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SECURING OF GEAR ON TACTICAL CONVEYANCES
Date Signed: 10/18/2018 | MARADMINS Number: 599/18
MARADMINS : 599/18
R 172011Z OCT 18
MARADMIN 599/18
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/SECURING OF GEAR ON TACTICAL CONVEYANCES//
REF/A/DOC U.S.C./TITLE 29/CHAPTER 15//
REF/B/DOC/DOD/4515.13//
REF/C/DOC/DODI/6055.01//
REF/D/DOC/SECNAVINST/5100.10K//
REF/E/DOC/NAVMC 3500.14D//
REF/F/DOC/NAVMC DIRECTIVE 5100.8//
REF/G/DOC/CNAF/M3710.7//
REF/H/DOC/MCO/5100.8//
REF/I/DOC/MCO/5100.29B//
REF/J/DOC/NTTP/3-22.5//
NARR/REF A IS THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970.  REF B IS THE DOD AIR TRANSPORTATION ELIGIBILITY DIRECTIVE OF 22 JAN 2016. REF C IS THE DODI SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (SOH) PROGRAM OF 14 OCT 2014.  REF D IS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY SAFETY PROGRAM OF 12 MAY 2015.  REF E IS THE AVIATION T(AMPERSAND)R PROGRAM MANUAL OF 5 FEB 2016.  REF F IS THE MARINE CORPS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) PROGRAM MANUAL OF 15 MAY 2006.  REF G ARE THE NATOPS GENERAL FLIGHT AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OF 5 MAY 2016.  REF H IS THE MARINE CORPS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) POLICY OF 15 MAY 2006.  REF I IS THE MARINE CORPS SAFETY PROGRAM ORDER OF 28 JULY 2011.  REF J IS THE ASSAULT SUPPORT TACTICAL SOP OF 27 FEB 2013.//
POC/REEVES, J./LTCOL/TECOM MTESD/703-784-4053/JACOB.REEVES@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  Situation.  There have been a number of mishaps where unsecured gear and equipment caused injury or may have prevented the safe egress of Marines operating in vehicles and aircraft.  Marines at all levels, both in the operating forces and supporting establishments, will take a holistic approach to secure personnel, gear, and equipment in all tactical conveyances.
2.  Mission.  To establish Marine Corps service level policy, procedures, and evaluation requirements for securing of cargo, gear, and equipment on tactical conveyances to improve standardization, minimize/mitigate injury from blast or accident, and maximize opportunity for successful egress from the vehicle/aircraft post-mishap.
3.  Execution
3.A.  Purpose.  To establish policy and standards to increase safety/protection of Marines and Sailors operating and being conveyed aboard tactical vehicles and aircraft.
3.B.  Method.  Using the Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities and Policy analysis.
3.C.  Endstate.  Units across the total force properly secure gear and equipment on tactical conveyances in a manner which minimizes chances of injury and increases odds of survival/mission accomplishment.
3.D.  Concept of Operations
3.D.1.  An analysis conducted by a service level operational planning team (OPT) identified gaps in training and equipping Marines and Sailors to properly secure cargo, gear, and equipment in a vehicle or aircraft.  This message emphasizes leadership to enforce current policies listed in the references, provides guidance to pursue and implement material solutions, and identifies changes to how Marines are equipped, trained, and assessed.
3.D.2.  To avoid confusion, the OPT made a differentiation between cargo, gear, and equipment as follows:
3.D.2.A.  Cargo - Item(s) being transported that is not attached to the aircraft, vehicle, or an individual and/or anything larger than an assault pack (main pack, sea bag, transport cases).
3.D.2.B.  Gear - Item(s) being carried on by an individual (personal protective equipment, personal weapon, ammunition for personal weapon, assault pack or equivalent).
3.D.2.C.  Equipment - Item(s) needed to outfit vehicle or subcomponent thereof (crew served weapons and ammunition, spare ammunition, radios, and basic individual issue (BII) and SL-3 items for aircraft, vehicles, weapons, and radios).
