UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 161513Z AUG 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 199/18 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N09/AUG// SUBJ/RECREATIONAL OFF-DUTY RISK MANAGEMENT// RMKS/1. Teammates, we have lost seven Shipmates so far this fiscal year to preventable off-duty mishaps. We all have a responsibility to each other that goes beyond the end of the duty day. Risk management training is a must with the right tools applied routinely in order for Sailors to be successful in their off-duty pursuits. 2. Four of seven recreational fatalities this year involved water activities such as spearfishing, diving, cliff jumping, and swimming. Two fatalities were Sailors hiking alone. These fatalities occurred while participating in common recreational activities and they were all preventable. The loss of these Sailors affects the Navy, our mission, and the lives of Shipmates, friends, and especially families left behind. 3. There are many resources available to support recreational off-duty risk management. These include information on the Naval Safety Center website, Morale, Welfare and Recreation, and local/regional hazard briefs that are tailored to specific information and known hazards for each region. Additionally, our Sailors must also have the time critical risk management skills to prevent injury while enjoying off-duty activities. This can be taught and learned by reading and following warning signs (e.g., rip currents, high surf, hazardous cliff, etc.). This can be prevented by not conducting high-risk activities alone, and by assessing our own skill and conditioning levels. 4. This is not an annual summer check-in-the-block, but rather a call to instill a culture of continuous risk management by all our warfighters, both on and off-duty. Communicate early and often at the deckplate level by an involved Command and Chief Petty Officer Mess. We can’t afford to lose any Sailors to preventable off-duty mishaps. 5. Released by ADM W. F. Moran, Vice Chief of Naval Operations.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//