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2-4 ATP 3-09.02 16 February 2016 survey resources, the platoon leader advises the commander, S-3, FSO, and staff on all matters pertaining to the following: Survey requirements. Techniques. Capabilities. Problem areas. CHIEF SURVEYOR 2-12. The Chief Surveyor at the FAB, DIVARTY, BCT, and FA battalion is the technical expert on surveying in the unit. His primary duty is to advise the commander, S-3, FSO and target acquisition platoon leader on all aspects of survey operations. He must have wide experience in the employment of FA surveyors in support of all systems requiring survey data. The chief surveyor duties include: Brief the staff on survey and reconnaissance matters. Coordinates for higher order survey. Formulate, implement, and supervise the execution of the survey plan. Train surveyors in proper survey procedures. 2-13. The chief surveyor works closely with the target acquisition platoon leader and survey team to facilitate a complete understanding of the survey plan, and that there is effective collection, evaluation, and dissemination of survey data. 2-14. In formulating the survey plan, the survey planner must remember and strive to meet certain essentials. The survey plan must meet the essentials discussed below. Provide required control. The plan must provide survey control within the required accuracy to all installations that require survey. Provide for checks. Whenever possible, the plan must provide for checks; for example, closed surveys and alternate bases. Each member of the survey team continuously makes checks as a matter of standard practice. Be simple. The plan must be understood by all survey personnel. Work that is unnecessary or that exceeds the required accuracy must be avoided. Be timely. The plan must be capable of execution in the time allotted. Be flexible. The plan must be capable of being changed if the situation warrants. Be adaptable. The plan must be adaptable to the following: Terrain. Situation. Personnel available. Weather. Equipment. FACTORS AFFECTING SURVEY PLANNING 2-15. In formulating the plan by which the survey mission is to be accomplished, the survey planner must consider METT-TC factors. The METT-TC factors cannot be considered independently because each is related to the other. MISSION 2-16. The tactical mission of the unit determines the time available, the area to be surveyed, the accuracy, and priority of the survey effort. It is the basis of the survey mission and determines the influence other factors have on the survey. Starting control. The location of existing survey control or the establishment of control by a higher echelon of survey affects the time required to extend control. Survey operations are concurrent at all echelons. When starting control is not available, the starting data must be