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SUBJECT: Northeast Area Operations Guide, Letter Of Promulgation

To: Area Staff, Region Directors, State Directors, and all Members, Northeast Area

1. Attached hereto is a a newly published document, entitled "Northeast Area Operations Guide". A standard format has been developed and staffed and is implemented as provided herein. Region directors, state directors and Net Control Stations, in addition to training staffs, will initiate action to make changes directed herein. These will include, but are not limited to, changes in net operating procedures, changes in net designators, and intensification of preparation for readiness as the "back-up" system in support of Federal, State and Local governmental emergency requirements for disciplined communication capabilities.

2. The purpose of a standardized format is to ensure that all members, regardless of their location, are afforded equal opportunity to participate in the program with minimum confusion, especially that which results from movement between regions. Explanatory notes or comments found throughout the Area Operations Guide are included to eliminate the need for interpretation on the part of the members. These elements of guidance have been provided by Chief, NAVMARCORMARS and interpretations will be given only from that source.

3. Implementation of the standardized "Area Operations Guide" will not be later than 01 March 2005. Administrative changes required will be accomplished prior to that date. A copy of the Northeast Area Operations Guide will be in the hands of every member of this Area by this implementation date.

William J. Freiler, NNN0ASI
DIRECTOR, NORTHEAST AREA

CHAPTER 1 -- GENERAL

• 1.1 PURPOSE
• 1-2 SCOPE
• 1-3 AUTHORITY
• 1-4 COMMUNICATIONS
• 1-5 FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT POLICY
• 1-6 CHANGES

CHAPTER 2 -- NET ORGANIZATION

• 2-1 NET DESIGNATORS

CHAPTER 3 -- AREA AND STATE/AREA NETS

• 3-1 AREA DIRECTORIES
• 3-2 PARTICIPATION RESTRICTIONS AND AREA WIDE NETS
• 3-3 APPOINTMENTS
• 3-4 NET OPERATIONS
• 3-5 NET OPERATION REPORTS
• 3-6 FREQUENCY USAGE REPORTS

CHAPTER 4 -- REPEATERS

CHAPTER 5 -- TRAFFIC HANDLING

• 5-1 INTRODUCTION
• 5-2 ASSISTANT TO THE AREA DIRECTOR FOR NET OPERATIONS / REPORTS
• 5-3 NET CONTROL STATION RESPONSIBILITIES
• 5-4 ALTERNATE NET CONTROL
• 5-5 RTTY/FEC OPERATIONS
  • 5-5a Traffic Passing Procedures
  • 5-5b Modified Broadcast
• 5-6 TRAFFIC HANDLING AND DISTRIBUTION
  • 5-6a Message Handling Criteria
  • 5-6b Marsgrams
  • 5-6c Traffic Listing
  • 5-6d Receipt for Traffic

CHAPTER 6 -- PARTICIPATION

• 6-1 REQUIREMENTS
• 6-2 NET PARTICIPATION
• 6-3 REPORTS BY THE ASSISTANT TO THE STATE DIRECTORS FOR NET OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 7 -- OPERATION OF RADIOTELEPHONE NETS

• 7-1 SCOPE
• 7-2 NET OPERATION RESPONSIBILITY
• 7-3 NET OPERATION PROCEDURES
  • 7-3a Establishing Net Procedures
  • 7-3b Check-In Procedures
  • 7-3c Abbreviated Call Signs
  • 7-3d Alternate Net Control
  • 7-3e Dissemination of Traffic
  • 7-3f Free Net Operation
  • 7-3g Securing a Net
  • 7-3h Operating Notes
• 7-4 SINGLE CHANNEL DIGITAL(SCD)
• 7-5 MESSAGE FORMAT

CHAPTER 8 -- DIGITAL

• 8-1 DIGITAL MODES
• 8-2 TERMINAL NODE CONTROLLERS(TNC)

CHAPTER 9 -- GENERAL TOPICS

• 9-1 ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
• 9-2 OFFICER / ENLISTED RANK / RATE ABBREVIATIONS

ROSTER -- GENERAL MEMBERSHIP

ANNEX A -- AREA ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF DIRECTORY

ANNEX B -- AREA NET DIRECTORY

ANNEX C -- NORTHEAST AREA EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PLAN

• c-1 PURPOSE
• c-2 DEFINITIONS
• c-3 SCOPE
• c-4 POLICY
• c-5 ORGANIZATION
• c-6 IMPLEMENTATION
  • c-6.1 AUXILIARY RADIO TEAMS
  • c-6.2 STATION AUGMENTATION TEAMS
  • c-6.3 INITIAL REQUEST
  • c-6.4 ALERTING (CONCOM)
  • c-6.5 CONCEPT OF OPERATION
  • c-6.6 DURING THE EMERGENCY
  • c-6.7 AFTER THE EMERGENCY
  • c-6.8 TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY SITUATION
  • c-6.9 PARTICIPATION CREDIT DURING EMERGENCIES
  • c-6.10 STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
• c-7 REPORTS:
  • c-7.1 IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
  • c-7.2 SITUATION REPORTS (SITREPS) DURING EMERGENCIES
  • c-7.3 TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY
• c-8 SIMULATED EMERGENCIES OR EXERCISES
  • c-8.1 EMERGENCY EXERCISE REPORTS
• c-9 FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS
  • c-9.1 NORTHEAST AREA ECOM FREQUENCIES
  • c-9.2 COMMON FREQUENCIES
• c-10 TRI SERVICE SUPPORT FOR DOD
  • c-10.1 EEI MESSAGES
  • c-10.2 EEI IDENTIFIERS
  • c-10.3 METHOD OF SUBMISSION:
• c-11 NATURAL DISASTER PLAN

 

• D-1 PURPOSE
• D-2 CONCEPT
• D-3 BASIC PRINCIPLES
• D-4 WL2K AREA MARS SYSTEM GUIDELINES
• D-5 AREA COLLECTIVE CALLSIGNS
• D-6 THIRD PARTY TRAFFIC
• D-7 MULTI-ADDEE TRAFFIC FORMAT
• D-8 HIGH PRECEDENCE TRAFFIC
• D-9 DUAL PRECEDENCE TRAFFIC

ANNEX E -- ABBREVIATED TEXTS

• E-1 GENERAL
• E-2 NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS NMAT'S
• E-3 ARRL NUMBERED RADIOGRAMS

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1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Northeast Area Operations (NEAOPS) Guide is to promulgate to the Northeast Area (NEA) membership a set of instructions to facilitate the application of NTP-8(C) to the Northeast Area. All references herein to the area director shall be the Northeast Area Director.

2. SCOPE.
This NEAOPS Guide is applicable to all the NAVMARCORMARS members in the NEA. The area is divided into three regions (aligned with Federal Response Regions (FRR) 1, 2 and 3) which covers thirteen states in the Northeastern United States as follows:

Region One:

• Northern New England  NNE (ME, NH, VT)
• Southern New England  SNE (CT, MA, RI)
  

Region Two:

• Southern New York  SNY
  
• Northern New York  NNY
  
• New Jersey  NJ
  

Region Three:

• Pennsylvania  PA
  
• Maryland/DC/Delaware  MDE
  
• Virginia  VA
  
• West Virginia WV
  

4. COMMUNICATIONS.
All communications must follow the "Chain of Command" unless otherwise directed by proper authority. Communications not following the chain of command will contain a statement of authorization to bypass the chain. The only authorized communications with Chief, NAVMARCORMARS, is via the state director, region director and the area director.

5. FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT POLICY.
Frequency management is an on-going, sensitive activity within this area. The Assistant to the Area Director for Net Operations/Reports (NNNØASI THREE), is specifically charged with maintenance of an accurate, current listing of frequencies which are assigned/available for use within the area and by regions and states within the area. All requests for frequencies, whether for temporary or permanent basis, will be routed through this office via the respective Assistant to the Region Director for Net Operations where applicable.

6. CHANGES.
The area director is responsible for promulgating changes to this guide. Changes in operations, personnel, nets or any other data which affect the contents of this guide, or one of its annexes, will be reported to the cognizant assistant staff position for approval recommendations, then to the area director for approval, for incorporation of those changes in the guide.

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1. NET DESIGNATORS.
Net designators will be assigned to each net and shall be derived per NTP 8(D) Draft, para. A520.

a. The first character of the net designator is a letter or numeral to indicate the area or region.

"U" - Chief, Navy-Marine Corp MARS
"N" - Northeast Area
"1" - Region One (SNE, NNE)
"2" - Region Two (NJ, NNY, SNY)
"3" - Region Three (MDE, PA, VA, WV)

b. The second character of the net designator is a letter and specifies level of net as indicated below:

"Z" - Chief, Navy-Marine Corps MARS
"A" - Area
"X" - Region
"G" - New Jersey
"J" - Northern New York
"K" - Southern New York >
"M" - Southern New England
"P" - Pennsylvania
"V" - Northern New England
"W" - Maryland/DC/Delaware
"B" - Virginia
"D" - West Virginia

c. The third character of the net designator is a numeral and indicates the first, second, third, etc., net within the area, region, or state. The third character in designators for nets under the cognizance of Chief, NAVMARCORMARS will denote the first, second, third, etc., within each specialty network.
d. The fourth character of the net designator is a letter and denotes the type of net as listed in NTP 8(D) Draft paragraph A520.d.


