of the Chief of Naval Operations. There must, however, be a close cooperative relationship between the Chief of Naval Operations, as the senior military officer of the Department of the Navy, and the Commandant, as the one having command responsibility over the Marine Corps.

(c) The Commandant of the Marine Corps is directly responsible to the Chief of Naval Operations for the organization, training, and readiness of those elements of the Operating Forces of the Marine Corps assigned to the Operating Forces of the Navy. Such Marine Corps forces, when so assigned, are subject to the command exercised by the Chief of Naval Operations over the Operating Forces of the Navy. Likewise, members or organizations of the Navy, when assigned to the Marine Corps, are subject to the command of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

8 700.404 Specific responsibilities.

In addition, the Commandant of the Marine Corps has the following specific responsibilities:

(a) To plan for and determine the support needs of the Marine Corps for equipment, weapons or weapons systems, materials, supplies, facilities, maintenance, and supporting services. This responsibility includes the determination of Marine Corps characteristics of equipment and material to be procured or developed, and the training required to prepare Marine Corps personnel for combat. It also includes the operation of the Marine Corps Material Support System.

(b) To budget for the Marine Corps, except as may be otherwise directed by the Secretary of the Navy.

(c) To develop, in coordination with other military services, the doctrines, tactics, and equipment employed by landing forces in amphibious operations.

(d) To formulate Marine Corps strategic plans and policies and participate in the formulation of joint and combined strategic plans and policies and related command relationships.

(e) To plan for and determine the present and future needs, both quantitative and qualitative, for personnel, including reserve personnel and civil

ian personnel, of the United States Marine Corps. This includes responsibility for leadership in maintaining a high degree of competence among Marine Corps officers and enlisted personnel and Marine Corps civilian personnel in necessary fields of specialization through education, training, and equal opportunities for personal advancement; and for leadership in maintaining the morale and motivation of Marine Corps personnel and the prestige of a career in the Marine Corps.

(f) To plan for and determine development requirements of the Marine Corps. To provide for the development, test, and evaluation of new weapon systems and equipment, to ensure that such are adequate and responsive to immediate and long-range objectives and are within available resources. To provide direct staff assistance to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research and Development) in the direction, review, and appraisal of the overall USMC RDT&E Program.

(g) To plan for and determine the needs for health care for personnel of the Marine Corps and their dependents.

(a) The major components of the regular establishment of the Marine Corps consist principally of the Headquarters of the Marine Corps, the Operating Forces, and the Supporting Establishment. In addition, there is another element of the Marine Corps, the Marine Corps Reserve.

(b) The Operating Forces of the Marine Corps include the Fleet Marine Forces, detachments afloat, and security forces. There are two Fleet Marine Forces: Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, and Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. These Fleet Marine Forces are assigned to, and are integral to, the U.S. fleets as part of the Operating Forces of the Navy.

(c) The Supporting Establishment includes those Marine Corps facilities, such as Marine Corps schools, recruit depots, supply installations, bases, barracks, air stations and other miscellaneous small activities which train,

maintain, and support the Operating Forces of the Marine Corps.

(d) The Marine Corps Reserve has as its mission to provide a trained force of qualified officers and enlisted personnel to be available for active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps in time of war or national emergency.

§ 700.406 Relationships between the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Chief of Naval Material.

Formal operating relationships with respect to the efforts of determining needs and providing support between the Commandant of the Marine Corps and his organization and the Chief of Naval Material and his organization shall be governed by the following principles:

(a) The Commandant of the Marine Corps shall express to the Chief of Naval Material those Marine Corps material needs which are to be provided by the Naval Material Command. With respect to the development of material items, the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall specify the military performance required to meet Marine Corps needs.

(b) The Chief of Naval Material shall advise the Commandant of the Marine Corps as to the economic and technological feasibility of meeting such needs, and shall keep the Commandant informed of new capabilities to meet the needs of the Marine Corps which may or may not have been previously expressed. With respect to the development of material items, the Chief of Naval Material shall determine the technical effort necessary to satisfy the needs of the Marine Corps.

(c) The Commandant of the Marine Corps shall select the work to be done to satisfy the needs of the Marine Corps, based upon feasibility data and current estimates of the worth of a particular need in relation to other desirable needs, including, where necessary, the curtailment or cancellation of work already in progress in favor of work which offers greater promise or greater military worth.

(d) The Chief of Naval Material shall exercise appropriate supervision over accomplishment of the work selected, and shall insure that resources

available to him are efficiently utilized in meeting Marine Corps needs.

