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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVYOFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

2000NAVY PENTAGON

WASHINGTON,DC 20350-2000

OPNAVI NST 5350. 8N13522 J AN 2013

OPNAV I NSTRUCTI ON 5350. 8

Fr om: Chi ef of Naval Operat i ons

Subj : USE OF HAND- HELD ALCOHOL DETECTI ON DEVI CES

Ref : ( a) SECNAVI NST 5300. 28E( b) 33 CFR 95. 020( c) 14 CFR 91. 17( d) OPNAVI NST 5350. 4D

1. Pur pose. To est abl i sh pol i ci es and pr ocedur es f or t he useof hand- hel d al cohol det ect i on devi ces ( ADD) t o pr omot e saf et y,educat i on and t r ai ni ng.

2. Appl i cabi l i t y

a. Thi s i nst r uct i on appl i es t o al l Navy act i ve- dut ymi l i t ar y per sonnel and r eser vi st s i n a dr i l l i ng act i ve- dut yst atus and t o non- Navy mi l i t ary per sonnel assi gned t o a Navyuni t i n any capaci t y ( e. g. , per manent change of st at i on,

t empor ary dut y, t empor ar y dut y under i nst r uct i on) .

b. Thi s i nst r uct i on does not appl y t o non- Navy uni t sembar ked on a Navy vessel or at t ached t o a Navy base.

c. Thi s i nst r uct i on does not appl y t o t he use of ADDs orbr eathal yzer s by commands out si de t he Uni t ed St ates as part of apr ogr am t o suppor t t he f or ei gn r el at i ons of t he Uni t ed St at es,such as the l i ber t y r i sk pr ogr am. The use of ADDs under t hoseci r cumst ances wi l l be det er mi ned by t he cogni zant Navy ser vi cecomponent commander .

d. Thi s i nst r uct i on addr esses hand- hel d ADDs di st r i but ed t ot he uni t l evel . The pol i cy gover ni ng t he use of br eat hal yzer sf or t he det ect i on and det er r ence of i mpai r ed dr i vi ng i scont ai ned i n r ef er ence ( a) .

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3. Background

a. Thi s i nst r uct i on i s suppl ement ed by t he hand- hel d ADDoper at ors gui de ( OPGUI DE) and educat i onal mat er i al s, whi ch wi l lbe post ed t o t he Navy Al cohol and Dr ug Abuse Pr event i on ( NADAP)Of f i ce Web si t e at ht t p: / / www. nadap. navy. mi l . These educat i onalmat er i al s wi l l i ncl ude, among ot her i nf or mat i on, char t s t hatshow t he ef f ect s of al cohol consumpt i on and i mpai r ment . Forexampl e, i f a 180- pound mal e consumes 6 t o 8 al cohol i c dr i nks( 1- 1/ 4 ounces of l i quor , 12 ounces of beer or 4 ounces of wi ne)f r om 2000 t o mi dni ght , hi s bl ood al cohol concent r at i on ( BAC) at0600 woul d be 0. 02. A 140- pound f emal e who consumes 3 to 5al cohol i c dr i nks i n t he same t i me per i od woul d have a 0. 02 BACat 0600.

b. The use of ADDs i s i nt ended t o pr omot e saf ety andpr ovi de educat i on and awareness t hat compl ement s ot her uni tef f or t s t o pr omot e r esponsi bl e use of al cohol and det er al coholabuse. The ADD i s a t ool t hat can assi st wi t h i dent i f yi ngSer vi ce Member s who may r equi r e suppor t bef ore an i nci dentoccur s due t o t he i r r esponsi bl e use of al cohol . These devi ceswi l l enhance command awareness of t he cr ew s cul t ur e of al coholuse; educat e Ser vi ce Member s on t he ef f ect s of t hei r al cohol usedeci si ons and sel f - i mpai r ment ; and suppor t uni t saf et y. Resul t sof ADD t est i ng ar e not t o be used as a basi s f or di sci pl i nar y

measur es.

c. Thi s i nst r uct i on i s not meant t o l i mi t or di mi ni shexi st i ng tool s t hat commander s, commandi ng of f i cer s ( CO) , andof f i cer s i n char ge cur r ent l y use to det ect and det er subst anceor al cohol abuse. Commanders may t ake appropr i at e act i on, suchas order i ng a competence f or dut y exami nat i on or pr obabl e causesear ch, shoul d a Ser vi ce Member s manner , di sposi t i on, speech,muscul ar movement , general appear ance or behavi or , or ot herevi dence r easonabl y suggest i ncapaci t y t o per f or m mi l i t ar ydut i es due t o al cohol or dr ug use.

