Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse L. Duane instructs Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill J. Heller where to place the line for a side tow drill as Chief Petty Officer Kellian K. Whidden evaluates the crew in Barnegat Inlet, N.J., Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Whidden is a member of the National Motor Life Boat School Standardization team in Ilwaco, Wash.(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lindberg)

Seaman Michael D. Hilbert tosses a heaving line to Petty Officer 3rd Class David W. Feather and Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristopher G. Mosgrober during a towing drill conducted by crewmembers of Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, N.J., Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Members of Station Barnegat Light conduct drills with a standardization team every two years to assess their readiness to respond to mariners in need of assistance.(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lindberg)