OPNAVINST 8023.24D Weapons Weight Handling.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

2000 NAVY PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000

OPNAVINST 8023.24D

N41

1 Jun 2021

OPNAV INSTRUCTION 8023.24D

From: Chief of Naval Operations

Subj: NAVY PERSONNEL CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES

HANDLING QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

Ref: (a) NAVSEA OP 4

(b) NAVSEA OP 5

(c) NAVSEAINST 8020.9D

(d) NAVMED P-117

(e) 49 CFR

(f) OPNAVINST 5530.13C

Encl: (1) Applicability

(2) Qualification and Certification Guidance

(3) Training and Certification Documentation Requirements and Training Record

Standardization

(4) Work Task Codes

(5) Qualification and Certification Levels

(6) Family Groups and Sub-Family Group Devices

(7) Glossary of Acronyms

(8) Terms and Definitions

(9) Qualification and Certification Format Samples

1. Purpose. To provide Navy policy and issue the responsibilities and procedures for developing, implementing and maintaining the Navy personnel conventional ammunition and explosives (AE) handling qualification and certification program per OPNAVINST 8020.14A.

This instruction is a complete revision and must be reviewed in its entirety.

2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 8023.24C.

3. Scope and Applicability. This instruction applies to all U.S. Navy personnel, identified in enclosure (1), whether ashore or afloat, who are directly involved in AE handling evolutions.

This includes personnel who physically interact with AE as well as personnel performing quality assurance (QA) or safety observer (SO) functions. The requirement to have a qualification and certification program applies, regardless of location, to work tasks performed by military, Department of Defense (DoD) civilian and contractor personnel working under the provisions of a Government contract.

4. Background.

a. Following the catastrophic ordnance incident involving a Mark (MK) 24 aircraft parachute flare aboard the aircraft carrier United States Ship ORISKANY (CV 34) in 1966 that resulted in a significant loss of life and major ship damage, the Chief of Naval Operations established the explosives handling personnel qualification and certification program. The

Navy’s Flag Board of Inquiry concluded that the accident was attributed to a lack of training, direct supervision and methods used for assessing and determining a person’s qualifications prior to allowing that person to handle AE. Institutionalizing the Navy’s qualification and certification program with proper oversight and management can prevent similar accidents.

b. Although the qualification and certification program has been in effect since the late

1960s, improper handling, loading, processing or testing of explosive devices continues to result in death, injury and extensive high dollar damage to property and the environment. Research continues to show that the majority of explosive mishaps are caused by personnel error resulting from inadequate training, insufficient supervision, lack of or inadequate standard operating procedures (SOP), complacency and a failure to follow related governing technical directives.

5. Intent. To provide guidance for administering the qualification and certification program as defined in subparagraphs 5a through 5c.

a. Provide all commands having a mission or task involving AE with an administrative tool for maintaining an effective AE qualification and certification program.

b. Ensures a command’s qualification and certification process can be validated through documentation and use of a training plan (TP).

c. Establishes a process which will prepare and enable personnel to safely perform tasks involving AE. Personnel within the scope of this instruction must be trained, found qualified by the command’s qualification and certification board and subsequently certified by the commanding officer (CO) or their designated qualification and certification board chair prior to performing any task involving AE.

6. Policy. Commands having the mission or task to manufacture, handle, transport, store, assemble, disassemble, load, download, arm, de-arm or test AE will establish a personnel explosives handling qualification and certification program as prescribed herein. The program will be subject to periodic reviews by explosives safety officers (ESO), explosives safety inspectors, explosives safety specialists and other Department of the Navy (DON) personnel who are conducting an assessment of the command’s explosives safety management program.

Further policy guidance is provided in subparagraphs 6a through 6h.

a. CO is synonymous with commanders; directors; supervisor of shipbuilding, conversion and repair (Supervisor of Shipbuilding); masters of Military Sealift Command (MSC) vessels;

senior site managers (contractors); and officers in charge (OIC) of a command or activity that is detailed into their position and operate under command authority as described in OPNAVINST

3120.32D. This is not applicable to an individual who is appointed or assigned to deploy with a small contingency from their main element or command.

b. Command integrity of the qualification and certification program may require augmentees and personnel assigned from other commands to be subject to the qualification and certification program and administrative requirements of the command to which they are assigned using the guidance provided in this instruction. For example, United States Marine

Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to U.S. Navy activities, ashore or afloat, can be part of the local U.S. Navy qualification and certification program. However, USMC units and squadrons when embarked aboard U.S. Navy ships or at a naval installation will be governed by the MCO

8023.3C instead of this instruction.

c. Military Services, U.S. and Foreign Government agencies conducting explosive operations must provide the Navy host activity or command formal written certification of qualifications for those personnel authorized to handle or physically interact with AE.

d. Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) activities providing direct support to SSP will apply SSPINST 8023.1F, which governs the SSP explosives handling qualification and certification program and pertinent automated tools. Strategic weapons facilities security personnel will comply with the service directive governing the installation they serve.

