DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20350-1000
SECNAVINST 5710.27A
ASN(RD&A)
3 Dec 2018
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5710.27A
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY READINESS FOR CHALLENGE
INSPECTIONS UNDER THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
Ref: (a) SECNAVINST 5710.23D
(b) Convention on the Prohibition of the Development,
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons
and on Their Destruction, adopted on 3 September
1992, 1974 U.N.T.S. 317, S. Treaty Doc. No. 103-21
(1994) (entered into force 29 April 1997)
(c) CJCSI 3110.07D (NOTAL)
(d) Inspection Readiness Plan for Department of the Navy
Facilities of 2 October 2006 (available at
https://web.ntip.navy.mil/cwc/
chemical_weapons_convention_readiness.shtml)
(e) DON Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation and
Compliance Plan of 2 September 2014 (NOTAL)
(f) CJCSI 2030.01D
(g) CJCSM 2030.01
(h) SECNAV M-5214.1
Encl: (1) Responsibilities
(2) Action
1. Purpose. To implement readiness, in accordance with
references (a) through (g), for challenge inspections in
compliance with United States Government obligations under the
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production,
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction
per reference (b), known colloquially as the Chemical Weapons
Convention (CWC), without compromising national security
information or Department of Defense (DoD) processes or
equities.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5710.27.
3. Background. The CWC is a multilateral treaty that entered
into force on 29 April 1997. The CWC prohibits the development,
production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, transfer, and
