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 use of 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 y mi 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 y st at us and t o non- Navy mi l i t ar y per sonnel assi gned t o a Navy uni t i n any capaci t y ( e. g. , per manent change of st at i on, t empor ar y 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 s embar 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 or br eat hal yzer s by commands out si de t he Uni t ed St at es as par t of a pr ogr amt 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 t he l i ber t y r i sk pr ogr am. The use of ADDs under t hose ci r cumst ances wi l l be det er mi ned by t he cogni zant Navy ser vi ce component commander .
d. Thi s i nst r uct i on addr esses hand- hel d ADDs di st r i but ed t o t he uni t l evel . The pol i cy gover ni ng t he use of br eat hal yzer s f or t he det ect i on and det er r ence of i mpai r ed dr i vi ng i s cont ai ned i n r ef er ence ( a) .
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2 3. Backgr ound
a. Thi s i nst r uct i on i s suppl ement ed by t he hand- hel d ADD oper at or s gui de ( OPGUI DE) and educat i onal mat er i al s, whi ch wi l l be 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 onal mat er i al s wi l l i ncl ude, among ot her i nf or mat i on, char t s t hat show t he ef f ect s of al cohol consumpt i on and i mpai r ment . For exampl 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 om2000 t o mi dni ght , hi s bl ood al cohol concent r at i on ( BAC) at 0600 woul d be 0. 02. A 140- pound f emal e who consumes 3 t o 5 al cohol i c dr i nks i n t he same t i me per i od woul d have a 0. 02 BAC at 0600.
b. The use of ADDs i s i nt ended t o pr omot e saf et y and pr ovi de educat i on and awar eness t hat compl ement s ot her uni t ef f or t s t o pr omot e r esponsi bl e use of al cohol and det er al cohol abuse. The ADD i s a t ool t hat can assi st wi t h i dent i f yi ng Ser vi ce Member s who may r equi r e suppor t bef or e an i nci dent occur s due t o t he i r r esponsi bl e use of al cohol . These devi ces wi l l enhance command awar eness of t he cr ew s cul t ur e of al cohol use; educat e Ser vi ce Member s on t he ef f ect s of t hei r al cohol use deci si ons and sel f - i mpai r ment ; and suppor t uni t saf et y. Resul t s of 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 sh exi st i ng t ool s t hat commander s, commandi ng of f i cer s ( CO) , and of f i cer s i n char ge cur r ent l y use t o det ect and det er subst ance or al cohol abuse. Commander s may t ake appr opr i at e act i on, such as or der i ng a compet ence f or dut y exami nat i on or pr obabl e cause sear ch, shoul d a Ser vi ce Member s manner , di sposi t i on, speech, muscul ar movement , gener al appear ance or behavi or , or ot her evi dence r easonabl y suggest i ncapaci t y t o per f or mmi l i t ar y dut 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 a command s i ni t i at i ves t o det er i r r esponsi bl e use of al cohol and t o assi st wi t h i dent i f yi ng Ser vi ce Member s who may r equi r e suppor t and assi st ance wi t h al cohol use deci si ons. Any act i on t aken i n r esponse t o ADD r esul t s shal l be at t he di scr et i on of OPNAVI NST 5350. 8 22 J AN 2013
3 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 d f 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 or gani ze t he r andom t est i ng i s at t he di scr et i on of t he CO, subj ect t o t he gui dance cont ai ned i n t hi s i nst r uct i on and any suppl ement al gui dance i ssued by super i or aut hor i t y. Gener al l y, an unpr edi ct abl e t est i ng pat t er n wi l l pr oduce a mor e accur at e i ndi cat or of t he command s al cohol use cul t ur e. A sampl e st andar d oper at i ng pr ocedur e i s avai l abl e on t he NADAP Web si t e at ht t p: / / www. nadap. navy. mi l .
b. RandomADD i nspect i ons ar e aut hor i zed f or t hose Ser vi ce Member s who ar e on dut y and dur i ng nor mal wor ki ng hour s. I t i s not t he i nt ent or pur pose of ADDs t o t est t hose i n an aut hor i zed l 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, an i nspect i ng of f i cer s or der t o pr ovi de a br eat h sampl e i n conj 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 o submi t t o an ADD t est may subj ect t he member t o appr opr i at e di sci pl i nar y or admi ni st r at i ve act i on.