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CHAPTER THREE
AREA AND STATES NETS

1. NET DIRECTORIES.
The area, region and state net directories are listed in Annex B of the NEAOPS Guide.


2. PARTICIPATION RESTRICTIONS ON AREA-WIDE NETS. All area nets are restricted to assigned and/or authorized stations designated by the Area Director (NNNØASI), Area Deputy Director (NNNØASI ONE), Assistant to the Area Director for Net Operations/Reports (NNNØASI THREE), net managers (region and state director), or the assistants to the region and state directors for net operations (NNNØASx-THREE and NNNØGxx-THREE, respectively).


a. NEA ECOM administrative nets are open to all NEA members.
b. NEA administrative nets are restricted to the area director, his staff, region directors and their staff, and state directors. Specifically authorized stations may substitute when necessary.
c. There is no restriction on NEA technical and training Nets.
d. NEA Traffic Net (when/if scheduled). Participation is restricted to net control stations (NECOS), state traffic representatives, the NEA incoming and outgoing representatives, region staff that have business for the net, and specifically authorized representatives.


3. APPOINTMENTS.
Net managers are appointed by the Assistant to the Area Director for Net Operations/Reports (NNNØASI THREE). Area traffic representatives and area mailboxes (MBO'S) are appointed by the Assistant to the Area Director for Digital Systems Operations (NNNØASI TEN). State traffic representatives are appointed by the Assistant to the State Director for Digital Systems Operations (NNNØGxx TEN) for each state. Net control stations and alternates are appointed by the net manager or state -THREE's (NNNØGxx THREE). As frequently as possible, these assignments will be rotated from time to time as a means of training.


4. NET OPERATIONS.
All nets are to be started on time, under most circumstances, on the hour. However, there are some half-hour nets. All nets should be secured after all business has been completed and should never run past the designated securing time. If relays are required, the net control station (NECOS) will designate a relay station from a participating station aboard the net, taking both propagation and location of the stations into consideration. Under certain circumstances it may be necessary to have more than one station relay to different parts of the area.


5. NET OPERATIONS REPORTS.
Nets reports for NEA, region and state nets should be sent to NNNØASI THREE, NNNØASx THREE, or NNNØGxx THREE, respectively, by message following the last net of the period by each net manager or staff member conducting the net. The respective director and deputy or assistant director will be INFO addees on all reports relating to net level. All net reports will include as a minimum, the date, net designator, assigned frequency, mode of operation used, number of messages passed on the net and total number of participation hours per member for the month.


6. FREQUENCY USAGE REPORTS.
It is the state director's responsibility for submitting frequency usage reports (FUR) to the Assistant to the Region Director for Net Operations/Reports (NNNØASx THREE) no later than the 5th calendar day of the month covering the previous month's activities. All FURs will include as a minimum the assigned frequency, number of days/hours used by each mode of operation (i.e., SSB, SCD, SSTV or FM) and total messages by frequency and mode of operation. See example in Chapter 6, paragraph 3, of on-line NEAOPS Guide (Page 6-2 of hard copy).


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CHAPTER FIVE
TRAFFIC HANDLING

1. INTRODUCTION.
General net organization, basic communications procedures and methods for handling traffic are contained in NTP 8(D) Draft. The purpose of this chapter is to provide reference for traffic handling procedures within the NEA.


2. ASSISTANT TO THE AREA DIRECTOR FOR NET OPERATIONS/REPORTS.
Oversees the operations of activities on all area nets. Ensures that all policies and procedures with regard to net operations promulgated in NTP 8(D) Draft or by established proper authority (i.e., CHNAVMARCORMARS, Area Director) is strictly adhered to.


a. Assigns net managers for the region traffic nets via state director.
b. Maintains records for all area/region/state nets.
c. Provides guidance to net control stations (NECOS) and alternates (ANECOS) of area/region/state nets via region and state directors and their respective assistants.
d. Compiles all region net reports, consolidates and submits in message format to area director on a monthly basis.


3. NET CONTROL STATION (NECOS) RESPONSIBILITIES.


a. Assigned by net manager with the approval of the Assistant to the Area Director, Net Operations/Reports (NNNØASI THREE).
b. Direct and control the flow of messages and other matters during assigned nets.
c. Exercise strict circuit discipline at all times.
d. Limit all transmissions to the essential minimum.
e. Resolve all problems incidental to message handling.
f. Ensure that the net is operating within tolerance of the assigned frequency and immediately notify any station that is out of tolerance.
g. Keep the respective area or state director and respective assistant for net operations/reports informed of net activities and make recommendations for changes or improvements concerning net operations.
h. Report to the state director by letter, or e-mail, with copies to the area director and area deputy director, any conflicts or situations that arise "on-the-air" that may cause embarrassment to, or which are not in the best interest of Navy-Marine Corps MARS policy.
i. Provide "on-the-job" training to any member having difficulties transmitting, relaying or requesting repetitions of a message during their net.
j. Report frequency usage for state nets and traffic totals to the state assistant for net operations/reports or assigned net manager as specified by the state director, by no later than the last day of the month.


4. ALTERNATE NET CONTROL STATION (ANECOS).
Duties and responsibilities are the same as that of the NECOS. ANECOS will be ready to assume the position of NECOS at any given moment during the assigned net. In addition, all members of the net should be prepared to assume NECOS duties if propagation or other circumstances warrant. The ANECOS should be geographically separated from the NECOS.


5. SINGLE CHANNEL DATA (SCD) OPERATIONS.
Particular attention must be paid to relay instructions in format line 4 to ensure proper relay/delivery. You are responsible only for stations listed in the "T" line. If this line is left blank, then you are responsible for all addees unless the call is preceded by the operating signal "ZEN/" (passed by other means). When the message is passed on a voice net, the "ZEN/" is not transmitted. The proword "XMT" may be used to exclude certain stations when a collective call sign is used, i.e.,


NNN0ALC NORTHEAST AREA
XMT NNN0GAV NNE.
(Refer to message format schematic on page 6-2 of NTP-8(C).)


a. Traffic passing procedures. All RTTY/FEC transmissions will be per paragraphs 804 and 811 of NTP-8(C). The traffic representative, or designated transmit station will precede the sending of traffic by announcing by voice:


"THIS IS NNNØ--- TRAFFIC FOLLOWS RTTY (or FEC) WAIT"


(1) The test transmission procedures contained in paragraph 804a of NTP-8(C) will be used.
Example:


THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890 DE NNNØTDU RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY


(2) The test format for FEC requires transmission of the synchronization signal with no characters, for a minimum of 10 seconds to allow receiving station tuning.


b. Modified Broadcast. This method of transmission is primarily for use during a scheduled broadcast net. It may, however, be used on any area, region or state net in which a large volume of traffic must be sent to multiple addees. When NECOS directs traffic to be sent to a specific station(s), this method should not be used. When used, individual stations will acknowledge receipt of the traffic following the broadcast. For example, NECOS will establish the net, acknowledge check-ins and traffic reports and then direct the traffic representative (TRF REP) to send all traffic. At this point, the TRF REP will transmit, per paragraph 811 of NTP 8(D) Draft.
Example:


NNNØALL NNNØ0ALL NNNØALL DE NNNØGCP NNNØGCP NNNØGCP 3P2B 3P2B 3P2B


(1) For RTTY, add one line of RY (64 characters) and one line of SG (64 characters).
(2) For FEC, precede the call sign and net identifier by 30 seconds of synchronization signal.
(3) When all traffic has been sent, the transmitting station will send:


NNNØALL NNNØALL NNNØALL DE NNNØGCP NNNØGCP NNNØGCP QRU AR ZZZZ

6. TRAFFIC HANDLING AND DISTRIBUTION.
Communications procedures and message construction information are contained in chapters 6 and 8 of NTP-8(C).


a. Message handling criteria. The originating station is responsible for ensuring that the message conforms to the message criteria outlined in NTP 8(D) Draft, paragraphs 530 through 550. Once entered into the traffic system, no station can refuse to handle the message, unless it is obviously in direct violation of NTP 8(D) Draft, in which case a service message will be sent to the originating station, information copy to the area director, indicating the reason why the message will not be forwarded/delivered. Upon receipt of the service message, the originating station will contact the drafter and explain the situation.


b. MARSGRAMS.


(1) Ranks and titles (ITC, OS2, MR. MRS. MS.) will be used on all 3rd party message traffic. Air Force and Army MARS 3rd party traffic will include address and phone numbers on format line (4) FM line.


Example:
FM EWCS JOHN JONES III DAYTON NJ/NNNØLNL NJ
TO MRS JOHN JONES


(2) Each MARSGRAM cannot be more than fifty (50) words not counting punctuation.
(3) Each drafter can originate five MARSGRAMS per day, with no more than one going to the same individual per day. This eliminates family members/friends from drafting a letter, and sending it in five parts.
(4) Due to the length of headings in 3rd party traffic, fills may be requested for the following readily recognizable parts of a message heading:


(a) Time.
(b) Originator.
(c) Originating Station.
(d) Zip Code.
(e) Phone number.


(5) MARSGRAMS should be delivered to the closest point (local call) for ultimate delivery. If tolls are involved that you do not wish to incur, service the originating station informing them that the message is non-deliverable due to tolls. Use the prosign (ZOB), which indicates that you are filing this message without further action.


c. Traffic listing. All message traffic brought to a traffic net (state, region, or area) will be listed by quantity, precedence and destinations. When traffic has been listed, NECOS shall call upon stations to distribute as it applies.
Example:


"NNNØHLC DE NNNØTDU 1R (CITY AND STATE IF INSIDE OF THE STATE, OUT OF STATE, REGION, AREA, AND AFLOAT) OVER"


d. Receipt for traffic. Positive control of each message is required at all times. Each time a message is passed from one station to another, it is the responsibility of the transmitting station to ensure acknowledgment of receipt from the receiving station. At this point, custody of the message passes to the receiving station.


