Encl. (1) to COMDTINST 16577.2
USCG DGPS CONOP
4. SUMMARY
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The fact that the level of awareness and effort devoted to marine DGPS radiobeacons must increase
cannot be overstated. The resources needed to maintain DGPS are in place. District funding
requirements in support of radiobeacons are not expected to increase. Actually, the number of
radiobeacons requiring support have been reduced. Technicians from the Groups will continue to
respond to radiobeacon casualties as required, however, this level of support will decrease. The
reasons for this are that DGPS makes use of the latest technology at the organizational and
intermediate level. The preventive maintenance work load is minimized due to black-box
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