4. Pol i cy. The use of ADDs i s aut hor i zed as a compl ement t o acommand s i ni t i at i ves t o det er i r r esponsi bl e use of al cohol andt o assi st wi t h i dent i f yi ng Ser vi ce Member s who may r equi r esuppor t and assi st ance wi t h al cohol use deci si ons. Any act i ont aken i n r esponse t o ADD r esul t s shal l be at t he di scr et i on of
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t he CO subj ect t o t he l i mi t s st at ed i n par agr aph 5 and shoul df ocus on saf et y, t r ai ni ng, counsel i ng and educat i on on sel f -i mpai r ment and t he r esponsi bl e use of al cohol .

a. The deci si on t o i nspect and how t o organi ze t he r andomt est i ng i s at t he di scret i on of t he CO, subj ect t o t he gui dancecont ai ned i n t hi s i nst r uct i on and any suppl ement al gui dancei ssued by super i or aut hor i t y. Gener al l y, an unpr edi ct abl et est i ng pat t er n wi l l pr oduce a mor e accur at e i ndi cat or of t hecommand s al cohol use cul t ur e. A sampl e st andard operat i ngpr ocedure i s avai l abl e on t he NADAP Web si t e atht t p: / / www. nadap. navy. mi l .

b. Random ADD i nspect i ons ar e aut hor i zed f or t hose Ser vi ce

Members who are on dut y and dur i ng normal worki ng hour s. I t i snot t he i nt ent or pur pose of ADDs t o test t hose i n an aut hor i zedl eave or l i ber t y st at us.

c. When an i nspect i on i s appr oved or di r ect ed by t he CO, ani nspect i ng of f i cer s order t o pr ovi de a br eat h sampl e i nconj unct i on wi t h t he i nspect i on i s a l awf ul or der and r ef usal t osubmi t t o an ADD t est may subj ect t he member t o appropr i at edi sci pl i nar y or admi ni st r at i ve acti on.

d. I nspect i ons t hat i ncl ude t he use of an ADD must be

r andom. Random t est i ng may i ncl ude a uni t or sub- uni t sweep.Exampl es of r andom sampl i ng may i ncl ude, but ar e not l i mi t ed to:

( 1) Dut y sect i on sweeps;

( 2) Ser vi ce Members r eport i ng t o work af t er a desi gnatedt i me ( l at e arr i val ) ;

( 3) Random sampl i ng of Servi ce Members i n a dut y st at usand dur i ng t hei r assi gned wor k day si mi l ar t o t he ur i nal ysi sprogr am;

( 4) Speci al uni t evol ut i ons ( i . e. , weapons handl i ng) ;

( 5) Dur i ng r eser ve dr i l l per i ods.

e. Ref er ences ( b) and ( c) , whi ch r el at e t o t he saf eoper at i on of vessel s and ai r craf t , cont ai n sui t abl e st andar dsf or execut i ng Navy s al cohol educat i on and awareness pr ogr am and
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al i gn cl osel y wi t h a Ser vi ce Member s myr i ad r esponsi bi l i t i es.As a benchmark, a BAC r eadi ng of 0. 04 per cent i s est abl i shed i nr ef er ences ( b) and ( c) as t he l i mi t f or det er mi ni ng r eadi ness t osaf el y oper at e non- r ecr eat i onal , pr i vat e and commer ci al vessel sand ai r cr af t .

( 1) A Servi ce Member whose ADD- i ndi cat ed r eadi ng i s 0. 04percent BAC or gr eat er shal l be pr esumed t o be not r eady t osaf el y per f or m dut i es, and shal l be r el i eved of dut y andr et ai ned on boar d t he command i n a saf e and secure envi r onmentunt i l t he ADD- i ndi cat ed r eadi ng i s not det ect abl e. For anyr eadi ng of 0. 04 per cent BAC or gr eater , a command ref er r al t ot he dr ug and al cohol pr ogr am advi sor ( DAPA) i s appr opr i at e. Perr ef er ence ( d) , command r ef er r al s are not consi der ed al cohol -

r el at ed i nci dent s. Addi t i onal non- puni t i ve act i on f ocused onsaf et y, t r ai ni ng, counsel i ng and educat i on may be i mpl ement ed att he di scr et i on of t he CO.

