Policy related to safety or equipment is set by which authority?

• A. Local command authority
• B. Public affairs officer
• C. National security council
• D. Fleet commander

Answer: (A)

Policy related to safety or equipment comes from the local command authority—the person in charge of the unit, typically the commanding officer. This local leader is responsible for the unit’s safety program, the condition and use of equipment, and the procedures the crew must follow. They set the unit’s specific requirements and ensure everyone complies through the command chain, with the safety officer handling day-to-day oversight. Higher-level bodies may issue broad directives, but the actual safety and equipment policies for a particular command are established at that local level. The public affairs officer handles communications, not safety policy, and national-level bodies like the National Security Council deal with national policy rather than individual command safety rules. A fleet commander would oversee broader fleet-wide guidance, not the unit-specific policies used at a single command.