DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 3501.403
N95
27 Oct 2016
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 3501.403
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: REQUIRED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND PROJECTED OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT FOR MINE COUNTERMEASURES
SQUADRON FIVE AND SEVEN STAFF
Ref: (a) OPNAVINST C3501.2K (NOTAL)
(b) CUNSC/C5F OPORD 1000-13
(c) C7F OPORD 201 (NOTAL)
(d) OPLAN 5027 (NOTAL)
(e) NWP 3-15 Vol. 1, Naval Mine Warfare
(f) OPNAVINST 1000.16L
(g) NTRP 1-03.5 Defense Readiness Reporting System-Navy Reporting Manual
Encl: (1) Projected Operational Environment (POE) for Mine Countermeasures Squadron
FIVE (MCMRON FIVE) Staff
(2) Projected Operational Environment (POE) for Mine Countermeasures Squadron
(MCMRON) SEVEN Staff
(3) Required Operational Capabilities (ROC) for Mine Countermeasures Squadron
(MCMRON) FIVE and SEVEN
1. Purpose. To issue the required operational capabilities (ROC) and projected operational
environment (POE) for Commander, Mine Countermeasures Squadron FIVE (COMCMRON
FIVE) and Commander, Mine Countermeasures Squadron SEVEN (COMCMRON SEVEN).
COMCMRON FIVE and COMCMRON SEVEN will be referred to as “MCMRON” throughout
this document when discussing both.
2. Discussion. Enclosures (1) through (3) have been prepared per reference (a). This
instruction provides resource agencies information concerning MCMRON staff mission
requirements, capabilities, and the types and locations of expected operations as prescribed in
references (b), (c), and (d). Together, the ROC and POE define capabilities as prescribed in
reference (e) that produce a measurable workload to compute personnel requirements for fleet
manpower documents (FMD) per reference (f). Enclosure (3) will be used in determining
specific mission area M-Ratings reported under reference (g).
3. Action. In a continuous 2-year cycle, MCMRON staff will review all enclosures and
recommend changes through the appropriate administrative chain of command to the Office of
the Chief of Naval Operations, Director, Expeditionary Warfare (OPNAV N95) (Attention:
