JP 4-01.5 JTTP for Water Terminal Operations - BITS

g. POL
• Locations and size of wholesale fuel
distributors in the area (including type
of fuel).
• Location and size of POL storage areas
or tanks in the area (including type of
fuel).
h. Communications
• Address of telephone or telex office.
• Description of domestic telephone
service in the area (e.g., type, condition,
number of lines, switching equipment,
and use of landlines or microwave).
• Description of required US military and
Government communications services.
Refer to Appendix G, “J-6, Communication”
in Joint Pub 5-00.2, “Joint Task Force
Planning Guidance and Procedures,” for
a comprehensive description and
checklists on JTF communications
planning.
17. Marshalling Yard
Provisions and
Considerations
a. A central control and inspection point
with multiple lanes for cargo and containers
entering or exiting the marshalling yard.
b. Auxiliary internal checkpoints for
containers and cargo entering the yard from a
beach or rail spur, or by helicopter to a landing
pad within the yard.
c. A traffic circulation plan showing
movement flow into, through, and out of the
marshalling yard.
d. Segregation of inbound containers and
cargo by size and type and, within these
groupings, further segregation by priority,
Water Terminal Planning Considerations
destination, and special handling (security,
mail, hazardous cargo).
e. Segregation of retrograde cargo and
containers by type and size, with empty and
loaded containers further segregated.
f. Running inventory of containers by
location and status within the yard.
g. Security area for breakbulk or
containerized sensitive and high-dollar-value
cargo.
h. External power source for refrigerated
containers. (In an unimproved or bare beach
LOTS environment, self-contained
refrigeration units may be needed. This will
mandate separate propane or diesel refueling
areas.) Refrigeration maintenance must also
be provided.
i. Sheltered facilities for inventory and
control, documentation, and movement
control elements.
j. Covered facilities for stuffing and
stripping containers and coopering cargo.
k. Cleaning and/or decontamination of
retrograde containers, equipment, supplies,
and vehicles.
l. Minor repair of damaged containers.
m. Equipment parking.
n. Unit maintenance of equipment.
o. Messing and comfort facilities.
18. Terminal Units Operational
Planning Determinations
a. Point of discharge (wharf or anchorage).
b. Piloting services (MSC coordinated).
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