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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA
Machinery Testing and Trials Unit (MTTU) 191
CBRN First Response Organisation 192
Network Management Centre (NMC) 193
Naval Biomedical Unit (NBU) 194
Weapon Engineering Unit (WEU) 195
Electrical New Design Centre (ENDC) 197
SLN Hydrographic Service (SLNHS) 198
Industry 199

CHAPTER 11

NAVY PLANNING 200

Characteristics of Operational Warfare at Sea 200
Prerequisites of Operational Warfare 201
Navy Planning Overview 202
Operational Art and Design 203
Navy Planning and Mission Command 203
Scheme of Manoeuvre 204
Main Effort 204
The Navy Planning Process (NPP) 204
Step One: Mission Analysis 206
Step Two: Course of Action Development 206
Step Three: Course of Action Analysis (Wargaming) 207
Step Four: Course of Action Comparison
and Decision 207
Step Five: Plan or Order Development 207
Step Six: Transition 207
Role of the Commander, Staff and Planning Team 208
The Commander’s Role 208
Planning Team and Staff’s Role 209
The Plan, Brief, Execute, Debrief Cycle 209
Joint Intelligence Preparation of the
Operational Environment (JIPOE) 209
Centre of Gravity Analysis 210
Identify the Objective(s) 211
Identify Critical Factors 211
Identify Critical Capabilities 212

xi To Nurture a Stable Environment at Sea