From: COMNAVSAFECEN NORFOLK VA

Subject: 221100Z JUL 03 R DRAFT OPNAVINST 3500.39B/MCO 3500.27B,
OPERATIONAL RISK/MANAGEMENT (ORM) (22100Z

TO  CNO WASHINGTON DC(uc)
    COMUSNAVEUR LONDON UK(uc)
    CHNAVPERS WASHINGTON DC(uc)
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CC  COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLK VA
    ASSTSECNAV IE WASHINGTON DC(uc)
    CMC WASHINGTON DC
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    COMNAVAIRLANT NORFOLK VA
    COMNAVAIRPAC SAN DIEGO CA
    COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIEGO CA
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MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVSAFECEN/40/JUL//
SUBJ/DRAFT OPNAVINST 3500.39B MCO 3500.27B,
/OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM)//
POC/F. HUMPHREY/GS-13/NAVSAFECEN 40A/LOC:NORFOLK
/TEL:DSN 564-3520 X7167/EMAIL:FREDRICK.HUMPHREY@.NAVY.MIL//
POC/K.L. MAY/CAPT/CMC (SD) SDM-6/LOC:NORFOLK
/TEL:DSN 224-1077/EMAIL:MAYKL@HQMC.USMC.MIL//

RMKS/1. THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE ESTABLISHES OPERATIONAL RISK
MANAGEMENT (ORM) AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS FOR ALL MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL, WHETHER ON
OR OFF DUTY.  IT INVOLVES TRAINING AND PLANNING AT ALL
LEVELS IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY AND
READINESS BY TEACHING PERSONNEL TO MAKE SOUND DECISIONS
REGARDLESS OF THE ACTIVITY IN WHICH THEY ARE INVOLVED.  THIS
POLICY DIRECTIVE APPLIES TO ALL NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
ACTIVITIES, COMMANDS AND PERSONNEL.

2. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. HOWEVER, THE MAJOR CHANGE
MOVED THIS POLICY FROM A POSITION OF (SHOULD TO SHALL).

3. A COPY OF THE DRAFT DIRECTIVE MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE
COMNAVSAFECEN SECURE WEB SITE
WWW.SAFETYCENTER.NAVY.MIL/INSTRUCTIONS/DRAFTS. A TEMPLATE
FOR COMMENTS IS PROVIDED WITH THE DRAFT DIRECTIVE. REQUEST
EACH ACTION ADDEE REVIEW AND CONSOLIDATE COMMENTS ON THE
DRAFT INSTRUCTION FROM SUBORDINATE ACTIVITIES. FOR EACH
COMMENT, PROVIDE APPROPRIATE STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY VERSUS ONE COMMUNITY
INTEREST ONLY. THIS IS A JOINT NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
DIRECTIVE.

3. NLT COB 29 AUG 2003, FORWARD YOUR COMMENTS VIA POC E-MAIL
ADDRESS, NAVAL MESSAGE TO COMNAVSAFECEN NORFOLK
VA/30/40/10/ OR BY MAIL TO COMMANDER, NAVAL SAFETY CENTER,
375 A STREET, NORFOLK, VA 23511-4399 OR BY FAX (757) 444-
6044, DSN 564-6044. PROVIDE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF ALL
COMMENTS TO HQMCSD@HQMC.USMC.MIL OR HARD COPY TO CMC HQMC
(SD), 2 NAVY ANNEX, ROOM 3317, WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775 OR
FAX COML (703) 695-3231, DSN 225-3231.

4. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE POC LISTED
ABOVE.  IF INTERNET ACCESS IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING
THE DRAFT DIRECTIVE, CONTACT ANY POC FOR E-MAIL OR PAPER COPY.//