prevented  by  a  thorough  understanding  of  its operation,  use,  and  limitations.  In  all  cases,  the supervisor is responsible for ensuring that personnel assigned  as  handlers  are  trained  in  the  use  of  the handling equipment to be used in each operation and understand the limitations of the equipment. An ammunition (explosives or explosive material) handling  operation  includes  one  or  more  of  the following evolutions.    Logistics   movement.–   The   transfer   of ammunition to or from a ship at an authorized handling location. The transfer may be to or from the pier, a vehicle, a small boat, another ship, or other approved transportation.    Strike  up/strike  down.–  Any  movement  of ammunition  into  or  out  of  the  normal  stowage locations or magazines of the ship. It may also be part  of  a  logistics  movement  or  part  of  a maintenance movement.    Maintenance  movement.–  Any  movement  of ammunition from its normal shipboard location to   another   location   to   conduct   required assembly, disassembly, maintenance or tests of a weapons  system,  or  maintenance  of  a  stowage area.  A  maintenance  movement  may  include strike  up/strike  down,  movement  within  the normal  stowage  area,  or  movement  from  one stowage   area   to   another.   Maintenance movements  include,  but  are  not  limited  to  the following: —  Removal  of  projectiles  or  missiles  from tubes or launcher stowage cells for planned maintenance of the tubes or cells —  Movement  of  ammunition  from  ready stowage  locations  in  gun  mount  handling rooms while conducting maintenance in the area —  Movement  of  ammunition  to  test  or  repair magazine   sprinkler   systems   or   other protective devices —  Movement of ammunition for installation or checkout  of  modifications  to  weapons stowage areas, or to handling, launching, or direction systems —  Movement    of    all-up    weapons    for disassembly or movement of the explosive components of weapons for combining into a higher state of assembly    Maintenance of weapons in tenders (ADs/ASs). The assembly, disassembly, repair, maintenance, or testing of weapons or weapon components in an authorized weapons shop of a tender. As  a  FireControlman  you  must  become  familiar with  the  handling  of  explosives.  It  will  become  a repetitious task, whether at a shore station or aboard ship.  However,  any  repetitious  work,  no  matter  how dangerous,  is  likely  to  become  routine  and  lead  to carelessness.  Therefore,  you  must  be  constantly vigilant  to  prevent  mishaps  in  operations  involving explosives.  Your  supervisors  will  be  constantly vigilant and will exercise close supervision to prevent mishaps. Now, on to the “shipping” of ammunition. Q6.    What  type  of  handling  evolution  involves  the transfer  of  ammunition  from  one  ship  to another? AMMUNITION SHIPPING An  important  aspect  of  ammunition  handling  is transporting  or  shipping  explosive  materials.  We mentioned  earlier  in  this  chapter  that  projectiles, missiles, and some of their components are shipped in specially  constructed,  airtight  containers.  When placing  weapons  in  these  containers,  you  should follow the packing procedures given in the associated publications for the weapons. General  instructions  for  preparing  and  shipping naval  ordnance  materials  are  contained  in  NAVSEA SW020-AC-SAF-010,  Volume  1  and  Volume  2, Transportation  and  Storage  Data  for  Ammunition, Explosives and Related Hazardous Materials.  These publications  contain  information  that  you  and  your supervisors need to ship explosive materials efficiently and  safely.  If  you  are  stationed  at  a  facility  where normal  day-to-day  operations  involve  receiving  and shipping  explosive  materials,  you  should  be  familiar with the contents of NAVSEA SW020-AC-SAF-010. EXPLOSIVES DRIVER Sometimes Fire Controlmen  are assigned the duty of  driving  trucks  that  transport  explosives  or  of operating the forklifts and cranes that load and offload the trucks. Basically, an explosives driver is a person with  an  excellent  safe  driving  record,  who  is  fully qualified  according  to  NAVSEA  OP  2239,  Motor Vehicle Driver’s Handbook Ammunition, Explosives and Related Hazardous Materials. If you are assigned 5-10