Training Courses:
The
Trident Program is the Marine Safety and Environmental Protection
Department's member training and qualifications program for personnel
participating in operations and support activities with the US Coast Guard's
Marine Safety Directorate and local marine safety units. Completion of
Trident Program components will qualify an Auxiliary member for the award of
the Auxiliary Marine Safety Device, a distinctive uniform badge indicating
full attainment of professional competency in the MS/MEP program. For full
information on the Trident Program and its qualifications, please see the
following link to the Auxiliary Web site:
http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/news/news_m.htm
The
Trident Program includes the following training courses:
1. Introduction to Marine Safety (INTRO-MS/MEP)
Text Book and Student Study Guide at this link -
Trident Training
Documents
Exam is at this link - U.S.
Coast Guard Training Department National Testing Center and scroll
down to your exam,after reading the instructions
2. The advanced course series, (ADV-MS/MEP) consisting of the
following:
a) Initial Indoctrination Marine Inspections (IIMI)
(Paper-based correspondence course at Coast Guard Institute);
b) Initial Indoctrination Port (IIPO) (Paper-based correspondence
course at Coast Guard Institute);
3. Incident Command System (ICS100)
a)
Go this link for Instructions
USCG Auxiliary
Incident Command System (ICS) Program Support Pages
b) ICS 100 Course Support page -
ICS Orientation 100
c) ICS Student Study Guide and Presentations -
ICS Documents &
Presentations
4.
Good Mate Course
Text Book, which includes student study guide at this link -
Trident Training
Documents
All courses do require an "end-of-course test" to be taken on-line. The
passing score is 90 percent correct. The tests are open-book. To take an
exam, follow this link - U. S.
Coast Guard Auxiliary Training Department National Testing Center
and scroll down to your exam, after reading the instructions.
5.
Questions about course material or general questions about the Trident
program - click on this link :Trident
Program Help
