DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 5450.223C
N97
28 Sep 2018
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5450.223C
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: MISSION, FUNCTIONS AND TASKS OF DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC SYSTEMS
PROGRAMS, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON, DC
Ref: (a) SECNAVINST 5400.15C
(b) US-UK Polaris Sales Agreement (NOTAL) of 6 April 1993
(c) US-UK Polaris Sales Agreement Technical Arrangement (NOTAL)
of 19 October 1982
(d) SECNAVINST 5710.23C
(e) DoD Instruction 5000.02 of 7 January 2015
(f) SECNAVINST S8126.1A (NOTAL)
(g) SECNAVINST 8120.1B
(h) OPNAVINST 8120.1A
(i) OPNAVINST 8120.2
(j) DoD Directive 3150.08 of 20 January 2010
(k) OPNAVINST 11012.1F
Encl: (1) Mission, Functions and Tasks of DIRSSP, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC
1. Purpose
a. To publish the mission, functions, tasks, and reporting relationships of Director, Strategic
Systems Programs (DIRSSP), Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., per references (a)
through (k).
b. This revision includes DIRSSP’s responsibility to conduct completion inspections to
certify shore based nuclear weapons (NW) facilities and designated equipment; assigns DIRSSP
as the Navy Nuclear Deterrence Mission Oversight Council (NNDMOC) executive secretary;
describes DIRSSP’s role as the Navy Nuclear Deterrence Mission (NNDM) regulatory lead;
assigns DIRSSP as the primary observer for the NW Council; and tasks DIRSSP to provide
independent regulatory-quality oversight of NW activities executed ashore and afloat. This
instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 5450.223B.
3. Scope and Applicability. This instruction is applicable only to Strategic Systems Programs
(SSP) and its subordinate commands.
