MCO 3710.7 - Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS)

Scope

MCO 3710.7 is the Marine Corps Aviation Current Readiness Program order. Signed 2018-04-09. The order provides policy, guidance, and responsibilities to improve aviation readiness through integration with the Naval Aviation Enterprise. The portal registry titles this entry after the IGMC functional area of the same number, Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS). The document's opening section states:

The Marine Aviation Current Readiness (CR) program is an essential enabler to the efficient generation of combat readiness and the endless effort of preserving the quality of aviation equipment. Per the references, this Order provides policy, guidance, and responsibilities to improve readiness through integration with the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE).

Audience

• Commanders of aviation units. Own flight schedule authority and aircrew qualification certification.
• Aviation operations and NATOPS officers running platform evaluation programs.
• Aircrew subject to NATOPS qualification and evaluation requirements.
• IGMC inspectors working Functional Area 3710.7.

Content scope

The archived document covers the Marine Aviation Current Readiness program and its integration with the Naval Aviation Enterprise. The IGMC functional area under the 3710.7 number carries the NATOPS name and drives the commander actions the portal records. The Navy NATOPS framework itself lives in OPNAV M-3710.7, General Flight and Operating Instructions, with platform-specific NATOPS manuals defining evaluation procedures.

Operative content

• The commander signs or delegates flight schedule authority and certifies aircrew qualifications in writing, per the commander oversight matrix row for Aviation Operations under MCO 3710.7.
• NATOPS evaluation cadence is maintained per platform under OPNAV M-3710.7, per the commander aviation readiness and training page.

Connection to higher policy

• OPNAV M-3710.7, NATOPS General Flight and Operating Instructions. The Navy framework the portal aviation pages cite for evaluation cadence.
• OPNAVINST 3710.7V, dated 2016-11-22. Cited in the portal record of MARADMIN 754/20.
• CNAF Manual 3710.7. Sets earlier pregnancy notification requirements for Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers, and aircrew on DIFOPS, per MARADMIN 111/23.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine and lower policy

• MCO 3750.6, the aviation safety order. Companion commander responsibilities row in the oversight matrix.
• IGMC Functional Area 3710.7, NATOPS. CoRE+ category, sponsored by HQMC (SD), effective 2025-04-03.

Status

Signed 2018-04-09. MCPEL lists the order with status New. Source PDF on file from the 2026-04-28 archive snapshot. The 3710.7 number spans two document families, the Marine Corps Current Readiness order and the Navy NATOPS manual line, so confirm which document a citation intends before relying on it.