3.D.3.  Training.  Marines operating aircraft and vehicles are trained to properly maneuver their platform under a number of conditions.  Shifting loads and unsecured personnel, cargo, gear, and equipment are a hazard that can be prevented or mitigated with training.
3.D.4.  Material
3.D.4.A.  A number of aircraft, vehicle platforms, and personnel carriers may lack the ability to properly secure gear and equipment required for missions.  This is not a problem the operating forces will be tasked to solve.  Evaluating each vehicle platform and developing material solutions, when necessary, will ensure the gear and equipment Marines and Sailors are required to carry can be safely secured.  Solutions may be as simple as a cargo net, tie down points, or a modification for additional storage containers to the platform.  Marines are tasked with securing their gear, cargo, and equipment; the service will provide the means to accomplish this task.
3.D.4.B.  A comprehensive review of what vehicles and aircraft are required to carry when conducting operations is overdue.  Vehicle modifications such as additional armor, electronic countermeasures, and communication devices (blue force tracker) have reduced storage space in the vehicles.  This has limited the ability for Marines to secure gear and equipment and requires that we evaluate current and future aircraft/vehicle requirements to store and secure personnel, cargo, gear, and equipment.  Commanders must consider and plan for proper storage and securing of any item transported via tactical conveyance.
3.D.5.  Leadership.  Unsecured personnel, cargo, gear, and equipment on an aircraft or ground vehicle is a failure in leadership.  Leadership is required in order to identify issues and shortfalls and enforce current policies.  Commanders at all levels shall become familiar with the references in this Marine Administrative Message (MARADMIN). 
3.D.6.  Policy.  Current policy listed in reference (a) specifically states, “Uniquely military equipment, systems, operations, or workplaces are excluded from the federal regulatory standards distributed by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in Title 29 United States Code.  However, the Department of Defense (DoD) components must apply OSHA and other regulatory safety and health standards to uniquely military equipment, systems, operations, or workplaces, in whole or in part, as practicable.  When military design, specifications, or deployment requirements render compliance with existing OSHA standards infeasible or inappropriate, or when no standard exists for such military application, the DoD Components must apply risk management procedures.”  Commanders have the authority to deviate from federal standards due to operational requirements, but are required to apply risk management and publish specific military standards when deviating from federal guidelines in their unit standard operating procedure (SOP).
3.D.7.  Assessment: The ability of a unit to secure its gear and equipment while conducting operations is a key metric in assessing their level of readiness.  Accomplishing a Marine Corps Task is not enough for a unit to display it is ready, rather it is how the unit accomplishes the task.  The ability of a unit to secure its gear and equipment will be part of Service Level Training Exercises (SLTE) including, but not limited to MEF level exercises, Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluations, Certification Exercises (CERTEX), Large Scale Exercises, Integrated Training Exercises), Talon Exercises, and Mountain Exercises.
3.E.  Tasks
3.E.1.  Commanders
3.E.1.A.  Ensure Marines are trained and have the discipline to secure themselves, gear, cargo, and equipment prior to movement.
3.E.1.B.  Ensure SOP address securing of gear, cargo, and equipment and incorporate the following paragraphs into SOPs down to the battalion level:
3.E.1.B.1.  “Vehicle/aircraft operator and passenger cabin will be free of any loose items.  All cargo, gear, and equipment shall be secured with approved straps, cargo nets, chains, or within a fastened storage container prior to movement.”
3.E.1.B.2.  “Unless a military unique standard is identified in an aircraft/vehicle technical manual, operating manual, Marine Corps Order, standard operating procedure, policy letter, (insert unit name) will follow OSHA regulations.  A detailed list of Federal OSHA regulations can be found at https:(slash)(slash)www.osha.gov/law-regs.html.”
3.E.1.C.  Establish SOP procedures for recurring review of vehicles and aircraft for effectively storing and securing equipment and
providing feedback to appropriate advocates regarding recommendations pertaining to the securing of cargo, gear, and equipment.
