VOLUME I Multinational Maritime Tactical Instructions and Procedures

a. Demonstrate Forward Presence. The Task Force will need to establish an overt presence
in the area and to make all parties aware of its capabilities and intentions. This may also involve information
operations and the use of Psy Ops and in particular media coverage in order to reach both the political
leaders and the community at large. In some cases this alone may achieve the aims of the Task Force.
b. Carry Out Surveillance. In order to establish its presence the Task Force will be required to
carry out surveillance of its designated Area of Operations in order to establish the optimum positions from
which to maintain that presence. In so doing, the TF will have to establish the following.
(1) Commercial and civilian traffic patterns both in the air and at sea.
(2) Traffic density.
(3) Military operational patterns in all three environments, and
(4) Refine the impact of environmental factors on TF capabilities — in particular sensor
performance.
All these elements will impact directly on the integrity of the surveillance product and its
sustainability, as well as providing important baseline information for indications and warnings.
c. Carry Out Peacekeeping/Embargo Operations. In view of the nature and range of maritime
sensors (both active and passive) and weapons, the Task Force’s area of interest and involvement is
over land. Some or all of the following activities may be involved.
(1) Monitoring military activity and movements in all three environments and reporting such activity
up the chain of command. Certain activity and movements may have been proscribed by international
(UN) edict and may attract intervention or retribution.
— Assets may be required to be on notice to carry out this task.
(2) Monitoring commercial traffic in order to enforce embargo orders on specified commodities.
— Assets will be required to be deployed to ensure that the integrity of the embargo is maintained
and to carry out enforcement action when needed.
(3) Providing protection of specified commercial shipping from interference by third parties. In a
scenario short of all out conflict, politico-diplomatic imperatives and indeed risk levels may dictate that
measures up to and including the introduction of full Naval Control of Shipping. In this situation alternative
but less rigorous measures such as “accompaniment” may be appropriate.
— Assets will in all likelihood be required to be dedicated to this task alone.
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(4) Taking enforcement action. In addition to maintaining a comprehensive search and monitoring
operation, when violations are detected, effective policing action will be required.
— Assets are required to be available from amongst those engaged in monitoring traffic. Their
diversion to enforcement must not endanger the integrity of the search.
d. Carry Out Evacuation. This may involve the removal of civilian or military personnel in a
wide variety of possible scenarios. EXTAC 1010 provides guidance on non-combatant evacuation operations.
Common threads are likely to be:
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