RAN Reading List
Maritime and naval Doctrine
Australian Maritime Doctrine: RAN Doctrine 1
published for the RAN by the Sea Power Centre - Australia, Canberra, 2000
Australian Maritime Doctrine (AMD) explains how the RAN thinks about, prepares for and operates in peace and conflict. It sets out Navy's place within a joint and integrated ADF and its roles in Australia's military strategy. It shows the ways in which the RAN provides its unique and essential contribution to the overall ADF effort to protect Australia's security interests.
The Navy Contribution to Australian Maritime Operations: RAN Doctrine 2
published for the RAN by the Sea Power Centre - Australia, Canberra, 2005
The Navy Contribution to Australian Maritime Operations (NCAMO) examines in detail the operational capabilities, and indeed limitations, of our Navy. The key objective of this volume is to demystify maritime operations. It does not seek to provide a recipe book for meeting every conceivable maritime event, but to offer an accessible reference on how the RAN organises, prepares for and approaches operations in accordance with its philosophical doctrine. This volume complements the Australian Maritime Doctrine by providing more detailed examples of the nature of maritime power, and of the various and flexible ways in which each component of the Australian Navy may be employed in response to Government direction.
United States Naval Doctrine Publication 1: Naval Warfare
published by the Department of Navy, Washington, 1994
This is the first in a series of publications on naval doctrine produced by the United States Navy's Doctrine Command. The Command was set up in 1993 to 'develop naval concepts and integrated naval doctrine.' Although much has changed in its practical application since 1994, this book continues to provide the theoretical underpinning of much of the USN strategy, espoused in '...From the Sea' and 'Forward...from the Sea'. This book is an important introductory document for those wishing to gain an understanding of the way in which the RAN's major partner intends to conduct its operations. The latest USN doctrine is being developed under the auspices of the Sea Power 21 vision.
British Maritime Doctrine (BR 1806)
published for the Royal Navy, by The Stationary Office, London, 3rd edn., 2004.
As with the Australian Maritime Doctrine, the British equivalent sets the framework for Royal Navy (RN) operations in peace and conflict. The latest edition has evolved in the light of recent experience into a practical document that reflects the rapidly changing strategic background of the early twenty-first century. Not only does this publication explain the overarching doctrine for operations of our RN allies, British Maritime Doctrine may also be used as a benchmark for a better understanding of the potentialities and limitations of our own operations.
