DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
W
ASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 4700.8L CH-1
N9
3 Sep 2021
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 4700.8L CHANGE TRANSMITTAL 1
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: TRIALS, ACCEPTANCE, COMMISSIONING, FITTING OUT, SHAKEDOWN,
AND POST-SHAKEDOWN AVAILABILITY OF U.S. NAVAL SHIPS
UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION
Encl: (1) Revised Page 5
(2) Revised Page 14
(3) Revised Page 17
(4) Revised Page 2 of Enclosure (1)
1. Purpose. To transmit new pages 5, 14, 17 and page 2 of enclosure 1 of the basic instruction
to clarify the President, Board of Inspection and Survey responsibilities at preliminary
acceptance concerning fleet introduction, to change when final contract trials are generally
conducted for new construction ships and to clarify the status of non-nuclear ships from
preliminary acceptance through commissioning. These changes are necessary to correct errors
that were included in the final signed document.
2. Action. Remove the pages of the basic instruction identified in paragraph 1 of this change
transmittal and insert enclosures (1) through (4).
3. Records Management. Records created as a result of this change transmittal, regardless of
media or format, must be managed per Secretary of the Navy Manual 5210.1 of January 2012.
S.D. CONN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations,
Warfighting Requirements and
Capabilities
Releasability and distribution:
This change transmittal is cleared for public release and is available electronically only via
Department of the Navy Issuances Web site, https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/default.aspx.