( 2) A Ser vi ce Member who has previ ousl y compl et edal cohol r ehabi l i t at i on t r eat ment and has an ADD i ndi cat edr eadi ng of 0. 02 per cent BAC or gr eater shal l , at a mi ni mum, ber ef er r ed t o t he DAPA.

( 3) A Ser vi ce Member who i s under t he mi ni mum l egaldr i nki ng age and has an ADD- i ndi cated readi ng of 0. 02 per cent

BAC or gr eater shal l , at a mi ni mum, be ref er r ed t o t he DAPA.

( 4) I n cases where t he ADD r eadi ng i s 0. 02 percent BACor gr eat er , t he Ser vi ce Member shoul d be r et est ed af t er a 20-mi nut e wai t i ng per i od t o al l ow t he ef f ect of mout hwash, br eat hmi nt s, gum, or br eat h spr ays t hat may pr oduce a detect abl ei ndi cat or of al cohol , t o cl ear . An ADD r eadi ng of l ess t han0. 02 per cent shal l be consi der ed a negat i ve r esul t .

5. Use of ADD Resul t s. Resul t s i ndi cat ed f r om t hese devi cesshal l be used t o enhance command awareness of t he uni t s al cohol

use cul t ur e and t o educat e Servi ce Members on t he r esponsi bl euse of al cohol and t he ef f ect s of sel f - i mpai r ment .

a. COs may use ADD r esul t s as f ol l ows:

( 1) As a basi s t o f ur t her eval uat e a Ser vi ce Member sf i t ness f or dut y t hr ough t he use of a compet ence f or dut yexami nat i on; and or

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( 2) Removal f r om dut y sect i on st at us or f r om t heper f ormance of assi gned t asks; and or

( 3) Educat i on and counsel i ng f or t he member by command-desi gnated l eader s; and or

( 4) Command r ef er r al t o t he DAPA f or addi t i onalassi st ance t hr ough t he subst ance abuse r ehabi l i t at i on pr ogr am,i ncl udi ng al cohol abuse and dependency educat i on and counsel i ng;and or

( 5) To pr ovi de t he f oundat i on f or a pr obabl e causesearch when consi dered al ong wi t h ot her evi dence ofi nt oxi cat i on, i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed t o, bl oodshot eyes,

sl urr ed speech, muscul ar movement , gener al appearance orbehavi or , and or an admi ssi on of al cohol use by t he Ser vi ceMember or st at ement s of ot her wi t nesses.

b. COs may not use ADD r esul t s f or t he f ol l owi ng:

( 1) As evi dence f or di sci pl i nar y pr oceedi ngs;

( 2) As a basi s f or adver se admi ni st r at i ve act i on agai nsta Servi ce Member ;

( 3) As a basi s t o document counsel i ng Servi ce Members asa consequence of i r r esponsi bl e use of al cohol i n of f i ci almi l i t ary personnel r ecor ds, such as wi t h NAVPERS 1070/ 613Admi ni st r at i ve Remar ks, f i t ness r epor t s, or enl i st ed per f or manceeval uat i ons.

6. Devi ce Operat i on. The ADDs shal l be operat ed per t hei nst r uct i ons and gui del i nes cont ai ned i n t he ADD OPGUI DE.

7. Act i on and Responsi bi l i t i es

a. Echel on 2 commander s shal l pr ovi de oversi ght of ADDi mpl ement at i on to subor di nat e uni t s, i ncl udi ng the est abl i shmentof cr i t er i a f or appoi nt i ng i ndi vi dual s t o admi ni st er t he ADDt est i ng pr ogr am and adj udi cat i on of pol i cy wai ver s i f r equi r ed.

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b. Commander s and uni t COs shal l :

( 1) I mpl ement t he use of hand- hel d ADDs as a suppl ementt o t he command s r esponsi bl e use of al cohol i ni t i at i ves, pert hi s i nst ruct i on.

( 2) Fami l i ar i ze t hemsel ves wi t h t he cont ent s of t he ADDOPGUI DE t hat i s post ed on the NADAP Web si t e atht t p: / / www. nadap. navy. mi l .

8. Records Management . Records cr eated as a r esul t of t hi si nst r uct i on, r egar dl ess of medi a or f or mat , shal l be managed perSecretary of t he Navy Manual 5210. 1 of J anuary 2012.

M. E. FERGUSON I I IAdmi r al , U. S. NavyVi ce Chi ef of Naval Oper at i ons

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