OPNAVINST 6110.1L is the instruction behind the Navy Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA). It's the "L" revision of the Physical Readiness Program instruction, and it defines the two halves of the PFA — the Body Composition Assessment and the Physical Readiness Test — along with every scoring table and rule. This page summarizes what it covers.
Height and weight first. Sailors within standards pass outright. Those over the weight-for-height screen get a single-site abdominal circumference measurement against the maximum for their sex.
Three scored events — push-ups, forearm plank, and a cardio event — each 0–100 points, averaged into an overall score and category.
A Sailor must pass both parts. A BCA failure or a PRT failure is a PFA failure.
Eleven age groups run from 17–19 through 65+. Standards ease with each older group and differ by sex.
| Category | Average score |
|---|---|
| Outstanding | 90 – 100 |
| Excellent | 75 – 89 |
| Good | 60 – 74 |
| Satisfactory | 45 – 59 |
| Failure | Below 45, or any single event failed |
A failure in any one event fails the PRT regardless of the average. See the full Navy PRT score chart for the per-event numbers.
Table 4-1 covers sites below 5,000 ft. Table 4-2 gives more time on the run and row at 5,000 ft and above.
At least one official assessment each calendar year; each cycle's windows come from the current PFA NAVADMIN.
Multiple PFA failures within a rolling window trigger administrative separation processing.
Results are recorded in the Physical Readiness Information Management System.
6110.1L carries the full point tables. Instead of reading them by hand, enter your numbers and get each event score, your average, and your category at once.
Push-ups, plank, and cardio scored against the OPNAVINST 6110.1L tables, with altitude support and a live category readout.
Open the CalculatorThe OPNAV instruction governing the Navy Physical Readiness Program — it defines the PFA (BCA + PRT), the scoring tables, and the rules.
The PFA is the whole assessment. The PRT is just the three scored fitness events; the BCA is the body composition check.
Push-ups, the forearm plank, and a cardio event (1.5-mile run, or the 2 km row / 500-yard swim / 450-meter swim alternates).
At least one official PFA per calendar year, with cycle details set by the current PFA NAVADMIN.