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OPNAVINST 3440.18 — PROCEDURES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR SHIPBOARD NON-NUCLEAR CASUALTIES WHILE IN PORT AT A U.S. NAVAL INSTALLATION OR A U.S. SHIP REPART OR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

OPNAVINST 3440.18 is listed as current Current
in the DON Issuances (DONI) catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-08-23). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged. Note: its publication date is 2018-11-13 — 7.8 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.

Branch	U.S. Navy
Series	OPNAVINST
Publication date	2018-11-13 (7.8 years ago)
Status	Current
Proponent / OPR	N46
Source of record	DON Issuances (DONI)

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Who this publication applies to

This instruction applies to major shipboard non-nuclear casualties and all-hazards incidents on ships in commission and on in-service vessels manned by pre-commissioning units while in port at a U.S. naval installation or at a U.S. ship repair or construction activity. This instruction does not apply to ships at sea, in a foreign port, or on a domestic port visit at a non - government installation.
— OPNAVINST 3440.18, paragraph 3, p.2, quoted from the official PDF

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This is an unofficial index built from the public catalog. The controlling copy is always the one on DON Issuances (DONI) — verify there before citing OPNAVINST 3440.18 in an official product.