CNATRAINST 3740.9D
16 September 2003
CHAPTER VIII
ADMINISTRATIVE & OPERATIONAL REPORTS
800. General. The NATRACOM CQ schedule operates typically on a six to eight week cycle, resulting in
approximately six to eight decks per year. This schedule is determined primarily on the basis of available CQ
deck times as they fit with NATRACOM's needs.
801. CQ Report Time Line. The CQ turn around cycle is marked by the publishing of a number of critical
schedules, LOIs, and reports. The following is an example of a typical CQ time line:
CQ minus 35 days:
CNATRA CQ LOI (paragraph 802)
TRAWING Ship/Shore detachment LOI (paragraph 803)
CQ minus 30 days:
Trap Requirements (estimated) messages (paragraph 804)
Presail, Guard Shift message for detachments
HF Frequency Request Message if required
CQ minus 3 days:
Clean bird, Hoist point message (paragraph 805)
CQ minus 1 day:
First overhead message (paragraph 806)
Aircraft fly off for detachment
Last Day of Detachment:
Guard Shift Message for detachments
End of CQ + 7:
End of CQ Period Summary (paragraph 807)
End of CQ + 30:
End of Detachment Reports (paragraph 808)
802. CNATRA CQ LOI. CNATRA shall publish an LOI by message for each period of carrier qualification
training in the following format:
FROM CNATRA CORPUS CHRISTI TX//N3//
TO
USS CARRIER
PARTICIPATING TRAWINGS//00//
PARTICIPATING FLEET SQUADRONS//00//
PARTICIPATING NASs//00//
INFO SENIOR COMMANDS//00//
PARTICIPATING TRARONS//00//
UNCLAS //N03740//
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNATRA N3//
SUBJ/CNATRA CQ LOI X-XX//
REF/A/DOC/CNATRA/-//
AMPN/REF A IS CNATRAINST 3740.9C, ETC.//
RMKS/1. SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS
3. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
5. SUPPORT REQUESTS//
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