Which document provides appropriate timeline information for report submissions and guidance on formatting?

• A. AFI 33-202, Investigations and Reports
• B. DAFI 91-204, Safety Investigations and Reports
• C. DoD Instruction 5210.1
• D. AFMAN 51-201

Answer: (B)

Knowing which Air Force instruction governs safety investigations and how reports are due and formatted.

DAFI 91-204, Safety Investigations and Reports, is the instruction that standardizes safety investigations across the Air Force, including the exact timelines for submitting reports and the formatting and content requirements you must follow. It defines who must report, to whom, and by when, and it provides the approved structure or templates for the report so findings, root causes, and corrective actions are presented consistently. This makes it the authoritative source for timeliness and formatting in safety reporting, ensuring rapid review and actionable results.

The other documents cover different areas—one addresses investigations and reporting in a broader or different domain, another deals with information security, and another contains guidance outside the safety investigations scope. They don’t provide the specific safety-report timelines and formatting guidance you need, so they aren’t the best source for this question.