ST NOALR < NN0MDR $3885_NN0FTJ 1R NOALR R:050821/0452Z @:NN0MDW #:1867 R:050821/0400Z @:NN0MDH #:4559 R:050821/0310Z @:NN0MDQ #:3847 R:050821/0300Z @:NN0MDR #:3885 RR NOALR DE NNN0XOP 122 R 202015Z AUG 2005 ZEX FM NNN0ASZ GA TO NNN0ASI TWO NJ ZEN/NNN0ASG TWO AL NNN0ASF TWO NMW NNN0ASE TWO OR NNN0AS1 TWO SNE NNN0AS2 TWO NJ NNN0AS3 TWO PA ZEN/NNN0AS4 TWO AL NNN0AS5 TWO MN NNN0AS6 TWO STX NNN0AS7 TWO IA NNN0AS8 TWO CO/WY NNN0AS9 TWO AZ NNN0AS0 TWO WA INFO NNN0ALR NNN0ALD NNN0ASE ONE AZ NNN0ASF ONE NE/KS NNN0ASG ONE MI NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASN OR NNN0AST SCA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: ECOM TRAINING TIPS NR 6 A. NTP-8(C) ANNEX D PARAGRAPH D220(F) B. NTP-8(C) ANNEX D PARAGRAPH D210(H) C. NNN0ASA VA 291200Z JUN 05 (CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 05-05) D. NTP-8(C) ANNEX D PARAGRAPH D710 1. GENERAL - SOMETIMES YOU WILL FIND THAT I HAVE REPEATED TIPS FROM PREVIOUS MESSAGES. THIS IS BECAUSE THE ITEM REMAINS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES ATTENTION. 2.TRAINING TIPS, MY ACKNOWLEDGE MESSAGES - FROM TIME TO TIME I WILL INCLUDE TRAINING TIPS IN MY MESSAGES ACKNOWLEDGING AN EXERCISE OR EEI MESSAGE. THEY ARE NOT CRITICISMS! THEY ARE INTENDED TO ASSIST YOU WHERE PROCEDURE OR POLICY ERRORS HAVE BEEN MADE. 3. ECOM EXERCISES - EACH STATE IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT AT LEAST ONE ECOM EXERCISE PER QUARTER (REF A). REGIONS/AREAS AT LEAST ONE EACH YEAR (REF B). EXERCISES PROVIDE VALUABLE TRAINING FOR ALL STATIONS, A BASELINE FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND DIRECTORS CAN USE THEM TO EVALUATE THEIR STATE-OF-READINESS. REF A REQUIRES THAT STATE DIRECTORS NOTIFY THEIR REGION/AREA DIRECTORS OF YOUR INTENT TO CONDUCT AN EXERCISE. REGION DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY NNN0ASA AND NNN0ASZ 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THAT EXERCISE. 4. EEI EXERCISE MESSAGES - WHEN CONDUCTING AN EXERCISE, ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO RELEASE EXERCISE EEI MESSAGES - IT IS EXCELLENT TRAINING AND INCREASES PARTICIPATION. 6. ACTUAL EEI MESSAGES - EEI MESSAGES ARE TIME SENSITIVE. MOST OF THE TIME THE MDS WILL DELIVER THE TRAFFIC IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME. LATELY, PROPAGATION HAS BEEN VERY POOR AND WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED DELAYS. IF YOU HAVE THE CAPABILITY, E-MAIL THEM (REF C PROVIDES E-MAIL ADDRESS). DON'T FORGET TO ALSO INSERT THEM INTO THE MDS. THE NATIONAL WEB SITE (NAVYMARS.ORG) HAS PROVISIONS WHEREBY YOU CAN FORMAT EEI MESSAGE AND THE WEB SITE WILL E-MAIL THEM (ACTUAL EEI ONLY). YOU MUST SAVE THE MESSAGE IN A '.TXT' FORMAT AND INSERT INTO THE MDS. THE WEB SITE MAY ALSO BE USED TO FORMAT EXERCISE MESSAGES. 8. EEI UP-DATE MESSAGES - EEI UP-DATES MESSAGES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. THEY PROVIDE THE CHAIN OF COMMAND WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AS THE INCIDENT DEVELOPS. 9. CALL UP TREES - I KNOW THAT CALL UP TREES ARE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN AND TEND TO BE INEFFECTIVE. HOWEVER, WE NEED TO HAVE A METHOD OF ALERTING OUR MEMBERS. SUGGESTION, YOU MIGHT TRY TEXT MESSAGING AND CELL PHONES. IF ANYONE HAS AN IDEA, PASS IT ALONG. 10. IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGES - REF D PROVIDE THE PRO-FORMA FORMAT FOR THESE MESSAGES. ALL IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGES SHALL CONFORM TO THIS FORMAT. IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGES ARE REQUIRED FOR ACTUAL INCIDENTS AND EXERCISES. 11. NAVMARCORMARS: PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNN /EX