Who is typically responsible for implementing ORM Principles within a unit?

Who is typically responsible for implementing ORM Principles within a unit?

• A. Unit Safety Officer
• B. Command ORM Manager, typically XO
• C. Department Head
• D. Fleet Commander

Answer: (B)

Operational Risk Management is the process of identifying hazards, assessing risk, implementing controls, and monitoring risk to keep people and missions safe. The person who ensures this process is applied across the unit is the Command ORM Manager, typically the Executive Officer. The XO is the key coordinator of planning and execution, making sure risk assessments are done, controls are put in place, and residual risk is acceptable before activity proceeds. This centralizes ORM oversight and keeps risk management integrated into every phase of operations and training. The Unit Safety Officer handles safety programs and hazard reporting, but ORM implementation across the unit’s planning and execution is owned at the program level by the ORM Manager. The Department Head focuses on leading a specific department, not the unit-wide ORM process. A Fleet Commander operates at higher, fleet-wide levels rather than at the individual unit level.

Operational Risk Management is the process of identifying hazards, assessing risk, implementing controls, and monitoring risk to keep people and missions safe. The person who ensures this process is applied across the unit is the Command ORM Manager, typically the Executive Officer. The XO is the key coordinator of planning and execution, making sure risk assessments are done, controls are put in place, and residual risk is acceptable before activity proceeds. This centralizes ORM oversight and keeps risk management integrated into every phase of operations and training.

The Unit Safety Officer handles safety programs and hazard reporting, but ORM implementation across the unit’s planning and execution is owned at the program level by the ORM Manager. The Department Head focuses on leading a specific department, not the unit-wide ORM process. A Fleet Commander operates at higher, fleet-wide levels rather than at the individual unit level.