Ship-to-Shore Movement MCWP 3-31.5

Cover......Page 1
LETTER OF PROMULGATION......Page 4
U.S. Navy Distribution......Page 6
PUBLICATION NOTICE......Page 18
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 20
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 29
1.3 SHIP-TO-SHORE MOVEMENT CONCEPT......Page 41
Figure 1-2. Amphibious Ship Troop, Helicopter, Landing Craft, and Assault Craft Capabilities......Page 46
2.3.2 Movement Groups.......Page 55
Figure 2-2. Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Organization......Page 57
Figure 2-3. Attack Group and Landing Group Relationships When Commander, Landing Force (CLF) Retains Command......Page 61
Figure 2-4. Attack Group and Landing Group Relationships When Command is Delegated......Page 62
3.4.1 Documents Prepared by Navy.......Page 67
Figure 3-2. Navy Planning Responsibilities and Sequence......Page 68
Figure 3-3. Landing Force (LF) Planning Responsibilities and Sequence (Waterborne)......Page 69
Figure 3-4. LF Planning Responsibilities and Sequence (Helicopterborne)......Page 70
Figure 3-5. Example of a Naval Landing Plan Format (Sheet 1 of 2)......Page 71
Figure 3-6. Example of a Landing Craft Availability Table......Page 73
Figure 3-7. Example of a Landing Craft Employment Plan (Sheet 1 of 2)......Page 74
Figure 3-8. Example of a Debarkation Schedule......Page 76
Figure 3-9. Example of a Ship’s Diagram......Page 77
Figure 3-10. Example of an Approach Schedule (Sheet 1 of 2)......Page 78
Figure 3-11. Example of an Assault Wave Diagram......Page 80
Figure 3-12. Example of a Landing Area Diagram......Page 81
Figure 3-13. Example of a Transport Area Diagram......Page 82
3.4.2 Documents Prepared by the Landing Force......Page 83
Figure 3-15. Example of a Sea Echelon Area......Page 84
Figure 3-16. Example of a LF Landing Plan Format (Sheet 1 of 2)......Page 85
Figure 3-17. Example of an Amphibious Vehicle Availability Table......Page 87
Figure 3-18. Example of a Landing Craft and Amphibious Vehicle Assignment Table......Page 88
Figure 3-19. Example of a Landing Diagram......Page 89
Figure 3-20. Example of an LF Serial Assignment Table......Page 90
Figure 3-21. Serial Number Allocation......Page 91
Figure 3-22. Example of a Landing Priority Table......Page 92
Figure 3-23. Example of an LF Landing Sequence Table......Page 93
Figure 3-24. Example of an Assault Schedule......Page 94
Figure 3-25. Example of an Amphibious Vehicle Employment Plan......Page 95
Figure 3-26. Example of a Helicopter Availability Table......Page 96
Figure 3-27. Example of a Heliteam Wave and Serial Assignment Table......Page 97
Figure 3-28. Example of a Helicopter Landing Diagram......Page 98
Figure 3-29. Example of a Helicopter Employment and Assault Landing Table (HEALT)......Page 99
Figure 3-30. Example of a GCE Landing Plan Format......Page 100
3.5.1 Sea Operating Areas.......Page 101
Figure 3-32. Example of an ACE/LF Aviation Landing Plan Format......Page 103
Figure 3-33. Ocean Operating Areas and Sea Areas in the AOA......Page 104
Figure 4-1. Control Organization During the Waterborne Ship-to-Shore Movement......Page 110
Figure 4-2. Example of Displacement Craft and LCAC Control Areas......Page 114
Figure 4-3. Assembly and Wave Forming Circles......Page 116
Figure 4-4. Underway Launch Scenario......Page 118
Figure 4-5. Waterborne Ship-to-Shore Movement Communications Matrix......Page 121
5.4.1 Tactical Air Control Group (TACGRU).......Page 128
Figure 5-2. Helicopter Tactical or Combat Service Support (CSS) Requests From a Helicopterborne Unit......Page 137
Figure 5-3. Helicopter Tactical or CSS Requests From a Surfaceborne Unit......Page 139
Figure 5-4. Helicopterborne Ship-to-Shore Movement Communications Matrix......Page 142
