DEPARTMENT OF T H E N AVYOFFICE OF THE CHI F or AVAL O PE R ATIO NS

2000 NAVY PENTAGONASHING ON. D.C. 203 50- 2000

IN EPLY Ef E TO

OPNAVINST 7310.1FN436 Sep 07

OPNAV INSTRUCTION 7310.1F

From: Chief of Naval Operations

Subj: REPORT OF FLYING HOURS AND RELATED COSTS

Ref:

Encl:

(a) DOD 7000.14-R (Department of Defense FinancialManagement Regulations)

(b) NAVSO P-3013 (Fleet and Finance Accounting Manual)(c) MCO 3125.1A (Marine Corps Flying Hour Program

Management)(d) CNAF 3500.1B CH-1 (Squadron Training and Readiness)

(1) OPNAV 7310-3A Flying Hour Cost Report (FHCR)Guidelines

1. Purpose. To establish procedures for:

a. Reporting baseline and incremental contingency flyinghours, maintenance and aviation depot level repairable (AVDLR)costs;

b.(OPNAV)

c.

Fuel consumption rates to the Chief of Naval Operations(N43) i

To permit monitoring of the Flying Hour Program (FHP) i

e. To allow for the development of planning factors to beused in FHP projections during the Program Objective Memorandum(POM)/Program Review (PR) Planning, Programming, Budgeting, andExecution (PPBE) phases. This instruction has beenadministratively revised and should be reviewed in its entirety.

2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 7310.1E and all other FHCRsubmission guidance.

3. Reporting requirements

a. This instruction applies to Flying Hour Program dataconsolidated and forwarded to OPNAV (N43) by the Commander NavalAir Forces Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT), Commander Naval Air Force

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Pacific (COMNAVAIRPAC), and Commander Naval Air Forces Reserve(COMNAVRESFORCOM). Subordinate units will continue reportingflying hours and related cost information per Type Commanderdirectives and references (a) and (b).

(1) The Flying Hour Cost Report (FHCR). OPNAV 7310-3AReports will be submitted ·by those commands outlined inparagraph 3(a) using the format outlined in enclosure (1).

(2) Hours to be Reported. Incremental Contingency,Training, Operational, and Support flying hours byType/Model/Series with Type Equipment Code (TEC) detail will bereported in accordance with enclosure (1). Flying hoursreported must represent only those hours for which Operationsand Maintenance funds (Navy/Marine Corps) have been allocated.

(3) Reporting and Audit

(a) Monthly Reporting. Reporting responsibilityrests with the major funding commands. OPNAV 7310-3A FHCRreports shall be prepared for each fiscal month beginning withthe first month of the fiscal year. Each subsequent month shallcontain cumulative fiscal year-to-date totals or rates asapplicable. Incremental contingency flight hours shall bereported on a cumulative fiscal year-to-date basis. The reportshall be forwarded in sufficient time to reach OPNAV (N43) nolater than the 15t h of the month following the month beingreported, or the next business day if that day falls on aweekend. OPNAV (N43) shall consolidate data from OPNAV 7310-3Areports, iss u e an OP- 0 exh 'bi t ac mon t h outlining a c t a lflight hours, associated costs and consumption rates. OPNAV(N43) and each command specified in paragraph 3(a) will ensurethe OP-20 exhibit accurately reflects their data. Discrepanciesshall be reported to OPNAV N432D for correction.

(b) Annual Reporting. In accordance withreference (a) the fiscal year close-out FHCR shall be submittedto OPNAV (N43) no later than 15 November, or the next businessday if that day falls on a weekend. The 13 t h month FHCR shall besubmitted to OPNAV (N43) no later than thirty days following thefiscal year close-out FHCR or the next business day if that dayfalls on a weekend. The 13 t h month FHCR shall remove cost of warexpenses and non-recurring demand data. A draft OP-20 BudgetExhibit reflecting an entire year of actual data will b

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published by OPNAV Code N432D and reviewed by each commandspecified in paragraph 3(a). Discrepancies shall be reported toOPNAV N432D for correction and a final OP-20 Budget Exhibit willbe published.