e. Non-naval units embarked aboard Navy vessels must adhere to the guidance provided in reference (a) and NTTP 3-04M, ensuring personnel are qualified and certified prior to conducting any operations involving AE.

f. Activities listed in reference (b), Appendix G, with a primary mission of research, development, test and evaluation of energetic materials may use reference (c), in lieu of this instruction.

g. Shore installations and their tenant activities having a Navy qualification and certification program, will be subjected to periodic explosives safety inspections (ESI) using the guidance provided in NOSSAINST 8020.14G. The qualification and certification program will be inspected as part of the ESI and can be used to evaluate the command with respect to explosives safety program management. The program may also be reviewed during other command inspections or reviews such as QA audits.

h. Each ship and its embarked units having a qualification and certification program will be subjected to a periodic shipboard explosives safety inspection (SESI) using the guidance provided in NOSSAINST 8023.12C. The qualification and certification program will be inspected as part of the SESI and can be used to grade the ship or unit with respect to explosives safety program management. The program may also be reviewed during visits by the ordnance handling safety assistance team; weapons safety assistance team; Commander, Naval Submarine

Forces (COMNAVSUBFOR) tactical readiness evaluation team; and MSC ordnance management’s ordnance assist visit team.

7. Responsibilities.

a. The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics, Supply Chain

Operations – Ordnance Management Branch (OPNAV N411) will monitor and provide guidance for the Navy’s qualification and certification program.

b. Commanders of Naval Air Systems Command (COMNAVAIRSYSCOM) and Naval Sea

Systems Command (COMNAVSEASYSCOM) will oversee and provide guidance to commands engaged in research, development, test and evaluation efforts. Reference (c) may be used in establishing a qualification and certification program providing it meets the criteria contained in subparagraph 6f.

c. COs and OICs will:

(1) Ensure the command’s personnel conventional AE handling qualification and certification program is in full compliance with the policy, guidance and direction contained herein.

(2) Establish a qualification and certification program using the guidance provided in enclosure (2).

(3) Ensure military and civilian personnel have completed a medical examination that finds them physically qualified to handle AE as directed by references (a) and (b), using the guidance provided in reference (d), chapter 15, article 15-107. Contractors must comply with the guidance provided in reference (e) and enclosure (2), subparagraph 13d(6).

(4) Ensure all personnel involved in operations involving AE are screened prior to certification and annually thereafter to ensure they are mature, stable and show a willingness and capability to perform assigned tasks dependably as required by reference (f).

(5) Revoke individual certifications whenever such action is considered to be in the best interest of safety using the guidance provided in enclosure (2), paragraph 11.

(6) Document initial certifications for new or upgraded AE processes or tasks, weapons or major modifications to a weapons capability or platform using the guidance provided in enclosure (2), subparagraph 12b.

(7) Ensure the qualification and certification board chair and members adhere to and utilize the guidance provided in enclosures (2) through (8).

(8) Ensure all command incident reports involving ordnance reflect the appropriate certification level of personnel involved.

(9) Utilize the Advanced Skills Management (ASM) program to manage the qualification and certification program, where applicable. If ASM cannot be used due to operational considerations or network limitations, alternative electronic information management systems may be used as described in paragraph 8 of this instruction. In the event an activity cannot use

ASM or a sufficient alternative electronic information management system, manual records-keeping will be accomplished as prescribed in this instruction.

d. Qualification and certification board chair will:

(1) Perform responsibilities and duties identified in enclosure (2), paragraphs 2 and 3.

(2) Consider the qualifications of an individual transferring into the command for the purpose of certification. Guidelines, requirements and procedures are provided in enclosure (2), subparagraph 7e.

(3) Decertify or suspend individual certifications whenever such action is warranted.

Guidelines, requirements and procedures are provided in enclosure (2), paragraph 11.

(4) Consult with the qualification and certification board and make recommendations to the CO regarding revocation of an individual’s certification.

e. Host, Tenant and Contractor. Tenant commands (e.g., Navy Munitions Command

(NMC), Naval Surface Warfare Centers and air squadrons) and commands on temporary additional duty to activities within the scope of this instruction must provide the host CO with formal written documentation of the qualifications of those personnel authorized to conduct explosives tasks while on board, upon request. This requirement includes all military services

(USMC, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. National Guard), other government agencies and contractor organizations operating on U.S. Navy installations and joint bases where the U.S. Navy is the hosting command. Applicable host-tenant agreements, inter-

Service support agreements or host activity instructions must document the responsibilities of the signatory commands with respect to the establishment and maintenance of a qualification and certification program.

