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In 1950 the Navy/Marine Corps lost 776 aircraft, (roughly 2 airplanes per day). Through numerous technical initiatives and standardization programs, that rate had been reduced 2 aircraft per month. (1950’s) jet age; introduction of angled deck. 2. A lack of standardization and training in both maintenance and flight operations Naval Aviation Training and Operations Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) 1961

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The Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) program was established in 1961 as a positive approach towards improving combat readiness and achieving a substantial reduction in naval aircraft mishaps. The program issues policy and procedural guidance of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) that is applicable to all Navy and Marine Corps aviation personnel.

Purpose and Scope. NATOPS prescribes general flight and operating instructions and procedures applicable to the operation of all naval aircraft and related activities. It is not intended to cover every contingency that may arise nor every rule of safety and good practice. Aviaiton personnel are expected to study and understand all applicable portions of the program.

NATOPS Publications.

Mature NATOPS publications contain all of the information required

and have been judged sufficiently stable so as to have received a letter of promulgation. Changing them requires following the full approval process, which includes giving all who fly the aircraft or use the procedures the opportunity to comment on the proposed change recommendations.

NATOPS Manuals are issued for specific aircraft or aviation-related activities. They contain standard flight doctrine and the optimum operating procedures for the aircraft model or aviation activity concerned.

NATOPS Model Manager — The unit commander designated to administer the NATOPS program for a specific aircraft model or aircraft related system. to conduct annual NATOPS evaluations of units assigned

NATOPS Program Manager — An officer assigned by the Model Manager who performs administrative responsibilities for the NATOPS program and who is given written authority to act on behalf of the Model Manager in NATOPS-related matters. The program manager is highly qualified in his aircraft/activety.

NATOPS Evaluator — A highly qualified air crewmember assigned to a NATOPS evaluation unit who conducts annual unit NATOPS evaluations for a flightcrew position. NATOPS Instructor — A highly qualified air crewmember whose primary duty is administering the NATOPS evaluation program within a squadron or unit.

Unit NATOPS Officer — An aviator whose primary duty is to administer the NATOPS program within a squadron or unit. The NATOPS officer may also be the NATOPS instructor.

NATOPS Flight Manual (NFM) — A manual for a specific aircraft model containing standardized ground and flight operating procedures, training requirements, aircraft limitations, and technical data necessary for safe and effective operation of the aircraft. To reduce the size of some NATOPS flight manuals, supplements may be issued for specific sections of the NFM (e.g., Weapons System Supplement, Performance Charts Supplement).

NATOPS Miscellaneous Manual — A manual issued for special aircraft-related operations or systems that require fleet-wide standardization (e.g., Aircraft Refueling NATOPS, CV NATOPS, LSO NATOPS).

NATOPS EVALUATION PROCEDURES. The standard operating procedures prescribed in NATOPS manuals represent the optimum methods of operating various aircraft and related equipment. The NATOPS evaluation is intended to evaluate individual and unit compliance by observing and grading adherence to NATOPS procedures.

Definitions.

NATOPS Evaluation — An evaluation of individual pilot or crewmember, consisting of an open book examination, a closed book examination, oral examination, and an evaluation flight/simulator. Use of trainers is particularly encouraged for those simulated emergencies and/or scenarios that present significantly increased risk when performed in an aircraft. If no such device is available, the aircraft cockpit may be used. Evaluation flights in aircraft that require simulated emergencies should be avoided while deployed at sea.

Ground Evaluation. Prior to commencing the evaluation flight, an evaluee must achieve a minimum grade of Qualified on the open book and closed book examinations. The oral examination is also part of the ground evaluation, but may be conducted as part of the flight evaluation. To assure a degree of standardization between units, the Model Manager shall prepare and maintain a bank of questions and answers for use by unit NATOPS instructors in preparing the written examinations. The areas to be evaluated in the ground phase is delineated in the individual aircraft model NATOPS manual.

Unit NATOPS Evaluation. A unit NATOPS evaluation is conducted every 18 months by the appropriate NATOPS evaluator and follows the same procedures.

The unit NATOPS evaluation includes NATOPS evaluations for each crew position (ground evaluation and an evaluation flight) selected at random by the evaluator to measure overall adherence to NATOPS procedures.

OPNAVINST 3710.7T POLICY CONCERNING USE OF AIRCRAFT Personnel Authorized To Pilot Naval Aircraft ORIENTATION FLIGHTS FLIGHT DEMONSTRATIONS AND STATIC EXHIBITS

Weather Criteria. Flight Personnel Training/Qualification Jacket Entry/Aviators Flight Log Book Entry Cross-Country Flight. FLIGHT PLANNING. 4 AUTHORIZED AIRFIELDS. 4 Call Sign Requirements Minimum Fuel Requirements. GENERAL FLIGHT RULES. Aircraft Lighting. Supersonic Flight Operations. Aerobatic Flight Simulated Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM) Training Rules. INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES AND POSITIVE CONTROL PROCEDURES. REDUCING FLIGHT-RELATED DISTURBANCES AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PROCEDURES SAFETY AEROMEDICAL AND SURVIVAL AVIATION PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS PARACHUTE JUMPS SECURITY OF AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM BASE AIRCRAFT NOISE ABATEMENT

FLIGHT RECORDS, REPORTS AND FORMS AVIATORS FLIGHT LOG BOOK, OPNAV 3760/31 NATOPS FLIGHT PERSONNEL TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION JACKET, OPNAV 3760/32.

Qualifications INSTRUMENT RATINGS AND QUALIFICATIONS NATOPS FLIGHT PERSONNEL TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION JACKET AIRCRAFT VISUAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM UNIT IDENTIFICATION AIRCRAFT SIDE NUMBERS MARKING OF AIRCRAFT.

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