198AFMAN 24-204(I)/TM 38-250/NAVSUP PUB 505/MCO P4030.19H/ DLAI 4145.311 DECEMBER 2001Attachment 5CLASS 1--EXPLOSIVES AND AMMUNITIONA5.1. General Requirements.This attachment contains information concerning packaging and generalhandling instructions for Class 1 material.A5.2. General Handling Instructions. Class 1 materials can function by detonation or combustion. Storeaway from fire hazards and handle carefully. Do not drop. Handle dropped Class 1 material according toA3.3.1.1.A5.2.1.Instructions applicable to all DoD explosives.-Comply with the requirements in A3.3.1 for forbidden material, DoD explosive classification andsafety requirements.-Package explosives according to applicable Special Packaging Instruction (SPI), technical manual,drawings, or other Service approved directives.A5.2.2. Chemical Munitions.Chemical munitions are dangerous materials that are found in a variety offorms such as artillery shells, mortar shells, spray tanks, aircraft bombs, grenades, candles, rockets, andcontainers of chemical agents that are not high explosives or shrapnel. Chemical munitions are filled withwar gases, smoke, or incendiaries. They are divided into four groups, according to the nature of fillings.These groupings are described in the service regulations referenced in A3.3.1.3.A5.2.2.1. Handling Chemical Ammunitions. Use maximum preferential handling. Use the same materialshandling equipment for high explosive munitions that is used for chemical munitions.A5.2.2.2. Reporting and Disposing of Chemical Ammunitions. Immediately report any leaking chemicalmunitions to the agency initiating the shipment. If the leak is due to causes other than faulty munitionsconstruction, report according to 1.9. Dispose of leaking or damaged chemical munitions according toapplicable service directives. The report should include the following:-Type and amount of chemical munitions.-Lot number.-Date discovered.-Detailed information concerning the nature and possible cause of leak.-Disposition or recommendation for disposition.A5.3. Installed Explosive Devices.Remove installed explosive devices from aircraft systems beforeshipment by military cargo aircraft unless a technical directive authorizes installation for military airshipment or the directive identifies the explosives are permanently imbedded in the system. Wheninstallation is authorized, ensure compliance with the following requirements:-The safety devices are in place and secured to the maximum extent possible (including blocking orbanding when advantageous) to prevent arming.-The aircraft system’s packaging provides reasonable security against tampering with the installedexplosive items or the arming systems.-Mark items according to Attachment 14, paragraph A14.4.1.-The shipping documentation properly identifies the explosive nature of the shipment to include theproper hazard classification for each configured item. The Shipper’s Declaration will identify thearticle’s overall description as the proper shipping name (i.e., Engine, Internal Combustion for anaircraft containing the engine). Identify all installed explosive components as secondary hazardsin Key 19. Reference this paragraph on the Shipper’s Declaration rather than the specificparagraphs for the individual installed devices.A5.4. Unpackaged Explosives. Unless otherwise authorized in this manual, package all explosivesaccording to Attachment 5. Explosive may be removed from their required packaging to meet operationalrequirements of Chapter 3 under the following:A5.4.1. Airdrop parachute platforms configured according to TO 13C7/FM 10-500 series publications.A5.4.2. Stored in approved racks or containers, or secured in tactical equipment or vehicles as operationalcomponents according to technical orders or publications.
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