The Movement Report System (MOVREP) is a system established to collect and make available to certain
commands vital information on the status, location, and movement of flag commands, commissioned fleet units, and ships under the operational control of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
and U.S. Coast Guard. Such reports help in identifying ships that are lost or missing. The Movement Report System was started for commissioned fleet units and ships under operational control of the Navy. First done by hand, the information is now entered electronically into an
electronic data processing system.
MOVREP Data is used:
* To provide accurate positional data on friendly forces to operational commanders.
* To monitor the safe and timely arrival of ships.
* To provide information to other systems for personnel and
logistics
Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...
distribution.
* To provide accurate locations in the event of emergencies, such as
search and rescue (SAR) and evacuation efforts.
* To support requirements for planned force levels.
* To provide
Chief of Naval Operations with historical data for analysis.
MAREP
MAREP (MAriner REPort) is a voluntary ship reporting system, for movement reporting in the
Strait of Dover in
English Channel
The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...
.
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See also
* USS ''Indianapolis'' (CA-35), which was sunk. Its failure to arrive was reported incorrectly, leading to the sailors spending four days in the water before being spotted by a patrol plane. T
avoid repeating this problem
the Navy created the MOVREP system.
*GPS navigation device
A satellite navigation device (satnav device) is a user equipment that uses one or more of several global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to calculate the device's geographical position and provide navigational advice.
Depending on the ...
*Defense Advanced GPS Receiver
The AN/PSN-13 Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR; colloquially, "dagger") is a handheld GPS receiver used by the United States Department of Defense and select foreign military services. It is a military-grade, dual-frequency receiver, and has t ...
*Navigation
Navigation is a field of study that focuses on the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another.Bowditch, 2003:799. The field of navigation includes four general categories: land navigation, ...
*Radar navigation
Radar navigation is the utilization of marine and aviation radar systems for vessel and aircraft navigation. When a craft is within radar range of land or special radar aids to navigation, the navigator can take distances and angular bearings ...
*Marine radar
Marine radars are X band or S band radars on ships, used to detect other ships and land obstacles, to provide bearing and distance for collision avoidance and navigation at sea. They are electronic navigation instruments that use a rotating ...
*Structure of the United States Navy
The structure of the United States Navy consists of four main bodies: the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, the operating forces (described below), and the Shore Establishment.
Office of the Chief of ...
References
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United States Navy
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