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Survey Planning 16 February 2016 ATP 3-09.02 2-9 Higher support is requested. More time is allowed for survey. Location of certain installations is delayed. Accuracy for certain installations is relaxed. Determine Critical Areas 2-35. Areas that require detailed ground reconnaissance are identified. START THE NECESSARY MOVEMENT 2-36. The survey planner must now make good use of the time available so that the section will be in the area to be surveyed at the required time. If the section must move a long distance, it should start the move immediately on the basis of first rough plans. RECONNOITER 2-37. After the map reconnaissance, the survey planner must make a ground reconnaissance as detailed as time permits. The tentative plan selected during the map study is changed as required by the terrain. Particular emphasis should be placed on critical areas. If necessary, indications are made to other survey planners or IPADs team chiefs at points where tentative plans may need revision or close coordination. A scale sketch of the survey is an easy way to summarize information determined from the ground reconnaissance. Since an IPADS team can provide survey data as it reconnoiters, greater emphasis must be placed on moving efficiently through the area. COMPLETE THE PLAN 2-38. Reconnaissance may not change the plan, but it certainly adds detail. The plan must be modified to fit all the information gained from the ground reconnaissance. ISSUE THE ORDER 2-39. A verbal survey order is issued, if possible, from a vantage point overlooking the area to be surveyed. The survey order follows the standard five-paragraph operation order (OPORD) format. Continuing operations may require using a fragmentary order. SUPERVISE 2-40. A leader must continually supervise the preparation for and execution of the mission. Constant supervision is as important as issuing the order. THE SURVEY ORDER 2-41. The survey order contains detailed instructions to the survey team not covered by the unit’s SOP. It gives general information needed to efficiently accomplish the survey mission. The survey order is written or issued orally. It generally follows the same sequence as the OPORD. Often, because of the tactical situation and wide dispersal of units, parts of this order may be issued by voice, digital means or both. 2-42. The format for a five-paragraph survey order is shown in Figure 2-2 on page 2-10.