VOLUME I Multinational Maritime Tactical Instructions and Procedures

(6) Local Warfare Coordinator. When two or more units are in company, a local warfare coordinator
may be designated. Local warfare coordinators have the following functions:
(a) Direction Functions:
i. Delegating, as appropriate, specified functions to other units in his local group.
ii. Establishing watch zones for units in his group.
iii. Broadcasting the local picture to units of the group on the local coordination net.
(b) Coordination Functions. Correlating and evaluating reports from units in company
and, where appropriate, relaying this information to the OTC/CWC or warfare commander.
(c) Control Functions. The local warfare coordinator controls the local coordination net.
(7) The Mine Warfare Coordinator (MWC). The MWC is the principal advisor to the OTC on
matters pertaining to mine warfare. He is responsible for coordinating the laying of minefields in support
of the OTC and the efforts of supporting mine countermeasures (MCM) forces, which are usually
not under the direct command or control of the OTC/CWC. Specific functions of the MWC include:
(a) Employment of tactical mining against targets of opportunity, using force assets.
(b) Coordination with appropriate commanders for the laying of tactical minefields and the
execution of mining plans.
(c) Tasking of MCM forces assigned to the tactical command of the OTC/CWC.
(d) Coordination with appropriate local commanders for response to enemy mining of choke
points, safe havens, or operating areas, and for the execution of MCM plans.
(e) Maintaining and disseminating a plot of relevant mine warfare information to the force.
e. Asset Control and Coordination.
MTP 1(D), Vol. I
(1) Picket Ships, Towed Array Ships, or Other Ships. Picket ships, towed array ships, or
other ships operating at a considerable distance from the main body will normally operate under the tactical
control of a warfare commander. As previously set forth, force AAW weapons systems may be
tasked by the AAWC and force ASUW weapons systems by the ASUWC, even though the ship is under
the tactical control of another commander. A ship’s stationing should be coordinated to consider the requirements
of all warfare commanders. Because tasking of a ship’s weapons by one warfare commander
may interfere with its primary tasking, such action must be preceded by prior concurrence of the
warfare commander having tactical control. If required, tactical control may be temporarily passed to
another commander (e.g., two Harpoon-equipped towed array ships could be directed to form a surface
action group (SAG) and temporarily operate under the tactical control of the SAG commander).
(2) Ships in the Inner Screen. Ships in the inner screen will normally operate under the tactical
control of the screen commander (SC), with that authority delegated to him by the OTC/CWC. The
ships’ inner screen positions will be assigned by the SC in accordance with the OTC’s or warfare commanders’
requirements. These ships, like those in paragraph (1), may possess ASUW capabilities and
the ASUWC may, if assigned authority to do so, direct the SC to detach units as a SAG, but not before
getting prior concurrence of the ASWC, AAWC, or CWC as appropriate. To simplify coordination, the
SC should also, whenever possible, be the ASWC. However, as noted previously, in large dispositions
there may be several SCs or none, depending upon force disposition.
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