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22 SEP 2020 FM : CHDIRAUX TO : ALAUX ALAUX 027 / 20 normal AUXOP specialty course exam proctor and passing score policies as determined by the Chief Director of Auxiliary . Provisions of this temporary suspension will remain in place for 30 days after its announced end to allow Auxiliarists to complete their exams for AUXOP specialty courses already in progress .
6 . Internet release is authorized .
Subj : TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ONLINE PROCTOR REQUIREMENT FOR AUXOP SPECIALTY COURSE EXAMS
1 . Sections 8 . C . 2 .( b ) and ( d ) of the Auxiliary Manual ( Commandant Instruction Manual M16790.1G ( series )) require all Operational Auxiliarist ( AUXOP ) specialty course exams to be proctored and have a minimum passing score of 75 %. Current COVID-19 safety protocols often prevent Auxiliarists from engaging in in-person Auxiliary activities , including meeting with proctors to take AUXOP specialty course exams .
2 . Given the constraint posed by COVID-19 on inperson AUXOP exam proctoring , the proctor requirement is temporarily suspended for the following AUXOP specialty course exams when taken online : Auxiliary Navigation ( AUXNAV-A / also listed as AUXACN ), Auxiliary Weather ( AUXWEA ), Auxiliary Patrols ( AUXPAT ), Auxiliary Seamanship ( AUXSEA ), and Auxiliary Communications ( AUXCOM ).
3 . If taken online , these AUXOP specialty course exams are authorized to be taken open-book and must still to be taken through the Auxiliary National Testing Center ( NTC :
http :// ntc . cgaux . org / ). Taken this way , they now require a passing score of 90 % and must be completed within a 120-minute time limit . Once the online exam is started , it can only stop upon exam completion or once 120 minutes have passed . It cannot be temporarily stopped nor logged out . For these reasons , students should therefore ensure they are fully prepared and ready to take these online exams prior to starting them .
4 . This change does not apply to the Auxiliary Search Coordination and Execution ( AUX SC & E ) specialty course or the NavRules 90 exams .
5 . This temporary suspension will end when COVID-19 safety protocols allow restoration of
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Subj : COMMUNICATING UNITY AND RESPECT : REPRESENTING THE U . S . COAST GUARD
1 . Last week , the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard , Admiral Charles Ray , sent the following email to leaders throughout the Coast Guard .
From : Ray , Charles W ADM <
ADMCRay @ uscg . mil > Sent : Monday , September 14 , 2020 1:21 PM Subject : Communicating Unity and Respect : Representing the U . S . Coast Guard
To U . S . Coast Guard Leadership ,
I need every CO , OIC , Supervisor , and Leader to clearly hear this message and communicate its content to every member of our workforce . The challenging effects of our high operational tempo during a global pandemic , forecasts for an active hurricane season , widespread protest for social justice , and the backdrop of a National election could potentially serve to divide us without a conscious effort to avoid any such division . When we say that we are " Stronger Together ," we do not ignore our