Dated 17 Dec 2018

378 pages - chock full of marine information for both the Army and cilvian boating (i.e. - boat handlilng, charts and publications, marine emergencies, seamanship, rigging, anchor procedures, flags - you name it, its probably there!)

The United States (U.S.) Army watercraft fleet is made up of all types of vessels, including oceangoing vessels, tugs, landing craft, and barges. Although all of these vessels operate on water, their missions are different. The watercraft operator must have the skills and knowledge to perform the tasks required on any of these vessels. This training circular (TC) is for the 88K watercraft operator, skill levels 1 through 4. It will provide the subject matter that relates directly to the common technical tasks listed in STP 55-88K14-SM-TG.

The mission of Army watercraft is to support the Army’s reception, staging, onward movement and integration (RSOI) movement plan. Army watercraft provides the vital link between the offshore arrival of combat power, loaded aboard strategic sealift ships, and placing that power ashore in a ready-to-fight configuration. The Army watercraft fleet must be prepared to do this mission anywhere in the world.

This TC applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the United States Army Reserve.

IN COLOR

This book is the BIG size (the size of a regular sheet of paper).  Also on this website is the popular mini size (half the size of a regular sheet of paper). 

The binding is with coil, allowing easy flipping of pages without jamming.

The color covers are laminated for weather protection with black and white inside printing.