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CHAPTER SIX
PARTICIPATION 1. REQUIREMENTS.
It is a mandatory requirement that all active members attain a minimum participation of eighteen (18) hours each quarter, twelve (12) of which must be for net participation to remain in regular membership status. No more than six (6) hours per quarter of "off-the-air" (e.g., studying, correspondence courses, equipment repair, staff activities, etc.) participation may be credited toward meeting the eighteen (18) hours per quarter which must be related to the Navy-Marine Corps MARS program. It is also the responsibility of each member to keep records of and report all participation hours to their appropriate chain of command.


2. NET PARTICIPATION.


a. participation in specialty nets is considered as creditable hours toward the minimum requirement of eighteen (18) hours per quarter.
b. The NECOS shall submit a monthly report of frequency usage and membership participation on state nets to the assistant to the state director for net operations, (NNNØGxx THREE), no later than the last day of the calendar month.

3. REPORTS BY THE ASSISTANT TO THE STATE DIRECTORS FOR NET OPERATIONS.
The assistant to the state director for net operations, (NNNØGxx THREE), shall submit a quarterly report of the membership participation to the state director. A FUR will be submitted monthly to the assistant to the region director for net operations/reports (NNNØASx THREE) as soon as possible. Region -THREES need to send their reports to NNN0ASI THREE no later than five days after the month covered by the report.
Example of the message format:


RR NOASI
DE ------- ---
R ------Z --- --
FM NNNØG-- THREE ---
TO NNNØAS- THREE ---
INFO NNN0ASI THREE VA
NNNØG-- ---
NNNØG-- ONE ---
BT
UNCLAS
SUBJ: FREQUENCY USAGE REPORT FOR --- --
1. READ IN FIVE (5) COLUMNS:
FREQ MODE DAYS HRS MSGS
NEB SSB 30 30 49Ø
NEB SCD 30 30 40
148.975 FM 30 720 0
BT
NNNN


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CHAPTER SEVEN
OPERATION OF RADIOTELEPHONE NETS 1. SCOPE.
This chapter supplements NTP 8(D) Draft Chapter 7 and applies to all radiotelephone nets within the NEA.


2. NET OPERATION RESPONSIBILITY.


a. The NECOS will establish and conduct the net per procedures outlined in NTP 8(D) Draft including the new Voice Standard Operating Procedures.
b. The NECOS will secure the net after all net business has been conducted or at the scheduled securing time, whatever comes first.
c. All Nets will be established as Directed Nets.

3. NET OPERATION PROCEDURES.

a. Establishing net procedures.
(1) The NECOS will establish the net with the following prowords:


"NA1C, NA1C, THIS IS NNN0ASI FOUR, OVER"


In the case of an area or region net (multi-state), the NECOS will call for check-ins by state until all states in the area or region where the net is located are called. The exception to this will be the NA1A net where check-ins are called in order: area staff followed by region directors and state directors.
(2) The TRF REP should be allowed to check in first, followed ba all other stations. Traffic will be listed by number of messages, precedence and destination. To ensure that your transmission was received by NECOS, wait for an acknowledgment from NECOS.
(3) Subsequently, the NECOS should frequently call for additional stations during the net as follows:


"NA1C, THIS IS NNNN0ASI FOUR, OVER.".


b. Check In Procedures.
Stations attempting to check into any net first and foremost should use courtesy and listen to ensure no one else is transmitting to prevent doubling. Use the NECOS full call sign then the prowords "THIS IS" followed by their call sign. List any traffic or communications requests and end with the proword "OVER". If the station checking in holds no traffic, the traffic report will be "NO TRAFFIC. OVER". The last three letters of all call signs will be pronounced phonetically.
Examples:


"THIS IS NNN ZERO ALFA SIERRA INDIA, NO TRAFFIC. OVER." (Stations listing Traffic): "THIS IS NNN ZERO ALFA SIERRA INDIA, I HAVE (2) PRIORITIES FOR NNN ZERO GOLF ALFA VICTOR. OVER"


c. Abbreviated Call Signs.


(1) At some time during the net operation, the NECOS may authorize the use of abbreviated call signs as follows:
"ALL STATIONS THIS NET THIS IS NNNØ--- ABBREVIATED CALL SIGNS ARE AUTHORIZED. OUT".


(2) The NECOS will always use his or her full call sign. All members aboard the net will also continue to use the NECOS full call sign when communicating with the NECOS, but may use abbreviated call signs for themselves and all other members aboard the net when once abbreviated call signs have been authorized by NECOS.


d. Alternate Net Control.
The NECOS, at his or her discretion, may appoint an ANECOS to assist in net operation as directed by NECOS, especially during conditions of poor propagation.


e. Dissemination of Traffic.


(1) The NECOS will direct the traffic to be passed, ensuring that all messages of higher precedence are passed first.
(2) When all message traffic has been passed, the NECOS may direct any listed communications between members to take place.
(3) NECOS authorizes other stations to communicate and ends the transmission with OUT. The station requesting communications then calls the other station ending with OVER. The called station responds and ends with OVER.
E.g.


NNN0XXX this is NNN0NCS call NNN0YYY at this time, OUT. NNN0YYY this is NNN0XXX, OVER This is NNN0YYY, OVER NNNØ--- THIS IS NNNØ--- (Begin Conversation) OVER (Ends Conversation).


f. Free Net Operation


(1) After the traffic has been passed and there is no further business of interest to the majority of the stations, the NECOS may, at his or her discretion, declare a Free Net to allow stations to communicate with each other directly.
(2) Once NCS authorizes abbreviated call signs, they may be used all the time until the NCS directs returning to full call signs. It doesn't matter if it's a free net or not. Even whenabbreviated call signs are authorized, full call signs are still acceptable.
(3) Stations who were not previously checked into the free net by the NECOS must check-in prior to establishing communications with any other stations on the net.
(4) Listed message traffic has priority over all other net activity, no matter what type of net (e.g., admin, training, ECOM, etc.) is being conducted. If delivery stations are not aboard the net, the NECOS has the authority and can proceed with other activities.
(5) If during a free net, a station calls NECOS and lists traffic, the NECOS must acknowledge the station immediately, informing all stations onboard that this again is a directed net and proceed with the disposition of the listed traffic. Upon completion of traffic handling and depending on time remaining before net is secured, the NECOS may declare the net a free net again.


g. Securing a Net.


(1) The NECOS shall secure the net as follows:


"NA1C, NA1C, THIS IS NNN0ASI FOUR, CLOSE DOWN, OUT".


(2) It is not necessary to give the time when securing any net.


h. Operating Notes.


(1) Remember, Reliability, Security and Speed (in this order) are the criteria used when passing messages using any mode. Reliability is paramount and is never to be sacrificed for security or speed.



4. SINGLE CHANNEL DATA (SCD).
Procedures outlined in Chapters 8 and 9 of NTP 8(D) Draft will be used on nets using digital modes.


5. MESSAGE FORMAT. Refer to Annex Echo of Area Operations Guide for message format input into the MDS.


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CHAPTER EIGHT
DIGITAL

1. DIGITAL MODES. RTTY, AMTOR, PACTOR, PACKET and CLOVER modes are described and explained in Chapters 8 and 9 of NTP-8(C).


a. G-TOR. G-TOR is not available for use within the NAVMARCORMARS data networks (MDS). It may be used within the NEA for point-to-point (linked) communications. G-TOR (Golay-TOR) is a full error correcting protocol allowing significantly higher throughput than AMTOR, PACTOR and PACKET HF data modes. Specific characteristics include:

(1) New error correction routine (Golay) is the basis for this hybrid-ARQ HF digital system.
(2) Full frame interleaving with on-demand Huffman and run-length encoding.
(3) Link quality-based baud rate (300, 200, 100) with 2.4 sec cycle time. Data frames are 1.92 seconds in duration and contain one control byte and two checksum bytes. Acknowledgements are 0.160 seconds.
(4) Data frames contain 69, 45, and 21 data bytes at 300, 200 and 100 baud respectively.
(5) Allows for standard AFSK tone pairs (mark and space)


2. TERMINAL NODE CONTROLLERS (TNC).
There is a full range of TNCs in use in the Northeast Area. Within the MDS, TNC parameters are defined by the AA4RE software. Individual station parameters should be examined to ensure maximum interoperability with MDS/ADN stations. Chapter 8 of NTP-8(C) provides a list of authorized AFSK tone pairs as well as other valuable information for use in setting up a digital station. If available, the use of 170 Hz (2125 Hz Mark, 2295 Hz Space) should be used. A 200 Hz (2110 Hz Mark, 2310 Hz Space) is equally effective. If using a digital signal processor, it may be necessary to alter the passband slightly.


a. The following are common parameters for use in HF and/or VHF (delays may require some adjustment to suit individual transceivers):

PARAMETER                             HF                  VHF
RBAUD                                       75
INVERT                                      OFF
ARQ / CW / HID                         OFF
DIDDLE                                      OFF
TRANSMIT DELAY                   50msec          30msec
MAXFRAME                                 1                     3
SLOT TIME                                   5                   10

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1. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP.
The granting of associate membership has long been recognized as being inconsistent between areas. During the fall 1991 Region Directors' Conference, Chief MARS and all region directors agreed to follow the guidelines of NTP8(D) Draft, paragraph 340.a., and the spirit in which it was written. Clarification of the phrase "WHO, BECAUSE OF CIRCUMSTANCE, CANNOT MEET PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP." is to mean those members having severe medical conditions, serious illness (terminal) or moving into a retirement or assisted living facility that no longer allows them to participate. Those members unable to meet participation due to moving, changing of jobs, loss of job, etc., have other avenues available to them, i.e. leave of absence (LOA) or inactive status. There are award programs available to properly recognize our outstanding MARS members, without arbitrarily recommending associate membership.

2. U.S.N./U.S.M.C. OFFICER/ENLISTED RANK/RATING ABBREVIATIONS.
The following list is provided to aid you in understanding the common ranks/ratings within the Navy and Marine Corps. This list does not, however, provide for every rank/rating within the Navy.

