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This Commercial Item Description (CID) describes the requirements of synthetic batterboard panels made from Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene and an elastomer material.

The batterboard, a protective panel, is required in the well decks of U.S. Navy ships that carry boats, landing craft, and other equipment. Adverse sea conditions and the ability to control boats and landing craft within the well area, when open to the sea, require the use of batterboards to provide some form of protection to both the ship and the service craft.