scope:

This instruction applies to all military, civil service, and contractor personnel directly involved with, or in support of, all NAVAIR aviation activities or operations for all air vehicles assigned to, leased by, or in the temporary custody of NAVAIR. This instruction also applies to all aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as defined by reference (a) under the controlling custody of NAVAIR. The testing and incorporation of new aviation technologies within NAVAIR, such as air vehicles not formally addressed in reference (a) or this instruction, shall seek clarification from the NAVAIR Aviation Safety Office (AIR-09F1) when addressing aviation safety issues. In addition, this instruction provides some general safety guidelines and requirements for all NAVAIR employees. The NAVAIR team's mission is to provide the advanced aviation warfare technologies that will allow the warfighter to prevail in combat. It is everyone's responsibility to preserve highly valued personnel and material resources and accept only the mitigated risk necessary to accomplish an assigned task or mission.

Purpose.

Per references (a) and (b), enclosure (1) promulgates policies and provisions of the Aviation Safety Program, System Safety Program, and the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Program within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.