ENLISTED (USN)                                           OFFICER (USN)
SR SEAMAN RECRUIT  E-1                          ENS ENSIGN  O-1
SA SEAMAN APPRENTICE   E-2                  LTJG LIEUTENANT JUNIOR
                                                                               GRADE  O-2
SN SEAMAN  E-3                                             LT LIEUTENANT  O-3
PO3 PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS  E-4     LCDR LIEUTENANT
                                                                                COMMANDER  O-4
PO2 PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS E-5       CDR COMMANDER  O-5
PO1 PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS E-6       CAPT CAPTAIN  O-6
CPO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER E-7                RDML REAR ADMIRAL
                                                                                 LOWER HALF  O-7
SCPO SENIOR CPO E-8R                             ADM REAR ADMIRAL UPPER
                                                                                  HALF  O-8
MCPO MASTER CPO E-9                              VADM VICE ADMIRAL  O-9
                                                                                  ADM ADMIRAL  O-10
CWO (1-5) CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER

ENLISTED (USMC)                                   OFFICER (USMC)
PVT PRIVATE E-12ND                             LT SECOND LIEUTENANT;O-1
PFC PRIVATE FIRST CLASS E-2          1ST LT FIRST LIEUTENANT  O-2
LCPL LANCE CORPORAL E-3                CAPT CAPTAIN  O-3
CPL CORPORAL E-4                                MAJ MAJOR  O-4
SGT SERGEANT E-5                                LTC LIEUTENANT COLONEL  O-5
SSGT STAFF SERGEANT E-6                COL COLONEL  O-6
GYSGT GUNNERY SERGEANT E-7       BRIGEN   BRIGADIER
                                                                         GENERAL  O-7
MSGT MASTER SERGEANT E-8            MAJGEN   MAJOR GENERAL  O-8
1STSGT FIRST SERGEANT E-8            LTGEN   LIEUTENANT
                                                                         GENERAL  O-9
MGYSGT MASTER GYSGT E-9              GEN   GENERAL  O-10
SGTMAJ SERGEANT MAJOR E-9

U.S. NAVY ABBREVIATED RATES

AB   AVIATION BOAT SWAIN'S MATE
AC  AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
AD  AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE
AE  AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE
AG  AEROGRAPHER'S MATE>
AK  AVIATION STOREKEEPER
AM  AVIATION STRUCTURAL MECHANIC
AO  AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN >
AS  AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN
AT  AVIATION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN
AW  AVIATION ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE OPERATOR
AZ  AVIATION MAINTENANCE ADMINISTRATION MAN
BM  BOATSWAIN'S MATE
BU  BUILDER
CE  CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICIAN
CM  CONSTRUCTION MECHANIC
CS  CULINARY SPECIALIST
CT  CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN
DC  DAMAGE CONTROLMAN
DK  DISBURSING CLERK
DM  ILLUSTRATOR-DRAFTSMAN
DT  DENTAL TECHNICIAN
EA  ENGINEERING AIDE
EM  ELECTRICIAN'S MATE
EN  ENGINEMAN
EO  EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
FC  FIRE CONTROLMAN
FT  FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIAN
GM  GUNNER'S MATE>
GS  GAS TURBINE SYSTEM TECHNICIAN
HM  HOSPITAL CORPSMAN
HT  HULL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
IC   INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICIAN
IS   INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST
IT   INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN
JO  JOURNALIST
LI   LITHOGRAPHER
LN  LEGALMAN
MA  MASTER-AT-ARMS
MM  MACHINISTS MATE
MN  MINEMAN
MR  MACHINERY REPAIRMAN
MT  MISSILE TECHNICIAN
MU  MUSICIAN
NC  NAVY COUNSELOR
OS  OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
PC  POSTAL CLERK
PH  PHOTOGRAPHER'S MATE
PN  PERSONNELMAN
PR  AIRCREW SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT MAN
QM  QUARTERMASTER
RP  RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALIST
SH  SHIP'S SERVICEMAN
SK  STOREKEEPER
ST  SONAR TECHNICIAN
SW  STEELWORKER
TM  TORPEDOMAN'S MATE
UT  UTILITIESMAN
YN  YEOMAN

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1. Attached hereto is a newly published document, entitled “Northeast Area ECOM Plan, (Annex C of The Northeast Area Operations Guide) ”. A standard format has been developed and Staffed and is implemented as provided herein. State Directors and Net Control Stations, in addition to training staffs, will initiate action to make changes directed herein. These will include, but are not limited to, changes in net operating procedures, changes in net designators, and intensification of preparation for readiness as the “back-up” system in support of Federal, State and Local governmental emergency requirements for disciplined communication capabilities.
2. The purpose of a standardized format is to ensure that all members, regardless of their location, are afforded equal opportunity to participate in the program with minimum confusion. This is designed to eliminate the need for interpretation on the part of the members. These elements of guidance have been provided by Chief, NAVMARCORMARS and interpretations will be given only from that source.
3. Implementation of the Standardized “Northeast Area Emergency Communications (ECOM) Plan” will not be later than 01 October 2002. Administrative changes required will be accomplished prior to that date. A copy of the Northeast Area Emergency Communications (Ecom) Plan will be available on the Northeast Area Website, to every member of this Area by this implementation date.

W. J. Freiler
DIRECTOR NAVMARCORMARS NORTHEAST AREA

1 PURPOSE.
This Emergency Communications Plan (ECP) provides guidelines for establishment of emergency communications facilities to support military and civilian agency activities in the event of and emergency as defined in NTP-8(C), Annex D. Both NTP 8(D) Draft, Annex D and the NORTHEAST AREA OPS GUIDE ANNEX C are subject to changes as directed by CHNAVMARCORMARS, and/or Northeast Area Director. All Northeast Area stations are to "pen and ink" these changes when directed by CHNAVMARCORMARS or the area director.

2. DEFINITION.
Emergency communications are defined as a sudden, generally unexpected occurrence or set of circumstances demanding an immediate system for sending and receiving messages. Emergencies are divided into four basic types as follows:

a. Civil riot or uprising
b. Natural disasters
c. Hostile action

3. SCOPE.
This ECP is applicable to all NAVMARCORMARS stations within the Northeast Area.

4. POLICY.
It shall be the policy that NAVMARCORMARS will be utilized to support said activities until normal communications channel are restored with priority given to support of Navy-Marine Corps activities. Utilization of these resources must be requested by civilian or military authorities. A request for the utilization of these resources need not be outstanding. An ECP may be activated in preparation for use when an emergency situation develops.

5. ORGANIZATION.
Organization shall be per NTP 8(D) Draft and such other directives and instructions as promulgated by competent authority.

6 IMPLEMENTATION.
Execution of this ECP shall be as outlined in NTP 8(D) Draft, D710 and can be initiated by any NAVMARCORMARS member who becomes aware of an emergency situation. Implementation shall be initiated through the appropriate Chain of Command as defined in NTP 8(D) Draft and any other directives or instructions promulgated by competent authority. Implementation of the ECP shall extend the normal daily operation into a 24-hour operation, maintaining all procedures as established at the time of implementation.

a. AUXILIARY RADIO TEAMS.
State Directors are encouraged to form at least one Auxiliary Radio Team (ART) within their respective area. Mobile capabilities should be developed to the extent significant to the area concerned with a 50 to 100 mile operating radius as a minimum. NTP 8(D) Draft, D661 provides ART composition and equipment requirements. If an ART has been formulated, the following message format is suggested as a means of informing State Directors and his/her Assistant for ECOM of the team's operational readiness (OPREDREP).

O (dtg)
FM NNNØ--- (ART callsign)
(State Assistant for ECOM)
BT
UNCLAS
SUBJ: OPREDREP (name of emergency)
1. (List of callsigns of stations available for ART)
2. (Number and types of stations available: HF, mobile, portable, VHF, etc.)
3. (ECOM frequencies available)
4. (Time team will be available for deployment)
5. (Additional requirements, comments)
BT

b. STATION AUGMENTATION TEAMS.
State Directors are encouraged to form Station Augmentation Teams (SAT) for Military Auspices, NAVAMRCORMARS RADSTAs, key affiliate stations, and for the area director's radio station (NAV ONE). SATs must be of sufficient mobility to operate any designated "emergency communications station" within their locality. NTP-8(C) delineates SAT composition and requirements. When SAT members are not operating their own equipment during an emergency, use of member equipment to augment the normal equipage of the "emergency communications station" is encouraged. The Commanding Officer or Officer-in-Charge of a Command/Activity sponsoring a Military Auspices NAVMARCORMARS RADSTA may request the establishment of a SAT to support the station. Such requests will be submitted to the area director or his/her assistant. All SATs must receive periodic familiarization training at the station they are designated to augment and with the operating procedures therein. When this plan is in effect, Commanding Officers or Officers-in-Charge of activities to which SATs are assigned are requested to issue invitational, NO COST to the government orders to the SAT members. This action is necessary to protect the volunteer NAVMARCORMARS member under workman's compensation and to establish the official nature of their presence in the area.


c. INITIAL REQUEST.
Initial requests for emergency communications on a local or state level should be made by the state assistant for ECOM via the state director to the area director or his/her assistant, with information to the NEA Assistant for ECOM (NNNØASI TWO) and respective region director (NNNØASx) and Assistant for ECOM Planning (NNNØASx TWO). Individual members who become cognizant of an emergency condition or impending disaster should immediately initiate action to notify his/her state Assistant for ECOM and/or the state director of other competent authority. In the event none of the authorities designated can be contacted, the member shall activate an emergency net as prescribed in NTP 8(D) Draft, Annex D, and report per the proper article, while continuing efforts to contact designated authorities. The station activating an emergency net shall take firm control of the net and conduct directed net operations until relieved by higher authority or until the emergency has passed. All NAVMARCORMARS members will regard NECOS of an emergency net as possessing full authority of and acting for the State Assistant for ECOM or higher authority, until otherwise directed.


d. ALERTING.
It shall be the responsibility of each state director to develop an effective notification procedure to provide timely response to meet the mobilization requirements of an emergency situation. The following alerting conditions and actions required will apply:


COMMUNICATIONS CONDITIONS (COMCON)
COMCON III	An emergency or disaster situation is expected to develop within 48 hours.	a. Alert NAVMARCORMARS stations to monitor primary frequencies to the extent feasible.      b. Take preliminary precautions (i.e. test emergency power, locate essential items such as flashlight, the ECP, etc.      c. Continue with normal routines commensurate with above items.
COMCON II	An emergency or disaster situation is anticipated within 24 hours.	a. Effect all measures necessary to activate on short notice.      b. Curtail routine as necessary for readiness.
COMCON I	An emergency or disaster situation is imminent	a. Suspend all normal operations as warranted.      b. Activate emergency networks and ECP as necessary.
COMCON Ø	An emergency or disaster situation exists.	Same as for COMCON I.

e. CONCEPT OF OPERATION.

