QUAL: ATON Verifier (4 credits)
Course Description
Auxiliarist ATON verifiers learn about the Coast Guard’s Aids to Navigation system, including navigation charts, bridges, and private aids to navigation. The student will be able to report and verify discrepancies to assist the Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Teams, Buoy Tenders, and Waterways Staff.
Pass Criteria: Students must complete the Auxiliary Aids to Navigation Verifier PQS (Performance Qualification Standard) package, in addition to requirements that may be specific to each district, culminating in a qualification certification/designation letter.
PQS Link: wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=P-DEPT&category=aids-verifier-pqs
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