officer or survey board to investigate the circumstances of the lost, damaged, or destroyed property. An example is when circumstances indicate criminal action or gross negligence. The CO is designated to take final action on the  DD  Form  200  under  all  but  the  following circumstances: The property value or cost of repair exceeds ,000 or financial responsibility is involved. The DD Form 200 lists property for which the CO is personally responsible. The CO may not always have the authority to take final action or for some reason may desire to forward the report to higher authority for action. In such cases, the CO makes suitable recommendations and forwards the report. SUMMARY Senior and master chief petty officers play a key role in  the  Navy’s  manpower  plan.  When  requesting manpower or manpower authorization changes, base your requests on a ZERO-BASE concept. Keep in mind that manpower resources should be kept to the minimum required for mission accomplishment. Manpower  authorization  reviews  should  be conducted annually with any change requests submitted 5 to 9 months before the required change is needed. When  determining  the  minimum  manpower required, refer to the occupational standards or naval standards for the particular rating or rate. Use the following criteria in deciding the minimum grade requirement: Amount of responsibility Skills required Number of people supervised Experience required Lowest grade in which the rating is authorized NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION CODES (NECs) identify personnel with special skills not included in their rating. They play an important role in helping you determine manpower requirements. The three types of NECs are ENTRY series, RATING series, and SPECIAL series. Each NEC is assigned a sequence code. Entry series NECs are assigned sequence code 1. All other NECs are assigned code numbers 2 through 8. The lower the sequence code, the higher the NEC priority. NEC WP-9999 is used to identify shore billets requiring women petty officers. An important manpower tool is the ENLISTED DISTRIBUTION  AND  VERIFICATION  REPORT (EDVR), issued to each command monthly. The EDVR is a statement of the command’s enlisted personnel account. The EDVR is made up of 12 sections. You will be most concerned with sections 1 through 4. Section 4 is a listing of all enlisted persons, except deserters, in the command. The accuracy of the EDVR is important to your command; take an active part in verifying the information it contains. Every operation in our Navy must be conducted as effectively and efficiently as possible. You should know the cost and time it takes your people to produce a product. Each year the Navy must plan its budget based on its mission. This budget process filters down to every field activity, division, and work center in the Navy. REFERENCES Afloat  Supply  Procedures,  NAVSUP  Pub.  485, Commander Naval Supply Systems Command, Washington, D.C., 1989. Catalog of Navy Training Courses (CONTRACT), Vol I, NAVEDTRA 10500, Chief of Naval Education and Training, Pensacola, Fla., 1989. Enlisted Transfer Manual, NAVPERS 15909D, Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C., 1988. Financial Management in the Navy, NAVEDTRA 10792-E, Naval Education and Training Program Management Support Activity, Pensacola, Fla., 1981. Manpower  Planning  Systems,  SECNAVINST 5312.10C, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., 1974. Manual of Navy Enlisted Manpower and Personnel Classifications  and  Occupational  Standards, Section II, NAVPERS 18068G, Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C., 1991. Manual of Total Force Manpower Policies and Procedures, OPNAVINST 1000.16G, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C., 1990. 6-20