(1) Verify station equipment capabilities by regular participation in scheduled traffic nets and planned exercises.
(2) Check antenna systems and exterior station equipment semi-annually to ensure dependability.
(3) Maintain a small stock of spare parts (i.e. tubes, batteries, fuses, etc) to ensure dependability.
(4) Make provisions for obtaining emergency power. Test and operate generators once a month.
(5) Familiarize yourself with the contents of your State and local ECP. Have them ready for ready reference.
(6) List agencies and important phone numbers and keep them with your copy of the ECP.
(7) Monitor PRIMARY frequencies used in your State.


f. DURING THE EMERGENCY.


(1) Follow the ECP for type of communications emergency involved, e.g. area, region, state or local, and the instructions of NECOS.
(2) Maintain a speaker watch on active circuits.
(3) Check into the net when NECOS opens the net for that purpose. DO NOT TUNE, TEST, or transmit without permission of the NECOS.
(4) Accuracy is paramount in emergency situations; all other considerations are secondary.
(5) Notify the NECOS if you must leave the net.
(6) Maintain a log of messages sent, received and action taken.
(7) Avoid any speculative comments, rumors, or statements.
(8) Do NOT disclose information gained from military circuits, including NAVMARCORMARS circuits, except as authorized by your state Assistant for ECOM or higher authority.


g. AFTER THE EMERGENCY.


(1) Retain all logs for a minimum of three (3) years in your station files.
(2) Report by letter to your state Assistant for ECOM all activities during the emergency.
(3) Recommend to your state Assistant for ECOM any changes, improvements, or additions that you feel are needed to improve emergency operations.

NOTE: This applies to NNNØASI TWO as well as Area staff.

h. TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY SITUATION.

(1) The phrase "SECURE FROM COMCON ZERO" transmitted by any means from designated authorized individuals (e.g. NNNØASI or assistant, NNNØASI TWO, cognizant state director, state Assistant for ECOM, NECOS, etc.) indicate the immediate discontinuance of emergency conditions. However, all message traffic in the system at the time of termination will be cleared prior to the closing of nets. This includes all EEI messages and SITREPs.
(2) A message directing the reinstatement of emergency conditions may be originated by any NAVMARCORMARS station in the disaster location. Normally the state Assistant for ECOM or higher authority will initiate such action.


i. PARTICIPATION CREDIT DURING EMERGENCIES.
Time spent in actual disaster communications, including ECOM exercises, shall be reported in the summary report filed with the state director. Participation hours shall be credited at twice the rate of normal participation hours by the member.


j. STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PLAN.
A State Emergency Communications Plan (SECP)should:


(1) Utilize existing networks, members, and resources to the maximum extent possible. Constant revision of SECP is necessary to incorporate new capabilities into the plan as they become available.

(2) Be flexible and provide alternatives for various situations. This plan should not be keyed to any one individual or situation.
(3) Ensure that adequate support organization is developed prior to emergencies to allow effective alerting and operations over an extended period of time.
(4) Include local plans. It is the local plan that can be effective in the first few hours of an emergency until a large organization can be brought into action.
(5) Provide a means of support for three types of emergencies:

(a) DISTANT EMERGENCY - One requiring relay, delivery and/or transmission of a volume of traffic in formal message form.
(b) STATE EMERGENCY - One requiring a mixture of formal messages (written) and informal command or administrative traffic (verbal orders).
(c) LOCAL EMERGENCY - One requiring mobile and portable units at the source handling little formal traffic and a high percentage of administrative command traffic.

a. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.
Upon implementing any portion of this ECOM Plan by a NAVMARCORMARS station, an IMPLEMENTATION report shall be drafted, with an OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE precedence, and sent to the following:

Chief, NAVMARCORMARS (NNNØASA)
Assistant to Chief MARS for Emergency Communications (NNNØASZ)
Director, Northeast Area (NNNØASI)
Assistant Director, Northeast Area (NNNØASI ONE)
Northeast Area Assistant for ECOM (NNNØASI TWO)
cognizant Region Director (NNNØAS#)
region director Assistant for ECOM Planning (NNN0AS# TWO)
state director
state director Assistant for ECOM.


Reports will conform to the following format:

O (DTG)
FM (CALLSIGN)(STATE)
TO NNNØASA VA
NNNØASZ GA
NNNØASI PA
NNNØASI ONE NNY
NNNØASI TWO PA
NNNØAS- --- (YOUR REGION DIRECTOR)
NNNØAS- TWO --- (YOUR REGION ECOM ASSISTANT)
NNNØG-- ---- (YOUR STATE DIRECTOR)
NNNØG-- TWO ---- (YOUR STATE ECOM ASSISTANT)
BT
UNCLAS
SUBJ: EMERGENCY COMM IMPLEMENTATION
1. (CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING IMPLEMENTATION)
2. (NAVMARCORMARS SERVICES REQUIRED - YES OR NO)
(IF YES, NAME AND TITLE OF REQUESTOR)
3. (ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT REQUIRED - YES OR NO)
(IF YES, TO WHAT EXTENT AND SCOPE)
A. STATE - ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY STATE DIRECTOR
B. REGION - ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY REGION DIRECTOR
C. OUTSIDE OF REGION - ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY CHNAVMARCORMARS
BT

b. SITUATION REPORTS (SITREPS) DURING EMERGENCIES.
Upon initial activation of an emergency network and every two (2) hours thereafter for as long as the net is in operation, the state director or his/her representative shall draft and send a situation report to the area director. The area director will in turn consolidate reports and make a report to Chief, Navy-Marine Corps MARS, and the Assistant to Chief MARS for Emergency Communications (NNNØASZ).


SITREPs will be sent using the following formula:


P (DTG)
FM NNNØG (STATE DIRECTOR OR HIS/HER TWO)
TO NNNØASI PA
INFO NNNØASI ONE NNY
NNNØASI TWO PA
NNNØAS- --- (YOUR REGION DIRECTOR)
NNNØAS- TWO --- (YOUR REGION ECOM ASSISTANT)
(YOUR STATE DIRECTOR OR TWO DEPENDING ON ORIGINATOR)
BT
UNCLAS
SUBJ: SITREP ONE (TWO, THREE,..., FINAL)
1. (BRIEF RESUME OF SITUATION IN DISASTER AREA)
2. (NET DESIGNATOR(S) AND NUMBER OF STATIONS PARTICIPATING
3. (ADVISORY INFORMATION, RECOMMENDATIONS, NEEDS, ETC.)
4. (PROGNOSIS FOR NEXT TWO HOURS)
5. (OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION, PROBLEMS, EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE, ETC)
BT
NNNN


SITREPs will be consecutively numbered to facilitate correlation of reports by higher echelons. Standard categories of information for 1 through 5 in text of a SITREP will not be omitted. Lack of information or a negative report will be made using the following terms:


NO CHANGE - Used to indicate that the item is the same as previously reported.
NEGATIVE - Used to indicate this category is not applicable, not being used, or nothing to report.
NOT AVAILABLE - Information requested by this category is not available at this time.


Prior to the termination of actual emergency or exercise, a FINAL SITREP shall be drafted by the state director or his/her designated representative and sent to the area director.
The following are examples of both IMPLEMENTATION and SITREP messages:


IMPLEMENTATION message



DE NNNØLNL ØØ1
O 011635Z NOV 2ØØ9
FM NNNØLNL NJ
TO AAN3EEI VA
NNN0ASA VA
NNNØASZ GA
NNNØASI PA
NNNØASI ONE NNY
NNNØASI TWO PA
NNNØAS2 NJ
NNNØAS2 TWO NNY
NNNØGBG NJ
NNNØGBG TWO NJ
NNNØGCP PA
NNNØGCP TWO PA
NNNØGBK SNY
NNNØGBK TWO SNY
BT
UNCLAS
SUBJ: EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS IMPLEMENTATION
1. SNOW STORM THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY
2. YES - JOHN SMITH 6Ø9-555-1234 NEW JERSEY STATE OEM
3. YES
A. REQUEST SET COMCON ONE NJ AREA. ACTIVATE CALL UP TREE. ESTABLISH THE NJ STATE ECOM NET (2G8E) ON 7385.Ø KHZ PRIMARY, 4Ø11.Ø KHZ SECONDARY.
B. REQUEST STATIONS FROM ADJACENT STATES GUARD PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FREQUENCIES.
C. NEGATIVE
BT
NNNN

SITREP message:

DE NNNØLNL ØØ2
P 0117Ø5Z NOV 2ØØ9
FM NNNØGBG TWO NJ
TO NNNØASI PA
INFO NNNØASI ONE NNY
NNNØASI TWO PA
NNNØAS2 NJ
NNNØAS2 TWO NNY
NNNØGBG NJ
BT
UNCLAS
SUBJ: SITREP ONE
1. NEW JERSEY STATE OEM HAS REQUESTED COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FROM NAVMARCORMARS. EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO RESTORE POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS. ESTIMATED TIME TO RESTORE POWER IS TWELVE TO FIFTEEN HOURS.
2. 2G8E - TWENTY
3. NEW JERSEY OEM HAS REQUESTED NAVMARCORMARS REMAIN IN ACTIVE 4.
4. STATUS UNTIL POWER RESTORED. GAS FOR GENERATORS NEEDED.
5. NO CHANGE
6. GENERATOR FUEL GOOD FOR FIVE HOURS OF OPERATION.
BT
NNNN


c. TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY.
When terminating an emergency, the Net Control station of the Emergency Nets shall announce


"TERMINATE EMERGENCY AT (location(s)), SECURING THE (Net Designator) AT (time)Z."


