VOLUME I Multinational Maritime Tactical Instructions and Procedures

MTP 1(D), Vol. I
Table 1-1. OTC’s Responsibilities and Functions (Cont.)
NO.
FUNCTIONS
FUNCTIONS
(Which may be delegated to a warfare commander/coordinator)
120 Promulgating the policy for Operational/Tactical Deception.
121 Formulating and promulgating the policy for planned responses.
122 NOT RELEASABLE
123 Formulating and promulgating general safety policy or assigned units including policy for aircraft/units
joining the force.
124 Providing air, surface, and subsurface units as available to appropriate PWCs, coordinating their respective
efforts and, when necessary, resolving conflicting requirements.
125 Requesting assignments of such external assets as may be required.
126 Designating position and intended movement (PIM), disposition and force surveillance areas, and
maneuvering the force.
127 With other appropriate commanders, arranging for coordination of air, surface, and subsurface surveillance
with other friendly forces operating within or adjacent to the force surveillance area.
128 Specifying desired search efforts outside the established force surveillance area, requesting additional
assets as necessary.
129 Specifying reference systems for air/surface/submarine contact reporting.
130 From all information available obtained from external sources and/or PWCs, resolving any existing
conflict, and constructing, displaying, and passing to the force a composite picture of the tactical situation.
131 Evaluating information to establish probability areas/sectors for air, surface, and subsurface threats.
132 Ordering degrees of readiness.
133 Informing SUBOPAUTH of task force/group intentions and movements.
134 NOT RELEASABLE
135 NOT RELEASABLE
136 NOT RELEASABLE
137 NOT RELEASABLE
138 NOT RELEASABLE
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