scope:

The provisions of this instruction apply to all civilian helicopter take-offs, landings, external load operations, and hoist transfers on U.S. Navy vessels with exceptions as described in paragraph 4b below. For the purpose of this instruction, "U.S. Navy vessels" include aviation ships (carrier vessel nuclear (CVN)), amphibious assault ships (general purpose (LHA) and multipurpose (LHD)), and all air capable ships (all other ships from which helicopters can take-off, land, or routinely receive and transfer logistic support) whose mission includes the conduct of flight operations in the following categories:

(1) Commissioned ships.

(2) Government-owned or government-chartered ships operated by Military Sealift Command (MSC), the Maritime Administration, and or the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency.

(3) Ships under construction for the U.S. Navy under U.S. Government contracts which are executed after the effective date of this instruction.

(4) Navy vessels undergoing overhaul, conversion, repair, preservation, or storage regardless of their commissioned status.

(5) Ships owned by private companies and on lease or contracted to the U.S. Government.

Purpose. To provide policy, procedural guidance, equipment requirements, and pilot qualification standards for commercially-operated civilian helicopters flown by civilian pilots on U.S. Navy vessels per references (a) through (n).