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COMDTNOTE 1430
SUBJ: REVISED MACHINERY TECHNICIAN THIRD CLASS (MK3) PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATION GUIDES
A. PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION MANUAL, COMDTINST M1500.10
(SERIES)
1. THE MK RATING IS STILL COVERED UNDER THE LEGACY PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATION GUIDE (PQG) AND END OF COURSE TEST (EOCT) SYSTEM.  IT
WILL NOT TRANSITION TO THE ENLISTED RATING ADVANCEMENT TRAINING
SYSTEM (ERATS) UNTIL LATE FY13 OR EARLY FY14.
2. THE REVISED MK3 PQG (COURSE CODE 0332-6), ALONG WITH THE
ACCOMPANYING EOCT ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING FM THE CG INSTITUTE.
THESE PQGS ARE BASED ON THE LATEST ENLISTED PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATIONS (EPQ) FORM, CG-3303C-MK (REV. 02-2011). THE REVISED
MK3 PQGS AND EPQ FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CGPORTAL
(HTTPS://ELEARNING.USCG.MIL/CATALOG). IAW REF A, ALL EPQS FOR MK3
MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO TAKING THE MK3 EOCT.
3. PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN USING THE NEW MK3 PQG COURSE
(0332 EDITION 6) AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. A TRANSITION PERIOD HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED FOR THE MK STRIKER PROGRAM THROUGH 31 JULY 2012, DURING
WHICH EITHER THE OLD OR NEW VERSION OF THE COURSE MAY BE COMPLETED
FOR ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY. THE OLDER VERSION OF THE MK3 EOCT WILL
NOT BE SCORED AFTER 31 JULY 2012.
4. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MK3 PQGS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE MK RATING
KNOWLEDGE MANAGER, MKC NATHAN MAYO, (757) 856-2377. QUESTIONS
REGARDING ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE MK RATING
FORCE MASTER CHIEF, MKCM EDWARD LEWIS, (202) 475-5756.
5. RDML S. E. MEHLING, COMMANDER, FORCE READINESS COMMAND SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.