
This planning aid has been prepared for the Naval Sea Systems Command
(SEA 03W46) by the Naval Air Warfare Center. This computerized system was
developed from the Magazine Arrangement Planning Aid (MAPA), a manual
system which uses plan views of the ship's magazines and weapon container/
ready service templates. The MAPA system was developed in response to
fleet requests for a means to quickly and easily develop alternate loadout
arrangements for magazines to meet changing operational requirements. The
MAPA-C system has been developed to further enhance loadout arrangement
capability and to reduce the likelihood of operator error. The MAPA-C
system has been modeled around the manual system and contains the same
information as the MAPA kit but also has additional capabilities.