6.3.3 Defense Against Sneak Attack.......Page 145
Figure 6-2. The Amphibious Defense Zone (ADZ)......Page 146
Figure 6-3. CBR Defense Instructions......Page 150
A.1.4 Procedures for Calling Displacement Landing Craft into Well Decks/to Tank Decks......Page 153
Figure B-1. Landing Craft and Amphibious Vehicle Formations......Page 157
Figure B-2. Arm and Hand Control Signals - Displacement Landing Craft and Amphibious Vehicles (Sheet 1 of 16)......Page 158
Figure C-1. Table of Lights......Page 178
Figure C-2. Floating Dump Cargo Identification......Page 179
Figure C-3. Departure Time Sequence......Page 180
Figure C-4. Standard Flags and Identification Insignia (Sheet 1 of 2)......Page 181
Figure C-5. Beach Markers (From Seaward) (Sheet 1 of 2)......Page 183
Figure C-6. Oceanographic Markers (From Seaward)......Page 185
Figure C-7. Miscellaneous Beach Signs......Page 186
Figure C-8. Unloading Point Markers (Sheet 1 of 3)......Page 187
Figure C-9. Miscellaneous Flags and Identification Insignia (Sheet 1 of 3)......Page 190
Figure C-10. Day and Night Displacement Landing Craft and Amphibious Vehicle Beaching Hand Signals (Sheet 1 of 5)......Page 193
Figure C-11. Day and Night Landing Ship Causeway Operations Signals......Page 198
Figure C-12. LCAC Maneuvering Hand Signals (Sheet 1 of 7)......Page 199
Figure D-1. Example of a Grid Diagram of the Boat Lane......Page 207
D.1.3 Voice Communications Procedures.......Page 208
Figure G-1. ATF Medical Regulating (MEDREG) Organization......Page 217
Figure G-2. LF MEDREG Organization......Page 218
G.4 MEDREG PLAN......Page 220
G.4.3 MEDREG Coordination.......Page 222
Figure H-1. Boat Equipment for Control and Rescue Boats (Sheet 1 of 2)......Page 227
Figure H-2. Boat Equipment for Displacement Landing Craft......Page 229
Figure I-1. Towing a Broached or Grounded Boat Off the Beach......Page 232
Figure I-2. Alongside Tow......Page 233
I.6.1 Boat Broached or Hard Aground.......Page 234
Figure I-4. Beachmaster Method of Raising LCM 8 Ramp (Aluminum or Steel)......Page 236
Figure J-1. TACLOG Group Organization for a MEF-sized MAGTF......Page 239
Figure K-1. MAGTF Organization for the Ship-to-Shore Movement......Page 245
K.3.2 Shore Party.......Page 248
Figure K-3. LFSP, Shore Party, and Beach Party Command Relationships......Page 249
Figure K-4. Basic Shore Party Team Organization......Page 252
Figure K-5. Basic Beach Party Group Organization......Page 254
K.4.1 Air Combat Element (ACE) and Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) Organization......Page 257
Figure K-7. Notional LFSP Planning Process......Page 259
Figure L-1. Helicopter Support Team (HST) Organization......Page 264
Figure L-2. A Representative Helicopter Landing Zone......Page 267
RECORD OF CHANGES......Page 34
PREFACE......Page 36
E R R A T U M......Page 2
1.2 BACKGROUND......Page 40
1.4.2 Oceanographic Considerations.......Page 42
1.4.8 Control.......Page 43
1.4.11 Considerations for Helicopter Employment.......Page 44
1.5.1 Amphibious Ships.......Page 45
1.5.2 Military Sealift Command (MSC) Ships.......Page 47
1.5.5 Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs).......Page 48
1.5.7 Miscellaneous Vehicles and Support Components.......Page 49
1.6.4 Other Publications.......Page 50
1.6.7 Type Commander Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).......Page 51
2.3 NAVAL FORCES......Page 54
2.4 LANDING FORCE (LF)......Page 56
2.4.6 Tactical Logistics (TACLOG) Group.......Page 58
2.4.11 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Movement.......Page 59
2.5.5 Command of LFSP.......Page 60
3.3.1 Planning Sequence.......Page 64
3.3.2 Troop and Equipment Categories.......Page 65
