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                  FLOTILLA 16-7  Manasquan Inlet, NJ

John M. Fisher Jr., FC                                                            William L. Castagno, VFC

2008 FLOTILLA 16-7 GOALS

Membership: Increase membership by 4. In line w/division goals.

Vessel Examinations: A 10% increase per member over 2007 total. With 14 examiners our 2007 total shows only 64 VSC's given – less than 5 per examiner.

Program Visits: A 5% increase. 2007 shows 22 MD visits by 6 MD visitors.

Public Education: In 2007 we offered 30 class sessions (5 courses). Member participation fell off toward the end. We need to encourage increased participation by both IT's and aides in every class  and actively recruit more members ( 2 is desired) to become IT qualified.

Patrols: A 10% increase. 2007 shows 21 patrols. We have 13 coxswains X 4 patrols each should total 52 patrols.

Public Affairs: Increase by 1. 2007 shows we participated in 1 event.

Coxswains: Increase by 1. We have 13.

Crew: Qualify 2 new crew members. We currently have 10.

Commercial Vessel Examiners: Encourage and mentor a new member to become involved in this program and become certified.

Administrative Procedures Course: Encourage all new members to complete and pass this course.

Operational surface facility: Add one (1) to our total of 12.

Driving Directions To Point Pleasant, N.J.

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