text: Drop Zones
  Coverage
  6-72. To ensure that the entire obstacle is accessible to the boat detail, each water obstacle might require
  a different type of coverage.
  Equipment
  6-73. Each recovery boat team needs the following equipment:
  y A rubber boat (RB-10) or solid-bodied boat of comparable size, with operable outboard motor.
  y Enough fuel and oil to complete the mission.
  y Life vest or other floatation device for each boat detail member, and as many extras as they can
  carry for jumpers who might not already be wearing a B5 or B7 flotation device (water wings).
  y One life ring with attached rope.
  y One FM and one handheld radio, each with spare battery.
  y One each shepherd’s crook and grappling hook.
  y One long backboard for CPR.
  y One aid bag with resuscitation equipment.
  y One 120-foot long rope and four sling ropes with end-of-line bowlines and snap links.
  y Four paddles.
  6-74. For night operations, add the following:
  y Two operational night vision devices with two sets of batteries.
  y One spot light.
  Note: Jumpers wearing B5s or B7s need no life jackets.
  BASIC EQUIPMENT LIST
  6-75. The DZSTL should maintain an inventory of the following basic equipment to support
  the mission:
  y VS-17 panels.
  y Smoke grenades or flares.
  y White lights such as an M-2 light baton.
  y Air traffic control light (B-2).
  y Signal mirror.
  y Strobe light.
  y Binoculars.
  y Anemometer required for personnel and heavy equipment drops, recommended for measuring
  the wind before all types of drop.
  y Compass.
  y PIBAL kit with helium.
  y Night vision goggles, for night drops.
  y Other equipment as needed, based on premission coordination or unit SOP.
  DUTIES OF THE LEADER
  6-76. The DZST leader establishes and operates the DZ. He selects the locations of the control center,
  PI, and release point. He bears the ultimate responsibility for accomplishing the mission. Specifically,
  the leader—