BALTIC SEAENVIRONMENT PROCEEDINGS No. 59 - Helcom

2.1.2. Alarm Exercise (BALEX BRAVO)
The WG was of the opinion that there is still a need to
execute this type of exercises with regular intervals
mainly because of newcomming personel in the various combatting
organizations.
However, the WG felt that it should be underlined in the
manual that BALEX BRAVO also should be executed outside
normal working hours.
Furthermore, in addition to the yearly draft exercise schedule
set-up by the Secretariat, the WG proposed that the
Contracting Parties bilateral and without approval from the
CC can agree upon and execute this type of exercises also
with the aim only to test lines of communications.
2.1.3. Equipment Exercise (BALEX CHARLIE)
The WG held the opinion that according to practice the
destinction between BALEX CHARLIE and the operational exercise
(BALEX DELTA) is not practical any more.
This is in line with the "Meeting and Exercise schedule 1986-
1990" in the Manual (Vol. I, Chapter 9.2 page 1).
According to this BALEX CHARLIE exercises have not been
executed lately, probably due to the fact that the Operational
Co-operation between the Contracting Parties has
developed considerably.
Accordingly the WG proposed that the aim of BALEX CHARLIE
exercises should be changed to "exercises with the specific
aim of technical and/or scientific testing of equipment and
techniques or specific operational procedures" but deleting
the overall operational aspects.
2.1.4 Operational Exercise (BALEX DELTA)
The WG felt that last sentence in the manual dealing with
"Guidelines" can be deleted as such guidelines to a certain
extent will be substituted by the checklist as mentioned in
para 2.7.
2.2. "To make a draft seven year plan for joint exercises taking
into account the exercise schedules within other agreements".
Based on the "Meeting and Exercise Schedule 1986 - 1990"
(Vol I, Chapter 9.2. page 1) and certain specific national
circumstances the WG proposed the following seven year
exercise schedule:
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