AMMUNITION PUBLICATIONS (CERT)
EXAM/2025-2026 /ACTUAL EXAMS
1. Which level of publication applies to the largest group of people? -
ANSWER-Code of Federal Regulations
2. Lower-level publications should never - ANSWER-contradict higher-level
publication
3. Your installation plans to construct 10 new earth-covered magazines.
You need to find the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board
(DDESB) requirements for this project. What level of publication would
you check first? - ANSWER-DoD Issuances
4. The primary purpose of a DoDD is - ANSWER-establishing policy and
responsibilities
5. Which publication type would you use for detailed procedures for
implementing DoD explosives safety standards? - ANSWER-DoDM
6. A DTM for Physical Access Control is different from a DoDI on Physical
Access because the DTM is issued for - ANSWER-time-sensitive actions
7. Where would you find the most up-to-date and official copy of DoDD
5160.65, Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition (SMCA)? -
ANSWER-washington Headquarters Services website
8. Directive (DoDD) - ANSWER-Establishes policy
Delegates authority
Assigns responsibilities
Does not provide procedures
, 9. Instruction (DoDI) - ANSWER-Establishes policy
Assigns responsibilities in OSD Component functional areas
May provide general procedures
10. Manual (DoDM) - ANSWER-Provides detailed procedures for
implementing DoDD or DoDI policies
11. Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) - ANSWER-Serves same
purpose as DoDD, DoDI or DoDM
Issued only for time-sensitive actions
12. Administrative Instructions (AI) - ANSWER-Establishes policies
and procedures for Washington Headquarters Services components
Unlikely to be used for AE activities
13. The color used to code blank ammunition would be defined in a -
ANSWER-military standard
14. The required velocity of a tested M411 cartridge would be found
in a - ANSWER-military specification
15. To find an up-to-date, official version of the publicly available MIL-
STD-1320D you would use the - ANSWER-ASSIST Quick Search website
16. You need to know if a railcar transporting ammunition is loaded
properly. Which type of publication do you use? - ANSWER-military
standard
EXAM/2025-2026 /ACTUAL EXAMS
1. Which level of publication applies to the largest group of people? -
ANSWER-Code of Federal Regulations
2. Lower-level publications should never - ANSWER-contradict higher-level
publication
3. Your installation plans to construct 10 new earth-covered magazines.
You need to find the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board
(DDESB) requirements for this project. What level of publication would
you check first? - ANSWER-DoD Issuances
4. The primary purpose of a DoDD is - ANSWER-establishing policy and
responsibilities
5. Which publication type would you use for detailed procedures for
implementing DoD explosives safety standards? - ANSWER-DoDM
6. A DTM for Physical Access Control is different from a DoDI on Physical
Access because the DTM is issued for - ANSWER-time-sensitive actions
7. Where would you find the most up-to-date and official copy of DoDD
5160.65, Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition (SMCA)? -
ANSWER-washington Headquarters Services website
8. Directive (DoDD) - ANSWER-Establishes policy
Delegates authority
Assigns responsibilities
Does not provide procedures
, 9. Instruction (DoDI) - ANSWER-Establishes policy
Assigns responsibilities in OSD Component functional areas
May provide general procedures
10. Manual (DoDM) - ANSWER-Provides detailed procedures for
implementing DoDD or DoDI policies
11. Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) - ANSWER-Serves same
purpose as DoDD, DoDI or DoDM
Issued only for time-sensitive actions
12. Administrative Instructions (AI) - ANSWER-Establishes policies
and procedures for Washington Headquarters Services components
Unlikely to be used for AE activities
13. The color used to code blank ammunition would be defined in a -
ANSWER-military standard
14. The required velocity of a tested M411 cartridge would be found
in a - ANSWER-military specification
15. To find an up-to-date, official version of the publicly available MIL-
STD-1320D you would use the - ANSWER-ASSIST Quick Search website
16. You need to know if a railcar transporting ammunition is loaded
properly. Which type of publication do you use? - ANSWER-military
standard
