Pacific Area Op Guide - Navy-Marine Corps MARS

Pacific Area OPS Guide2) The OP NOTE above must not be used since exercise messages areforwarded to addees.16. REPORTS - SITUATION REPORTS (SITREPS, TERMINATION)A. During an emergency, situation reports (SITREPS) pertaining to MARScommunications shall be sent at intervals not exceeding six hours tothe Area, Region and State Directors and their Emergency CommunicationsAssistants using the following format:P (DTG)FM NNNØ___ (ST)(Station)TO NNNØASE SCANNN0AS_ (ST)(Region Director)INFO NNNØG__ (ST)(State Director)NNNØASE TWO (ST)NNN0AS_ TWO (ST)(Region ECOM assistant)NNNØG__ TWO (ST)(State ECOM assistant)BTUNCLASSUBJ: SITREP (One, Two, Three, etc.)1. (Brief summary of situation in disaster area)2. (Designator(s) of net(s) and number of stations participating in theemergency)3. (Advisory information, recommendations, needs, etc., be brief)4. (Prognosis for next few hours)5. (Other pertinent information – problems, equipment performance,etc.)BTNNNNB. Termination of Emergency1) When terminating an emergency, the NECOS of the emergency net shallannounce “Terminate Emergency at (location), securing the (netdesignator) at (time) Z”.2) As soon as possible upon termination of a state of emergency, theState Director or representative shall report the following bymessage:a. Net designator(s) and frequency(s).b. Total number of stations participating.c. Total traffic count.d. Total number of hours the net(s) was in operation.e. Date/time of opening and securing net(s).f. Appropriate supplemental information, problems encountered, etc.C. The Area or Region Director will in turn consolidate reports and make areport to Chief, NAVMARCORMARS (NNNØASA) and the Assistant toCHNAVMARCORMARS for Emergency communications (NNNØASZ) every six hours.These SITREPS should also be sent to the area, region and stateassistants for ECOM for information. SITREPS may be used to change theCOMCON level. If possible, use frequencies/modes outside the busy ECOMnet frequencies, such as telephones. The Region Director should sendthe Area Director any information, which the Area Director has notreceived directly.C-7