Encl: (1) to COMDTINST 3161.2G
28 MAR 1988
UNCLASSIFIED
OPNAVINST S5513.5A
01. IDENTIFYING DATA
ID: 054-24
SU: Oceanic Soundings
CL: U
OC: OPNAV(OP-212F); DTIC-A
CA: OPNAV(OP-02)
OD: 71-09-04
CD: 81-01-02
RD: 83-2-02
02. THREAT/BACKGROUND
A.
A proper balance is required between the need to deny information to a potential enemy and
the equally important need to make available the data required to ensure our own scientific
and technological advances.
B.
The specific threats against which classification of this data will defend are:
(1)
Compromise of the operational security of units involved in certain classified
operations.
(2)
Use by hostile powers of our large data base of precise bathymetric navigation
information to improve their military position vis-a-vis our own.
03. MISSION: Acquisition of precise bathymetric data and to continue mutually beneficial programs
of international cooperations in the collection of bathymetric data.
04. FINANCIAL: Not applicable
05. MILESTONES: Not applicable
06. DESIGN PERFORMANCE AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Not applicable
07. OPERATIONAL AND TACTICAL
A.
Survey data and charts resulting from Department of Defense bathymetric surveys in
support of classified operations or projects shall be classified as follows:
(1)
Survey data based on Loran-C, satellite, SINS or comparable horizontal positioning
control and conducted at a line spacing or with sonar equipments which would yield
fix results using bathymertic navigation recovery techniques to within one nautical
mile: C-OADR.
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