d. I nspect i ons t hat i ncl ude t he use of an ADD must be r andom. Randomt est i ng may i ncl ude a uni t or sub- uni t sweep. Exampl es of r andomsampl i ng may i ncl ude, but ar e not l i mi t ed t o:
( 1) Dut y sect i on sweeps;
( 2) Ser vi ce Member s r epor t i ng t o wor k af t er a desi gnat ed t i me ( l at e ar r i val ) ;
( 3) Randomsampl i ng of Ser vi ce Member s i n a dut y st at us and dur i ng t hei r assi gned wor k day si mi l ar t o t he ur i nal ysi s pr ogr 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 e oper at i on of vessel s and ai r cr af t , cont ai n sui t abl e st andar ds f or execut i ng Navy s al cohol educat i on and awar eness pr ogr amand OPNAVI NST 5350. 8 22 J AN 2013
4 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 benchmar k, a BAC r eadi ng of 0. 04 per cent i s est abl i shed i n r ef er ences ( b) and ( c) as t he l i mi t f or det er mi ni ng r eadi ness t o saf el y oper at e non- r ecr eat i onal , pr i vat e and commer ci al vessel s and ai r cr af t .
( 1) A Ser vi ce Member whose ADD- i ndi cat ed r eadi ng i s 0. 04 per cent BAC or gr eat er shal l be pr esumed t o be not r eady t o saf el y per f or mdut i es, and shal l be r el i eved of dut y and r et ai ned on boar d t he command i n a saf e and secur e envi r onment unt i l t he ADD- i ndi cat ed r eadi ng i s not det ect abl e. For any r eadi ng of 0. 04 per cent BAC or gr eat er , a command r ef er r al t o t he dr ug and al cohol pr ogr amadvi sor ( DAPA) i s appr opr i at e. Per r ef er ence ( d) , command r ef er r al s ar e 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 on saf et y, t r ai ni ng, counsel i ng and educat i on may be i mpl ement ed at t he di scr et i on of t he CO.
( 2) A Ser vi ce Member who has pr evi ousl y compl et ed al cohol r ehabi l i t at i on t r eat ment and has an ADD i ndi cat ed r eadi ng of 0. 02 per cent BAC or gr eat er shal l , at a mi ni mum, be r ef er r ed t o t he DAPA.
( 3) A Ser vi ce Member who i s under t he mi ni muml egal dr i nki ng age and has an ADD- i ndi cat ed r eadi ng of 0. 02 per cent BAC or gr eat er shal l , at a mi ni mum, be r ef er r ed t o t he DAPA.
( 4) I n cases wher e t he ADD r eadi ng i s 0. 02 per cent BAC or 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 h mi nt s, gum, or br eat h spr ays t hat may pr oduce a det ect abl e i ndi cat or of al cohol , t o cl ear . An ADD r eadi ng of l ess t han 0. 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 omt hese devi ces shal l be used t o enhance command awar eness of t he uni t s al cohol use cul t ur e and t o educat e Ser vi ce Member s on t he r esponsi bl e use 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 s f i t ness f or dut y t hr ough t he use of a compet ence f or dut y exami nat i on; and or OPNAVI NST 5350. 8 22 J AN 2013
5 ( 2) Removal f r omdut y sect i on st at us or f r omt he per f or mance of assi gned t asks; and or
( 3) Educat i on and counsel i ng f or t he member by command- desi gnat ed l eader s; and or
( 4) Command r ef er r al t o t he DAPA f or addi t i onal assi 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 cause sear ch when consi der ed al ong wi t h ot her evi dence of i nt oxi cat i on, i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed t o, bl oodshot eyes, sl ur r ed speech, muscul ar movement , gener al appear ance or behavi or , and or an admi ssi on of al cohol use by t he Ser vi ce Member 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 nst a Ser vi ce Member ;
( 3) As a basi s t o document counsel i ng Ser vi ce Member s as a consequence of i r r esponsi bl e use of al cohol i n of f i ci al mi l i t ar y per sonnel r ecor ds, such as wi t h NAVPERS 1070/ 613 Admi ni st r at i ve Remar ks, f i t ness r epor t s, or enl i st ed per f or mance eval uat i ons.
6. Devi ce Oper at i on. The ADDs shal l be oper at ed per t he i 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 over si ght of ADD i mpl ement at i on t o subor di nat e uni t s, i ncl udi ng t he est abl i shment of 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 ADD t est i ng pr ogr amand adj udi cat i on of pol i cy wai ver s i f r equi r ed.
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6 b. Commander s and uni t COs shal l :
( 1) I mpl ement t he use of hand- hel d ADDs as a suppl ement t o t he command s r esponsi bl e use of al cohol i ni t i at i ves, per t hi s i nst r uct i on.
( 2) Fami l i ar i ze t hemsel ves wi t h t he cont ent s of t he ADD OPGUI DE t hat i s post ed on t he NADAP Web si t e at ht t p: / / www. nadap. navy. mi l .
8. Recor ds Management . Recor ds cr eat ed as a r esul t of t hi s i nst r uct i on, r egar dl ess of medi a or f or mat , shal l be managed per Secr et ar y of t he Navy Manual 5210. 1 of J anuar y 2012.
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