Watercraft Materiel Master Plan


ARMY WATERCRAFT MASTER PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS i

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY iv

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Purpose 1-1 1-1

Scope 1-2 1-2

Format 1-3 1-3

AWMAG 1-4 1-4

Summary 1-5 1-4

CHAPTER TWO: ARMY WATERCRAFT EMPLOYMENT — Roles and Missions

General 2-1 2-1

Authority 2-2 2-1

Historical Experience 2-3 2-2

Watercraft Mission 2-4 2-4

Employment of Watercraft 2-5 2-6

Water Transport Operations 2-6 2-7

Summary 2-7 2-11

CHAPTER THREE: BUILDING THE FORCE

General 3-1 3-1

Transportation Watercraft Force Structure 3-2 3-3

Army Watercraft Units and Their Missions 3-3 3-4

Summary 3-4 3-5

CHAPTER FOUR: PREPOSITIONING AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARMY WATERCRAFT

Purpose 4-1 4-1

Prepositioning — Where We Are 4-2 4-1

Prepositioning — Requirement 4-3 4-2

Prepositioning — How We’ll Get There 4-4 4-6

Follow-On Deployment 4-5 4-7

Summary 4-6 4-8

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CHAPTER FIVE: THE FLEET REQUIREMENT

Purpose 5-1 5-1

Background 5-2 5-1

Categories of Watercraft 5-3 5-1

Fleet Determination Process 5-4 5-2

Scope 5-5 5-2

Assessment of the Fleet 5-6 5-5

Summary 5-7 5-6

Logistics Support Vessel (LSV) 5-8 5-8

Landing Craft, Utility 2000 (LCU-2000) 5-9 5-10

Landing Craft, Utility 1600 (LCU-1600) 5-10 5-12

Landing Craft, Mechanized 8 (LCM-8) 5-11 5-14

Landing Craft, Mechanized 8, Modification 2
(LCM-8, MOD 2) 5-12 5-18

Large Tug 128’ 5-13 5-20

Large Tug 100’ 5-14 5-22

Pusher Tug (PT) 5-15 5-24

Small Tug 65’ 5-16 5-26

Boat, Picket (J Boat) 5-17 5-28

Lighter, Amphibious Resupply Cargo 60 Ton (LARC-LX) 5-18 5-30

Floating Machine Shop (FMS) 5-19 5-32

Barge Conversion Deck-Enclosure Kit (BCDK) (M322) 5-20 5-34

Barge Derrick, 115 Ton (BD 115T) 5-21 5-36

Barge Derrick, 89 Ton (BD 89T) 5-22 5-38

Barge, Deck or Liquid Cargo (BG 231C) (Fuel) 5-23 5-40

Barge, Deck Cargo (BC 231A) 5-24 5-42

Barge, Deck Cargo (BC 7005) 5-25 5-44

Modular Causeway System (RO/RO Discharge Facility) 5-26 5-46

Modular Causeway System (Causeway Ferry) 5-27 5-48

Modular Causeway System (Floating Causeway) 5-28 5-50

CHAPTER SIX: WATERCRAFT MODERNIZATION

Objective 6-1 6-1

Overall Strategy 6-2 6-2

Concept 6-3 6-2

Responsibility 6-4 6-2

Fleet Status 6-5 6-3

On Condition Cyclic Maintenance Program 6-6 6-3

Materiel Change/Extended Service Programs 6-7 6-4

Research and Development Program 6-8 6-7

Procurement Program 6-9 6-11

Fleet Modernization Issues 6-10 6-14

Summary 6-11 6-14

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CHAPTER SEVEN: TRAINING ARMY MARINERS

Purpose 7-1 7-1

Concept of Training Strategy 7-2 7-2

Marine Qualification Requirements 7-3 7-2

Structure of Programs of Instruction 7-4 7-2

Resourcing Proponent School Training 7-5 7-12

Unit Training Programs 7-6 7-12

Summary 7-7 7-13

APPENDIX A: Table Distribution Allowance Craft Listing A-1

APPENDIX B: Army Watercraft Management Action Group Charter B-1

APPENDIX C: Points of Contact C-1

APPENDIX D: Marine Safety D-1

REFERENCES Reference-1

GLOSSARY/ACRONYMS Glossary/Acronym-1