DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 3501.133F
N95
4 Apr 2014
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 3501.133F
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: REQUIRED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND PROJECTED
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR MOBILE DIVING AND SALVAGE
UNITS
Ref: (a) OPNAVINST C3501.2K (NOTAL)
(b) NWP 1-03.3
(c) OPNAVINST F3501.97H
(d) NWP 4-12
Encl: (1) Projected Operational Environment (POE) for Mobile
Diving and Salvage Units (MDSU)
(2) Required Operational Capabilities (ROC) for Mobile
Diving and Salvage Units (MDSU)
1. Purpose. To issue the required operational capabilities
(ROC) and the projected operational environment (POE) for mobile
diving and salvage units (MDSU). This instruction is being
reissued with a new date, updated version and signature
authority to meet the Chief of Naval Operations’ (CNO) age
requirement for the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
(OPNAV) instructions.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST F3501.133E.
3. Discussion. Enclosures (1) and (2) have been prepared per
reference (a). The ROC and POE provide the necessary details to
describe the mission areas, environment, and operational
capabilities for which the MDSU and their companies are
responsible. This instruction provides resource agencies
information concerning the MDSU mission requirements,
capabilities, and the types and locations of expected
operations. Together, the ROC and POE establish tasking which
produces a measurable workload used to compute personnel
requirements for fleet manpower documents (FMD). Enclosure (2)
shall be used in determining specific mission area M-ratings
reported per reference (b). Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD)
group planning and directing requirements for administering the
MDSU ROC/POE functions are delineated per references (c) and
(d).