(e) Work being accomplished shall be reviewed concurrently by the Commandant of the Marine Corps from the viewpoint of readiness and military worth, and by the Chief of Naval Material from the viewpoint of progress and the efficient utilization of resources available to him.

8 700.407 Serving with the Army by order of the President.

(a) When Marine Corps units are, by order of the President, detached for service with the Army, the Commandant of the Marine Corps is, for the time that the Marine Corps units are thus detached and for the purposes of administering the affairs of such units, responsible to the Secretary of the Army. The Commandant of the Marine Corps shall retain such control and jurisdiction over said detached forces as will enable him to make the necessary transfers of officers and men from and to the commands, and to exercise general supervision over all expenditures and supplies needed for the support of the Marine Corps forces so detached. He shall be responsible to the Secretary of the Army for the general efficiency and discipline of such units of the Marine Corps as are detached for service with the Army.

(b) Official correspondence which relates exclusively to the routine business of the Marine Corps and does not involve questions of administrative responsibility under the supervision of the commanding officer of the combined forces, and which is not a matter of a military nature pertaining to an individual requiring the action of said commanding officer, shall be forwarded direct between the Headquarters of the Marine Corps and the senior Marine officer serving with the detached forces.

(c) All official correspondence regarding the personnel of the Marine Corps units on duty with the Army shall be addressed to the proper representative of the Marine Corps and forwarded via the Adjutant General of the Army.

Subpart E-The United States Coast Guard (When Operating As Service of the Navy)

8 700.501 Relationship and operation as a service in the Navy.

(a) Upon declaration of war or when the President directs, the Coast Guard shall operate as a service in the Navy, and shall be subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Navy. While so operating as a service in the Navy and to the extent practicable Coast Guard operations shall be integrated and uniform with Navy operations.

(b) Whenever the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy:

(1) Applicable appropriations of the Coast Guard to cover expenses shall be available for transfer to the Department of the Navy and supplemented, as required, from applicable appropriations of the Department of the Navy.

(2) Personnel of the Coast Guard shall be eligible to receive gratuities, medals, and other insignia of honor on the same basis as personnel in the naval service or serving in any capacity with the Navy.

8700.502 Commandant of the Coast Guard.

(a) The Commandant of the Coast Guard is the senior officer of the United States Coast Guard.

(b) When reporting in accordance with Section 3, Title 14, U.S. Code to the Secretary of the Navy, the Commandant of the Coast Guard will further report to the Chief of Naval Operations for military functions. The Chief of Naval Operations shall represent the Coast Guard as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

$700.503 Duties and responsibilities.

In exercising command over the Coast Guard while operating as a service of the Navy, the Commandant shall:

(a) Organize, train, prepare and maintain the readiness of the Coast Guard to function as a specialized service in the Navy for the performance of military missions, as directed.

(b) Plan for and determine the present and future needs of the Coast

Guard, both quantitative and qualitative, for personnel, including reserve personnel.

(c) Budget for the Coast Guard, except as may be otherwise directed by the Secretary of the Navy.

(d) Plan for and determine the support needs of the Coast Guard for equipment, materials, weapons or weapons systems, supplies, facilities, maintenance, and supporting services.

(e) Exercise essential military administration of the Coast Guard. This includes, but is not limited to, such matters as security, discipline, intelligence, communications, personnel records and accounting conforming, as practicable, to Navy procedures.

(f) Enforce or assist in enforcing Federal laws on the high seas and on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(g) Administer, promulgate and enforce regulations for the promotion of safety of life and property on the high seas and on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. This applies to those matters not specifically delegated by law to some other executive department.

(h) Develop, establish, maintain and operate, with due regard to the requirements of national defense, aids to maritime navigation, ice breaking facilities, and rescue facilities for the promotion of safety on and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(i) Engage in oceanographic research on the high seas and in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States in coordination with the Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy.

(j) Continue in effect under the Secretary of the Navy those other functions, powers and duties vested in him by appropriate orders and regulations of the Secretary of Transportation on the day prior to the effective date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of the Navy until specifically modified or terminated by the Secretary of the Navy.

(a) The commander of a principal organization of the Operating Forces of he Navy, as determined by the Chief of Naval Operations, or the officer who has succeeded to such command is provided elsewhere in these regulacions, shall have the title "Commander in Chief." The name of the organization under his command shall be added to form his official title.

(b) The commander of each other organization of units of the Operating Forces of the Navy, or organization of units of shore activities, shall have the title "Commander," "Commandant," “Commanding General," or other appropriate title. The name of the organization under his command shall be added to form his official title.

