absence, or disability, or in the event of a temporary vacancy in that office.

8 700.303 Specific authority and duties of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations.

(a) The Vice Chief of Naval Operations has such authority and duties with respect to the Department of the Navy as the Chief of Naval Operations, with the approval of the Secretary of the Navy, may delegate to or prescribe for him. Orders issued by the Vice Chief of Naval Operations in performing such duties have the same force and effect as those issued by the Chief of Naval Operations.

(b) Orders issued by the Vice Chief of Naval Operations in performing other duties have the same force and effect as those issued by the Chief of Naval Operations.

§700.304 Authority and responsibility.

(a) Internal to the administration of the Department of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, shall command the Operating Forces of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Operations shall also command the Naval Material Command, the Bureau of Naval Personnel, and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. In addition, he shall command such shore activities as may be assigned to him by the Secretary. He shall be responsible to the Secretary for the utilization of resources by, and the operating efficiency of, all commands and activities under his command.

(b) In addition, the Chief of Naval Operations has the following specific responsibilities:

(1) To organize, train, equip, prepare, and maintain the readiness of Navy forces, including those for assignment to unified or specified commands for the performance of military missions as directed by the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Naval forces, when assigned to a unified or specified command, are under the full operational command of the commander to whom they are assigned.

(2) To determine and direct the efforts necessary to fulfill current and future requirements of the Navy (less Fleet Marine Forces and other as

signed Marine Corps forces) for manpower, material, weapons, facilities, and services, including the determination of quantities, military performance requirements, and times, places, and priorities of need.

(3) To exercise leadership in maintaining a high degree of competence among Navy officer and enlisted and civilian personnel in necessary fields of specialization, through education, training, and equal opportunities for personal advancement, and maintaining the morale and motivation of Navy personnel and the prestige of a Navy

career.

(4) To plan and provide health care for personnel of the naval service and their dependents.

(5) To direct the organization, administration, training, and support of the Naval Reserve.

(6) To inspect and investigate components of the Department of the Navy to determine and maintain efficiency, discipline, readiness, effectiveness, and economy, except in those areas where such responsibility rests with the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

(7) To determine the needs of naval forces and activities for research, development, test, and evaluation; to plan and provide for the conduct of development, test, and evaluation which are adequate and responsive to long-range objectives, immediate requirements, and fiscal limitations; and to provide assistance to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research and Development) in the direction, review, and appraisal of the overall Navy RDT&E Program to insure fulfillment of stated requirements.

(8) To formulate Navy strategic plans and policies and participate in the formulation of joint and combined strategic plans and policies and related command relationships.

(9) To budget for commands, bureaus, and offices assigned to the command of the Chief of Naval Operations, and other activities and programs as assigned, except as may be otherwise directed by the Secretary of the Navy.

(c) The Chief of Naval Operations, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, shall (except for those areas

wherein such responsibility rests with the Commandant of the Marine Corps) exercise overall authority throughout the Department of the Navy in matters related to the effectiveness of the support of the Operating Forces of the Navy, the coordination and direction of assigned Navywide programs and functions including those assigned by higher authority, the coordination of activities of the Department of the Navy in matters concerning effectiveness, efficiency, and economy, and matters essential to naval military administration, such as security, intelligence, discipline, communications, and matters related to the customs and traditions of the naval service.

§ 700.305 Naval Vessel Register, classification of naval craft, and status of ships and service craft.

(a) The Chief of Naval Operations shall be responsible for the Naval Vessel Register (except the Secretary of the Navy shall strike vessels from the Register) and the assignment of classification for administrative purposes to water-borne craft and the designation of status for each ship and service craft. The classification of water-borne craft and the status of ships and service craft are found in the glossary.

(b) Commissioned vessels and craft shall be called "United States Ship or "U.S.S.

(d) Ships and service craft designated "active status, in service," except those described by paragraph c of this article, shall be referred to by name, when assigned, classification, and hull number (e.g., "HIGHPOINT PCH-1" or "YOGN-8").

(e) The Chief of Naval Operations shall designate hospital ships and medical aircraft as he deems necessary. Such designation shall be in compliance with the Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Conditions of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of the Armed Forces at Sea

of 12 August 1949 and he shall ensure compliance with the notice provisions of that Convention.

