The establishment of a uniform procedure for assigning and monitoring scheduled and unscheduled workload requirements is essential to the successful coordination and management of MOMAG activities. Utilization of the work order system facilitates a coordinated production effort, based on workload scheduling, and greatly enhances the logistics management effort necessary to maintain accurate inventory control of mine material.

Each MOMAG activity is required to establish a quarterly work order system for use with the quarterly workload schedules. The basic procedures to be followed for initiating and processing work orders are contained in Standard Procedures for Initiating and Processing Work Orders, COMOMAGINST 4850.1. Responsibility for the final review and acceptance of completed work orders lies solely with the commanding officer or officer-in-charge.

UNIFORM MINE WARFARE PLANNING SYSTEM

The planning of an operation involves a great deal more than just designing the end product. Planning for a minefield is even more involved. The designer's efforts are dwarfed by the actions of the overall planning and scheduling involved in the total aspect of a minefield; still, the minefield design is the core of the plan. If the design is not adequate, the whole operation may be a waste of time, money, and assets. It is also true that if the design is excessive, the operation will be too costly in assets and logistics. It is for these reasons that the Uniform Mine Warfare Planning System (UMWPS) was designed.

Under the UMWPS, the world has been subdivided into minefield planning folder areas. Each area has been assigned a numerical designation, as outlined in Minefield Planning Folder, MFPF 00. Several types of mine warfare publications have been developed by the Commander, Mine Warfare Command (COMINEWARCOM) to aid in mine warfare operations. One such publication is Mine Setting Sheet Folder (MSSF). MSSFs are issued for the Atlantic, Pacific, and European areas. Each MSSF, which is produced to aid mine assembly activities, contains computer-printed mine-setting sheets (MSSs) for specific geographical areas. The MSSs list the types of mines, the quantity of mines, and the operational settings for specific minefields within the geographical area.

In conjunction with MSSs, all mines consigned for combat use are assigned mine control numbers (MCNs), which are designators that comprise (1) a minefield number (four digits), (2) a minefield segment designator (an alpha character), and (3) a mine case number (one to four digits). Among other things, MCNs reflect that all mines in a minefield are not identical. Generally, more than one type of mine (mark and mod) is specified. Also, operational settings, even among mines of like mark and mod, may have purposeful differences. The control numbers index such operational knowledge. The numbers are derived with reference to MFPFs, which locate the minefield and segment and list the mark and mod, the operational assembly (OA), the operational settings, and other operational mine data. During mine assembly procedures, the assigned MCN is stenciled on each mine case in accordance with applicable assembly publications.

Additional information concerning UMWPS and related publications is contained in Mining Operations, NWP 27-4.

REPORTS

Situations will arise at times that require the submission of special reports on items of significance that could affect the status of your command. The reports discussed in this section are not meant to be all-inclusive, as certain occurrences, events, and situations are exempt from these requirements. Be sure that you check all current instructions for specific guidance concerning reports before you submit them.

A mishap involving a serious impact on a command's combat readiness posture or peacetime missions capability may require special reports with or in lieu of other reports. As a Mineman, you will be concerned with two special incident reports: OPREP-3 reports and situation reports. For further assistance in completing special incident reports, refer to Special Incident Reporting, OPNAVINST 3100.6. Two other reports with which you should be familiar are casualty reports and status of resources and training system reports. This section gives a brief overview of these reports.

Operational reports are the main channel of information from the operating forces to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). They provide for comprehensive reviews of the dynamic aspects of naval warfare. The following items are among the many uses for data produced by the system:

0 Evaluation of the combat readiness of naval forces.

Dissemination of evolutions and innovations in naval warfare.

e Detection of deficiency, excess, combat force imbalance, material, logistic support, and/or emphasis of effort.

e Factual basis for war, mobilization, and fiscal plans; national service morale; and proper allocation of the nation's manpower and productive facilities.

Historical recognition of the U.S. Navy's contribution to the military efforts of this nation. OPREP-3 REPORTS

An OPREP-3 report is an incident report that should be submitted by the lowest level command that has knowledge of the event. There are two OPREP-3 reports with which you should be familiar: PINNACLE and NAVY BLUE.

An initial OPREP-3 (PINNACLE series) is normally the first indication to senior authority that an incident has occurred that is of national-level interest. National-level interest is presumed when it is conceivable that the National Command Authority (NCA) and/or the highest levels of government will desire timely knowledge of the incident.

An initial OPREP-3 (NAVY BLUE series) is normally the first indication to provide senior authority that an incident has occurred that is of high interest to the U.S. Navy, but not of interest to the NCA, and is of great concern to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and other senior naval commands. These reports are used to provide immediate notification of incidents of military, political, or press interest that are of high Navy, vice national, interest. They are submitted to provide "as it happens" information on the following types of incidents:

Instances of misconduct that may be reported by the local news media.

*Significant damage to civilian property resulting from actions of members of the Department of the Navy.

Acts or attempts to willfully destroy property of the U.S. Navy.

Bomb threats that are evaluated by the reporting officer as probably valid.

* Disorders or natural disasters of minor significance, if naval assistance is provided or requested.

Fire, flooding, explosions, collisions, grounding, or other accidents to naval units.