3.5.2 Beach and Inland Areas.......Page 105
3.6 NIGHT AND LOW-VISIBILITY SHIP-TO-SHORE PLANNING......Page 106
4.2.1 Final Preparations and Approach.......Page 108
4.3.2 Waterborne Ship-to-Shore Movement Control Organization.......Page 109
4.3.3 Control Areas.......Page 113
4.3.4 Debarkation.......Page 115
4.3.5 Dispatching Scheduled Waves to the Beach.......Page 117
4.3.6 Waterborne Ship-to-Shore Movement Control.......Page 119
4.3.8 Communications.......Page 120
4.3.10 Landing Nonscheduled Units.......Page 122
4.5 TACTICAL LOGlSTICS (TACLOG) GROUP......Page 123
4.6 MEDICAL REGULATING (MEDREG)......Page 124
5.2.1 Helicopter Employment.......Page 126
5.3.1 Relationship Between Ship’s Commanding Officer (CO) and Embarked Helicopter Unit.......Page 127
5.4.6 Helicopter Coordination Section......Page 129
5.4.8 Primary Helicopter Direction Center (HDC)......Page 130
5.4.10 Airborne Coordination.......Page 132
5.4.15 Air Control Ashore.......Page 133
5.5.3 Helicopter Areas, Routes, and Points.......Page 134
5.5.4 Helicopter Operations With Control Afloat.......Page 135
5.5.6 Sequence of Events for Helicopter Tactical or CSS Requests From a Helicopterborne Unit.......Page 136
5.5.7 Sequence of Events for Helicopter Tactical or CSS Request From a Surfaceborne Unit.......Page 138
5.6.2 Changing from Primary to Alternate Helicopter Landing Zones (HLZs)......Page 140
5.7.3 Helicopter Support Team (HST) Nets.......Page 141
5.7.4 LFSP Nets.......Page 143
6.3.2 Inshore Undersea Warfare (IUW) Forces......Page 144
6.3.6 Chemical, Biological, and Radiation (CBR) Countermeasures.......Page 147
A.1.3 Procedures for Calling Boats and Displacement Landing Craft Alongside.......Page 152
A.1.5 Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Procedures.......Page 154
B.2 CONTROL SIGNALS......Page 156
C.1.4 Cargo Identification.......Page 174
C.2 LANDING CRAFT AIR CUSHION (LCAC)......Page 175
IDENTlFlCATION FLAGS, INSIGNIA, MARKERS, LIGHTS, AND SIGNALS......Page 176
D.1.2 Wave Control.......Page 206
D.1.4 Visual Procedures for Transmitting Grid Positions.......Page 210
E.3 HELICOPTERBORNE SHIP-TO-SHORE MOVEMENT CONTROL......Page 212
E.3.2 Visual Signals.......Page 213
F.1.2 Material.......Page 214
G.3.1 Amphibious Task Force (ATF) MEDREG Organization.......Page 216
G.3.2 Landing Force (LF) MEDREG Organization.......Page 219
G.4.2 MEDEVAC Precedence.......Page 221
G.4.4 Execution.......Page 223
G.5.2 Preparation for Mass Casualties.......Page 224
G.5.3 Guidelines for Chemical, Biological, or Radiation (CBR) Mass Casualties.......Page 225
H.1.3 Special Operations.......Page 226
I.4 SALVAGE EQUIPMENT......Page 230
I.5.1 Salvage Procedures.......Page 231
I.6.2 Emergency Ramp Raising Methods.......Page 235
I.7.2 Inland of the Surf Zone.......Page 237
J.3 TACLOG DETACHMENT COMMON FUNCTIONS......Page 238
J.4.3 LF TACLOG Detachment.......Page 240
J.4.5 Surfaceborne Regimental Landing Team (RLT) TACLOG Detachment.......Page 241
J.5.4 Helicopter Support Team (HST) Control Net.......Page 242
J.7 REPORTS......Page 243
K.2.1 Landing Force (LF) Element Functions.......Page 244
K.2.2 Navy Element Functions.......Page 246
K.3.1 LFSP Headquarters (HQ).......Page 247
K.3.3 Beach Party.......Page 253
K.3.5 Ship’s Platoon.......Page 256
K.5.3 Subordinate Commander’s Concepts.......Page 258
K.6.5 Supported Unit Tactical Net.......Page 260
L.2.1 Helicopterborne Operations.......Page 262
L.3.1 HST Organization.......Page 263
L.3.2 HST Responsibilities.......Page 265
L.4.4 Termination of HST Operations.......Page 266
L.5.2 HCE.......Page 268
M.3 MESSAGE FORMAT......Page 270
INDEX......Page 274
LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES......Page 280