Following the catastrophic ordnance incident involving a Mark (MK) 24 aircraft parachute flare aboard the United States Ship (USS) ORISKANY (CVA 34) in what year that resulted in a significant loss of life and major ship damage, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) established the Explosives Handling Personnel QUAL/CERT Program?
1966
What must include a continuously manned alarm control center where alarms annunciate and from which a response force can be dispatched (local alarms (i.e., alarm bells located only at the protected location) are not acceptable)?
IDS
What provides a systematic and efficient method for gathering, analyzing, and maintaining information on the quality characteristics of products, the source and nature of defects, and their immediate impact on the current operation?
QA
Paint-stenciled labels or painted signs must be installed on the outside surfaces of ammunition stowage spaces. Name the areas in which markings must be located.
On the bulkhead, overheads and decks 12 feet apart
Flammable liquid storerooms and paint mixing and issue rooms shall not be located where?
Adjacent to magazines.
A lapsed medical qualification will invalidate an individual’s certification; however, this is not applicable if the individual has a medical examination scheduled within how many days of the date the QUAL/CERT is due to expire?
15
How long should the daily logs be kept and maintained of all alarms, including the nature of the alarm (e.g., intrusion system failure or nuisance alarm), date and time, location, and response made to identify IDS reliability problems?
3 YEARS
What is the examination and testing of supplies and services that include raw materials, components, and intermediate assemblies, to determine whether they conform to specific requirements?
Inspection
Name the different magazine types.
Primary, missile, ready-service, lockers, and chemical
“AMMUNITION FAR SIDE” paint-stenciled labels or painted signs shall be how many inches high and how many inches wide?
Minimum of 5 inches high by 9 inches wide.
Document informal training, including OJT, using what?
OPNAV 8020/4
How long must backed up, protected, independent power be provided for IDS systems?
4 HOURS
What, as it applies to QA, is a periodic or special evaluation of details, plans, policies, procedures, products, directives, and records?
Audit
What magazines are stowage spaces that are usually located below deck and, if possible, below the waterline?
Primary magazines
Tie down fittings in the deck shall be load tested at _____ percent of rated load following initial installation.
200%
The physical act of breaking out, unpacking, inspecting, counting (inventory control), lifting, transporting, repositioning, or packaging of AE by hand or with the use of powered/pneumatic equipment is identified by what Work Task Code?
WTC 1
How often at a minimum must activity personnel test IDS systems after installation?
Quarterly
What are provided for certain maintenance tasks that, if improperly performed, could cause equipment failure or jeopardize the safety of personnel?
QA MRCs
Where are air-launched missile magazines in aircraft carriers usually located?
Below the waterline and within the armor box
Air capable ships shall be provided with an Airborne Expendable Counter Measures (AECM) Preparation Room with a grounded metal workbench with a minimum size of ___ x ___ inches.
24 x 24 inches.
Physical act of conducting a test on components. Built-in-test (BIT), programming, reprogramming, and presetting are included in what WTC?
WTC 7
How many minutes within an alarm or report of intrusion in AA&E storage areas must an armed response force be able to respond?
15
The personnel assigned QA duties in O-level and I-level activities are known as CDIs, CDQARs, and what?
QARs
When should you use portable ventilation systems to prevent overheating or condensation of moisture?
If a magazine without environmental controls shows a heat gain in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit
Primers shall be stowed where?
In a small arms magazine.