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FM COMNAVSAFECEN NORFOLK VA
TO ALSAFE
BT
UNCLAS
ALSAFE 010/13
SECINFO/U/-//
MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVSAFECEN/00/FEB//
SUBJ/FIRST FLAG OFFICER BRIEFS//
REF/A/MSGID:GENADMIN/CNO/121044ZAUG2004//
REF/B/DESC:DOC/CNO/07JAN2005//
REF/C/DESC:MEMO/CNO/30NOV2012//
REF/D/DESC:DOC/CMC/28JUL2011//
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 184/04 DIRECTING A FIRST FLAG
NOTIFICATION POLICY. REF B IS OPNAVINST 5102.1D, NAVY AND
MARINE CORPS MISHAP AND SAFETY INVESTIGATION, REPORTING, AND
RECORD KEEPING MANUAL. REF C IS OPNAV N09F DECISION MEMO ON
FIRST FLAG OFFICER FATALITY NOTIFICATION. REF D IS MCO
5100.29B, MARINE CORPS SAFETY PROGRAM.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS ALSAFE APPLIES TO NAVY COMMANDS ONLY.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE REQUIREMENT FIRST PROMULGATED IN
REF A AND OUTLINED IN REF B FOR COMMANDERS, COMMANDING
OFFICERS, AND OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE TO PERSONALLY BRIEF THE FIRST
FLAG OFFICER IN THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND FOLLOWING A CLASS A
MISHAP INVOLVING AN ON OR OFF-DUTY FATALITY IS NO LONGER
REQUIRED OF NAVY COMMANDS.
2.  TERMINATION OF THIS POLICY WAS DIRECTED BY VCNO IRT REF C
AND FOLLOWING THE OCT 2012 NAVY EXECUTIVE SAFETY BOARD (NESB)
MEETING WHERE THIS POLICY WAS DISCUSSED.
3.  THE REVISION OF REF B WHICH IS UNDERGOING ECHELON II
REVIEW HAS INCORPORATED THIS CHANGE IN NAVY POLICY.
4.  THIS DECISION DOES NOT CHANGE THE REQUIREMENT FOR MARINE
CORPS COMMANDERS TO BRIEF THEIR FIRST GENERAL OFFICER ON ALL
SERIOUS MISHAPS (CLASS A AND B) AND NON-COMBAT DEATHS AS
OUTLINED IN REF D.//