[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5, Parts 700 to 799]
[Revised as of  July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR700.602]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 700--UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart F--Commanders in Chief and Other Commanders
 
Sec. 700.602  Responsibility and authority of a commander.

    (a) A commander shall be responsible for the satisfactory 
accomplishment of the mission and duties assigned to his command. His 
authority shall be commensurate with his responsibilities. Normally, he 
shall exercise authority through his immediate subordinate commanders; 
but he may communicate directly with any of his subordinates.
    (b) A commander shall insure that subordinate commands are fully 
aware of the importance of strong, dynamic

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leadership and its relationship to the overall efficiency and readiness 
of naval forces. A commander shall exercise positive leadership and 
actively develop the highest qualities of leadership in persons with 
positions of authority and responsibility throughout his command.
    (c) Subject to orders of higher authority, a commander shall issue 
such regulations and instructions as may be necessary for the proper 
administration and operation of his command.
    (d) A commander shall hold the same relationship to his flagship, or 
to a shore activity of his command in which his headquarters may be 
located, in regard to its internal administration and discipline, as to 
any other ship or shore activity of his command.