REFERENCES:

A. NAVEDTRA 373-04-67-83, NAVY PHOTOGRAPHER'S MATER TRAINING SERIES, MODULE 4--AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND SPECIALIZED PHOTOGRAPHY
B. NAVAIR 10-30 TARPS-2, OPERATIONAL UTILIZATION F-14A/TRAPS/ CVIC RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT MANUAL
C. NAVEDTRA 10271-1, INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST 3 & 2

115.1 DEFINE AND EXPLAIN TARPS. (REF A)

TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE POD SYSTEM. USED ON F-14 ONLY. THREE CAMERAS ARE ON POD AT WEAPON STATION 5. USED FOR INTELLIGENCE GATHERING.

115.2 EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF A MISSION PLANNING BOARD. (REF A)

DETERMINE WHICH SENSORS ARE UTILIZED, THE ALTITUDE AND LENGTH OF FLIGHT, ETC.

115.3 STATE THE PURPOSE FOR USING FASTER SPEED FILM IN RECONNAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHY. (REF A)

USED IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS AND FOR RECONNAISSANCE AT DAWN AND DUSK.

115.4 STATE THE EFFECTS OF HAZE AND EXPLAIN HOW IT CAN BE COUNTERED. (REF A)

LENS WILL COMPACT HAZE AND BLUR THE IMAGE WITH HAZE. VISIBLE HAZE CAN BE REDUCED BY USING SPECIFIED FILM OR YELLOR OR RED FILTERS.

115.5 EXPLAIN WHICH LIGHTING CONDITIONS PRODUCE THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY. (REF A)

CROSS LIGHTING (0900-1000 AND 1400-1500) GIVES DEPTH AND SHADOWS. BRINGS OUT TEXTURE AND GRAIN.

115.6 STATE THE PURPOSE OF THE FOLLOWING CAMERAS AND CAMERA ANGLES AS RELATED TO TARGET REQUIREMENTS. (REF A)

A. FORWARD OBLIQUE SERIAL FRAME CAMERA - SHOOTS FORWARD OF AIRCRAFT, NORMALLY USED FOR SHOOTING SHIPS AT SEA.

B. SERIAL FRAME CAMERAL IN A VERTICAL POSITION - FOR AERIAL MAPPING, VIEW BELOW THE AIRCRAFT.

C. A PANORAMIC (PAN) CAMERA - (KA-99C POD) ROTATES ON DRUM, TAKES PICTURES OF HORIZON FROM WING SPAN TO WING SPAN. BEST USE FOR PICTURES OF COAST LINES.

D. INFRARED RECONNAISSANCE SET - NOT REALLY A CAMERA - INFRARED VIDEO CAMERA. GOOD FOR LOW LIGHT; JUNGLES, CAMOFLAGE. DETECTS HEAT.

115.7 STATE THE FUNCTION OF CVIC. (REF A)

CARRIER VESSEL INTELLIGENCE CENTER. BRIEF/DEBRIEF PILOTS, COLLECT, EVALUATE, DISSEMINATE, ANALYSIS AND PRODUCTION.

115.8 DESCRIBE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST RATING AS RELATED TO PHOTOGRAPHY. (REFS B,C)

PH PROCESS AND PRINT PHOTA DATA; IS ANALYZE AND EVALUATE DATA.