§ 700.602 Responsibility and authority of a commander.

(a) A commander shall be responsible for the satisfactory accomplishment of the mission and duties assigned to his command. His authority shall be commensurate with his responsibilities. Normally, he shall exercise authority through his immediate subordinate commanders; but he may communicate directly with any of his subordinates.

(b) A commander shall insure that subordinate commands are fully aware of the importance of strong, dynamic leadership and its relationship to the overall efficiency and readiness of naval forces. A commander shall exercise positive leadership and actively develop the highest qualities of leadership in persons with positions of authority and responsibility throughout his command.

(c) Subject to orders of higher authority, a commander shall issue such regulations and instructions as may be necessary for the proper administration and operation of his command.

(d) A commander shall hold the same relationship to his flagship, or to a shore activity of his command in which his headquarters may be located, in regard to its internal administra

A commander shall take all practicable steps to maintain his command in a state of readiness to perform its mission. In conformity with the orders and policies of higher authority, he shall:

(a) Organize the forces and resources under his command and assign duties to his principal subordinate commanders.

(b) Prepare plans for the employment of his forces to meet existing and foreseeable situations.

(c) Collaborate with the commanders of other United States armed services and with appropriate officials of other Federal agencies and foreign governments located within the area encompassed by his command.

(d) Maintain effective intelligence and keep himself informed of the political and military aspects of the national and international situation.

(e) Make, or cause to be made, such inspections as necessary to ensure the readiness, effectiveness, and efficiency of the components of his command.

8 700.605 Observance of international law.

At all times a commander shall observe, and require his command to observe, the principles of international law. Where necessary to fulfillment of this responsibility, a departure from other provisions of Navy Regulations is authorized.

Subpart G-The Commanding Officer

8 700.701 Applicability.

In addition to commanding officers, the provisions of this chapter shall apply, where pertinent, to aircraft commanders, officers in charge (including warrant officers and petty officers when so detailed) and those persons standing the command duty.

8 700.702 Responsibility.

(a) The responsibility of the commanding officer for his command is absolute, except when, and to the extent, relieved therefrom by competent authority, or as provided otherwise in these regulations. The authority of the commanding officer is commensurate with his responsibility. While he may, at his discretion, and when not contrary to law or regulations, delegate authority to his subordinates for the execution of details, such delegation of authority shall in no way relieve the commanding officer of his continued responsibility for the safety, well-being, and efficiency of his entire command.

(b) A commanding officer who departs from his orders or instructions, or takes official action which is not in accordance with such orders or instructions, does so upon his own responsibility and shall report immediately the circumstances to the officer from whom the prior orders or instructions were received.

(c) The commanding officer shall be responsible for economy within his command. To this end he shall require from his subordinates a rigid compliance with the regulations governing the receipt, accounting, and expenditure of public money and materials, and the implementation of improved management techniques and procedures.

(d) The commanding officer and his subordinates shall exercise leadership through personal example, moral responsibility, and judicious attention to the welfare of persons under their control or supervision. Such leadership shall be exercised in order to achieve a positive, dominant influence on the performance of persons in the Department of the Navy.

$700.703 [Reserved]

§ 700.704 Organization of commands.

All commands and other activities of the Department of the Navy shall be organized and administered in accordance with law, the Navy Regulations, and the orders of competent authority, and all orders and instructions of the commanding officer shall be in accordance therewith.

88 700.705-700.708 [Reserved]

§700.709 Unauthorized persons on board.

The commanding officer shall satisfy himself that there is no unauthorized person on board before proceeding to sea or commencing a flight. $700.710 Control of passengers.

(a) Control of passage in and protracted visits to aircraft and ships of the Navy by all persons, within or without the Department of the Navy, shall be exercised by the Chief of Naval Operations.

(b) Nothing in this article shall be interpreted as prohibiting the senior officer present from authorizing the passage in ships and aircraft of the Navy by such persons as he judges necessary in the public interest or in the interest of humanity. The senior officer present shall report the circumstances to the Chief of Naval Operations when he gives such authorization.

§700.711 Authority over passengers.

Except as otherwise provided in these regulations or in orders from competent authority, all passengers in a ship or aircraft of the naval service are subject to the authority of the commanding officer and shall conform to the internal regulations and routine of the ship or aircraft. The commanding officer of such ship or aircraft shall take no disciplinary action against a passenger not in the naval service, other than that authorized by law; but he may, when he deems such action to be necessary for the safety of the ship or aircraft or of any persons embarked, subject a passenger not in the naval service to such restraint as the circumstances require until such