4. Definitions

a. Training Hours: Those Primary Mission Area (PMA) hoursflown to satisfy unit aircrew training requirements as specifiedin references (c) and (d). This also includes overhead hoursflown in support of unit training.

b. Operational Hours: Marine Corps hours as defined byreference (c). Includes all sorties specifically tasked bycommands outside of the squadron when aircrew T&R credit is notbeing received. If aircrew T&R syllabus training is conductedin accordance with operational flights, log any non-T&Rproducing time as operational once T&R requirements have beensatisfied or if there is significant non-T&R transit or loitertime.

c. Service Support Hours: Those non-PMA hours flown inresponse to tasking. Service support hours are required for thefollowing:

(1) Ship/other aircrew training

(2) Logistics

(3) Orange Air

(4) Test and Evaluation

d. Incremental Contingency Hours: Those hours flown abovethe baseline flight hour allotment (budgeted OP-20 hours) insupport of contingency operations. Contingency hours mayinclude, but are not limited to, hours flown in support ofhumanitarian missions, such as tsunami relief or hurricanerelief, and those flown in support of combat operations and theGlobal War on Terrorism (GWOT).

5. Action. Reporting responsibility rests with Commander NavalAir Forces Atlantic, Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific, and

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Commander Naval Air Forces Reserve. The above major claimantsshall issue reporting guidance for units under their cognizance.

6. Reports. The reporting requirement contained in paragraphla(l) has been assigned symbol OPNAV 7310-3A and is approved forthree years from date of this d'

EC, u.s. NavyDeputy Chief of Naval Operations(Fleet Readiness and Logistics)

Distribution:Electronic only, via Department of the Navy Issuances Websitehttp://doni.daps.dla.mil

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OPNAV 7310-3A FLYING HOUR COST REPORT (FHCR) GUIDELINES

DATA ELEMENTCLAIMANT CODEFILLERTYPE EQUIPMENT CODE (TEC)FILLERINCREMENTAL CONT. HRSTRAINING FLIGHT HOURSOPERATIONAL FLIGHT HOURSSUPPORT FLIGHT HOURSTOTAL FLIGHT HOURSFISCAL MONTHFISCAL YEARPROGRAM ELEMENTFUEL CONSUMPTION RATEHOURLY MAINTENANCE COST(FM)

HOURLY DLR COST (FA)HOURLY CONTRACT COST (FW)FLYING HOUR OTHER COST(FO)

PLACES16417666662487(4.3)9(7.2)

9(7.2)9(7.2)9

POSITION0102-0708-1112-2829-3435-4041-4647-5253-5859-6061-6465-7273-7980-88

89-9798-106107-115

EXAMPLEASPACESATFE000000000000000001234561234561234561234561234560120070201456N0000740123456789

123456789123456789123456789

(1) The following funding command codes will be used in recordposition 1 of the data record format:

A COMNAVAIRLANTB COMNAVAIRPACD COMNAVRESFORCOM

(2) Program Elements reported will include only those approvedelements contained in the Congressional OP-20 Exhibitpromulgated by OPNAV N432D for the year being reported .

(3) Type Equipment Code (TEC) reported will reflect only thoseType Model Series (TMS) aircraft (or funding lines for fleetferry and drug interdiction) contained in the program element asreported above and contained in the Congressional OP-20 exhibitpromulgated by OPNAV N432D for the year being reported. TECsaircraft not contained in the aforementioned OP-20 exhibit orreported in the wrong program element will be rejected .

(4) Incremental Contingency flight hours will be reported on acumulative fiscal year-to-date basis and are tne flight hoursflown above the bas line flight hour allotm nt in upp ort ofcontingency operations.

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(5) Flight hours reported will be cumulative fiscal year-to-datetotals.

(6) Costs and rates reported will be cumulative fiscal year-to­date totals and include all organizational and intermediatelevel maintenance costs, administrative support costs and anyprorated contract maintenance support (e.g., UC-12, CT-39, F-5,etc.)

(7) Fiscal year month reported will be 01 through 13 asappropriate.

(8) Flying Hour, Other (FO) data reported will be cumulativefiscal year-to-date totals. These totals are to be entered inwhole dollars, not CPH. No TEC is required so filler isrequired for positions 2 through 58 and 73 through 106.

(9) Forward via E-mail to Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) CodeN432D and Naval Sea Logistics Center (NAVSEALOGCEN) Code 05121.

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