VOLUME I Multinational Maritime Tactical Instructions and Procedures

(5) Refer to Figure 3-13 for example of replenishment procedures when two delivering ships are
used.
(6) Screen units are to rig the appropriate side before commencing the approach. They must be alert
to the progress of the units engaged in replenishment. They should also be prepared in advance for rapid
rigging of the opposite side of the ship to preclude any delays due to rerigging should the receiving side
be changed immediately prior to going alongside.
(7) Ships alongside must be meticulous in the use of PREP. All signals will be repeated by flashing
light or voice transmission addressed to the next ship to follow alongside.
(8) Screen ships are to proceed when relieved at screen stations unless otherwise ordered.
(9) In some tactical situations, it may be advantageous to assign one ship as lifeguard for the replenishment.
If so, the procedures shown in Figure 3-14 will be used when only one side of the delivering/supplying
ship is rigged. When both sides of the delivering/supplying ship are rigged, procedures
shown in Figure 3-15 are used.
3129 SPARE
3130 NOT RELEASABLE
3140 MISCELLANEOUS FORMATIONS
MTP 1(D), Vol. I
Departure (Sortie) and Entry Formations 90D and 90E provide for the orderly and expeditious
movement of ships leaving or entering harbor while protected against enemy threats. They provide
maximum protection for vulnerable units against the threat of mines or submarine attack and as much
protection against air attack as is possible. The order of ship types and the intervals and distances between
ships are given in Figure 3-16. The OTC may specify the sequence of ships within types or delegate such
authority to the senior commander of each type in the formation
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