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commercial carriers (including railroads) that
occur on board a naval installation; follow
OPNAVINST 5102.1C and volume 1 of
NAVSEA OP 2165.
OPNAVINST 5102.1C exempts U.S. Marine Corps
activities from reporting mishaps if Report Symbol DN
8025-02 is submitted as prescribed by Marine Corps
Order 8025.1C (Class V Malfunctions and
Deficiencies) (NOTAL).
POST-MISHAP AND DEFICIENCY ACTION
The activity experiencing the mishap or deficiency
will take the following action:
Stop using the item, lot, or batch involved
pending guidance from higher authority.
Start the reporting procedures.
Accurately and quickly respond to requests for
additional information.
Depending on the severity of the explosives mishap
or deficiency, other U.S. Navy commands and activities
may help in identifying the actual cause. They would
then take steps to ensure that similar mishaps or
deficiencies do not occur; the following is an example
of how those steps may be taken:
1. NAVSAFECEN together with other activities
may conduct a mishap investigation.
2. Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
(NAVSEASYSCOM); Commander, Naval Air
Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM); or
Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps, may
designate all related explosive systems
unserviceable, direct follow-up tests and
evaluation of various lots to identify defective
hardware, or initiate procedural changes in the
use of the weapons system.
3. Commander, Ships Parts Control Center
(SPCC), Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, may
4.
support the above command decisions regarding
disposition and use of defective or questionable
parts by issuing a Notice of Ammunition
Reclassification (NAR).
NAVSAFECEN would then enter all relevant
information into a data repository.
INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING
RESPONSIBILITIES
The commanding officer, officer in charge (OIC),
or ship’s master requires the investigation and reporting
of all reportable explosives mishaps occurring within
the command. Included are those mishaps involving
personnel attached to their command.
Unless you must include classified material,
consider the reports as unclassified (FOR OFFICIAL
USE ONLY). For further information on a message
report, consult appendix B of OPNAVINST 5102.1C,
and enclosure (7) of OPNAVINST 5100.21B, or
OPNAVINST 8600.2A.
SUMMARY
We discussed the Naval Explosives Safety Program
and the Explosives-Handling Personnel Qualification
and Certification Program in this chapter. We also
discussed the duties of a safety supervisor in ordnance
safety. We covered the precautions you should take
when handling ordnance. We listed the safety
precautions you should follow during maneuvers
involving freight/weapons elevators and ammunition
hoists. We examined the personal protective equipment
you must use when handling ordnance. We listed the
articles prohibited in hazardous areas as well as the fire
prevention, protection, and control techniques each
supervisor should know. Finally, we discussed the
procedures you should use to report an explosives
mishap.
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