ON-LINE DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE FOR GOVERNMENT MOTOR VEHICLE (GMV) OPERATORS

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SUBJ: ON-LINE DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE FOR GOVERNMENT MOTOR VEHICLE (GMV) OPERATORS
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B. CANCEL REF A
1.  THE USCG HAS, FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, EXCEEDED THE ONE
MILLION DOLLAR FIGURE FOR THE REPAIR OF GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION (GSA)-LEASED VEHICLES. IN FY 2006 USCG GSA-LEASED
GOVERNMENT MOTOR VEHICLE (GMV) DAMAGE INCLUDED 232 GMV MISHAPS OF
WHICH 3 WERE CLASS B MISHAPS. COST TO THE COAST GUARD FOR THIS CLASS ONLY WAS 2 DAYS HOSPITALIZED, 75 LOST WORK DAYS, 123 DAYS OF RESTRICTED DUTY AND 9,000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.  IN FY 07, 246 GMV MISHAPS OCCURRED, 2 WERE CLASS B MISHAPS.  COST TO THE COAST GUARD FOR THIS CLASS ONLY WAS 4 DAYS HOSPITALIZED, 146 LOST WORK DAYS, 99 DAYS RESTRICTED DUTY AND 12,000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.  MANY OF THESE MISHAPS WERE CAUSED BY LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, PRIMARILY UNFAMILIARITY WITH A VEHICLE'S CAPABILITY OR NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROAD.

2.  TO IMPROVE DEFENSIVE DRIVING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AND TO IMPROVE ATTITUDES IN THE HOPE OF REDUCING THE NUMBERS AND COST OF GMV MOTOR VEHICLE MISHAPS, GSA HAS CONTRACTED WITH THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL (NSC) TO PROVIDE AN ON-LINE DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE TO ALL PERSONNEL WHO OPERATE GSA VEHICLES.  THIS COURSE IS PROVIDED AT NO COST AND CAN BE TAKEN ENTIRELY ON-LINE.

3.  DIRECTIONS: TO ENTER THE DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE (PRINT THESE
INSTRUCTIONS) THEN:
 A.  CLICK ON HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/G-W/G-WK/WKS/MOTORVEHICLESAFETY.HTM
 B.  SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE.  YOU MAY HAVE TO TEMPORARILY CLICK ON ALLOW POPUPS
 C.  ENTER GSA FLEET DRIVING COURSE CUSTOMER NUMBER 03110070307T001
ACCESS CODE (LEAVE BLANK) CLICK ON GSA FLEET DRIVING COURSE (LEFT
SIDE)
 D.  SCRIPT PROMPT ENTER YOUR NAMEATUSCG.MIL EMAIL ADDRESS,
THEN CLICK OK (ALLOW POP-UPS)
 E.  FIRST TIME USERS CLICK ON NEW STUDENT (SAVE AS FAVORITE WEBPAGE TO RE-ENTER)
 F.  ENTER ALL REQUIRED FIELDS IN NEW STUDENT PROFILE
 G.  YOU WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A REGISTRATION PAGE.  TYPE IN YOUR
INFORMATION.  YOU WILL THEN RECEIVE A CONFIRMING EMAIL REMINDING YOU OF YOUR USER NAME AND PASSWORD FOR ACCESS AT A LATER DATE

 H.  SELECT USCG AS BUREAU
 I.  USE YOUR EMPLOYEE I.D. NUMBER AS UNIQUE EMPLOYEE IDENTIFIER
 J.  ONCE COMPLETED, CLICK ON SUBMIT
 K.  CLICK ON SAFETY
 L.  THEN CLICK ON NSC DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE 8.2 VERSION
 M.  BEGIN DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE TRAINING
 N.  YOU MAY LISTEN TO AUDIO OR CHOSE TO READ THE SCRIPT
4.  RETURNING STUDENTS:
 A.  GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFETYSERVE.COM/GSAFLEET/ (THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY
BOOK MARKED)
 B.  CLICK ON RETURNING STUDENT
 C.  TYPE IN LOGIN AND PASSWORDS
 D.  CLICK ON SAFETY
 E.  THEN CLICK ON NSC DEFENSIVE DRIVER COURSE 8TH EDITION TO RETURN TO THE COURSE.
4. THIS ON-LINE COURSE WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS TO
COMPLETE. ONCE YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CREATED YOUR PERSONAL PROFILE WITH LOGIN NAME AND ASSIGNED PASSWORD, YOU MAY TAKE THE COURSE ANYTIME, TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY. IF YOU DECIDE TO STOP, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BOOK MARK YOUR LOCATION BY PRESSING THE EXIT BUTTON, AND CONTINUE WHEN YOU DESIRE.

5.  ONCE YOUR TRAINING COURSE IS COMPLETED WITH A SCORE OF 80
PERCENT, PRINT YOUR CERTIFICATE AND PROVIDE IT TO YOUR SPO FOR RECORD IN YOUR PERSONNEL TRAINING RECORD.
6.  IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS ENTERING THE WEBSITE, CONTACT GSA BY
CALLING 1-866-472-6711, 0800-1900 MONDAY-FRIDAY (EST).  IF YOU HAVE ENTERED THE ON-LINE COURSE AND EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY, CONTACT TECH SUPPORT AT 1-800-775-1484, 0800-1700 MONDAY-FRIDAY EST OR EMAIL HELPATSAFETYSERVE.COM

7.  POC FOR CG-1132 IS JOHN JOHNSTON AT 202-475-5206 OR EMAIL
JOHN.T.JOHNSTONATUSCG.MIL.
8.  INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.
9.  RADM MARK TEDESCO, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND SAFETY, SENDS.
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