Upon termination of a state of emergency, the state director or his/her designated representative, shall report the following by message to the area director:


(1) Net designator(s) and frequency(ies)
(2) Total number of stations participating
(3) Total traffic count (messages sent, received, relayed)
(4) Total number of hours of net operation
(5) Date/time of opening and securing net(s)
(6) Appropriate supplemental information, problems encountered, etc


Sample Report message:


DE NNNØZUG ØØ9
R 01193ØZ NOV 2ØØ9
FM NNNØGBG NJ
TO NNNØASI PA
INFO NNNØASI ONE NNY
NNNØASI TWO PA
NNNØAS2 NJ
NNNØAS2 TWO NNY
BT
UNCLAS
SUBJ: OPERATIONS REPORT
A. 2G8E, 7385 KHZ
B. TWENTY
C. TWENTY FIVE
D. TWENTY SEVEN HOURS
E. 0116ØØZ NOV Ø9 - 0219ØØZ NOV Ø9
F. NOT ENOUGH MOBILE UNITS, ADDITIONAL GENERATORS REQUIRED.
BT
NNNN


The state director or his/her designated representative will file a detailed report of the emergency activity within his/her state to the area director no later than five (5) days after the conclusion of such activity. Pertinent photographs and newspaper clippings (if available) are desired. Problems and recommended solutions will be included for use in similar future situations. The Assistant to the Director for Emergency Communications (NNNØASI TWO) shall be an INFO addee on all reports. In every instance, try to be concise and to the point, but not so brief as to be incomprehensible. Reports facts only. If you must report opinions or estimates, do so with the indication that they are just that. DO NOT report rumors or hearsay. Under no circumstances should NAVMARCORMARS members endanger themselves to secure information or perform other tasks. Leave the job of gathering information, etc. to those who have been trained for that purpose. Remember, our primary mission is to communicate information rather than gather it.

All exercises shall be made known to the area director and his/her Assistant for Emergency Communications in advance of the actual exercise operation. State Emergency Communication Plans (SECP) will provide for such activities and tests as may be required to assure that all emergency capabilities in this plan are exercised regularly. Exercises outside of the State's regularly scheduled nets may be conducted upon requests made to the Area Director. The "Concept of Operations' for Emergency Communications exercises will use extreme care to identify all transmissions dealing with simulated conditions as 'EXERCISE' traffic.

a. EMERGENCY EXERCISE REPORTS.
Emergency Exercise reports shall be similar to reports required for an actual emergency except that 'MARS EXERCISE' or 'EXERCISE (CODEWORD)' shall appear on the first line after the message classification (UNCLAS) and following paragraph 1H in the text.


Sample message text:


BT
UNCLAS MARS EXERCISE (OR MARS EXECISE KEEP CHARGING)
SUBJ: EEI EVENT/STATE
TEXT (SHALL CONSIST OF PARAGRAPHS 1A THROUGH 1H AND ALL MUST BE ANSWERED. THE LINE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH 1H SHALL READ AS 'MARS EXERCISE' OR EXERCISE NAME, I.E. 'MARS EXERCISE KEEP CHARGING')
BT
NNNN

9. FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS.

a. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM FREQUENCIES.

Primary: NFL
Secondary: NFE / NDN / NCN
Traffic: NDP
RDS: NCM


b. COMMON FREQUENCIES.
Common frequencies (7382.5 KHz Primary, 14385.Ø and 4Ø42.5 KHz Secondary) are designated as National ECOM frequencies. In the event of activation of a northeast Area ECOM net, NECOS shall designate a station to guard one or more of these frequencies. NECOS shall be responsible for assigning member stations to guard other frequencies as may be required. Stations guarding frequencies other than the primary shall report activity on their guard frequency to the Primary NECOS at least once per hour. All stations including the RDS traffic rep will operate on the primary frequency in order to receive and deliver the IMPLEMENTATION report. Following the IMPLEMENTATION report, the Traffic Rep shall secure his/her station in order to submit that report on the ADS system. NECOS may utilize any Area frequency as propagation conditions or interference requires. The main purpose of the Area primary frequency will be to handle administrative traffic. The main purpose of the Area Traffic frequency will be to accept health and welfare traffic to relay via AMTOR/PACTOR to the ADN system. VHF frequencies should be used for local communications at the disaster site in so far as practical. State directors are encouraged to establish repeater sites within their jurisdictions. These can include portable as well as a linked repeater system. Silence should be observed on the primary and secondary frequency(ies) for five minutes at the quarter and third-quarter hour to listen for weak stations.

NAVMARCORMARS members have been tasked to provide Essential Elements of Information (EEI) messages to DOD via Chief, NAVMARCORMARS. These reports will specifically relate to emergency situations, usually of local nature, that may or may not warrant the setting of an emergency communication condition as described above. EEI reports are NOT substitutes for the reports required during a COMCON condition.

a. EEI MESSAGES.
The following format must be used for EEI messages and, as stated above, may be submitted with or without an emergency condition being declared:

DE NNNØ___ (STATION SERIAL NUMBER)
O (DTG)
FM NNNØ(YOUR CALLSIGN AND AREA)
TO AAN3EEI VA
INFO NNNØASA VA
NNNØASI PA
NNNØASI ONE NNY
NNNØASI TWO PA
NNNØAS(REGION DIRECTOR CALLSIGN AND AREA)
NNNØAS(REGION ECOM ASSISTANT AND AREA)
NNNØG(STATE DIRECTOR CALLSIGN AND AREA)
NNNØG(STATE DIRECTOR ECOM ASSISTANT CALLSIGN AND AREA)
NNNØASZ GA
BT
UNCLAS ACTUAL INCIDENT OR MARS EXERCISE
SUBJ: EEI REPORT
1. REF(NAME OF EVENT/EXERCISE AND STATE - USE APPROPRIATE EVENT IDENTIFIERS AS LISTED IN NTP-8(C) D9Ø2.)
A. SITUATION: (WHAT, WHERE, AND TIME)
B. MEDICAL FACILITES: (STATUS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITIES)
C. TRANSPORTATION:(ACCESSIBILITY OF INVOLVED AREA)
D. DAMAGE/INJURED: (WHAT WAS DAMAGED, LOCAL TRANSPORTATION STATUS)
E. UTILITIES:(AREA UTILITY STATUS)
F. COMMUNICATIONS:(LOST COMMUNICATIONS STATUS)
G. SOURCE: (INFORMATION SOURCE)
H. OTHER INFO:(REMARKS AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION - IF NONE, STATE 'NONE')
ACTUAL INCIDENT OR MARS EXERCISE
BT
NNNN

Sample EEI Message:

DE NNNØVJN 018
O 221830Z FEB 2008
FM NNNØVJN PA
TO AAN3EEI VA
INFO NNNØASA VA
NNNØASI PA
NNNØASI ONE NNY
NNNØASI TWO PA
NNNØAS3 VA
NNNØAS3 TWO WV
NNNØGCP PA
NNNØGCP TWO PA
NNNØASZ GA
BT
UNCLAS ACTUAL INCIDENT
SUBJ: EEI REPORT
1. REF WHITE BLANKET/PA
A. SITUATION: SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE DAY
SO FAR IN NORTHAMPTON/LEHIGH COUNTIES. 221750Z FEB2008
B. MEDICAL FACILTIES: OPERATIONAL
C. TRANSPORTATION: I-78, ROUTE 22, ROUTE 33, I-476 ARE SNOW COVERED.
MINOR ACCIDENTS ON ALL MENTIONED ROUTES BUT NO ROADS CLOSED. SOME
DELAYED FLIGHTS OUT OF LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SECONDARY
ROADS HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED SINCE MAJORT EFFORT IS ON THE MAJOR
ROADS. D. DAMAGE/INJURED: SOME MINOR INJURIES REPORTED WITH THE VEHICLE
ACCIDENTS.
E. UTILITIES: OPERATIONAL
F. COMMUNICATIONS: UNAFFECTED
G. SOURCE: SCANNER-NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 911 CENTER, NAZARETH, PA, LEHIGH
COUNTY 911 CENTER, ALLENTOWN, PA, PA TURNPIKE FREQUENICES. PERSONAL
OBSERVATION, NNN0VJN, BATH, PA 221815Z FEB 2008
H. OTHER INFO: UPDATES TO FOLLOW IF NECESSARY.
ACTUAL INCIDENT
BT
NNNN

b. EEI IDENTIFIERS.
The following are EEI event identifiers to be used in EEI reports:


EVENT	IDENTIFIER
AIRBORNE POISON GAS	POISON GAS
AIR CRASH	FALLEN STAR
BIOLOGICAL	BAD BUG
BOMBING INCIDENT	LOUD BANG
BRIDGE DAMAGE/LOSS (MAJOR)	LOST SUPPORT
CHEMICAL SPILL	POISONED GROUND
CIVIL UNREST/RIOT	BAD MAGIC
DAMAGING HAIL	FALLING ICE
EARTHQUAKE	ROLLING THUNGER
FLOOD	TALL WATER
FOREST/GROUND FIRE	SCORCHED EARTH
GAS LEAK/EXPLOSION (MAJOR)	HOT AIR
HEAVY WINDS (other than hurricane or tornado)	MIGHTY WIND
HURRICANE	HOWLING WIND
ICE ON ROADS	BLACK ICE
INTERSTATE BLOCKED/ DAMAGED (MAJOR)	BLOCKED LANE
MAJOR COMMUNICATIONS LINK DOWN	LOST COMM
NUCLEAR	NUCLEAR GRAYSTONE
OIL SPILL (WATER)	DARK WATER
POWER OUTAGE (MAJOR)	DARK DAY
SEARCH/RESCUE	SECURE HAVEN
SEISMIC SEA WAVE	TSUNAMI
SHIP WRECK/INCIDENTS	DEEP SEA
TRAIN WRECK/DERAILMENT	BROKEN TRACK
TERRORIST THREAT	HIDDEN SHADOW
TORNADO	VIOLENT TWISTER
VOLCANO	BRAZEN BRIMSTONE
WATER DAM BROKEN/DAMAGED	FAST WATER
WINTER SNOW STORM	WHITE BLANKET

c. METHOD OF SUBMISSION.
The following is the procedure for submitting EEI reports both by e-mail and message format (via WL2K) (refer CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 09/08). Submit the EEI messages by e-mail to the following addresses:

TO: AAN3EEI@winlink.org


If your e-mail program has the ability to mark the message URGENT or HIGHEST PRIORITY, do so. The e-mail subject line should begin with '//MARS O/ACTUAL EEI'(per CHBCST 09/08).
Example: '//MARS O/ACUTAL EEI'
Complete the text of the message beginning with paragraph 1A through 1H as done when submitting the EEI report via the MDS. Send the EEI message as prepared above via e-mail. Submit the EEI message via WL2K. E-mail forwarding may be done by any station relaying the message prior to entry into WL2K. The station submitting the message via e-mail should follow ALL the procedures listed above.

Each year, the Northeast Area experiences natural disasters during its twelve months, e.g. severe snow storms, hurricanes, major flooding, etc. There may be times when only one state within the area is affected by a natural disaster. In this case it is the responsibility of the state director or his/her ECOM Assistant to activate COMCON in order to establish their ECOM net within their state jurisdiction. (Ref: ANNEX C Paragraph 6d ALERTING.) Adjacent states may be called upon to assist due to wide spread of natural disaster and/or the lack of manpower to provide the necessary communications. If in the judgment of the Area Director or his/her ECOM Assistant it becomes necessary to activate the entire Area, this will be done but only if the natural disaster is a wide spread moving natural disaster, e.g. hurricanes, Nor'easters, etc. Should COMCON ZERO be established for an actual event of any natural disaster by NECOS in his/her respective state, adjacent states within the Northeast Area shall make every effort to assist state(s) affected by natural disaster. This may be in the movement of EEI traffic into the MDS, assisting as ANECOS, etc. Remember, TEAMWORK is what makes it possible for NAVMARCORMARS to be professional communicators in the primary mission of NAVMARCORMARS, which is ECOM support. During many natural disasters, e-mail access may not be possible due the loss of phone service (dial-up) and cable TV (cable modem). Therefore, be prepared to submit EEI reports either via digital mode or SSB, as well as FM mode.

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1. PURPOSE.

The purpose of Annex D is to establish guidelines for the operation and administration of the WinLink (WL2K) System in Northeast Area. Effective 01 September 2008, the MDS (MARS DATA SYSTEM) is no longer operational. All record traffic not passed on local nets will be sent via WL2K. Information on WL2K can be found on the NAVMARCORMARS National website, WL2K INFO.

2. CONCEPT.

The WL2K provides a system for expeditious handling of message traffic based on the most recent electronic digital protocols available.

3. BASIC PRINCIPLES.

a. MARS provides an emergency communication system as an adjunct to normal naval communications. The system must always be ready to meet the requirements within its available resources and be compatible with the Naval Communication System. To do this, methods, procedures and training must be adequate and capable of shifting to an emergency status without change. The IDN, NDN and ADN stations of the MDS, more so than any other stations in MARS, must be guided by certain basic principles that have been proven through years of naval communications. Foremost among these is reliability, then security and speed.


b. Communications reliability is always the first requirement. To ensure that we maintain the ability to deliver a message exactly as the originator meant, it is necessary to utilize all available means of delivery, as often as possible, preserving all sub-system networks at their highest level of accuracy. To facilitate rapid handling of message traffic, we must use prescribed procedures and maintain established circuit networks. Reliability will be sacrificed if we rely solely on automated delivery and neglect the circuits that supply the most training for the majority of our membership.

a. Northeast Area Traffic Handling Guidelines.

(1) All traffic will be processed through State Traffic Nets. This means no traffic will be removed from a MBO and delivered to the addee without first being passed on a State Net.
(2) The removal of traffic from a MBO does not mean that it has been rogered for. It is guarded for at this time; the actual roger for a piece of traffic is on a State Traffic Net.
(3) NTP8(C) establishes the operation goals for traffic delivery. Routine in 6 hours or next working day which would not preclude it being brought to an State Traffic Net. The only exception is for traffic of Priority or higher precedence where the traffic rep may pass the traffic by whatever means available to meet the guidelines established by the NTP8(C).
(4) Traffic that is not rogered for on a State Net can be held for a maximum of 24 hours before looking for alternate means of delivery. In no case should traffic be held in excess of 24 hours. There are many ways to deliver traffic, collect phone call, mail or telephone at your expense, re-file into amateur system or as a last resort service it back to the originator as non-deliverable.

b. The foloowing information for Traffic Reps is from the CHNAVMARCORMARS INFO BCST 13/08 using Virginia as the example:

(1) First, set up Airmail 2000 for your personal MARS based on the procedures listed at navymars.org under the WL2K INFO tab. Label this program's shortcut with your MARS call sign.
(2) Next set up a separate Airmail 2000 program for your State call sign, in this example, NNN3CB.
(3) To pick up traffic for Virginia, NNN3CB, shut down Airmail for your personal call sign and open the Airmail for your State's traffic.
(4) Select the HF Terminal, the Radio Message Server (RMS), and frequency.
(5) Initiate the call when the channel is clear.
(6) You should connect with the RMS and any traffic will be automatically be downloaded toyour computer.
(7) When finished downloading, the messages will be deleted from the entire WL2K System

The block of call signs NNN0DUA through NNN0DUZ has been made available to the Northeast Area to be assigned by the area director solely at his/her discretion. The current assignments and authorized users are listed below (SDir = State Director):

CAD ADDEES         AUTHORIZED USERS
NNN0DUA               Sdir, Area Staff ASI, ASI ONE
NNN0DUB               State TWOs ASI, ASI ONE, ASI TWO
NNN0DUS               Sdir, Shares Stations ASI, ASI ONE

a. The following format is used for entering Third-party traffic into Message Data System (MDS). See para 12.a.(5) for send commands.

THIRD PARTY MESSAGE
	TO A STATE	TO A SHIP
(1)	DE NNNØTDU 001	DE NNNØTDU 002
(2)	R 042300Z SEP 95	R 042301Z SEP 95
(3)	FM MR J. DOE   TAB ME/NNNØTDU NNE	FM MR J. DOE   TAB ME/NNNØTDU NNE
(4)	TO EM3 JOHN DOE	TO EM3 JOHN DOE   AA/NNNØCRZ AA
(5)	123 NORTH ST	E-2 DIV
(6)	CHARLESTON SC 29400	(NOT NEEDED -   DO NOT SEND)
(7)	803-456-1234	(NOT NEEDED -   DO NOT SEND)
(8)	BT	BT
(9)	UNCLAS	UNCLAS
(10)	(MESSAGE TEXT -   UP TO 50 WORDS)	(MESSAGE TEST -   UP TO 50 WORDS)
(11)	BT	BT
(12)	NNNN	NNNN

b. Explanations by line number from paragraph 10a above


1. STATION IDENTIFICATION -- `DE' followed by your full callsign and station serial number. (The station serial number must consist of no less than (3) numerals).

2. DTG LINE -- Indicates time that message was received by originating station from the drafter of the message.

3. FROM LINE -- `FM', the originator's title, first name, last name, city state abbreviation, slant, your full callsign and your state abbreviation.

4. TO LINE -- `TO', title, first name, last name. If going to a ship add "AA" (for Afloat Atlantic) or "AP" (for Afloat Pacific), forward slant, ship's full callsign and "AA" or "AP".

5. STREET ADDRESS (if Ashore), ADDRESSEE'S DIVISION OR UNIT (if Afloat)..

6. City, State, two-letter Postal abbreviation and Zip Code . (Not required for traffic going to ships.

7. State Area Code, DASH (-), Phone Number Prefix, DASH (-), - digit extension. (Not required for traffic going to ships)..

