TM 55-1945-205-10-40005 00 10005 00OPERATOR MAINTENANCEFLOATING CAUSEWAYDESCRIPTION AND DATAEQUIPMENT CONFIGURATIONGeneralFollowing are two typical configurations that may be used as floating causeway platform during logistics over the shore (LOTS) operations. The trident pierhead is used for loading and unloading ocean going sealift vessels. It is capable of supporting two M-1 Abrams Tanks and one sealift vessels’s cargo ramp foot on the platform surface. The trident pierhead extension is used by lighter vessels to moor to the floating causeway. The force opening floating causeway is an administrative pier used to get to 15 ft of water depth and does not use a trident pierhead. It is a floating platform for loading and unloading ocean-going sealift vessels. The causeway consists of one or more intermediate sections connected length wise and connected to a combination beach/sea end section. The length depends on how far offshore, from the beach, the causeway must extend to give the required water depth. The force opening floating causeway operating conditions are: Sea State 2 with five foot waves and a current of two knotsFloating Causeway Trident Pierhead
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