JP 4-01.5 JTTP for Water Terminal Operations - BITS

c. Inland Waterway
• Width of the waterway.
• Average depth, speed of the water, and
shallow point.
• With a given cargo weight, how close to
the shore will water depth allow vessels.
• Capacity to conduct clearance operations
by inland waterway.
• Points at which tugs will be needed to
support travel of vessel.
• Points along the coast that are most
suitable for different types of sea and/or
land operations.
• Types of channel markers.
• Points that are most suitable for mining
of waterway.
• Effect that mining would have on ship
passage.
• Locations at which waterways narrow
into choke points.
• Other than choke points, locations where
vessels are vulnerable to shore fire.
• Security that is available for vessels
(underway, at anchor, or tied up).
• Type of hostile special operations units
that can threaten vessels.
• Local shore security available to protect
vessels once they are docked.
• Type and number of local watercraft
available to move cargo.
• Maintenance capability that exists for
these vessels.
Water Terminal Planning Considerations
• Docks along the waterway.
• Local regulations that govern inland
waterway operations.
• Addresses and telephone numbers of the
waterway authorities, if any.
15. Threat
Essential information on threat includes the
following.
a. Enemy threat and capability in the
operational area (e.g., air; naval; ground; or
nuclear, biological, and chemical).
b. Description of local overt or covert
organizations from which hostile action can
be expected.
c. Availability of local assets for rear area
security operations.
d. In addition to port and/or LOTS operations,
other primary targets in the area (e.g., military
bases, key industrial activities, political and/or
cultural center, satellite communications
facilities).
e. Physical security characteristics of port area.
16. Community Information
Community information should include the
following.
a. General
• Name of town(s) within a 25-mile radius.
• Grid coordinates and longitude and
latitude of the town.
• Size and significance of the town.
• Primary means of livelihood for the town.
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