NATOPS - Key People

Key People

The key people involved in NATOPS go from the Chief of Naval Operations all the way down to individual users.

• NATOPS Model Manager — The unit commander designated to administer the NATOPS program for a specific aircraft model or aircraft related system. Model Managers conduct annual NATOPS evaluations of units assigned.

• NATOPS Program Manager — An officer assigned by the Model Manager who performs administrative responsibilities for the NATOPS program and who is given written authority to act on behalf of the Model Manager in NATOPS-related matters. The program manager is highly qualified in his aircraft/activity.

• NATOPS Evaluator — A highly qualified air crewmember assigned to a NATOPS evaluation unit who conducts annual unit NATOPS evaluations for a flightcrew position.

• NATOPS Instructor — A highly qualified air crewmember whose primary duty is administering the NATOPS evaluation program within a squadron or unit.

• Unit NATOPS Officer — An aviator whose primary duty is to administer the NATOPS program within a squadron or unit. The NATOPS officer may also be a NATOPS instructor.