8. Digital Signatures and Electronic Recordkeeping. Digital signatures will be in compliance with requirements detailed in DoDI 8520.02, Public Key Infrastructure and Public Key Enabling of 24 May 2011. ASM has been approved for use as the electronic management information system for the qualification and certification program. If ASM cannot be used due to operational considerations or network limitations, other electronic information management systems may be used if the system meets all of the requirements of this instruction. Prior to use of an electronic information system other than ASM, OPNAV N411 must be notified via letter through the appropriate chain of command and Naval Ordnance Safety and Security Activity (NOSSA). The notification letter must include a declarative statement that the alternative system meets all the requirements of this instruction. If the alternative system is found insufficient to meet the requirements of this instruction or OPNAV N411 is not notified of the alternative system being used to manage the qualification and certification program, this will result in qualification and certification program findings during an ESI or SESI, which may result in an unsatisfactory grade.

9. Amplifying Directives. With the exception of type commander (TYCOM), regional commander (RC) or immediate superior in command (ISIC) direction for using standardized

TPs, amplifying directives are not authorized for commands operating within the scope of this instruction.

10. Changes. All comments and recommended changes to this directive should be forwarded to the NOSSA point of contact for oversight of the Navy qualification and certification program.

11. Records Management.

a. Records created as a result of this instruction, regardless of format or media, must be maintained and dispositioned per the records disposition schedules located on the Department of the Navy Assistant for Administration, Directives and Records Management Division portal page at https://portal.secnav.navy.mil/orgs/DUSNM/DONAA/DRM/Records-and-Information-

Management/Approved%20Record%20Schedules/Forms/AllItems.aspx.

b. For questions concerning the management of records related to this instruction or the records disposition schedules, please contact the local records manager or the OPNAV Records

Management Program (DNS-16).

12. Review and Effective Date. Per OPNAVINST 5215.17A, OPNAV N411 will review this instruction annually around the anniversary of its issuance date to ensure applicability, currency and consistency with Federal, DoD, Secretary of the Navy and Navy policy and statutory authority using OPNAV5215/40 Review of Instruction. This instruction will be in effect for 10 years, unless revised or cancelled in the interim and will be reissued by the 10-year anniversary date if it is still required, unless it meets one of the exceptions in OPNAVINST 5215.17A, paragraph 9. Otherwise, if the instruction is no longer required, it will be processed for https://portal.secnav.navy.mil/orgs/DUSNM/DONAA/DRM/Records-and-Information-Management/Approved%20Record%20Schedules/Forms/AllItems.aspx https://portal.secnav.navy.mil/orgs/DUSNM/DONAA/DRM/Records-and-Information-Management/Approved%20Record%20Schedules/Forms/AllItems.aspx cancellation as soon as the need for cancellation is known following the guidance in OPNAV

Manual 5215.1 of May 2016.

13. Implementation Requirements. All command, TYCOM, RC and ISIC TPs must be updated and approved to include the requirements of this instruction within one year from the date of this instruction. Upon approval of TPs, all personnel under the scope of this instruction must be qualified and certified using the guidance and requirements contained herein.

14. Forms. The use of the forms identified in subparagraphs 14a through 14f is mandatory.

Forms are available on Naval Forms Online at https://forms.documentservices.dla.mil/order/.

Recommend annual review of forms repository for most up-to-date information. Forms currently in use will remain in effect until their expiration of certification, at which time the newly revised form must be utilized.

a. OPNAV 5530/1 Report of Screening for Personnel Assigned Arms, Ammunition and

Explosives Related Duties.

b. OPNAV 8020/4 Ammunition and Explosives On-the-Job Training and Professional

Training Record Sheet.

c. OPNAV 8020/5 Personnel Ammunition and Explosives Handling Qualification and

Certification.

d. OPNAV 8020/6 DON Medical Examiner’s Certificate.

e. OPNAV 8020/7 Ammunition and Explosives Qualification and Certification Self-

Assessment.

f. 49 Code of Federal Regulations, 391.41-391.49, Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration of Transportation Medical Examiners Certificate MCSA-5876 is available at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov_certificate_form_MCSA_5876_0.pdf.

R. L. WILLIAMSON

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations

(Fleet Readiness and Logistics)

Releasability and distribution:

This instruction is cleared for public release and is available electronically only via DON

Issuances Web site, https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/default.aspx.

https://forms.documentservices.dla.mil/order/ https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov_certificate_form_mcsa_5876_0.pdf/ https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/default.aspx

Enclosure (1)

APPLICABILITY

1. This instruction is applicable to personnel identified in subparagraphs 1a through 1f who physically interact with AE and are directly involved in or observe AE handling evolutions.

a. All Navy personnel under the scope of this instruction including officers, enlisted and

Government employees.

b. Contractor personnel performing AE tasks at Navy commands and activities.

c. Command appointed qualification and certification board members.

d. Military working dog handlers when handling canine explosives scent kits.

e. Personnel performing the duties of QA and SO, as defined in references (a) and (b), since they directly influence AE handling evolutions.

f. Aircrew personnel who are involved with the ground handling of AE (e.g., loading, downloading, movement of AE from aircraft to ready service storage and arm, de-arm procedures applicable to type model series aircraft publications).

