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COMDTINST 3120.13
6 SEP 1989
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 3120.13
Subj:
Shipboard Helicopter Operations Facility Certification Program
1.
PURPOSE. This instruction implements Coast Guard participation in a joint Navy/Coast
Guard certification program for ship-helo operations facilities (aviation facilities) sponsored
by Commandant (G-O) and Commander, Naval Air Systems Command.
2.
DISCUSSION.
a.
Adoption of Navy air capable ship certification requirements brings the following
benefits to the Coast Guard:
(1)
Enhanced safety and effectiveness of Coast Guard ship-helicopter operations
resulting from standardization of shipboard aviation facilities on all classes of
air capable Coast Guard cutters.
(2)
Incorporation of all certification requirements into a single volume, Naval Air
Engineering Center Air Capable Ship Aviation Facilities Bulletin No. 1 (series).
(3)
Facilitated joint services defense and law enforcement operations aboard air
capable Coast Guard cutters.
(4)
Continuity for aviation facility design in future Coast Guard vessel construction.
(5)
Ready access to advancements made through Navy research and development in
aviation facility design and equipment.
b.
Coast Guard participation in this program involves the following:
(1)
Definition of Operation Requirements: OPNAVINST 3120.35 (series) (Subj:
Aviation Operational Requirements for Air Capable Ships), distributed to Coast
Guard units as Appendix A to the Shipboard Aviation Facilities Resume
(NAEC-ENG-7576), is being amended to include the levels and classes of
certification required to support operation of Coast Guard, Navy, and other
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