8. 'BT'

9. `UNCLAS'

10. Message text, no more than 50 words.

11. 'BT'

12. `NNNN'

a. The following format is used for entering multi-addressee traffic into the MDS - AMTOR, PACTOR or PACKET (see para 10c for send commands):
(1) DE NNN0AUH 001
(2) R 042302Z JUN 03
(3) FM NNN0ASI ONE NNY
(4) TO NNN0FTJ VA
NNN0TDT SNE
(5) INFO NNN0ALD
NNN0ASA VA
(6) XMT NNN0ASI PA
(7) BT
(8) UNCLAS
(9) SUBJ: TEST
(10) A. NNN0FTJ VA 042001Z JUN 03
B. NNN0TDT SNE 042230Z JUN 03
(11) (MESSAGE TEXT - UP TO 100 LINES)
(12) BT
(13) NNNN

b. Explanations by line number from paragraph 11.a above:
1. STATION IDENTIFICATION -- 'DE' followed by your full callsign and station serial number of the station entering the message onto an area MBO. (The station serial number must consist of no less than three numbers)

2. DTG LINE -- The time that the originator received message from the drafter.

3. FROM LINE - 'FM', Callsign of station originating the message and the State abbreviation where the originator is located.

4. TO LINE:- 'TO', Callsign(s) of individual stations or collective address designators who are to take action on this message. "ZEN/" in front of any callsign will indicate that this message was passed to subject callsign by other means.

5. INFO LINE:- 'INFO', Callsign(s) of stations or collective address designators for whom this message is provided as info only. "ZEN/" in front of any callsign will indicate that this message was passed to subject callsign by other means.

6. XMT LINE:- 'XMT', Callsign(s) of stations included in collective address designators in the "TO or "INFO" lines who are not to receive a copy of this message.

7. 'BT'

8. 'UNCLAS'

9. SUBJECT LINE:- 'SUBJ' followed by a short subject describing the contents of the message.

10. REFERENCES: - A list of references referred to in the message. These are listed preceded by "A" for the first reference, "B" for the second reference, etc.

11. MESSAGE TEXT: - Up to 100 lines of message text. If the message exceeds 100 lines, it must be split into two or more messages.

12. 'BT'

13 'NNNN'

EXAMPLE: ZEN/NNN0ASI PA

c. Sending and receiving traffic.

1. Tune to the frequency (tune your antenna off the air)
2. If sending to a PRMS (RADIO MESSAGE STATION), check for a clear channel (only one station can send to a RMS at a time).
3. Issue the "connect" command to connect to the RMS.
4. Once connected the RMS will print a sign-on message and then the command prompt (a line ending with the "Greater Than" symbol in Packet or Pactor.
5. Transmit the "send" command
6. The BBS will next prompt you to send the message text. Send the message starting with the routing line (Send prepared file).
7. When the message text has been sent by by Pactor/Packet, type "CTRL-Z", "ZZZZ" or "/EX" (Pactor/Packet) on a line by itself.
8. You may now enter any other command or logoff by typing "B" and pressing "ENTER".

a. Use of the 'SZ', 'SY' and 'SX' SEND commands for high precedence traffic will ensure that these messages are forwarded ahead of all messages of lower precedence. High precedence messages should be formatted for entry into the RMS as a regular message with the following changes.
1. There are four precedence recognized by NAVMARCORMARS:
FLASH                                            PROSIGN - Z
OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE             PROSIGN -O
PRIORITY                                        PROSIGN - P
ROUTINE                                         PROSIGN - R

2. The date-time group line is made up of the precedence prosign and the date-time group. For example: a priority message would be P 021234Z JAN 96
3. The rest of the message is formatted like any other message entered into the system.

There is also the possibility that the message could be of dual precedence. The dual precedence indicates that the message is to be delivered at the higher precedence to ACTION addees and at the lower precedence to the INFO addees. For example, a message sent to NNN0ASI, INFO NNN0ASA, to be delivered as a priority message to NNN0ASI, but only as a routine message to NNN0ASA, would be formatted as follows:

a. The routing line is made up of the prosign of the higher precedence of the message repeated twice and the routing indicators, as explained above. In this case, example: NOASA NOASI
b. The highest precedence of the message will determine which SEND command will be used when entering the message into a message switch (BBS / MBO). They are
'SZ' - FOR FLASH TRAFFIC
'SY' - FOR OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE TRAFFIC
'SX' - FOR PRIORITY TRAFFIC
'ST' - FOR ROUTINE TRAFFIC

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ANNEX E
ABBREVIATED TEXTS

a. Abbreviated texts are established to facilitate the transmission of messages of a standard text. There are two types of abbreviated texts authorized for use within Navy-Marine Corps MARS. They are: Navy-Marine Corps MARS Abbreviated Texts (NMAT) and American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Numbered Radiograms (ARL Number).

b. The use of abbreviated text numbers is encouraged. When using an abbreviated text, members are cautioned to ensure correct transposition. Abbreviated texts shall always be transposed to the proper meaning prior to delivery to addressees.

a. Navy-Marine Corps MARS Abbreviated Texts (NMAT) are listed below. NMAT shall not be filed into Army or Air Force MARS circuits or into Amateur Radio Networks since NMAT abbreviated text meanings are not widely disseminated.

b. Requests for the establishment of an NMAT shall be submitted via Chain of Command to Chief, Navy-Marine Corps MARS with sufficient justification.

NMAT ONE	ARRIVED SAFELY MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, SAN DIEGO CA
NMAT TWO	ARRIVED SAFELY NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES IL IL.
NMAT THREE	Unassigned
NMAT FOUR	UNASSIGNED
NMAT FIVE	UNASSIGNED
NMAT SIX	UNASSIGNED
NMAT SEVEN	UNASSIGNED
NMAT EIGHT	ARRIVED SAFELY OKINAWA.
NMAT NINE	UNASSIGNED
NMAT TEN	UNASSIGNED
NMAT ELEVEN	ARRIVED SAFELY NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE, GROTON CT.
NMAT TWELVE	REPLY VIA NAVY-MARINE CORPS MILITARY AUXILIARY RADIO SYSTEM.
NMAT THIRTEEN	ARRIVED SAFELY GUAM

a. ARL numbered radiograms are established in two groups. Group one is established primarily for relief emergency use and group two is to be used for routine messages.

b. ARL numbered radiograms marked with an asterisk (*) ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE ON NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS CIRCUITS.

GROUP ONE -- FOR POSSIBLE "RELIEF EMERGENCY" USE.

ONE	Everyone safe here. Please don't worry.
TWO	Coming home as soon as possible
THREE	Am in hospital. Receiving excellent care and recovering fine
FOUR	Only slight property damage here. Do not be concerned about disaster reports.
FIVE	Am moving to new location. Send no further mail or communication. Will inform you of new address when relocated.
SIX	Will contact you as soon as possible.
*SEVEN	Please reply by Amateur Radio through the amateur delivering this message. This is a free public service.
EIGHT	Need additional mobile or portable equipment for immediate emergency use.
NINE	Additional radio operators needed to assist with emergency at this location.
TEN	Please contact . Advise to stand by and provide further emergency information, instructions or assistance.
ELEVEN	Establish Amateur Radio emergency communications with ______on Mhz.
TWELVE	Anxious to hear from you. No word in some time. Please contact me as soon as possible.
THIRTEEN	Medical emergency situation exists here.
FOURTEEN	Situation here becoming critical. Losses and damage from increasing.
FIFTEEN	Please advise your condition and what help is needed.
SIXTEEN	Property damage very severe in this Area.
*SEVENTEEN	REACT communications services also available. Establish REACT communications with on channel .
EIGHTEEN	Please contact me as soon as possible at .
NINETEEN	Request health and welfare report on . (State name, address and telephone number).
TWENTY	Temporarily stranded. Will need some assistance. Please contact me at .
TWENTY ONE	Search and Rescue assistance is needed by local authorities here. Advise available.
TWENTY TWO	Need accurate information on the extent and type of conditions now existing at your location. Please furnish this information and reply without delay.
TWENTY THREE	Report at once the accessibility and best way to reach your location
TWENTY FOUR	Evacuation of residents from this Area urgently needed. Advise plans for help.
TWENTY FIVE	Furnish as soon as possible the weather conditions at your location.
TWENTY SIX	Help and care for evacuation of sick and injured from this location needed at once.

Emergency / Priority Messages originating from Official sources must carry the name of the Originating Official.
GROUP TWO. - ROUTINE MESSAGES.

FORTY SIX	Greetings on your birthday and best wishes for many more to come.
*FIFTY	Greetings by Amateur Radio
*FIFTY ONE	Greetings by Amateur Radio. This message is sent as a free public service by ham radio operators here at . Am having a wonderful time.
FIFTY TWO	Really enjoyed being with you. Looking forward to getting together again.
FIFTY THREE	Received your . It's appreciated; many thanks
FIFTY FOUR	Many thanks for your good wishes.
FIFTY FIVE	Good news is always welcome. Very delighted to hear about yours.
FIFTY SIX	Congratulations on your , a most worthy and deserved achievement.
FIFTY SEVEN	Wish we could be together.
FIFTY EIGHT	Have a wonderful time. Let us know when you return.
FIFTY NINE	Congratulations on the new arrival. Hope mother and child are well.
SIXTY	Wishing you the best of everything on
SIXTY ONE	Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
SIXTY TWO	Greetings and best wishes to you for a pleasant holiday season.
SIXTY THREE	Victory or defeat, our best wishes are with you. Hope you win.
SIXTY FOUR	Arrived safely at .
SIXTY FIVE	Arriving on . Please arrange to meet me there.
*SIXTY SIX	DX QSLs are on hand for you at the QSL Bureau. Send self-addressed envelopes.
SIXTY SEVEN	Your message number undeliverable because of . Please advise.
SIXTY EIGHT	Sorry to hear you are ill. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
SIXTY NINE	Welcome to the ___________. We are glad to have you with us and hope you will enjoy the fun and fellowship of the organization.

* NOT AUTHORIZED ON MARS CIRCUITS.