INT-MO-37111 Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) support to Maritime Operations Course
- The Second edition of this course will be held in person at the COE's premises in Lisbon, Portugal, from 2 to 6 March 2026, with the support of the School of Hydrography and Oceanography of the Portuguese Hydrographic Institute.
- This course is published in the NATO Education and Training Opportunity Catalogue as "Listed" and is designed to provide Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) and Geospatial personnel with a better knowledge and understanding of REA activities in support of maritime operations. On completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify NATO doctrine governing REA support, as well as geospatial and METOC support for military activities.
- Understand the impact of environmental conditions on naval operations.
- Identify critical environmental parameters affecting different naval warfare areas.
- Recognize numerical modelling, in situ observations & remote sensing strategies, and technology.
- Produce and manipulate REA products to support military decision-making.
- The course is designed for NATO and national METOC and Geospatial personnel, as well as other military personnel who may be called upon to provide REA support to maritime operations.
- This one-week course consists of interactive lectures followed by practical exercises covering the following topics:
- NATO Geospatial and METOC principles, concepts and doctrine.
- NATO REA and Recognized Environmental Picture (REP) concepts and doctrine.
- Impact of the environment on naval operations.
- Operational modeling.
- REA technology and survey planning.
- REA products, including Mission Impact Diagrams, Tactical Decision Aids, Additional Military Layers, and Amphibious Operations Graphics.
- REA information dissemination and NATO formats and standards.
- The course will be conducted at NATO UNCLASSIFIED and will be delivered in English with no translation services available. Participants must have a language proficiency equivalent to English SLP 2222 or higher.
- Rank requirements: Officers (OF-1 through OF-5) and NCOs (OR-5 through OR-9).
- For further information, please contact info@mgeometoccoe.org