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VOLUME I Multinational Maritime Tactical Instructions and Procedures

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MTP 1(D), Vol. I<br />

6737 PROCEDURES FOR SURFACE SHIPS ENTERING RESTRICTED AREAS<br />

a. Surface Ship Notices. When surface ships must enter a blind bombing zone, the comm<strong>and</strong>er<br />

ordering the movement shall notify, as far in advance as possible, the theater, fleet, or equivalent<br />

comm<strong>and</strong>er concerned <strong>and</strong> the comm<strong>and</strong>er controlling aircraft movements in the area. The comm<strong>and</strong>er<br />

ordering the surface ship movement shall state either the route to be followed, given speed of advance<br />

(SOA) <strong>and</strong> times of passing reference positions, or the area in which the surface ship operations are to be<br />

conducted. During an emergency, surface ships entering a blind bombing zone without prior timely<br />

notification (normally 24 hours is required) must accept the risk of attack by friendly aircraft.<br />

6738 — 6739 SPARE<br />

6740 SAFETY PROCEDURES<br />

a. Safety procedures are established to:<br />

(1) Safeguard friendly forces from attack by each other; prevent needless alarms; prevent expenditure<br />

of unnecessary effort on the part of friendly forces by the approach of other forces not yet recognized<br />

or identified as friendly.<br />

(2) Provide confidence in identification, thereby ensuring the immediate effective engagement of<br />

enemy forces.<br />

(3) Ensure the safety of friendly forces in routing operations <strong>and</strong> exercises.<br />

b. Safety procedures applicable to specific operations are established in appropriate publications.<br />

Safety procedures for maritime air operations are detailed in Article 6470.<br />

NOT RELEASABLE<br />

6-97 CHANGE 2

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