3.E.1.D.  Ensure deploying units are capable of securing their gear and equipment during CERTEXs.
3.E.1.E.  Implement prudent risk management controls while training Marines and Sailors to safely egress vehicles and aircraft under wet and dry conditions.
3.E.2.  Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration
3.E.2.A.  Coordinate with equipment advocates to evaluate existing aircraft and vehicle storage capabilities and pursue upgrades, as required.
3.E.2.B.  Ensure future program requirements for vehicles and aircraft have sufficient storage and the ability to secure required gear and equipment.
3.E.3.  Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations
3.E.3.A.  Provide support to Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command to ensure technical manuals (TM) for the Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV), M1A1 Abrams Tank, and Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) are current in identifying locations for the proper storage of the vehicle SL-3 and additional authorized equipment for each platform.
3.E.3.B.  Provide support to Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command to validate and/or reduce the amount of SL-3 items for the AAV, LAV, and M1A1.
3.E.4.  Deputy Commandant for Aviation
3.E.4.A.  Ensure aircraft policies and procedures are updated to include securing of gear and equipment on all type, model, series of Marine aircraft.
3.E.4.B.  Pursue material solutions and modifications for aircraft that are currently in operation to secure gear and equipment.
3.E.4.C.  Update Inspector General (IG) Functional Area Checklist for Aviation Safety (3750), Aircrew Training (3500.14) to include securing gear and equipment training.
3.E.5.  Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics
3.E.5.A.  Update IG Functional Area Checklist for Motor Transport Licensing (11240) and Safety Program (5100) to include securing gear and equipment training.
3.E.5.B.  Provide support to Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command to ensure TMs for all ground motor transport platforms are current in identifying locations for the proper storage of the vehicle BII.
3.E.5.C.  Provide support to Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command to validate and/or reduce the amount of SL-3 items associated to motor transport vehicles.
3.E.5.D.  Validate the crew (driver, assistant driver, gunner) requirements for the armored Logistics Vehicle System replacement equipped with weapons station.
3.E.6.  Commanding General, Training and Education Command
3.E.6.A.  Update Training and Readiness (T&R) manuals to ensure operating vehicle and aircraft events identify securing personnel, cargo, gear, and equipment within the events performance steps and standards.
3.E.6.B.  Team and squad level T&R collective events shall include performance steps on ensuring their vehicle or aircraft has all personnel, cargo, gear, and equipment secured and prepared for operations.
3.E.6.C.  Ensure vehicle operator entry level training and Motor Transport incidental licensing training includes instruction on how to secure each type of vehicle SL-3 items, crew and passenger gear, mission equipment, and cargo.
3.E.6.D.  Provide Commanders an assessment on the ability of their units to secure gear and equipment during SLTEs.
3.E.7.  Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command
3.E.7.A.  In coordination with the appropriate advocate, ensure TMsare current in identifying locations for the proper storage of the vehicles required BII and additional authorized equipment as well as validate and/or reduce the amount of SL-3 items associated to vehicles.
3.E.7.B.  If future vehicle modifications reduce the vehicle storage capacity, ensure alternate storage solutions are developed and updated in the respective TMs.
3.F.  Coordinating Instructions
3.F.1.  Identify shortfalls in the ability to secure cargo, gear, and equipment on aircraft and vehicles to the appropriate advocate for action.
3.F.2.  Ensure any policy that mandates mounted forces to possess additional mission equipment identifies a location/and or means to secure the mandated equipment.
4.  Administration and Logistics
4.A.  The standards described in this message will be evaluated via the Commanding General Readiness Inspection program, the Functional Area checklist and SLTE.
4.B.  Unit funds are authorized to purchase straps, chains, and cargo nets within the supply system.
4.C.  Records created as a result of this MARADMIN shall be managed according to National Archives and Records Administration approved dispositions to ensure proper maintenance, use, accessibility, and preservation, regardless of format or medium.
5.  Command and Signal Signal.  Effective immediately.  Command.  This message is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.
6.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General D. H. Berger, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command.//