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equipment at shore activities must also be certified and licensed. 3.  Instructors of formal courses or command-approved  courses  in  any  of  the  functions, tasks, or evolutions involving explosives. Team  qualification  and  certification  are  required for  personnel  whose  duties  require  handling, inspecting,  packaging,  unpacking,  assembling, disassembling,   testing,   fuzing,   loading,   or downloading  (aircraft,  launchers,  and  so  forth), stowing,  arming,  or  de-arming  of  explosives  or explosive devices while acting as members of a team or work  group.  Additionally,  a  team  leader  must  be designated  and  appropriately  qualified  and  certified. Personnel changes in certified teams must be kept to a minimum.  Requalification  and  recertification  of  a team after personnel changes have occurred are at the discretion  of  the  commanding  officer  or  officer  in charge.  Shipboard  gun  crews  are  considered  to  be teams for the purpose of qualification and certification. Contractor personnel who are required to perform, at a naval activity, any of the functions discussed in this chapter  must  provide  the  commanding  officer  or officer in charge with documentation that verifies their qualification  and  certification  level  before  they perform such functions. All contracts, when issued and also  when  renewed,  that  deal  with  explosives  and explosive  operations  contain  a  provision  stating  that personnel used for explosive-type operations must be qualified and certified for the type of operation to be performed. Certification, unless revoked for cause, is valid for a  maximum  of  12  months.  A  renewal  of  the certification, whether issued at the time of expiration or later, should be granted only after the certification board  has  validated  the  individual’s  or  team’s qualification.  Whenever  possible,  requalification should be completed before certification is renewed. Revocation of Certification Commanding officers and officers in charge may revoke  individual  and  team  certifications  whenever such action is in the best interest of safety. Revoking certification  for  individuals  or  teams,  including  the team  leader,  is  mandatory  if  an  explosive  mishap  is caused  by  failure  to  follow  authorized  procedures. Flagrant  disregard  of  safety  precautions,  reckless operation  of  equipment  used  to  handle  explosive devices, or other behavior indicating incompetence or unreliability is also cause for mandatory revocation of certification.  Personnel  whose  certification  has  been revoked must be retrained until they are requalified and recertified if the commanding officer considers such action  appropriate.  If,  however,  an  individual’s behavior indicates that retraining may be ineffective, he or she must be assigned other tasks not involving explosive  devices.  Whenever  the  certification  of  a military member is revoked, an entry must be made in the member’s service record stating the specific reason for the revocation. Transfer of Certification When military personnel are transferred to another activity, the commanding officer or officer in charge of the receiving activity has the discretion of accepting or rejecting  the  certification.  The  transferring  activity must  enter  in  the  appropriate  section  of  the  service record  the  individual’s  qualifications  and  dates  of certification/decertification  for  specific  evolutions involving explosive devices. Civilian employees who transfer to another activity must be recertified before being allowed to handle any explosive devices. If they are  transferring  to  another  function  within  the  same activity,  civilian  employees  must  be  certified  for  the new  function,  unless  they  currently  hold  a  valid certification for that function. The requirements for certification, revocation, and transfer  of  certification  of  nonnuclear  ordnance explosives  handlers  are  contained  in  OPNAVINST 8023.2C,  U.S.  Navy  Explosives  Safety  Policies, Requirements,  and  Procedures  (Department  of  the Navy Explosives Safety Policy Manual). To continue our discussion on the safe handling, shipping, and storing of conventional explosives, we will look first at the “handling” portion. Q3.    What is the purpose of the Explosives Handling Personnel  Qualification  and  Certification Program? Q4.    Who can authorize the use of live ordnance for training purposes? Q5.    Once  an  individual  is  certified  to  handle explosives,  for  how  long  is  the  certification valid? AMMUNITION HANDLING Handling  ammunition,  in  any  environment, requires  detailed  planning,  precise  execution  of details, and strict compliance with safety regulations. For  ammunition  handling  aboard  a  ship,  the 5-7






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