INT-MO-37111 Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) support to Maritime Operations Course
- The first edition of this course will be held in person at the COE's premises in Lisbon, Portugal, from 26 to 30 May 2025, 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 3322 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