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COMNAVAIRPAC SAN DIEGO CA
COMSUBLANT NORFOLK VA
CHNAVPERS WASHINGTON DC
COMSUBPAC PEARL HARBOR HI
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SWOSCOLCOM NEWPORT RI
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COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN
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NSTC OFFICER DEVELOPMENT PENSACOLA FL
OTC NEWPORT RI
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MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVSURFOR SAN DIEGO CA/-/JUL//
SUBJ/ADVANCE CHANGE NOTICE FOR SURFACE WARFARE QUALIFICATION AND /DESIGNATION INSTRUCTION//
REF/A/DOC/CNSP-CNSLINST 1412.1/-/25FEB2013// REF/B/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/072009ZJAN2016//
NARR/REF A IS COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVSURFLANT SURFACE WARFARE QUALIFICATION AND DESIGNATION INSTRUCTION 1412.1. REF B IS NAVADMIN 006/16 ALIGNMENT OF THE NUCLEAR LIMITED DUTY OFFICER DESIGNATOR.// POC/RAUNIG, JENNA/LCDR/COMNAVSURFPAC /SAN DIEGO, CA /619-437-3114/JENNA.RAUNIG(AT)
NAVY.MIL//
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, SHAWN/LCDR/COMNAVSURFLANT/NORFOLK, VA /757-836-3090/SHAWN.F.HANSEN(AT)NAVY.MIL//
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. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE CHANGES TO REF A THAT WILL BE INCORPORATED IN A FORTHCOMING UPDATE.
2. ELIGIBILITY FOR SWO QUALIFICATION HAS BEEN MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
  A. PER REF B, DESIGNATOR 620X (NUCLEAR POWER) REPLACES 640X AND IS REQUIRED TO QUALIFY.
  B. DESIGNATOR 62XX/72XX (SUBMARINE LINE LDO/CWO) MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE:
     (1) BE ASSIGNED TO A SUBMARINE TENDER (AS).
  B. FOR ALL DESIGNATORS ELIGIBLE TO PURSUE SWO QUALIFICATION AND ASSIGNED TO A SUBMARINE TENDER (AS), THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET TO BE ELIGIBLE:
     (1) OBTAIN COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER WATCH OFFICER (CICWO) QUAL FROM A CRUDES (DDG/CG) SURFACE SHIP.
     (2) COMPLETE A SWO QUALIFICATION BOARD CHAIRED BY THE CO AND COMPOSED OF A MINIMUM OF TWO SWO OFFICERS (DESIG 111X) WITH A MINIMUM LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE OF DEPARTMENT HEAD OR HIGHER.  SWO BOARDS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON OR VIA VTC.
     (3) COMPLETE ELIGIBILITY REQUEST OUTLINED IN REF A, ENCL 2 DOCUMENTING ALL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.  UPON APPROVAL OF REQUEST, SWO QUALIFICATION CAN BE AWARDED TO THE OFFICER.
3. BASIC DIVISION OFFICER COURSE (BDOC) IS INTENDED FOR NEW ACCESSION OFFICERS TO ATTENDWITHIN 6 MONTHS(179 DAYS) OF
REPORTING ABOARD THEIR FIRST SHIP.   EACH YEAR AFTER THE MAY
COMMISSIONING SEASON, A BACKLOG EXISTS FOR BDOC QUOTAS. DURING THAT TIME, DEPLOYING UNITS, FDNF UNITS, AND NUCLEAR POWER OFFICERS ARE GIVEN PRIORITY. SHIPS MAY REQUEST TO DELAY BDOC PAST 179 DAYS THROUGH TYCOM N7 PROGRAMS POCS LISTED ABOVE. PRIMARY CONSIDERATION FOR DEFERRING BDOC SHOULD BE TO ALLOW OFFICERS ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUOTE WATER UNDER THE KEEL UNQUOTE TIME PRIOR TO MAJOR MAINTENANCE/MODERNIZATION AVAILABILITIES.  UPON TYCOM N7 APPROVAL, COMMANDS WILL ARRANGE QUOTAS WITH PERS-413 (PLACEMENT).
COMNAVPERSCOM FUNDS THE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL OFFICERS THAT ATTENDWITHIN 179 DAYSOF COMMISSIONING.  BEYOND 179 DAYS, THE OFFICER MUST BE GAINED (ACC 100) BY THE SHIP, AND TYCOM TADTAR FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SEND THE OFFICER TO BDOC. ANY CHANGE TO BDOC SCHEDULING THAT REQUIRES TYCOM TADTAR EXPENDITURE MUST BE APPROVED BY THE RESPECTIVE TYCOM N7 POC LISTED ABOVE.
4. ADVANCED DIVISION OFFICER COURSE (ADOC) IS DESIGNED TO REINFORCE AND BUILD ON THE CORE CONCEPTS INTRODUCED IN BDOC BY PAIRING THEM WITH FLEET EXPERIENCE. NON-NUCLEAR OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND ADOC BETWEEN THEIR FIRST AND SECOND DIVISION OFFICER TOURS.
COMNAVPERSCOM FUNDS THE REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICERS THAT ATTEND ADOC BETWEEN THEIR FIRST AND SECOND TOURS. DEFERRAL OF ADOC IS NOT OPTIONAL WITHOUT EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. SWO NUCLEAR OFFICERS ARE EXEMPT FROM ATTENDING ADOC.
5. CROSS-DECK TRAINING REMAINS A VIABLE OPTION AVAILABLE TO SHIPS TO SUPPORT TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS WHEN IN LONG MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITIES THAT DELAY PREREQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SWO (I.E. COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER WATCH OFFICER AND OFFICER OF THE DECK UNDERWAY).  SHIPS MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ATTEMPTS TO CROSS-DECK IN THEIR LOCAL AREA TO ACHIEVE THE INTENDED TRAINING OBJECTIVES AT NO COST BEFORE TADTAR EXPENDITURES WILL BE APPROVED.  SHIPS MUST INCLUDE LOCAL AREA CROSS-DECKS IN THEIR ANNUAL TRAINING PLAN
(ATP) TO ACCOUNT FOR AN UNFORESEEN POSSIBILITY OF TADTAR EXPENDITURES IN THE EVENT OF OPERATIONAL SCHEDULE CHANGES.// BT
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