scope:

To establish Navy policy and prescribe minimum requirements for small arms training and qualification. This instruction is a complete revision and must be reviewed in its entirety.

Applicability. This instruction applies to all active and reserve Navy personnel both ashore and afloat; and all Navy law enforcement and security personnel (military, civilian, and contract) per references (a), (b), and (c); and to all personnel whose duties require them to be armed. It also applies to personnel whose duties require them to be armed per reference (d). It does not apply to Navy Special Warfare personnel, nor does it apply to Naval Criminal Investigative Service personnel who are authorized to carry firearms in the performance of their official duties per reference (d).