2. Personnel identified in subparagraphs 2a through 2v do not require qualification and certification per this instruction; however, they are not exempt from ensuring the required standards of explosives safety are in place (as applicable).

a. Qualification and certification board chair, provided the chair does not handle AE or perform in the capacity of a team member (TM), individual (I), team leader (TL), QA or SO. In such cases where the board chair is in the program, the CO will sign the OPNAV 8020/5. If the board chair is the CO, then the ISIC will sign the OPNAV 8020/5.

b. Board advisors.

c. Personnel required to bear arms in the course of their duties. “Arms” includes all AE borne by these personnel in the course of their duties. Personnel qualified under this definition are, small arms crew served weapons personnel and teams; security alert teams; reaction forces;

back up alert forces; auxiliary security forces; Naval Criminal Investigation Service agents; or other security personnel who are trained and qualified through a current, approved training program and who do not perform logistical functions of receipt, segregation, storage and issue

(RSSI) or otherwise handle AE except as an end user.

d. Aircrew personnel who are required to handle, prepare and launch explosive sonobuoys;

explosive signal underwater sound; explosive mine neutralization devices; marine location markers; personal survival devices and life-saving equipment (e.g., pencil flares, distress signals, 2 Enclosure (1) marking devices, life rafts, etc.) and operation of aircraft crew served weapons during the performance of duties. Aircrews must be trained and qualified through a current, approved aircrew training program. Duties also consist of preparation of flight duties, which occur while the aircraft is on deck.

e. Personnel, including contractors, whose sole interaction with AE is with hazard class/division (HC/D) 1.4S only, are not required to be a part of an AE qualification and certification program. Personnel in this category performing logistical functions of RSSI must comply with all other requirements provided in references (a), (b), (d) and (e), as applicable and other directives, to include completion of the applicable Defense Ammunition Center developed ammunition courses to ensure understanding of safety requirements associated with HC/D 1.4S material.

Note: Personnel, including contractors, who are required to handle, store or physically interact with any other compatibility group within HC/D 1.1 through 1.4, must be included in a

CO approved AE qualification and certification program to include HC/D 1.4S.

f. Ship's lookouts; in port and underway watch standers; visit boarding search and seizure members; connected replenishment station operators; and shore station runway wheels watches required to handle, prepare and launch marine location markers or fire signaling devices, including safety of life at sea devices, while underway.

Note: Personnel watch standers who handle, prepare and launch marine location markers or fire signaling devices must have thorough training provided by a qualified and certified individual at the TL level or above for the explosive device and work task. A record of this training must be maintained by the board chair and available for review.

g. Working party personnel may be used to supplement qualified and certified personnel performing work task code (WTC) 1 (handling) only, on a temporary basis for the purpose of shipboard ammunition loading, off-loading or underway replenishment operations. The TL, QA or SO of the evolution must provide all working party personnel with a thorough safety brief before and as necessary during the operation. Direct and constant supervision from a qualified and certified TL, QA or SO is mandatory. Working party personnel are not authorized for operations that require all personnel to be in the qualification and certification program (e.g., loading or downloading involving harpoon, vertical launch systems, rolling airframe missiles and bomb assembly and disassembly).

h. Personnel whose sole responsibility when working in and around AE is to conduct tests or inspections of magazine sprinkler systems or to conduct tests or inspections of grounding, bonding and lightning protection systems.

i. Personnel whose sole responsibility when working in and around AE is to use pneumatic nailers to secure dunnage to explosive conveyances or inspect and certify the blocking and

3 Enclosure (1) bracing of AE loaded in a ship’s cargo hold, magazine or locker, railcars or trucks prior to movement.

j. Operators of materials handling equipment (MHE), cranes, riggers, locomotive engineers, conductors, breaker and switcher men (not involved with loading the train with AE), weapons elevators, hoists and conveyors who are qualified by other means (e.g., personnel qualification standards).

k. ESOs and explosives safety specialists provided they do not handle or physically interact with AE.

l. NOSSA representatives, ESI and SESI inspectors and members of the afloat training group, mobile ordnance training team, weapon safety assistance team, ordnance handling safety assistance team, mobile fleet support team, mine readiness certification inspection teams, shipboard weapons integration teams, ammunition and hazardous material review board members, Board of Inspection and Survey (OPNAV N09P), weapons inspectors, MSCs ordnance assist teams and other personnel who are required to review and inspect as part of their official duty, provided they do not handle or physically interact with AE.

m. Guards, electricians, carpenters, fire suppression and other personnel who are not regularly employed in handling AE, but may come in contact with these materials, must be thoroughly briefed regarding hazards to which they are exposed.

n. Navy divers who have completed specialized demolition course from the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NAVDIVESALVTRACEN), Panama, FL, and have or are requalified annually; sea, air and land personnel; explosives ordnance disposal technicians;

special warfare combatant-craft crewmen and coastal riverine personnel who do not perform logistical functions of RSSI or otherwise handle AE except as an end user.

o. Personnel who are required to handle and prepare bird and animal aircraft strike hazard and nonlethal devices such as launchers, blanks and cartridges.

p. Personnel involved in the handling, storage and stowage or processing of material potentially presenting an explosive hazard, HC/D 1.4S only.

q. Contractor personnel conducting inert ordnance handling during weapons system installations, ship installation test programs, acceptance trials and pre-delivery certification events, in support of new construction shipbuilding contracts under the direction of Supervisor of

Shipbuilding.

r. Pier or safety loading officers, ship and submarine safety loading officers assigned with overall responsibility for safety across the entire pier, wharf, ship or submarine, provided they are not participating in the AE operation being performed.

