scope:

Scope and Applicability. This instruction is applicable only to Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and its subordinate commands.

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.