OPNAVINST 3500.39C is associated with which concept?

• A. Operational Risk Management
• B. Quality Assurance
• C. Environmental Compliance
• D. Permit Authorization

Answer: (A)

Operational Risk Management is the process of systematically identifying hazards, assessing the level of risk, and applying controls to reduce that risk in Navy operations. OPNAVINST 3500.39C is the Navy instruction that codifies this approach, laying out how ORM should be applied at all levels—from planning and briefing to execution and debriefing. It emphasizes steps like identifying hazards, assessing risk (considering probability and severity), developing and implementing controls, making informed risk decisions, and supervising to ensure controls stay effective.

This instruction isn’t about Quality Assurance, Environmental Compliance, or Permit Authorization, which are governed by different policies. So the concept tied to OPNAVINST 3500.39C is operational risk management.