|
|
METOC
Element Threshold
|
|
|
Platform
|
Wave
Height
|
Wind
|
Impact
on Operations
|
|
MK
IV Patrol Boat (PB)
|
>
10 ft
|
>
35 kt
|
Mission/Route
planning, mission execution
|
|
Mini-Armored
Troop Carrier (MATC)
|
>
6 ft
|
>
35 kt
|
Mission/Route
planning, mission execution.
Seakeeping/Handling.
|
|
Patrol
Boat, Light (PBL)
|
>
6 ft
|
>
35 kt
|
Mission/Route
planning, mission execution.
Seakeeping/Handling.
|
|
Patrol
Boat, Riverine (PBR)
|
>
6 ft
|
>
35 kt
|
Mission/Route
planning, mission execution.
Seakeeping/Handling.
|
|
Rigid
Inflatable Boats (RIBS)
|
|
24
ft RIB
|
>
10 ft
|
>
35 kt
|
Mission/Route
planning, mission execution. Seakeeping/Handling.
|
|
30
ft RIB
|
>
10 ft
|
>
35 kt
|
Mission/Route
planning, mission execution. Seakeeping/Handling.
|
|
10
m RIB
|
>
6 ft
|
>
35 kt
|
Mission/Route
planning, mission execution. Seakeeping/Handling.
|
|
High
Speed Boat (HSB)
|
>
10 ft
|
>
35 kt
|
Mission/Route
planning, mission execution. Seakeeping/Handling.
|
|
Patrol
Coastal (PC)
|
Bow:
> 12 ft
Beam: > 12 ft
Stern: > 12 ft
Astern Refueling: > 8 ft
|
>
35 kt
|
Mission/Route
planning, mission execution. Seakeeping/Handling.
|
|
MK
V Special Operations Craft (MK V SOC)
|
>
10 ft
|
>
35 kt
|
Mission/Route
planning, mission execution. Seakeeping/Handling.
|
|
|
|
|
Wave
Height
|
Temperature
|
Impact
on Operations
|
|
Combat
Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC)
|
>
8 ft
|
>
90°F or < 50°F
|
Mission/Route
planning, mission execution. Personnel and
equipment support considerations.
|
|
SPECIAL
NOTES:
|
|
Humidity:
|
Any
conditions that are favorable for surface
based ducting or enhanced/decreased EO capabilities
may produce unacceptable electromagnetic/electro-optical
signature vulnerability for detection/counter
detection.
|
|
All
Boat Ops:
|
Conditions
up to and including the critical threshold
can impact accuracy of weapons, crew endurance/alertness,
and speed of advance. Above this threshold,
damage to craft and equipment or serious injury
to crew members is possible. Wave height alone
is NOT an absolute indicator
of crew/craft safety. Wave perodicity, direction
of travel, and crew experience can lower or
raise the critical threshold. For intial planning
purposes, however, wave height is a primary
consideration for safety of navigation, crew,
and overall mission success.
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