E5 EPME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What should you do if you find errors on your PDE? - Answers :If errors are found, note
them on the printed copy of this form, sign it, and provide it to your admin personnel. It
is the member's responsibility to ensure that incorrect or missing data is updated in DA
prior to the PDE verification deadline date for each SWE.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
How can you access your SWE PDE? - Answers :Select the SWE PDE link in the
Employee pagelet.
The summary will display. Click Create Report.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
Where are deadlines for PDE verifications and corrections provided? - Answers :All
PDE's are updated prior to each Active and Reserve exam cycle. Review the message
for deadlines for PDE verifications and corrections.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
On your PDE you will receive credit for all sea/surf/award points for your first
advancement on or after what date? - Answers :Each member will receive credit for all
sea/surf/award points for their first advancement on or after 1JAN2010
For all subsequent SWE competitions, points will be given only for those sea/surf/award
points earned on/after the point start date (PSD) which is reflected on the online PDE.
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/PPC/ADV/PointStartDate.pdf?ver=2017-03-
02-094915-733
You will be credited Sea Time points on your PDE at what rate? - Answers :points will
be given only for those sea/surf/award points earned on/after the point start date (PSD)
which is reflected on the online PDE.
SWE Eligibility Date (SED)?
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
On your PDE, award points are earned up to what point? - Answers :SWE Eligibility
Date (SED)
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
On your PDE, TIR and TIS are computed up to what point? - Answers :Terminal
Eligibility Date (TED) is the date that members will begin to be advanced from the SWE
advancement lists following a SWE cycle.
Time in Rating (TIR) and Time in Service (TIS) are computed up to this future date for
SWE eligibility and also for TIR and TIS points on the SWE. The TED is 1 January of
, the year following the October and May SWEs, and 1 July of the year following the
November SWE.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
You have submitted an eResume but immediately notice that the Job Ranking
Preferences are incorrect. How should you make corrections? - Answers :Any
corrections/updates will have to be made on the following day after submission.
Due to maintenance of important historical data, DA does not allow for deletions of
incorrect eResumes. Be sure the document you are submitting is correct, to prevent
having unwanted information pending in your My Endorsements section as well as
unneeded information pending in your endorsers Requests section.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
Once you have chosen all desired Job Basket boxes for an eResume, what should be
your next step? - Answers :Check the Job Basket box for a desired position. When all
desired Job Basket boxes have been chosen, click Save to Job Basket.
The My Saved Jobs window will appear. Delete any unwanted jobs first by checking the
box and clicking Delete. When finished, click Select All and then the Apply Now button.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
What should you do after ranking positions in order of preference on your eResume? -
Answers :After ranking positions in order of preference, click Return to previous page.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
You have submitted an incorrect eResume. What can you do to delete the incorrect
information? - Answers :Any corrections/updates will have to be made on the following
day after submission.
Due to maintenance of important historical data, DA does not allow for deletions of
incorrect eResumes. Be sure the document you are submitting is correct, to prevent
having unwanted information pending in your My Endorsements section as well as
unneeded information pending in your endorsers Requests section.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
How is risk defined within Risk Management? - Answers :Risk is defined as the
possibility of loss or injury due to exposure to a hazard. Risk is inherent in all operations
and activities. Risk Management (RM) is a process to identify, assess, control, mitigate
and manage hazards associated with an operation or activity.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/sites/externaldata/Directives/CI_3500_3A.pdf
What should you do if you find errors on your PDE? - Answers :If errors are found, note
them on the printed copy of this form, sign it, and provide it to your admin personnel. It
is the member's responsibility to ensure that incorrect or missing data is updated in DA
prior to the PDE verification deadline date for each SWE.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
How can you access your SWE PDE? - Answers :Select the SWE PDE link in the
Employee pagelet.
The summary will display. Click Create Report.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
Where are deadlines for PDE verifications and corrections provided? - Answers :All
PDE's are updated prior to each Active and Reserve exam cycle. Review the message
for deadlines for PDE verifications and corrections.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
On your PDE you will receive credit for all sea/surf/award points for your first
advancement on or after what date? - Answers :Each member will receive credit for all
sea/surf/award points for their first advancement on or after 1JAN2010
For all subsequent SWE competitions, points will be given only for those sea/surf/award
points earned on/after the point start date (PSD) which is reflected on the online PDE.
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/PPC/ADV/PointStartDate.pdf?ver=2017-03-
02-094915-733
You will be credited Sea Time points on your PDE at what rate? - Answers :points will
be given only for those sea/surf/award points earned on/after the point start date (PSD)
which is reflected on the online PDE.
SWE Eligibility Date (SED)?
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
On your PDE, award points are earned up to what point? - Answers :SWE Eligibility
Date (SED)
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
On your PDE, TIR and TIS are computed up to what point? - Answers :Terminal
Eligibility Date (TED) is the date that members will begin to be advanced from the SWE
advancement lists following a SWE cycle.
Time in Rating (TIR) and Time in Service (TIS) are computed up to this future date for
SWE eligibility and also for TIR and TIS points on the SWE. The TED is 1 January of
, the year following the October and May SWEs, and 1 July of the year following the
November SWE.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
You have submitted an eResume but immediately notice that the Job Ranking
Preferences are incorrect. How should you make corrections? - Answers :Any
corrections/updates will have to be made on the following day after submission.
Due to maintenance of important historical data, DA does not allow for deletions of
incorrect eResumes. Be sure the document you are submitting is correct, to prevent
having unwanted information pending in your My Endorsements section as well as
unneeded information pending in your endorsers Requests section.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
Once you have chosen all desired Job Basket boxes for an eResume, what should be
your next step? - Answers :Check the Job Basket box for a desired position. When all
desired Job Basket boxes have been chosen, click Save to Job Basket.
The My Saved Jobs window will appear. Delete any unwanted jobs first by checking the
box and clicking Delete. When finished, click Select All and then the Apply Now button.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
What should you do after ranking positions in order of preference on your eResume? -
Answers :After ranking positions in order of preference, click Return to previous page.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
You have submitted an incorrect eResume. What can you do to delete the incorrect
information? - Answers :Any corrections/updates will have to be made on the following
day after submission.
Due to maintenance of important historical data, DA does not allow for deletions of
incorrect eResumes. Be sure the document you are submitting is correct, to prevent
having unwanted information pending in your My Endorsements section as well as
unneeded information pending in your endorsers Requests section.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Letters.pdf
How is risk defined within Risk Management? - Answers :Risk is defined as the
possibility of loss or injury due to exposure to a hazard. Risk is inherent in all operations
and activities. Risk Management (RM) is a process to identify, assess, control, mitigate
and manage hazards associated with an operation or activity.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/sites/externaldata/Directives/CI_3500_3A.pdf
