[Aux-enews] eNews from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - 19 JUL 2008
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eNews from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
19 JUL 2008
CONTENTS:
Airline Checked Baggage Fee and Airline Fuel Surcharge
NACON Registration Deadline Fast Approaching
New AuxData Mission Added
Orion Becomes an RBS Partner
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Airline Checked Baggage Fee and Airline Fuel Surcharge (ACLOAST 333/08)
For those who travel on TONO:
Numerous commercial airlines are assessing a fee for checked baggage. Some
airlines may exempt government travelers from paying the fee, however, they
may require the traveler to present a government ID and/or copy of official
travel orders at time of check in. Coast Guard travelers should be prepared
to present a military or government ID and copy of official travel orders at
the time bags are checked in.
Regulations classify any baggage that is not transported free by the carrier
as part of the transportation ticket cost as excess baggage. Therefore
travel orders must specifically authorize excess baggage in order to be
authorized reimbursement for a checked baggage fee.
Checked baggage fees cannot be charged to the coast guard centrally billed
account (CBA), aka charged to order, TONO, or GTA.
Travelers who have their airline ticket charged to a Coast Guard CBA must be
prepared to pay any assessed baggage fee at the time the bags are checked in
with the airline. Checked baggage fees can be charged to the travelers
individually billed government travel charge card.
Due to the volatility in fuel costs many airlines are assessing a fuel
surcharge to government and public airfares. The surcharge is assessed at
the time the ticket is purchased and is in addition to the base airfare
price. The amount of the fuel surcharge could substantially increase the
overall cost of a ticket. The surcharge appears on a transportation
itinerary invoice as a tax and shall be included as part of the overall
transportation cost for reimbursement purposes.
For questions contact Mr. Scott Arndt at e-mail scott.r.arndt (at)uscg.mil
or Mr. Les Weisbeck at e-mail les.r.weisbeck(at) uscg.mil.
Radm Jody a. Breckenridge, Assistant Commandant for human resources, sends
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NACON Registration Deadline Fast Approaching
The NACON 2008 deadline for hotel and early conference reservations is July
17th, just 2 days away. There is also a PDF version of the registration
form available if you do not wish to register online. The regular
registration fee will apply to all registrations not received by July 17th.
Mail in registration must be completed by August 1st. Online registration
ends on August 10th. Act now to make your reservations.
<http://www.cgauxa.org/nacon2008//> http://www.cgauxa.org/nacon2008/
<http://www.cgauxa.org/nacon2008/2008%20NACON%20Registration%20Form.pdf>
http://www.cgauxa.org/nacon2008/2008%20NACON%20Registration%20Form.pdf (PDF:
1 page / 125 KB)
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New AuxData Mission Added
There is a new mission added to member training, 06C - AUXSCE. Reporting it
is now functional in AuxData. Please advise all Instructors who are teaching
this course to use mission 06C effective immediately. A reminder: Do not
show the students on the 7030, their time should be reported on their
monthly 7029 form. The following change will be added to the 7030 as of 1
October 2008 when the quarterly forms update is made: 06C AUXSCE Reporting -
A class taught by a certified SCETT (Instructor who completed AUXSCE
Train-the-Trainer course and is certified as either a Boat Crew Coxswain or
a pilot in one of the AIR Competencies.)
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Orion Becomes an RBS Partner
Orion Safety Products, in conjunction with the Auxiliary, has developed a
Safety Awareness program for Auxiliary Vessel Examiners. On-line visual
distress signal (VDS) training is available through the ShopAuxiliary.com,
member's only website. (Click on the Orion link after signing in.) By
viewing the training, each vessel examiner is eligible to receive a free VE
kit. The kit includes Vessel Safety Check (VSC) event posters, brochures, a
VDS training card, and discount coupons for each VSC customer, and vessel
examiners can earn points to obtain additional Orion VDS products. Be sure
to complete your contact info on the quiz form.
<http://www.shopauxiliary.com> www.shopauxiliary.com
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HELP WANTED POSITIONS (from the National Web Site)
The following "Help Wanted " ad appeared on the National Web Site as of the
date of this newsletter:
http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi
Public Information Hotline Branch Chief -- Robin Freeman, DC-E -- 3/29/2008
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