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COMDTNOTE 1543
SUBJ: NEW E SEARCH AND RESCUE (E-SAR) COURSE
1. A NEW ELECTRONIC SEARCH AND RESCUE (E-SAR) FUNDAMENTALS COURSE
IS NOW AVAILABLE. E-SAR (0432-1), REPLACES THE CURRENT PAPER FORMAT
CORRESPONDENCE SAR FUNDAMENTALS COURSE (SARFND 0431-3) THAT BECOMES
OBSOLETE ON 01JAN08.  E-SAR IS A COMPUTER-BASED INTERACTIVE
TRAINING SYSTEM THAT MEETS THE SAR KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS FOR
BECOMING AN AIRCRAFT COMMANDER OR SMALL BOAT COXSWAIN. IT COMBINES
THE LEGACY CORRESPONDENCE COURSE, SAR FUNDAMENTALS, WITH THE
EXPORTABLE SEARCH COORDINATION AND EXECUTION COURSE TO GIVE THE
PILOTS AND BOAT CREWS A THOROUGH FAMILIARIZATION OF THE COAST GUARD
SAR SYSTEM AND THE ON SCENE COMMANDERS RESPONSIBILITIES.
2. THE E-SAR COURSE (CODE 0432-1) IS AVAILABLE BY ACCESSING THE
USCG VIRTUAL CLASSROOM FOUND ON THE COAST GUARD LEARNING PORTAL AT
HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL. YOUR EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICER (ESO)
MUST PROCTOR YOUR E-SAR END-OF-COURSE-TEST (EOCT) CONDUCTED ONLINE.
3. ALL EMPLOYEES HAVE ACCESS TO THE COAST GUARD VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
USING THEIR EMPLOYEE ID. UNITS WHICH CANNOT USE THE ON-LINE COURSE
DUE TO DEPLOYMENT, REMOTE LOCATIONS OR INSUFFICIENT BANDWIDTH
SHOULD HAVE THEIR ESO REQUEST A MEMORY STICK VERSION FROM THE
NATIONAL SAR SCHOOL BY EMAILING TCY-DG-E-SAR(AT)USCG.MIL.
4. E-SAR TRAINING COMPLETION WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY RECORDED IN THE
TRAINING MANAGEMENT TOOL (TMT) AND FURTHER AUTOMATICALLY RECORDED
IN DIRECT ACCESS WITH COURSE COMPLETION CODE 0432.
5. YOUR SERVICING EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICERS ARE THE KEY POINTS OF
CONTACT TO SCHEDULE THE END-OF-COURSE-TEST.  ANY QUESTIONS
REGARDING SAR TRAINING SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE NATIONAL SAR
SCHOOL HELP DESK AT 757-856-2380 OR E-MAIL TCY-DG-E-SAR(AT)
USCG.MIL.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
7. CAPT DANIEL J. MCCLELLAN, ACTING DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND
TRAINING, SENDS.
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