R 221437Z OCT 09

ALCOAST  609/09
COMDTNOTE 16130
SUBJ: CALL FOR ERRATA FOR U.S. COAST GUARD SAR ADDENDUM,
COMDTINST M16130.2(E)
A. U.S. COAST GUARD ADDENDUM TO THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL SEARCH
AND RESCUE SUPPLEMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL AERONAUTICAL AND
MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE MANUAL, COMDTINST M16130.2(E)
1. REFERENCE A HAS BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER.
THE NORMAL FIELD REVIEW OF THE CONTENT TO IMPLEMENT NEW POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES IS ONGOING. IN THE COURSE OF THEIR REVIEW FIELD
USERS ARE ASKED TO AID IN IDENTIFYING ERRATA WITHIN REFERENCE A.
ERRATA ARE ERRORS IN PRINTING OR WRITING AND ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE. SUBSTANTIVE AND POLICY ISSUES WILL BE
ADDRESSED SEPARATELY IN THE NORMAL CHANGE CYCLE PLANNED TO START
IN FEBRUARY 2010.
2. THE COLLECTION OF ERRATA IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY REFERENCE A AND
PROPER APPLICATION OF THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IT CONTAINS.
THE COLLECTED ERRATA LIST WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE PROVIDED TO FIELD
USERS.
3. ALL ERRATA ITEMS (NON-POLICY ERRORS) MAY BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY
VIA EMAIL TO RICHARD.R.SCHAEFER(AT)USCG.MIL. ITEMS ARE TO BE
SUBMITTED WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS ALCOAST.
4. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY CHANGES SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND PER PARAGRAPH 7 OF THE TRANSMITTAL LETTER OF
REFERENCE A.
5. COMDT (CG-534) POC IS MR. RICH SCHAEFER (202) 372-2079.
6. RADM J.T. RIKER, DIRECTOR OF RESPONSE POLICY, SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE