PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-713
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 713
APRIL 2012
16
PS 713
APR 12
1.±
Ensure the fording site has adequate entrance
and exit points and a Frm bottom.
2.±
Check that the water depth at the fording site
is below the vehicle’s fording limit and clear of
submerged obstacles.
3.±
During training exercises, make sure drivers and
crew members wear life vests if water is over
4 feet deep. (This doesn’t apply to the M-ATV
since its maximum fording depth is 3 feet.) Do
not exceed 4 mph.
4.±
±ollow all vehicle fording and swimming
instructions in accordance with the vehicle TM.
5.±
Do not wear load-bearing equipment (LBE)
during fording operations. It could snag on
vehicle components and prevent crew members
from evacuating through the top hatches
during emergencies.
•±
Reduce speed and stop vehicle when you reach water
•±
Inform the crew and others with the need to know
that you are operating around potential water
hazards.
•±
Conduct a risk assessment of the terrain and route
before proceeding.
•±
Wear seatbelts.
•±
Unlock combat door locks if the enemy situation
permits.
•±
Turn on Fltered dome lights.
MRAP…
here are some key
points about water
fording that should be a
part of your unit’s sop.
use this guidance
from the gta
when you operate
mraps near water
and as tactical
conditions allow…
hey, guys?
just how
dEep
is
this
water?
some soldiers in an m-atv recently
tried to ford a river in afghanistan
that was 5 feet deep.
this river doesn’t
look
too
deep, I
think we can ford it.
Maybe so, but I’m
gonna play it safe.
I
need to check these
safety procedures
before we do anything.
the maximum fording
depth of an m-atv is 3
feet in calm water.
don’t
let this
happen
to you!
make sure you know
the fording depth of
your mrap vehicle
before
you ford.
you should also
conduct route recons
and rehearse the
rollover and egress
drills given in mrap
gta 0
7
-09-001.
you can get to it online:
BMdwoKdp
I
dQ%3d&tabid=653
four
soldiers
died.
it’s from the tc
7
-31
mrap fov driver’s
training on shallow water
fording operations.
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