[39 FR 7135, Feb. 25, 1974, as amended at 45 FR 80278, Dec. 4, 1980]

§700.306 The Chief of Naval Material.

The Chief of Naval Material, under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations, shall command the Naval Material Command. In addition to the tasks which may be assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations, he shall:

(a) Provide direct staff assistance to the Secretary of the Navy and the Civilian Executive Assistants in matters pertaining to contracting, procurement, production and exploratory development, laboratories assigned to the Chief of Naval Material and to related matters. In these areas, the Chief of Naval Material shall inform the Chief of Naval Operations and, when appropriate, the Commandant of the Marine Corps in matters of policy and significant actions.

(b) Be responsive directly to the Commandant of the Marine Corps in providing necessary planning and programming data requirements and in meeting those particular material support needs of the U.S. Marine Corps which are required to be provided by the Naval Material Command.

(c) Provide the Commandant of the Marine Corps with timely advice concerning training and technical requirements essential for the operation and maintenance by Marine Corps personnel of new equipment under development.

(1) Be responsive to the heads of other organizations in meeting their material support needs which are provided by the Naval Material Command.

(2) Provide guidance to Navy and Marine Corps Commands, as required, on functional areas related to Naval Material Command acquisition and logistics support responsibilities and other technical or professional matters as appropriate.

8 700.307 The Chief of Naval Personnel and the Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

The Chief of Naval Personnel, under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations, shall command the Bureau of Naval Personnel. The Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, (who is also the Surgeon General of the Navy), under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations, shall command the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. In addition to the tasks which may be assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations, they shall:

(a) Be responsive directly to the Commandant of the Marine Corps in meeting those particular needs of the United States Marine Corps which are required to be provided by their respective bureaus.

(b) Be responsive to the heads of other organizations in meeting the particular needs of such organizations which are provided by the Chief of Naval Personnel and the Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. §700.308 Naval Inspector General.

There is in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations the Office of the Naval Inspector General. The Naval Inspector General, when directed, shall inquire into and report upon any matter which affects the discipline or military efficiency of the Department of the Navy; however, the Secretary of the Navy shall direct inquiry when such matters are related to the Marine Corps. He shall make such inspections, investigations, and reports as the Secretary of the Chief of Naval Operations directs. The Naval Inspector General shall periodically propose programs of inspections to the Chief of Naval Operations and shall recommend additional inspections or investigations as may appear appropriate.

§700.309 Commander in Chief; U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

(a) The Commander in Chief of U.S. Atlantic Fleet is a naval commander in chief of the Operating Forces of the Navy under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations. He shall command the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and is responsible for the administration, training, maintenance, support and readi

ness of the Atlantic Fleet including those forces temporarily assigned to the operational command of other

commanders.

(b) The Commander in Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet is a naval component commander of the unified command under the Commander in Chief, Atlantic.

(c) The organization of the Atlantic Fleet, the forces assigned and their employment shall be as specified by the Chief of Naval Operations except for the employment of forces assigned to the operational command of unified and specified commanders.

§700.310 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

(a) The Commander in Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet is a naval commander in chief of the Operating Forces of the Navy under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations. He shall command the U.S. Pacific Fleet and is responsible for the administration, training, maintenance, support and readiness of the Pacific Fleet, including those forces temporarily assigned to the operational command of other commanders.

(b) The Commander in Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet is a naval component commander of the unified command under the Commander in Chief, Pacific.

(c) The organization of the Pacific Fleet, the forces assigned and their employment shall be as specified by the Chief of Naval Operations except for the employment of forces assigned to the operational command of unified and specified commanders.

§700.311 Commander in Chief; U.S. Naval Forces, Europe.

(a) The Commander in Chief U.S. Naval Forces, Europe is a naval commander in chief of the Operating Forces of the Navy under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations. He shall represent the Chief of Naval Operations for U.S. naval matters in the general areas of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. He shall command those forces assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations or by other naval commanders.

(a) The Commander, Military Sealift Command is a naval commander of the Operating Forces of the Navy under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations. He shall provide ocean transportation for personnel and cargo of the Department of Defense (excluding that transported by units of the fleet) in accordance with policies and procedures of the Single Manager for Ocean Transportation (Secretary of the Navy) and the Secretary of Defense. He shall also operate ships in support of scientific projects and other programs for agencies or departments of the United States.

