OPNAVINST 1710.7A - Historic Naval Ships Association

OPNAVINST
15 Jun2001
171O.7A
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-3
Ushers/Usherettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I-3
The Ceremonial Area..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...1-4
The Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...1-4
Sample Checklist for Project Officers , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . I-6
Responsibilities of Ushers/Usherettes and Escorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . I- 10
Ushers/Usherettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 1-10
Escorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., ...1-11
Lessons Learned and Potential Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Annex J. Flags, Pennants, Honors, Ceremonies and Customs (U.S. Navy Regulations)
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J-l
1201 –Authority for Dispensing with Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-1
1202 – Honors Restricted to Recognized Governments . . . . . . . . . . . . . J- 1
1203 – International Honors Modified by Agreement . , . . . . . . . , . . . . J-1
Honors to National Anthems and National Ensigns. . . . . . . . . . . . . J- 1
1204– Manner of Playing National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-1
1205 – Procedure During Playing of National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . J- 1
1206– Morning and Evening Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-2
1207 –Salutes tothe National Ensign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-3
1208–’’Hail tothe Chief’’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J-3
Hand Salutes and Other Marks of Respect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-4
1209– Exchange of Hand Salutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-4
1210 – Occasions for Rendering Hand Salutes , , . . . . . . . . . . . , . . J-4
1211– Other Marks of Respect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-5
Gun Salutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J-5
1212– Saluting Ships and Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . J-5
1213 – Gun Salutes to the Flag of the President or the Secretary of State . . . . . . . . J-5
1214 – Gun Salutes to the Flag of the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of the Navy, and Under Secretary of Defense, and Assistant Secretary of Defense,
the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of the Navy
or an Assistant Secretary of the Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-tj
1215– Gun Salutes toa Foreign Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-6
1216 – Returning Salute to the Nation Fired by Foreign Warship. . . . . . . . . . . J-6
1217 – Gun Salutes to the Flag of a Foreign President, Sovereign or Member of a
Reigning Royal Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-7
1218 – Gun Salutes when Several Heads of State are Present . . . . . . . . . . . . J-7
1219 – Authority to Fire Gun Salutes to Officers in the United States Naval Service . . . . . J-7
1220 – Gun Salutes to the Senior Officer Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-7
1221 – Gun Salutes to Foreign Flag Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-8
1222– Notification of Gun Salute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-8
1223– Procedure During a Gun Salute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-8
1224 – Inability to Render or Return a Gun Salute. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . J-9
1225– Returning a Gun Salute... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J-9
1226– Restrictions on Gun Salutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-9
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