COMDTINST 3120.13
6 SEP 1989
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b.
(1)
Department of Defense helicopters aboard our cutters. The revision will also
address certification of Navy ships for operations with Coast Guard helicopters.
(2)
Consolidation of Material Standards: Standards which are peculiar to the Coast
Guard are being incorporated into Air Capable Ship Aviation Facilities Bulletin
No. 1 (NAVAIRENGCEN 91122), to make that document a comprehensive
source for specific requirements and inspection procedures applicable to aviation
capable Coast Guard cutters.
(3)
Institution of Joint Inspections: The existing aviation facility certification
inspections conducted by the Naval Air Engineering Center are being combined
with Phase I Certification Visits conducted by the Aviation Training Center
Ship-Helo Branch into a single inspection to be conducted upon initial
commissioning of an aviation capable cutter and every three years thereafter.
3.
ADOPTION OF STANDARDS. Effective immediately, the aviation facilities aboard
aviation capable cutters shall conform to the requirements set forth in OPNAVINST
3120.35 (series) and Air Capable Ship Aviation failities Bulletin No. 1 (series), as amended
for Coast Guard use.
a.
Enclosure (1) lists the required levels and classes of certification for operation of
Coast Guard, Navy, and other DOD helicopters aboard cutters. These requirements
will be incorporated into the next revision of OPNAVINST 3120.35 (series).
b.
Enclosure (2) is a list of standards, specifically for Coast Guard cutters, that will be
incorporated into Air Capable Ship Aviation Facilities Bulletin No. 1.
c.
A joint service aviation facility inspection handbook will be distributed in the near
future.
4.
WAIVERS. Numerous aviation facility modifications are required for certification of
WHEC 378, WMEC 210, and WAGB class cutters under this program.
a.
The majority of modifications required for WHEC 378 and WMEC 210 cutters are
being accomplished through FRAM and MMA, respectively. The remaining
modifications will be completed by the ship alteration (ShipAlt) process.
b.
All modifications required to make WAGB class cutters certifiable will be completed
by future ShipAlts.
c.
In the interim, the blanket waivers contained in enclosure (3) are provided to make
operations possible, for Coast Guard helicopters only, without the need for case-by-
case waivers. The waivers are effective immediately, and shall remain in effect for
the indicated duration. These waivers are not intended to supersede any other waiver
requirements contained in NWP-42 and COMDTINST M3710.2.
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