Learning Objective: Recognize the
purpose of the Navy Directives
Issuance System; identify the types
of directives; explain the procedures
for preparing and issuing instructions,
notices, and change transmittals.
4-43. The majority of a command’s directives
are prepared and typed in the legal
office at a large shore installation.
1.
True
2.
False
4-44. A notice does NOT have the same force
and effect as an instruction.
1.
True
2.
False
4-45. What type of directive, if any, remains
in effect until cancelled by higher
authority?
1.
Bulletin
2.
Notice
3.
Instruction
4.
None
4-46. A notice is automatically cancelled 6
months after it is issued unless
otherwise stated in the notice.
1.
True
2.
False
4-47. A notice may remain in effect for what
maximum period of time?
1.
1 month
2.
6 months
3.
9 months
4.
12 months
4-48. A change transmittal may be used to
transmit changes to both an instruction
and a notice.
1.
True
2.
False
4-49. What official has overall responsibility
for the management of the Navy’s
Directives Issuance System?
1.
Chief of Naval Education and Training
2.
Commander, Naval Military Personnel
Command
3.
Chief of Naval Operations
4.
Secretary of the Navy
4-50. The official under whose authority and
title a directive is issued ensures
compliance with the Directives Issuance
System.
1.
True
2.
False
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4-51. What individual normally performs duties
as the directives control point aboard an
aircraft carrier?
1.
Commanding officer
2.
Executive officer
3.
Administrative officer
4.
Ship’s secretary
4-52. What individual normally acts as the
directives control point at a large shore
installation?
1.
Commanding officer
2.
Executive officer
3.
Administrative officer
4.
Legal officer
4-53. The standard requirements for the
preparation and distribution of special-
type directives are contained in what
section of SECNAVINST 5215.1?
1.
Part I
2.
Part II
3.
Table 1
4.
Table 2
4-54. Which of the following directives is NOT
considered to be a special-type directive?
1.
Letter
2.
Joint
3.
Publication
4.
Message
4-55. The standard requirements for the prepara-
tion and promulgation of letter-type
directives are contained in what section
of SECNAVINST 5215.1?
1.
Part I
2.
Part II
3.
Table 1
4.
Table 2
In answering questions 4-56 through 4-62,
refer to figure 4-37 (page 4-44), figure
4-38 (page 4-45), and figure 4-39 (page 4-46)
in the text.
4-56. Changes to a publication-type directive
are issued in the same manner as for a
letter-type directive.
1.
True
2.
False
4-57. A directive issued jointly by the Navy
and Air Force would be assigned a
separate designation by each service.
1.
True
2.
False
