12-2009 BM EPQS UP TO THE 01AUG10 DEADLINE. BEGINNING
02AUG10, ONLY THE 12-2009 VERSION WILL BE ACCEPTED.
 B. THE NEW EPQ (REV 12-2009) IS EFFECTIVE AND REQUIRED FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE NOV 2010 AND SUBSEQUENT SWES. THE
12-2006 OR THE 12-2009 EPQ VERSIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR THE
MAY 2010 ACTIVE DUTY SWE AND THE OCTOBER 2010 RESERVE
SERVICEWIDE.
3. THE EPQS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE CG LEARNING PORTAL
WEBSITE, HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL. IAW REF (A), THE EPQ
RECORD (FORM CG-3303C-BM) SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
FOR ANNOTATING COMPLETION OF ENLISTED QUALIFICATIONS FOR
ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY. SUPERVISORS AND DESIGNATED
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COACHES (PDC) MAY TRANSFER
SIGNATURES FROM THE OLDER EPQ EDITION (REV 12-2006) TO THE
CURRENT EPQ EDITION (REV 12-2009) WHEN THEY DIRECTLY CROSS-
REFERENCE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EPQS AND RATING
COURSES ARE CONNECTED AND DESIGNED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED
TOGETHER PRIOR TO THE STUDENT TAKING AN END OF COURSE TEST
(EOCT). NEW BM COURSES ARE PRESENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT AND WILL
BE AVAILABLE SUMMER 2010.
4. COMPETENCY ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS ARE APPENDED TO THE
BM EPQ FORM AND PAGE 2 SUPERVISORY VERIFICATION SIGNATURES
ARE REQUIRED. COMPETENCIES MUST BE DOCUMENTED IN DIRECT
ACCESS AND CANNOT BE DEFERRED.
5. BM GUIDING PRINCIPLES. THE BM GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE
APPENDED TO THE REVISED EPQ FORM. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY AND
FOR THE BM COMMUNITY. WHILE COAST GUARD CORE VALUES CAPTURE
THE INDIVIDUAL VIRTUES DESIRED OF ALL COAST GUARD PERSONNEL,
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES APPLY SPECIFICALLY TO THE BM RATING.
THE BM GUIDING PRINCIPLES DESCRIBES THE CULTURE, NORMS, AND
DUTY ON WHICH BOATSWAINS MATES BASE THEIR PRACTICES. THE
GUIDING PRINCIPLES PROVIDES A BENCHMARK BY WHICH A BM CAN
GAUGE HIS OR HER OWN PROFESSIONALISM. BM PERSONNEL ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MAKE A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD THE
GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
6. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NEW BM EPQ MAY BE ADDRESSED TO
THE BM RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF, BMCM KEVIN LEASK,
(202)372-2296. QUESTIONS REGARDING COURSE MATERIALS MAY BE
ADDRESSED TO THE BM RATING TRAINING MASTER CHIEF, BMCM JAMES
NOLDA, AT (757) 856-2593.
7. RELEASED BY RADM T. S. SULLIVAN, COMMANDER, FORCE
READINESS COMMAND.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.