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NATOPS
NAVAL AIR TRAINING AND OPERATING PROCEDURES STANDARDIZATION (NATOPS)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| NAVAL AVIATION TRAINING AND OPERATING PROCEDURES STANDARDIZATION (NATOPS) | POSITIVE APPROACH TOWARD IMPROVING COMBAT READINESS AND ACHIEVING A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN THE A/C MISHAP RATE. |
| NATOPS HISTORY | EST IN USN IN 1961. 1950, USN/USMC LOST 776 A/C. ANGLED FLIGHT DECK IN 1954, REDUCED RATE TO 19 MAJOR MISHAPS PER 10,000 FLIGHT HOURS BY 1961 & TO 9 BY 1970. 1ST WAS NAMP IN 1959. 2ND FLEET REPLACE. PROG. (FRS). FINAL IN 1961 NATOPS |
| NATOPS INFORMATION | MANUAL DESIGNED TO STANDARDIZE PROCEDURES FOR OPERATING AN A/C WE USE IT FOR EVENTS WHERE THE OP OF A SYSTEM OR A/C IS NEEDED. IMPORTANT TIMES FOR MAINT AND PERSONNEL IS START, OPERATION AND SHUTDOWN. |
| WARNING | AN OPERATING PROCEDURE, PRACTICE OR CONDITION THAT MAY RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH IF NOT CAREFULLY OBSERVED OR FOLLOWED. |
| CAUTION | AN OPERATING PROCEDURE, PRACTICE, OR CONDITION THAT MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO EQUIP IF NOT CAREFULLY OBSERVED OR FOLLOWED. |
| NOTE | AN OPERATING PROCEDURE, PRACTICE OR CONDITION THAT MUST BE EMPHASIZED. |
| SHALL | PROCEDURE IS MANDATORY |
| SHOULD | PROCEDURE IS RECOMMENDED. |
| MAY | MAY AND NEED NOT MEANS PROCEDURE IS OPTIONAL. |
| WILL | INDICATES FUTURITY AND NEVER INDICATES ANY DEGREE OF REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICATION OF A PROCEDURE. |
| COMNAVAIRLANT | FIRST CHARACTER "A" THROUGH "M"; SECOND LETTER "N" THROUGH "Z" |
| COMNAVAIRPAC | FIRST LETTER "N" THROUGH "Z"; SECOND LETTER "A THROUGH "Z" |
| CNATRA | FIRST LETTER "A" THROUGH "G"; NO SECOND LETTER |