R 141955Z APR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 239/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) 3-35.9A, MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR MILITARY DIVING OPERATIONS (MDO)//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31G/23 SEP 1993//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR D. L. LISTER/CIV/UNIT:CDI, CDD, MID/NAME:QUANTICO VA/TEL:TEL/EMAIL: (703) 432-8493/EMAIL: DENNIS.LISTER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION'S CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE (CDD) AND THE AIR LAND SEA APPLICATION (ALSA) CENTER HAVE PUBLISHED A NEW MCRP 3-35.9A, MULTISERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR MILITARY DIVING OPERATIONS (MDO), DTD 12 JANUARY 2011.  MCRP 3-35.9A MAY BE DOWNLOADED VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEB SITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.  THE MTTP CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE ALSA WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWWMIL.ALSA.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THIS MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES (MTTP) PUBLICATION WILL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR PLANNING MILITARY DIVING OPERATIONS.  IT INCLUDES CAPABILITIES, LIMITATIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR JOINT MILITARY DIVING OPERATIONS.  FIVE SERVICES (ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, AND COAST GUARD) HAVE SIGNED THIS PUBLICATION.  THE SCOPE OF THIS MTTP IS THAT IT IS FOR USE BY COMMANDERS AND STAFFS AT ALL LEVELS TO PLAN FOR EMPLOYMENT OF THE CAPABILITIES OF US MILITARY DIVE FORCES IN SITUATIONS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF DIVE OPERATIONS.  THIS PUBLICATION DEFINES METHODS TO ENSURE DIVING CAPABILITIES ARE INTEGRATED AND PROVIDES QUICK REFERENCE CHARTS ON SERVICE-SPECIFIC DIVE TEAM CAPABILITIES.   
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.  UNITS WILL BE RECEIVING PRINTED COPIES OF MCRP 3-35.9A VIA THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MCPDS).  UNITS NOT RECEIVING COPIES OR DESIRING ADDITIONAL PRINT ALLOCATIONS MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A), COORDINATING WITH THEIR INTERNAL S-1 OR ADMIN SECTIONS.  FOR MCPDS ORDERING PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS 144000198 00. 
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//