The hovercraft will be required to move over land and water and, dependent on siting and the state of the tide, will also move over mixed conditions—land, mud, water, rocks, &c. It is a flexible vehicle and it will be capable of working in many parts of the world, and thought should be given right from the start of development to the use of aids to navigation which are self-contained.

The various weather conditions it will be expected to operate in and to maintain scheduled movement will vary from daylight—fine weather and clear visibility—to night and bad weather.