NavyBMR.com (OPNAVINST 5215.17)

Question 1

Which chapter establishes objectives and assigns responsibilities for the Department of the
Navy (DON) Directives Issuance System?

Answer 1

Chapter 1

Question 2

Who exercises overall management of the DON Directives Issuance System and provides for
the implementation and administration of the system within the Navy?

Answer 2

CNO

Question 3

When should you conduct a periodic review of directives?

Answer 3

Annually

Question 4

Which chapter establishes uniform standards and practices for management and development
of directives within DON?

Answer 4

Chapter 2

Question 5

What are formal written guidance that informs and instructs DON personnel in the communication of policy and procedures in the performance of their duties?

Answer 5

Directives

Question 6

Depending on the purpose and use, a directive may be issued in how many forms?

Answer 6

Three

Question 7

What two “Forms” of Directives are there?

Answer 7

Internal and External

Question 8

What two “Types” of Directives are there?

Answer 8

Permanent and Temporary

Question 9

Which form is used as a record-keeping tool to track actions taken on directives and should be
maintained for each directive issued?

Answer 9

Directives Record Card (OPNAV 5215/8)

Question 10

Per what instruction should you file classified directives in separate binders from unclassified
directives to safeguard?

Answer 10

SECNAVINST 5510.36

Question 11

What is a directive that is prepared in naval letter format and establishes policy or orders specific action?

Answer 11

Letter-type instruction

Question 12

Instructions may be classified at what level?

Answer 12

SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL

Question 13

What is a directive that has a one-time or brief nature and has a self-canceling provision, and
it has the same force and effect as an instruction?

Answer 13

Notice

Question 14

A notice usually remains in effect for less than how many months, and is not permitted to
Remain in effect for longer than how long?

Answer 14

6/1 year

Question 15

What are used to issue changes to instructions and, under some circumstances, notices?

Answer 15

Change Transmittals

Question 16

What may be issued to directives when information changing the basic directive must be promulgated urgently?

Answer 16

Interim message changes

Question 17

When an Interim message change is issued to a directive changes must be followed by a
change transmittal or revision to the basic instruction within a reasonable period of time not to
exceed how many days?

Answer 17

90

Question 18

Which type of directive is an instruction or notice whose size and content is best suited to a
format used for manuals consisting of parts, chapters, or sections?

Answer 18

Manual

Question 19

What contain material which supports but is not readily incorporated into the text of a
document?

Answer 19

Appendices

Question 20

What term should you designate appendices by?

Answer 20

“APPENDIX”

Question 21

When preparing Letter-Type Directives each instruction and notice issued shall be assigned a
SSIC number from what instruction?

Answer 21

SECNAVINST 5210.11D

Question 22

All elements of a message-type directive are prepared per standard instructions for regular
messages per what?

Answer 22

DMS/NTP-3

Question 23

On an instruction pages are numbered consecutively, beginning with the second page, how many inches from the bottom of the page in the center?

Answer 23

1/2