R 142028Z OCT 09 

ALCOAST 597/09
COMDTNOTE 1430
SUBJ: REVISED ELECTRICIANS MATE (EM) ENLISTED PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATIONS
A. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES A REVISED SET OF EM ENLISTED PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATIONS (EPQ). ALL EM PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN
USING THE NEW EPQ FORM CG-3303C-EM (REV 08-2009) AS SOON AS
PRACTICAL BECAUSE IT ACCURATELY REFLECTS CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS. THE NEW EPQ (REV 08-2009) WILL BE REQUIRED FOR
ADVANCEMENT COMPETITION STARTING WITH THE NOV 2010 ACTIVE DUTY AND
OCT 2010 RESERVE SERVICE-WIDE EXAM CYCLES.
2. THE EPQS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE CG LEARNING PORTAL WEBSITE,
HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL. IAW REF A, THE EPQ RECORD (FORM
CG-3303C-EM) 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 02-2003) TO
THE CURRENT EPQ EDITION (REV 08-2009) WHEN THEY DIRECTLY CROSS-
REFERENCE.
3. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EPQS AND RATING COURSES ARE
CONNECTED AND DESIGNED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER PRIOR TO THE
STUDENT BEING ADMINISTERED AN END OF COURSE TEST (EOCT). ALTHOUGH
THE NEW EPQS DO NOT EXACTLY ALIGN WITH THE CURRENT EM1 COURSE
(EDITION 0119-8), EM2 COURSE (EDITION 0219-3), AND EM3 COURSE
(EDITION 0319-1), THE COURSES ARE STILL RELEVANT AND REQUIRED FOR
ADVANCEMENT. NEW EM COURSES ARE PRESENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT AND WILL
BE ANNOUNCED WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
4. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NEW EM EPQ MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE EM
RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF, EMCM LANCE ABERNETHY, (202)475-5758.
QUESTIONS REGARDING COURSE MATERIALS MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE EM
SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST EMCM RICK VOBORNIK AT (757) 856-2257.
5. RADM T. S. SULLIVAN, COMMANDER, FORCE READINESS COMMAND, SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.