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s. Military, civilian and contractor personnel performing operational range management and operational clearance operations, including unexploded ordnance and the processing of material potentially presenting an explosive hazard as either material documented as safe or material documented as an explosives hazard on an operational range and do not perform logistical functions of RSSI. Personnel must have completed and be qualified using the guidance of DoD

Explosives Safety Board, Technical Paper 18. Qualifying documentation must be maintained on file and made available to the host ESO and Navy audit and inspection teams for review.

t. Personnel interacting with “inert” items not involving the use of any energetic materials do not require participation in a qualification and certification program unless required by other directives or organizational SOPs (i.e., OPNAVINST 4790.2J).

u. Airborne stores compatibility engineering personnel developing initial handling procedures using inert ordnance during weapons systems test programs and acceptance trials pre-delivery certification events (research, development, test and evaluation). Exemption authorized for inert material only during air stores compatibility ground testing and evaluation not requiring actual flight-testing of ordnance or the use of any energetic material (e.g., cartridges).

v. Personnel whose sole interaction with AE is during ceremonial guard or special details where the use of gun salutes and saluting battery are required, provided they are trained and qualified through a current, approved training program and who do not perform the logistical functions of RSSI or otherwise handle AE except as an end user.

Enclosure (2)

QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION GUIDANCE

1. Purpose. To address qualification and certification board responsibilities, TP requirements and qualification and certification guidance.

2. Qualification and Certification Board Membership and Responsibilities.

a. Board Chair. The CO is responsible for the command’s qualification and certification program and will act as board chair or designate in writing a competent commissioned officer or civilian equivalent that has both the knowledge and understanding of AE safety needed to perform and administer the duties as the qualification and certification board chair. A senior site manager will perform the administrative duties of the “CO” as described herein for contractor qualification and certification programs. Refer to paragraph 13 of this enclosure for contractor guidance. Similarly, a contractor board chair must be competent and functional in areas of explosives safety. An alternate board chair is not authorized; however, designation of more than one board chair may be authorized by the CO, when the command has multiple mission areas or separate AE operations. The CO must take into consideration personnel experience, program complexity and size of their command.

(1) Examples of more than one board chair are listed in subparagraphs 2a(1)(a) and

2a(1)(b).

(a) An aircraft carrier, where there are multiple departments, each having one or more divisions directly managed by a commissioned officer. Each division officer could be designated as a board chair for their division with a responsibility for certifying personnel within their division.

(b) A shore command, where there are multiple departments with separate AE functions or processes, directly managed by a competent commissioned officer or civilian equivalent. Each senior manager could be designated as a board chair for their department with a responsibility for certifying personnel within their department.

(2) When more than one board chair is designated, the designation must specify the area of responsibility, such as the department, division, air detachment, etc. This prohibits a board chair from certifying personnel under the responsibility of another board chair.

(3) Naval Reserve Units. The CO of a reserve command will act as board chair or designate in writing a competent commissioned officer or civilian equivalent who has both the knowledge and understanding of AE safety needed to perform and administer the duties as the qualification and certification board chair.

b. Board Chair Responsibilities.

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(1) If not the CO, must be designated by the CO, using individual letter or instruction with a sample signature. See sample letter in enclosure (9). The board chair will ensure the provisions of this instruction are carried out. Subparagraphs 2b(2) through 2b(10) provide additional guidance for board chair responsibilities.

(2) Serve as a principal advisor to the CO on all matters involving the qualification and certification board.

(3) Have knowledge of and be aware of all AE operations under their cognizance. Using

OPNAV 8020/7, Ammunition and Explosives Qualification and Certification Self-Assessment, conduct a self-assessment of the command’s qualification and certification program upon initial assignment and annually thereafter to ensure personnel are in full compliance with this instruction. Self-assessment results will be maintained in the qualification and certification board chair’s notebook.

(4) Develop a qualification and certification program, which consists of an approved qualification and certification TP and a minimum of two board members (may be more to sustain an active program) and a sufficient number of qualified and certified personnel to support the command’s or activity’s daily explosive operations. Ensure sufficient numbers of qualified and certified board members are maintained at all times. Adequate pre-planning before transfer of board member(s) may eliminate problems of not having enough qualified board members.

