This manual is published as a training, planning, and operational guide for unit commanders, staff officers, key noncommissioned officers, and other personnel concerned with Army water transport units of the water terminal family as a part of the transportation service currently operating in the field. This manual covers the organization, mission, functions, and capabilities of each Army water trans- port unit. It contains current unit designations, organization, and terminology, and the characteristics of watercraft authorized in the units. The manual also contains material covering duties of personnel, personnel management and administration, maintenance, unit supply, communication, unit readiness, unit movement planning guidance, and water safety.
DesignationFM 55-51
EditionAug 1972
StatusSuperseded
Pages180
FunctionSustainment
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)