DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 1700.16B
N17
22 Jul 2015
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1700.16B
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
Ref: (a) CNO ltr 4066 Ser N00/100056 of 18 Jul 2013
(b) U.S. Navy Regulations, 1990
(c) ASN (M&RA) memo, Delegation of Authority to
Promulgate Policy on Alcoholic Beverage Control, of
16 May 2005 (NOTAL)
(d) DoD Instruction 1015.10 of 6 July 2009
(e) SECNAVINST 5300.28E
(f) VCNO ltr 5402 Ser N09D/1U11824 of 6 Dec 2011
(g) SECNAVINST 4650.16D
(h) DoD Directive 4515.12 of 15 January 2010
(i) COCINST 1730.3
(j) SECNAVINST 7042.7K
1. Purpose
a. To provide additional guidance per references (a)
through (d) for the purchase, possession, sale, service and
consumption of alcoholic beverages within military installations
under naval jurisdiction.
b. This revision provides changes directed by Chief of
Naval Operations (CNO) to update and further refine Navy’s
alcoholic beverage control policy per reference (a). This
instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its
entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 1700.16A.
3. Policy. Use of alcoholic beverages on naval installations
must be consistent with the overriding need for military
readiness, discipline, and community safety. References (b)
through (d) provide guidance for the purchase, possession, sale,
service and consumption of alcoholic beverages within military
installations under naval jurisdiction. In meeting this