(5) Ensure members of the qualification and certification board review the qualifications of the candidate prior to making a determination for certification and recertification.

(6) Convene and chair an oral board to validate qualifications when certifying or recertifying individuals. For recertification at the same certification level, an oral board is optional (at the discretion of the board chair).

(7) Ensure training records are closely reviewed by the qualification and certification board to ensure all elements of the training process have been completed.

(8) Neither sign nor serve as a board member.

(9) Review the command’s qualification and certification TP (e.g., Command, TYCOM, RC or ISIC) annually and submit changes via the chain of command.

(10) Maintain a board chair's notebook. At a minimum, items in subparagraphs 2b(10)(a) through 2b(10)(l) are to be maintained (the notebook can be a hard copy, electronically available or both):

(a) The board chair notebook may be more than one book, volume or binder. For example, original OPNAV 8020/5s may be maintained in a separate book or binder.

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(b) A sample signature of individual’s being designated is required on each designation letter (see sample letters in enclosure (9) of this instruction).

(c) Current board chair’s designation letter and past board chair designation letter(s) until the last individual’s qualification and certification signed by a departed board chair has expired.

(d) Designation letters of current board members.

1. A copy of past board member’s OPNAV 8020/5 and designation letters must be retained until the last individual’s qualification and certification signed by the departed board member has expired.

2. A copy of the current OPNAV 8020/5 and board member designation letter from the assisting command and board member augmentee designation letter until the last individual’s qualification and certification signed by the board member augmentee has expired

(if applicable).

(e) Current copy of OPNAVINST 8023.24D.

(f) Current copy of the Command, TYCOM, RC and ISIC TP (as applicable).

(g) A copy of TYCOM and RC approval letters for all board member waivers and initial certifications.

(h) Original OPNAV 8020/5s, both current and past, issued by the command for personnel presently assigned.

(i) Historical documents that serve a purpose.

(j) A copy of the current and previous 2 years’ self-assessments, OPNAV 8020/7, dated and signed by the board chair.

(k) A copy of revocation, decertification and suspension letters issued by the command. Retain letters for civilians and contractor personnel for 3 years. For military, retain until the member has transferred.

(l) TYCOM or RC letters approving use of tactical or live AE for training that leads to certification, if not incorporated into a TYCOM or RC approved TP.

c. Board Members.

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(1) Must be in the pay grade of E-6 or higher or civilian equivalent. Waivers are addressed in paragraph 12 of this enclosure.

(2) Must be designated in writing by the CO via letter or instruction. Designation must include a sample signature of the individual. See sample letter in enclosure (9).

(3) Must be certified in the same AE, WTC and at the same certification level(s) or higher, for which they are qualifying and recommending for certification.

d. Board Member Responsibilities.

(1) Observe and evaluate the skill and proficiency of personnel considered in-training

(IT) for initial certification of a new weapon or upgrade in certification or recertification. At least one board member must personally witness a proficiency demonstration (PD) on a specific family group or sub-family group explosive device during the performance of a specific work task to determine the required skill level of the person considered for certification or recertification.

(2) Ensure informal training requirements, on-the-job training (OJT) training requirements and PD (as applicable), have been met prior to recommendation for certification or

(3) Review for accuracy all pertinent training documentation of personnel nominated for certification or recertification and make recommendations to the board chair.

(4) Review the TP (e.g., Command, TYCOM, RC or ISIC) annually and submit changes via the chain of command.

(5) Inform the department head, division officer, military or civilian supervisor and board chair when personnel who are considered for certification or recertification, require additional training and experience before recommending certification.

Note: Ships in a maintenance availability or other situation, which would prevent AE handling such that a board member’s qualification and certification would expire or a lapse in a commands qualification and certification program, will make every attempt to retain certification with assistance from other Navy commands using a board member augmentee. This would include performing PD with the assisting command’s certified board member augmentee, who will observe the PD. When assistance is not available, the command must obtain TYCOM approval for “initial certification” using the guidance provided in subparagraph 12b(1).

e. Board Member Augmentee. In the event sufficient technical expertise in any given weapon system or process is not available from within the command, an individual from another command who is certified to that weapon system or process may be brought in to augment the

5 Enclosure (2) qualification and certification board. All augmentees must be designated in writing as a board member augmentee by the receiving CO. The primary purpose of the board member augmentee is to train and qualify one or more board members so the command can subsequently train and qualify remaining personnel. Subparagraphs 2e(1) through 2e(3) provide further guidance.

(1) All augmentees must be designated in writing by the CO via letter. Designation must include a sample signature of the individual CO. See sample letter in enclosure (9).

(2) The designation letter must identify an effective date and date of expiration.

(3) Maintain copies of board member augmentee documentation in the board chair notebook using the guidance provided in subparagraph 2b(10)(d)2.

f. Board Advisor. A board advisor may be used to assist the qualification and certification board in the management and execution of the program. Board advisors are knowledgeable personnel (e.g., ESO, civilian managers or supervisors, division officers or chief petty officers) who may or may not be certified. Designation and appointment letters are encouraged, but are not required for board advisors. Board advisors are optional (at the discretion of the board chair).

