U.S. ARMY EXPLOSIVES SAFETY
FAMILIARIZATION (CERT) QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
WhichA2statementA2describesA2ChemicalA2GroupA2C?A2-A2Ans--
ItA2spontaneouslyA2combustsA2uponA2contactA2withA2air.
AA2palletA2holdsA212A2rounds.A2EachA2roundA2containsA217.5A2lbA2NEW.A2WhatA2isA2theA2t
otalA2NEWA2forA2thisA2pallet?A2-A2Ans--210A2lbA2NEW
WhatA2isA2theA2purposeA2ofA2intermagazineA2distanceA2(IMD)A2andA2intralineA2distanceA2(I
LD)?A2-A2Ans--ToA2preventA2propagationA2(sympatheticA2detonation)
HC/DA21.1A2materialA2presentsA2whatA2typeA2ofA2hazard?A2-A2Ans--MassA2explosion
WhichA2HazardA2ClassA21A2divisionA2hasA2fragmentationA2asA2itsA2primaryA2hazard?A2-
A2Ans--HC/DA21.2
ConsiderA2theA2following:
AA2palletA2containsA2ammunitionA2markedA2withA2DODICA2G930.
EachA2palletA2holdsA254A2boxesA2ofA2ammo.
EachA2boxA2holdsA216A2rounds.
UsingA2theA2YellowA2Book,A2whatA2isA2theA2totalA2NEWA2ofA2thisA2pallet?
CalculateA2PalletA2NEW:
(x)A2lbA2NEWA2forA2roundA2xA2(y)A2#A2ofA2roundsA2perA2palletA2=A2(z)A2lbA2NEWA2forA21A2pall
etA2-A2Ans--1036.8A2lbA2NEW
ConsiderA2theA2following:
AA2magazineA2containsA222A2palletsA2ofA2ammunitions'A2markedA2withA2DODICA2CA38.
EachA2palletA2holdsA225A2cannisters.
EachA2cannisterA2holdsA21A2round.
UsingA2theA2YellowA2Book,A2whatA2isA2theA2totalA2NEWA2ofA2theA2magazine?
CalculateA2MagazineA2NEW:
(z)A2NEWA2forA21A2palletA2xA2(a)A2#A2ofA2palletsA2=A2(b)A2lbA2NEWA2forA2magazineA2-A2Ans--
9720.3A2lbA2NEW
FAMILIARIZATION (CERT) QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
WhichA2statementA2describesA2ChemicalA2GroupA2C?A2-A2Ans--
ItA2spontaneouslyA2combustsA2uponA2contactA2withA2air.
AA2palletA2holdsA212A2rounds.A2EachA2roundA2containsA217.5A2lbA2NEW.A2WhatA2isA2theA2t
otalA2NEWA2forA2thisA2pallet?A2-A2Ans--210A2lbA2NEW
WhatA2isA2theA2purposeA2ofA2intermagazineA2distanceA2(IMD)A2andA2intralineA2distanceA2(I
LD)?A2-A2Ans--ToA2preventA2propagationA2(sympatheticA2detonation)
HC/DA21.1A2materialA2presentsA2whatA2typeA2ofA2hazard?A2-A2Ans--MassA2explosion
WhichA2HazardA2ClassA21A2divisionA2hasA2fragmentationA2asA2itsA2primaryA2hazard?A2-
A2Ans--HC/DA21.2
ConsiderA2theA2following:
AA2palletA2containsA2ammunitionA2markedA2withA2DODICA2G930.
EachA2palletA2holdsA254A2boxesA2ofA2ammo.
EachA2boxA2holdsA216A2rounds.
UsingA2theA2YellowA2Book,A2whatA2isA2theA2totalA2NEWA2ofA2thisA2pallet?
CalculateA2PalletA2NEW:
(x)A2lbA2NEWA2forA2roundA2xA2(y)A2#A2ofA2roundsA2perA2palletA2=A2(z)A2lbA2NEWA2forA21A2pall
etA2-A2Ans--1036.8A2lbA2NEW
ConsiderA2theA2following:
AA2magazineA2containsA222A2palletsA2ofA2ammunitions'A2markedA2withA2DODICA2CA38.
EachA2palletA2holdsA225A2cannisters.
EachA2cannisterA2holdsA21A2round.
UsingA2theA2YellowA2Book,A2whatA2isA2theA2totalA2NEWA2ofA2theA2magazine?
CalculateA2MagazineA2NEW:
(z)A2NEWA2forA21A2palletA2xA2(a)A2#A2ofA2palletsA2=A2(b)A2lbA2NEWA2forA2magazineA2-A2Ans--
9720.3A2lbA2NEW