Pacific Area Op Guide - Navy-Marine Corps MARS

Pacific Area OPS Guide1. INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 5NET CONTROL/FREQUENCY USAGE REPORTINGGeneral net organization, basic communications procedures, and methods forhandling traffic are contained in NTP 8(D). All traffic nets in thePacific Area shall be operated in the same format and as described inJoint-Mars Voice Net Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as described inChapter 7 of this OPS Guide.2. ASSISTANT TO THE AREA DIRECTOR FOR NET OPERATIONS/REPORTSThe Assistant to the Area Director for Net Operations/Reports (NNNØASETHREE) will supervise and coordinate the activities of all nets in thearea. The volunteer duties and responsibilities of the AREA THREEposition are described in NTP 8(D), Chapter 2, Paragraph 224.c. Thefollowing are additional duties:A. Coordinate and maintain a log of all NCS and all ANCS for the nets inthe area.B. Coordinate and maintain Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 of the Pacific AreaOperations Guide.C. Coordinate and maintain Annex B of the Pacific Area Operations Guide.3. ASSIGNMENT OF NET FREQUENCIESA. Chief, NAVMARCORMARS must allocate all net frequencies for the timeperiod that the net operates. Frequencies are allocated in ZULU timefor the standard time requested. No additional request for timeallocation is required when the net changes its ZULU operating time dueto the change to daylight savings time. Examples are:1) When DST is in effect (Summer), ZULU time = MDT plus 6.2) When DST is not in effect (Winter), ZULU time = MST plus 7.3) If a net for 1200 local time is requested, that request will be for1900Z whether or not DST is in effect.B. All requests from the regions for allocations of frequencies and timeof operation must be sent to NNNØASE THREE, who will authorize thefrequency for the time period requested. If the frequency and timeperiod are not authorized for the region, NNNØASE THREE will send arequest to Chief, NAVMARCORMARS to obtain the necessary frequency andtime allocation.4. NET CONTROL STATIONA. The Assistant to the Area Director for Net Operations/Reports assignsNCS and ANCS for all Pacific Area (PAxx) nets. Similarly, theAssistant to the Region/State Director for Net Operations/Reportsassigns NCS and ANCS for the region/ state nets. The above-mentionedstaff may appoint Net Managers who will be responsible for assigningNCS/ANCS, receiving frequency usage and participation reports from NCS,and sending a monthly frequency usage and participation report for thenet to the responsible staff.B. The authority of the NCS extends only to the assigned net. Thedecisions of the NCS, rendered during the net for which they haveresponsibility, are final and will not be disputed on the air. The NCS5-1