3. Qualification and Certification Board Responsibilities.

a. The purpose of the qualification and certification board is to provide the CO with the primary means of assuring adequate training and qualification of personnel assigned duties involving AE. It is at the discretion of the board chair to conduct a board in a manner best suited to achieve their goals. At a minimum the qualification and certification board will:

b. Consist of the board chair, one or more board members and the candidate(s). There is no limit on the total number of board members who can participate on the qualification and certification board. However, a qualification and certification board will have at least one board member who is fully qualified and certified in the same AE and WTCs and at the same certification level or higher, to which the candidate is being certified.

c. For initial TM certification and upgrade in certification, perform a knowledge assessment that verifies by oral means a general understanding of applicable documentation such as technical, assembly and maintenance manuals; ordnance publications; SOPs; and knowledge of ordnance safety precautions and emergency procedures. For recertification at the same certification level, an oral board is optional (at the discretion of the board chair).

d. If certification or recertification is to be granted, the individual, a board member and the board chair will sign and date the OPNAV 8020/5 in the appropriate blocks.

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e. For all incidents involving ordnance, consult with the CO on all matters of culpability and recommendation to retain, suspend, decertify or revoke individual(s) certifications.

4. Training using Inert and Live Ordnance Devices.

a. For initial TM certification, training devices and inert ordnance should be used as the primary means to achieve initial qualification. Inert items should be requisitioned or requested in a similar manner used to obtain live items.

b. Personnel must be qualified and certified prior to interacting with explosive devices. It is therefore, appropriate when certified to handle live ordnance, to treat live ordnance handling events as training opportunities in support of qualification and certification. Commands must ensure the proper level of supervision and controls are in place.

c. Where an explosive device or inert ordnance is not available to support a PD, a similar family type device must be sought as the preferred alternative.

d. In the event no similar family type device is available for a PD, commands may perform a walk-through of the process, augmented by mock-ups; pictures; and TYCOM, RC and ISIC required reading and AE training lectures, manuals, films, etc., of the explosive ordnance provided this method of qualification is identified in the TYCOM, RC or ISIC TP. If this is not identified in the TP, written approval from the TYCOM, RC or ISIC is required as applicable.

Document this form of training as OJT using OPNAV 8020/4. Maintain approval letters in board chair notebook.

e. TYCOM or RC, as applicable, must provide written approval for the break out and use of live AE for training to achieve initial qualification. This written approval must be retained in the board chair notebook and a copy retained in the individual’s training record for a period of 3 years.

5. TP. Commands and individuals will attempt to use every training means available to achieve and maintain the desired level of qualification and certification.

a. The TYCOM, RC or ISIC will establish baseline type community and class standard TPs as appropriate to achieve type community and ship class consistency. Standardized WTC are defined in enclosure (4) and certification levels TM, I, TL, QA and SO are defined in enclosure

(5).

b. When selecting a device or devices from enclosure (6) table 6-1, for OJT and PD, consider devices that have unique handling characteristics, processing requirements, configurations or require specialized equipment, which may be required to achieve and maintain the level of expertise necessary.

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c. A prefilled OPNAV 8020/4, which identifies OJT and PD requirements may be included as part of the Command, TYCOM, RC or ISIC TP.

d. TPs must be approved in writing by the CO. Approval is not required if the use of the

TYCOM, RC or ISIC TP is stipulated. However, the board chair and board members are still required to review the TP annually.

e. To achieve and maintain qualification and certification of personnel to the required family group or sub-family group device(s) consistent with the missions or operations and tasks of the command, the TP must include all the elements identified in subparagraphs 5e(1) through

5e(6).

(1) Standardized required reading and AE training lecture forms identifying informal training using the guidance provided in subparagraphs 6d through 6d(2).

(2) Identify informal training to achieve initial TM qualification.

(3) Identify OJT for each certification level, family group or sub-family group device and

WTCs, using the guidance provided in subparagraphs 6e through 6e(3) (if applicable).

(4) Identify PDs for each certification level, family group, sub-family group device and

WTCs, using the guidance provided in subparagraphs 6f through 6f(4) (as applicable).

(5) Identify the minimum number of board members required to sustain an active and viable qualification and certification program and the number of qualified and certified personnel by certification level.

(6) Include other unique information specific to maintaining the command’s qualification and certification program (e.g., qualification cards, check sheets, etc.).

f. Contractor TPs will be developed and approved in writing by the senior site manager.

6. Qualification Guidance and Procedures.

a. For military and civilians, verify the appropriate Medical Examiner’s Certificate is completed per reference (d), chapter 15, article 15-107. For contractors, the guidance provided in reference (e), paragraphs 391.41 through 391.49 apply. Place completed Medical Examiner’s

Certificate in the individual’s training record.

b. Verify OPNAV 5530/1, Report of Screening for Personnel Assigned Arms, Ammunition and Explosives Related Duties is completed per reference (f). Place completed OPNAV 5530/1 in the individual’s training record. These forms are valid to the last day of the 12th month of the following year from the date when signed.

