Manpower Issues Involving Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS)

Abstract

Nearly all Cruiser Destroyer (CRUDES) ships deploy through potential piracy areas in the five-million square mile Fifth Fleet domain, which is why all Navy warships maintain Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) shipboard teams. This research analyzed advantages and disadvantages of the VBSS structure including alternative approaches to how the Navy could train, certify and deploy VBSS teams, e.g., Fifth Fleet detachments. Ship's company VBSS teams face an unattractive tradeoff during deployment concentrate on Navy Enlisted Code (NEC) and ratings training, and prioritize VBSS team-training. School-house training and certification are crucial yet insufficient for maintaining team-performance in accordance with required occupational capabilities (ROC) requirements. Using VBSS detachments would reduce the total number of personnel needed to accomplish the VBSS mission. If converting to detachments is improbable, then Navy Commanding Officers could better support their VBSS mission by prioritizing team training before and during deployment. US Marines, already well-trained and embarked on amphibious ships could also accomplish this mission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561868

Entities

People

  • Emory A. Rank

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Ships
  • Basic Training
  • Boats
  • Coast Guard
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nonlethal Weapons
  • Pepper Spray
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.