(b) The Military Sealift Command shall operate and maintain government owned ships and augment operational capability by shipping cargo and passengers on commercially operated ships, chartering ships, and exercising operational control over ships activated from National Defense Reserve Fleet to meet emergency needs.

§700.313 Commander, Naval Intelligence

Command.

The Commander, Naval Intelligence Command, under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations, shall be responsible for directing and managing the activities of the Naval Intelligence Command to insure fulfillment of the intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, and security requirements of the Department of the Navy.

§700.314 Commander, Naval Telecom

munications Command.

The Commander, Naval Telecommunications Command, under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations, shall exercise overall responsibility throughout the Department of the Navy for the coordination of the provision, operation, and maintenance of adequate and secure naval communications.

[41 FR 18074, Apr. 30, 1976]

§ 700.315 Oceanographer of the Navy.

The Oceanographer of the Navy, within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, performs functions relating to external interfaces with national and international oceanographic organizations and bodies.

[39 FR 7135, Feb. 25, 1974, as amended at 45 FR 80278, Dec. 4, 1980]

§700.316 Commander, Naval Oceanography Command.

The Commander, Naval Oceanography Command, under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations, shall be responsible for the management of assigned oceanographic, mapping, charting, geodetic and meteorological activities and efforts and shall provide technical guidance in such matters throughout the Department of the Navy.

[45 FR 80278, Dec. 4, 1980]

$700.320 Commandants of Naval Districts.

(a) The Commandants of Naval Districts, under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations shall represent the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations in such matters as may be assigned; to exercise area coordination authority and supervise and direct the effective execution of assigned area coordination responsibilities over all naval shore activities and personnel in the Naval Service in the naval district; to exercise command of assigned naval shore activities; to coordinate fleet support matters as assigned by Fleet Commanders in Chief; and to coordinate public affairs matters throughout the naval district and to perform such other functions as may be directed by the Chief of Naval Operations.

[41 FR 18074, Apr. 30, 1976, and 45 FR 80278, Dec. 4, 1980]

§700.321 President, Board of Inspection and Survey.

The President of the Board of Inspection and Survey, assisted by such other officers and such permanent and semipermanent sub-boards as may be designated by the Secretary of the Navy, shall:

(a) Conduct acceptance trials and inspections of all ships and service craft prior to acceptance for naval service.

(b) Conduct acceptance trials and inspections on one or more aircraft of each type or model prior to final acceptance for naval service.

(c) Examine at least once every three years, if practicable, each naval ship to determine its material condition and, if found unfit for continued service, report to higher authority.

(d) Perform such other inspections and trials of naval ships, service craft, and aircraft as may be directed by the Chief of Naval Operations.

Subpart D-The Commandant of the Marine Corps

§700.401 Senior officer of the Marine Corps.

(a) The Commandant of the Marine Corps is the senior officer of the United States Marine Corps.

(b) The Commandant of the Marine Corps is the Marine Corps member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and is responsible, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations, for keeping the Secretary of the Navy fully informed on matters considered or acted upon by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he is responsible, under the President and the Secretary of Defense, for duties external to the Department of the Navy, as prescribed by law.

[39 FR 7135, Feb. 25, 1974, as amended at 45 FR 80278, Dec. 4, 1980]

§700.402 Succession to duties.

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, and then the officers of the Marine Corps, not restricted in the performance of duty, on duty at the headquarters of the Marine Corps in the order of their seniority, shall, unless otherwise directed by the President, perform the duties of the Commandant of the Marine Corps during his absence, disability, or in the event of a temporary vacancy in that office. § 700.403 Authority and responsibilities.

(a) The Commandant of the Marine Corps, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, shall command the United States Marine Corps, which shall include Headquarters, United States Marine Corps; the Operating Forces of the Marine Corps; Marine Corps Supporting Establishments and the Marine Corps Reserve.

(b) The Commandant of the Marine Corps advises the Secretary of the Navy on matters pertaining to the Marine Corps. He is directly responsible to the Secretary for the administration, discipline, internal organization, training, requirements, efficiency, and readiness of the Marine Corps; for the operation of the Marine Corps material support system; and the total performance of the Marine Corps. He shall command such shore activities as may be assigned by the Secretary, and is responsible to the Secretary for the utilization of resources by and the operating efficiency of all activities under his command. When performing these functions, the Commandant is not a part of the command structure