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advance of the promulgated NATOPS publication. A Preliminary NATOPS publication is
professionally formatted for paper or electronic media distribution and resembles a mature
NATOPS publication.
1.3.2.1 Updating a preliminary NATOPS publication. The assigned NATOPS Model
Manager may use streamlined, approval procedures detailed in OPNAVINST 3710.7-series to
approve changes to the NATOPS manual and to provide flightcrews with the latest information
more rapidly. The Model Manager is authorized to make procedural changes without using the
formal NATOPS change process. He/she should maintain complete records of these changes and
should ensure that all users are promptly informed of the changes. The Model Manager should
consult with Commander Naval Air Systems Command (AIR-4.0P) to obtain Interim Change
numbers for interim changes to Preliminary NATOPS publications. Technical changes to a
Preliminary NATOPS must be reviewed and approved by AIR-4.0P.
1.3.2.2 Obtaining promulgation. The simplest way to upgrade a Preliminary NATOPS
Flight Manual to a promulgated NATOPS Flight Manual is to conduct a NATOPS review
conference. Following the conference, the proposed Flight Manual should be forwarded to
AIR-4.0P via the Cognizant Command for final review and inclusion of a Letter of Promulga-
tion. As a rule, the officially promulgated Flight Manual should be available to the users before
the first aircraft deploy operationally.
1.3.3 Promulgated NATOPS publication. A promulgated NATOPS manual is a mature
document that contains, as a minimum, all of the informational elements required by this specifi-
cation. A NATOPS Flight Manual (NFM) or NATOPS Manual (NM) is certified as a complete and
promulgated publication when approval is granted for a letter of promulgation (LOP) from
Commander Naval Air Systems Command to be incorporated within it. A NATOPS checklist
publication achieves its promulgation through the approval for incorporation of a LOP in the NFM
or NM from which it is derived. A promulgated NATOPS publication is issued as a professionally
prepared paper or electronic document. All changes to the contents of promulgated NATOPS
publications are subject to the formal review processes detailed in OPNAVINST 3710.7-series.
1.4 Types of NATOPS publications.
1.4.1 NATOPS manual publications.
1.4.1.1 NATOPS flight manual. A NATOPS flight manual (NFM) is written for a specific,
piloted aircraft or unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and contains standardized ground and flight
operating procedures, training requirements, and technical data necessary for the safe and
effective operation of the aircraft or UAV. NATOPS flight manuals do not include tactical
doctrine. They are compiled and kept current by fleet reviews. Each NFM contains a letter of
promulgation (LOP) signed by the officer delegated such authority by the Chief of Naval
Operations. NATOPS flight manuals are normally unclassified publications. Classified subject
matter may be placed in a NATOPS flight manual supplement in order to maintain an unclassi-
fied NATOPS flight manual. When present, classified material should be presented in accor-
dance with the current SECNAV Instruction 5510.36-series.
1.4.1.2 NATOPS manual (general series). A NATOPS Manual is different from a NATOPS
flight manual in that it contains general system descriptions and procedures or reference
information for aircraft-related operations and evolutions (e.g., CV NATOPS Manual, NATOPS
Instrument Flight Manual, NATOPS Air-to-Air Refueling Manual, etc.) and is normally not for
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