OPNAVINST 1710.7A - Historic Naval Ships Association

OPNAVINST
15 Jun 2001
171O.7A
Honors and Ceremonies/Administrative Notes:
1. Table 5 of U.S. Navy Regulations lists officials who rate specific honors and ceremonies
associated with formal visits. Only officials listed in Table 5 rate honors and ceremonies. For
those officials listed in Table 5 conducting an informal visit aboard ship, the administrative
announcements listed in Chapter 12 of NTP 13 are appropriate.
2. There are occasions when it is appropriate to announce the arrival of other high-ranking
officials – flag rank equivalents – not listed in Table 5, abcmrd Navy ships. Typically these are
high-ranking officials within the Department of Defense, the Secretary of the Navy’s staff or
other high-ranking officials at the senior executive service (SES) level. Examples include
Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense (3 Star equivalents) and Deputy Assistant Secretaries of
the Navy (2 Star equivalents). If deemed appropriate by the commanding officer or senior
officer present, an administrative announcement of the ofli.cial’s arrival consisting of the
appropriate number of bells followed by hislher plain language official position may be used.
The following examples are provided:
For a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense:
8 bells.. .Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, arriving!
For a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy:
6 bells.. .Deputy Assistant Secretary of the “Navy, arriving!
These officials do not rate any honors such as gun salutes, side boys, etc.
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