CHAPTER VI-DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Policies and procedures for the protection of pro- prietary rights in technical information pro- posed for release to foreign governments.............. Claims for injuries to property under Article 139 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice Naval Defensive Sea Areas; Naval Airspace Reser- vations, areas under Navy administration, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands............. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation: See 33 CFR Chapter I; 46 CFR Chapter I. Office of the Secretary of Defense: See 32 CFR Chapter I. Department of the Army: See 32 CFR Chapter V. Navigation and Navigable Waters (Anchorage Bridge, Danger Zone, Navigation, and Oil Pollution Regulations, Etc.): See 33 CFR Chapters I and II. Selective Service System: See 32 CFR Chapter XVI. SUBCHAPTER A-UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS PART 700-UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS Subpart A-The Department of the Navy Sec. 700.101 Origin and authority. 700.102 Objectives. 700.103 Composition. 700.104 The principal parts of the Department of the Navy. 700.105 Definition of terms. Subpart B-The Secretary of the Navy 700.201 Responsibilities of the Secretary of the Navy. 700.202 Succession to duties. 700.203 The Civilian Executive Assistants. 700.204 The staff assistants. 700.205 The Chief of Naval Research, The Judge Advocate General, The Deputy Comptroller of the Navy. 700.206 Authority over organizational matters. Subpart C-The Chief of Naval Operations 700.301 Senior Military Officer of the Department of the Navy. 700.302 Succession to duties. 700.303 Specific authority and duties of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. 700.304 Authority and responsibility. 700.305 Naval Vessel Register, classification of naval craft, and status of ships and service craft. 700.306 The Chief of Naval Material. 700.307 The Chief of Naval Personnel and the Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 700.308 Naval Inspector General. 700.309 Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Sec. 700.319 Chief of Naval Reserve. 700.320 Commandants of Naval Districts. 700.321 President, Board of Inspection and Survey. Subpart D-The Commandant of the Marine Corps 700.401 Senior officer of the Marine Corps. 700.402 Succession to duties. 700.403 Authority and responsibilities. 700.404 Specific responsibilities. 700.405 Composition of the Marine Corps. 700.406 Relationships between the Com mandant of the Marine Corps and the Chief of Naval Material. 700.407 Serving with the Army by order of the President. Subpart E-The United States Coast Guard (When Operating As a Service of the Navy) 700.501 Relationship and operation as a service in the Navy. 700.502 Commandant of the Coast Guard. 700.503 Duties and responsibilities. Subpart F-Commanders in Chief and Other Commanders 700.601 Titles of commanders. 700.602 Responsibility and authority of a commander. 700.603 To announce assumption of command. 700.604 Readiness. 700.605 Observance of international law. Subpart G-The Commanding Officer 700.701 Applicability. 700.702 Responsibility. 700.703 [Reserved] 700.704 Organization of commands. 700.705-700.708 [Reserved] 700.709 Unauthorized persons on board. Control of passengers. 700.310 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. 700.311 Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe. 700.710 700.711 Authority over passengers. [Reserved] 700.713 Person found under incriminating 700.749 Work, facilities, supplies, or services for other Government departments, State or local governments, foreign governments, private parties, and morale, welfare, and recreational activities. 700.750-700.751 [Reserved] 700.752 Responsibility for safety of ships and craft at a naval station or shipyard. 700.753 Ships and craft in drydock. 700.754 Pilotage. 700.755 Safe navigation and regulations governing operation of ships and aircraft. 700.756 Duties of the prospective commanding officer of a ship. 700.757 Authority of the commanding officer or prospective commanding officer of a naval nuclear powered ship. 700.758 Inspection incident to commissioning of ships. 700.759-700.762 [Reserved] 700.763 Quarantine. Subpart K-Purpose and Force of Regulations within the Department of the Navy 700.1201 Purpose and force of United States Navy Regulations. 700.1202 Issuances concerning matters over which control is exercised. AUTHORITY: 10 U.S.C. 6011; 38 FR 7892, Mar. 26, 1973. SOURCE: 39 FR 7135, Feb. 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted. Subpart A-The Department of the Navy § 700.101 Origin and authority. (a) The naval affairs of the country began with the war for independence, the American Revolution. On 13 October 1775, Congress passed legislation forming a committee to purchase and arm two ships. This in effect created the Continental Navy. Two battalions of Marines were authorized on 10 November 1775. Under the Constitution, |