AMMO 18 FINAL 2027 ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
Who is responsible for reporting the status of the explosives safety program directly to
the commanding officer (CO)? - ✔✔Explosives Safety Officer (ESO)
✔✔Which mishap class(es) includes nonfatal injury/illness resulting in one or more days
away from work? - ✔✔Class C
✔✔Which two statements describe a Class B Mishap? - ✔✔Reportable property
damage is $500,000 or more but less than $2,000,000
Injury or occupational illness resulting in permanent partial disability or three or more
personnel hospitalized as a result of a single occurrence
✔✔Mishap Report Requirements - ✔✔Command name
Location of mishap
Time and date of the mishap
Number of fatalities and/or hospitalized employees
Point of contact with rank, name, and phone number
Circumstances or brief description of the mishap
✔✔OPNAVINST 8023.24 - ✔✔detailed QUAL/CERT program guidance and
responsibilities for Navy A&E-handling personnel.
✔✔What is the role of A&E leadership in supporting QUAL/CERT? - ✔✔A&E leadership
ensures QUAL/CERT requirements are met.
✔✔Which three actions are required for certification? - ✔✔Demonstrate qualifications
Answer questions to determine qualification
Certify the personnel met all qualification requirements
✔✔Expiration - ✔✔Certification is valid for 12 months - it expires on the last day of the
twelfth month after the A&E certification date.
, ✔✔Decertification - ✔✔Decertification may be permanent or temporary, depending on
the situation. Personnel temporarily decertified may be retrained and re-certified.
Reasons for decertification:
An explosive mishap is caused by a person not physically qualified (NPQ) due to a
previously unidentified disqualifying medical condition.
The person is NPQ and a waiver of medical standards/physical qualifications isn't
possible.
The CO or board chair deems the individual detrimental to safe A&E handling.
✔✔Revocation - ✔✔Revocation is a permanent removal of a qualification by the CO
due to:
Gross personal negligence, carelessness, or flagrant disregard of safe procedures
Reckless operation of A&E handling equipment
Incompetence or unreliability, including unresolved drug abuse/alcohol dependence
Individual is deemed a severe detriment to safe A&E handling.
✔✔Which four documents must be maintained in your QUAL/CERT training records? -
✔✔current physical records
QUAL/CERT records from current and previous commands
completed training
designation letters (waivers, copies of licenses)
✔✔SOP - ✔✔Standard Operating Procedure
✔✔every SOP must have 13 essential elements - ✔✔Title Page, Record of Changes,
References, Table of Contents, Review & Approval, Supervisors statement, Worker
Statement, Step by Step Procedures, Hazard Analysis, Distribution, Diagrams,
Equipment Lists, Emergency Response
✔✔How do we know our SOPs are accurate and up-to-date? - ✔✔Supervisors and
operators must review SOPs at least annually and change them as needed.
SOPs expire four years from the date of approval.
An SOP must be revised or replaced whenever there's a major change to the process,
equipment/tools, or facility.
Supervisors and operators must destroy outdated/superseded SOPs when a new or
revised SOP is issued.
✔✔Which A&E operation does not require an SOP? - ✔✔Site Planning
✔✔High explosives (HE) are broken down into two major groups - ✔✔Primary
explosives are relatively easy to initiate
Secondary explosives are much harder to initiate, but they are generally more powerful
✔✔Primary explosives are further divided into two subgroups - ✔✔pure primary
explosives and priming compositions. Priming compositions include small amounts of
SET A+
Who is responsible for reporting the status of the explosives safety program directly to
the commanding officer (CO)? - ✔✔Explosives Safety Officer (ESO)
✔✔Which mishap class(es) includes nonfatal injury/illness resulting in one or more days
away from work? - ✔✔Class C
✔✔Which two statements describe a Class B Mishap? - ✔✔Reportable property
damage is $500,000 or more but less than $2,000,000
Injury or occupational illness resulting in permanent partial disability or three or more
personnel hospitalized as a result of a single occurrence
✔✔Mishap Report Requirements - ✔✔Command name
Location of mishap
Time and date of the mishap
Number of fatalities and/or hospitalized employees
Point of contact with rank, name, and phone number
Circumstances or brief description of the mishap
✔✔OPNAVINST 8023.24 - ✔✔detailed QUAL/CERT program guidance and
responsibilities for Navy A&E-handling personnel.
✔✔What is the role of A&E leadership in supporting QUAL/CERT? - ✔✔A&E leadership
ensures QUAL/CERT requirements are met.
✔✔Which three actions are required for certification? - ✔✔Demonstrate qualifications
Answer questions to determine qualification
Certify the personnel met all qualification requirements
✔✔Expiration - ✔✔Certification is valid for 12 months - it expires on the last day of the
twelfth month after the A&E certification date.
, ✔✔Decertification - ✔✔Decertification may be permanent or temporary, depending on
the situation. Personnel temporarily decertified may be retrained and re-certified.
Reasons for decertification:
An explosive mishap is caused by a person not physically qualified (NPQ) due to a
previously unidentified disqualifying medical condition.
The person is NPQ and a waiver of medical standards/physical qualifications isn't
possible.
The CO or board chair deems the individual detrimental to safe A&E handling.
✔✔Revocation - ✔✔Revocation is a permanent removal of a qualification by the CO
due to:
Gross personal negligence, carelessness, or flagrant disregard of safe procedures
Reckless operation of A&E handling equipment
Incompetence or unreliability, including unresolved drug abuse/alcohol dependence
Individual is deemed a severe detriment to safe A&E handling.
✔✔Which four documents must be maintained in your QUAL/CERT training records? -
✔✔current physical records
QUAL/CERT records from current and previous commands
completed training
designation letters (waivers, copies of licenses)
✔✔SOP - ✔✔Standard Operating Procedure
✔✔every SOP must have 13 essential elements - ✔✔Title Page, Record of Changes,
References, Table of Contents, Review & Approval, Supervisors statement, Worker
Statement, Step by Step Procedures, Hazard Analysis, Distribution, Diagrams,
Equipment Lists, Emergency Response
✔✔How do we know our SOPs are accurate and up-to-date? - ✔✔Supervisors and
operators must review SOPs at least annually and change them as needed.
SOPs expire four years from the date of approval.
An SOP must be revised or replaced whenever there's a major change to the process,
equipment/tools, or facility.
Supervisors and operators must destroy outdated/superseded SOPs when a new or
revised SOP is issued.
✔✔Which A&E operation does not require an SOP? - ✔✔Site Planning
✔✔High explosives (HE) are broken down into two major groups - ✔✔Primary
explosives are relatively easy to initiate
Secondary explosives are much harder to initiate, but they are generally more powerful
✔✔Primary explosives are further divided into two subgroups - ✔✔pure primary
explosives and priming compositions. Priming compositions include small amounts of
