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CONTROL ORGANIZATION

Signalman 3 & 2 - Aviation theories and other practices
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their final movement to the beach. When landing beaches are separated, each beach has its own LOD, which may be marked by a ship or ships of the control organization or by boats or buoys. In some landings the LOD may not be marked. Boat Lanes Boat lanes extend seaward from the landing beach to the LOD. The length of the landing beach determines the width of the boat lane. The flanks of the boat lane may be marked at the LOD by a control ship, a marker boat, or a buoy. Approach Lanes Approach lanes are extensions of the boat lanes from the LOD towards the transport area. They may Day be terminated by marker ships, boats, or buoys. Adjacent approach lanes may be parallel or may diverge seaward to provide for early dispersion of the assault waves. Approach lanes indicate the exact routes for craft to use in approaching the LOD. IDENTIFICATION OF DEBARKATION STATIONS There is a maximum of ten debarkation stations, five on the starboard side and five on the port side, each identified by color and number (odd-numbered, starboard; even-numbered, port). See figure 12-4. PROCEDURES FOR CALLING BOATS ALONGSIDE Signals are used to call boats and landing craft from the assembly areas to embark troops at the debarkation stations. The starboard and port yardarms are used to signal for the starboard and port debarkation stations, respectively. The type of boat or craft is called to the Information to Signal Day Signal Flag Night Signal Lights Sides Starboard Port Use starboard yardarm   Top GREEN light Use port yardarm Top RED light Boats and LCPL L FLAG Middle AMBER light Displacement LCU U FLAG Middle WHITE light Landing Craft AAV T FLAG Middle AMBER light, flashing LCM 6 6 FLAG Middle BLUE light LCM 8 8 FLAG Middle Green light Stations Color Starboard Port RED 1 2 REDFLAG Bottom RED light WHITE 3 4 WHITEFLAG Bottom WHITE light BLUE 5 6 BLUEFLAG Bottom BLUE light YELLOW 7 8 YELLOW FLAG Bottom AMBER light G R E E N 9 10 GREEN FLAG Bottom GREEN light Well Deck/ Tank Deck Note: Paragraph A. 1.4. of NWP   WHISKEY FLAG Top WHITE light 22 contains special signals for the LHA well deck. Middle (type landing craft indicated by middle light marry up and enter well deck) Bottom WHITE light Note: Turned off for calling single landing craft into well deck or to tank deck Figure 12-6.—Signals for calling boats and landing craft to debarkation stations. 12-7







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