SPECIAL BOAT UNIT TWENTY

11 METER RIGID HULL INFLATABLE BOATOPERATIONS AND CAPABILITIES

PRIMARY USE OF THE11 METER RIB

• OVER-THE-HORIZON INSERTION/EXTRACTION OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES

• SWIMMER CAST AND RECOVERY • MARITIME INTELLIGENCE GATHERING • UNDERWAY VISIT, BOARD, SEARCH AND SEIZURE (VBSS) • AT SEA RENDEZVOUS / MARITIME INTERDICTION• COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM • SUPPORT DIRECT ACTION MISSIONS • SUPPORT AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS• WATERBORNE COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE (CSAR)• WATERBORNE SURVEILLANCE / GUARD POST• DIVING OPERATIONS SUPPORT• NON-COMBATANT EVACUATION OPERATIONS • LIMITED GUNFIRE SUPPORT

• SPEED (MAX) 47 KNOTS (CRUISE) 34 KNOTS• CREW 3 COMBATANT CRAFT CREWMAN• PASSENGERS 8 COMBAT EQUIPPED SEALS• MAX PAYLOAD 3,200 POUNDS• COMBAT RADIUS 100 NM• FUEL CAPACITY 180 GALLONS• ENGINES 2 CATERPILLAR 3126 DIESEL

470BHP @2450 RPM• PROPULSION 2 KAMEWA FF 280 WATER JETS• NAVIGATION FURUNO 1610CF COLOR GPS

FURUNO 841 RADAR• COMMUNICATIONS MILITARY HF, VHF, UHF & SATCOM

MARINE BAND ICOM M127 RADIO

NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) 11 METER RIB CRAFT CHARACTERISTICS

CREW COMPOSITION INA TWO BOAT DETACHMENT

• 1 OFFICER IN CHARGE (PATROL OFFICER)• 1 PETTY OFFICER IN CHARGE (HELMSMAN)• 1 CHIEF ENGINEER• 1 NAVIGATOR / COMMUNICATOR

• 1 ASSISTANT OFFICER IN CHARGE• 1 PETTY OFFICER IN CHARGE (HELMSMAN)• 1 CHIEF ENGINEER• 1 NAVIGATOR / COMMUNICATOR

• INTENDED PHASE REPLACEMENT OF THE 24’, 30’ AND 10 METER RIB’S WITH AN INVENTORY OF 72

NSW RIBS.

• ACTUAL 70 BOATS TOTAL (32 BETWEEN EAST AND WESTCOAST WITH 6 TO OUR TRAINING

CENTER).

• STATUS STILL RECEIVING CRAFT. TWO MORE YEARS TO FINAL CRAFT DELIVERY

NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) 11 METER RIB PROCUREMENT

• BENEFIT - RAPID POWER PROJECTION - AIR DROPABLE RIB’S WITH CREW AND SEALS.

• AIRCRAFT COMPATABILITY - GOAL IS C-130, C-141, C-17 AND C-5 COMPATIBILITY.

• STATUS - 11 METER OPERATIONAL TESTING COMPLETED.

• DEPLOYMENT - WE ARE GOING ON OUR THIRD DEPLOYMENT WITH THIS CAPABILITY.

11 METER RIB MARITIME CRAFT AIR DELIVERY SYSTEM (MCADS)

MARITIME CRAFT AIR DELIVERY SYSTEM (MCADS)

NEGATIVES FACTORS OFTHE 11 METER RIB

• THE BOW TENDS TO STUFF IN A FOLLOWING SEA IF YOU DO NOT DRIVE THE BOAT CORRECTLY.

• SEA WATER COOLING SYSTEM TENDS TO CLOG WHEN WORKING NEAR THE BEACH (SEA GRASS BYPASSES THE STRAINERS)

• NOTE: THE COOLING SYSTEM IS BEING RETROFITTED WITH A BLOW BACK CAPABILITY TO PUSH SAND AND

GRASS BACK OUT THE SEA WATER INTAKE.