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
