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Figure 12-16.Arm and hand control signalslanding craft and amphibious vehiclesContinued - 14244_263
CHAPTER 13 AIRCRAFT AND SHIP IDENTIFICATION - 14244_265

Signalman 3 & 2 - Aviation theories and other practices
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completed. At the end of start and stop signals the light is blinked several times. Night signals are repeated as necessary. The formations used are illustrated in figure 12-17. Assault boat coxswains should know all of these signals and formations. Those signals concerning starting, stopping, breakdown, towing, and so on, might also prove useful to any coxswain in the event of an emergency. The naval beach party is landed early in the assault. When they reach the beach, they proceed with their duties of marking channels and hazards to navigation, establishing communications, improving beaches, and so forth. After a boat unloads on orders from the beach party, it retracts past the surf line and proceeds to a designated flank of the boat lane. Keeping clear of the boat lane, it proceeds to seaward and reports to the control vessel for further orders. GENERAL UNLOADING PHASE During the general unloading phase, loaded boats do not maintain a formation on the trip to the beach, although several of them may be required to move as a unit. On the way to the beach they must stop for orders at the PCS and the BGC's boat. The type of cargo in a boat is indicated by the color of special flags flown. Red denotes bulk cargo, which needs manpower for unloading; yellow shows the load is such that a prime mover is required; blue denotes self-propelled cargo; and a red burgee shows the boat is a bowser (fuel) boat. A green flag shows a boat belongs to a floating dump, and a numeral flag may be flown under it to indicate the type of cargo carried. SUMMARY In this chapter, you have learned the general concept of an amphibious operation and the different Figure 12-17.—Boat formations. ships, boats, and landing craft involved. You have learned about standard flags and markers, control areas, and debarkations. You also have learned to transmit grid position both by radio and visually and the procedures for dispatching waves to the LOD during daylight and nighttime. You have learned the duties of the different personnel associated with an amphibious landing. Although this chapter has a lot of information to learn about amphibious landings, your best source of information is NWP 22-3. 12-32







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