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c. Using the qualification and certification TP as a guide, supervisors will review and verify the individual has completed the minimum required training for qualification. Subparagraphs 6d through 6f and table 2-1, provide clarification for minimum qualification to all certification levels.

TYPE CERTIFICATION TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION

Initial TM: Informal training only. Note: OJT (if applicable)

Upgrade in certification: Informal training and PD. Note: OJT (if applicable)

Recertification: Informal training and PD. Note: OJT (if applicable)

Table 2-1. Minimum Certification and Recertification Requirements

d. Informal Training. Informal training must be documented when an individual demonstrates satisfactory understanding of a subject, through research, practice, rehearsal or participation in question and answer periods with subject matter experts. For the purposes of qualification and certification, informal training includes, at a minimum, required reading and

AE training lectures. Subparagraphs 6d(1) through 6d(2), provide additional guidance for informal training.

Note: Required reading and AE training lectures will be documented using a command, TYCOM, RC or ISIC approved standardized form, using the guidance provided in enclosure (3), subparagraph 2a.

(1) Required Reading. A detailed listing of pertinent technical manuals; checklists;

loading or processing manuals; SOPs; local command instructions and policies and other safety directives related to ordnance operations and mission of the command. The goal of required reading is for the trainee to possess a basic level of knowledge and understand the purpose of each. Required reading must be accomplished for initial TM certification, upgrades in certification and recertification at the same certification level.

(2) AE Training Lectures. A detailed listing of pertinent training lectures for each AE family group or sub-family group device. Training lectures provide the trainee with a general understanding of the hazards and safety characteristics associated with AE. AE training lectures must be accomplished for initial TM certification, upgrades in certification and recertification at the same certification level.

Note: Exception for documenting informal training (required reading and AE training lectures) is when upgrade in certification or recertification occurs prior to the expiration of an individual’s current certification. In these cases, if informal training was accomplished and documented within the previous 12 months, it is not required to be completed again to support qualification for upgrades in certification or recertification at the same certification level.

e. OJT. Document OJT using OPNAV 8020/4. OJT ensures that personnel who are currently certified, maintain the level of expertise necessary to ensure an accident free explosives

9 Enclosure (2) safety program. OJT includes elements such as weapons familiarization, walk through of the process or demonstration of applicable work task(s). OJT may or may not include actual handling. One of these methods may be used when accomplishing OJT. OJT must be instructed by an individual who is certified in the same AE, WTC and at the same certification level or higher. Subparagraphs 6e(1) through 6e(3), provide additional guidance for OJT.

(1) An appropriate level of OJT should be accomplished in support of qualification and certification using the family groups and subfamily group devices identified in enclosure (6), table 6-1. The Command, TYCOM, RC or ISIC TP will identify the minimum requirements (if applicable).

(2) OJT should also be documented when opportunities arise to perform work tasks using inert or live AE during actual ordnance handling evolutions.

(3) OJT may be performed using other activity assets aboard the parent command or performing OJT at the assisting activity.

f. PD. Document PDs using OPNAV 8020/4. A PD ensures that an individual who is IT for initial certification of a new weapon, upgrade to a higher certification level or recertification at the same certification level can effectively demonstrate the performance of all applicable work tasks codes observed by a qualification and certification board member. The primary focus is on the performance and evaluation of the skill of an individual while performing a work task (i.e., WTCs 1 through 6). The TP must identify the applicable sub-family group device or devices necessary to achieve all applicable WTCs for each family group. Subparagraphs 6f(1) through

6f(4) provide additional guidance for PD.

(1) Referring to enclosure (6), table 6-1, a PD must be accomplished for each applicable family group as a whole when performing WTC 1 and 2 only. For critical WTCs 3 through 6, a

PD must be accomplished for a minimum of one or more applicable devices within each applicable sub-family group necessary to accomplish all required family group WTCs.

Documentation examples are provided in enclosure (3), tables 3-3 through 3-5.

(2) Successful accomplishment of a PD, confirms the skill and proficiency of an individual as it relates to the performance of all work tasks within a family group and therefore, it is not necessary to perform a PD on all sub-family group explosive devices.

(3) Initial qualification to the certification level of TM does not require a PD.

Qualification may be accomplished by completing informal training listed in subparagraph 6d of this enclosure, presented by a board member and may be augmented with an appropriate level of

OJT for each applicable family group. This may also be accomplished by completing informal training augmented by the completion of formal schoolhouse training. The TP must identify the training required to achieve initial TM qualification.

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(4) Under conditions where an extended maintenance availability prevents accomplishment of a PD, which could lead to a lapse in the individual’s certification, all efforts must be made to…