Every entry in the Defense records system exists because some decision needed a documented basis, and DD Form 2400 is one of those instruments: DD Form 2400, Civil Aircraft Certificate of Insurance, January 2008, created to Civil Aircraft Certificate of Insurance. The reason it carries a DD number rather than a service designation is structural — the Department maintains a single body of forms for matters that arise identically in every service, so that a record created in one component remains intelligible in another.
This is why the arrangement matters to you rather than only to the archivists. not stated governs the form throughout the Department, with not stated as the responsible office, so the record you create is legible outside your own component. Joint assignments, agency details and cross-service transactions all depend on that: the paperwork does not have to be reconstructed each time it crosses a boundary.
The edition in force is not stated, carried by the publisher as not stated, and edition discipline is stricter on a Department form than most people expect, precisely because supersession happens everywhere at once. There is no interval during which one service still works from the previous layout while another has moved on.
The sequence printed on the form is the sequence in which a reviewer will read it, and the two should agree. Header data frames every entry below it; the substantive fields depend on that frame; the certification stands at the end because its whole function is to vouch for what came before. Entries made out of sequence commonly contradict entries made earlier.
Verify the printed edition against not stated first. Field structure shifts between editions, and the office that receives your record is reading the current one. That office may sit outside your service, which removes even the informal accommodation you might expect from a colleague who used the old version last month.
Unclear entries are resolved from the printed instructions first and from not stated where the two texts diverge.
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The set published here is PDF, covering 2 pages with roughly 23 fields.
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What the form asks for
- 1. Today's date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, no dividers).
- 3. Insured (user). a. Name.
- 3.b. Address (Street, City, State and ZIP Code).
- 2.b. Address (Street, City, State and ZIP Code).
- 2. Insurer. a. Name.
- 4. Aircraft Policy Data. a. Policy number(s).
- 4.b. Effective date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 4.c. Expiration date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 4.d. Geographical area or limit of policy coverage.
- 4.e. Aircraft registration number(s).
- 5. Aircraft Liability Coverage. a. Bodily injury. (1) Amount of insurance for each person (U.S. dollars).
- 5.c. Passenger. (1) Amount of insurance for each person.
- 5.a. (2) Amount of bodily injury insurance for each accident.
- 5.b.(2) Amount of property damage insurance for each accident.
- 5.c.(2) Amount of passenger insurance for each accident.
- 6. Single Limit (If the aircraft are insured with a single limit of liability, the amount of the single limit must be equal to or greater than the combined amount of bodily injury, property damage, and passenger liability specified in applicable military regulations listed in NOTE 1 on back) (Must be stated in U.S. Dollars.).
- 7. Excess Liability (If the aircraft are insured by a combination of primary and excess policies, the combined amounts of bodily injury, property damage, and passenger liability, respectively must be equal to or greater than those specified in applicable military regulations listed in NOTE 1 on reverse, NOTE: When this entry is completed, include primary policy numbers or amounts over which the excess applies. Show whether excess applies to bodily injury, property damage, or passenger liability) (Must be stated in U.S. Dollars).
- 9. Certification. a. Typed name of insurer's authorized representative.
- 9.b. Signature.
- 9.c. Title.
- 9.d. Telephone number (Include Area Code).
- If additional space is required, continue here (refer to item number).
- Press this Reset button to clear the data from all fields.
Route the executed form as not stated or local guidance directs, and retain a duplicate first. Cross-component routing is ordinary for DD forms, which is precisely why a personal copy earns its keep: the receiving office may belong to an organization you have no standing to query about a missing document.
Cross-referenced documents are found by series and number, with nothing further required. That the DD sequence is unified across the Department means a cited number identifies one form and no other, which is the practical payoff of centralizing the numbering in the first place.
It helps to see the DA and DD sequences as what they are: separate registries with separate custodians. One serves a single service under a service proponent, the other serves the Department under not stated or an equivalent office, and neither was ever indexed against the other. A number that appears in both systems points to two unrelated documents, which is why reading the prefix comes before reading the digits.
A form is downstream of the policy that requires it, and revision usually starts there: a directive is reissued, a collection requirement is altered, notice language is updated by statute. The form is republished as a consequence. Since none of that reaches individual users, an archived copy quietly becomes wrong, and verifying not stated each time you download is the whole remedy.
The role of this page is narrow and worth stating plainly. It makes a published Defense form available and explains its structure. It does not advise, does not interpret policy for your circumstances, and cannot indicate how any office will treat a completed copy — those judgments rest with the authorities that own the process. Direct such questions to not stated, to the administrative office that services you, or to the authority named in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2400?
- DD Form 2400, Civil Aircraft Certificate of Insurance, January 2008
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?