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AMMO 18 NKO QUESTION S AND
ANSWERS /VERIFIED
Question: Who is responsible for reporting explosives
safety program status directly to the commanding officer?
Correct answer: Explosives Safety Officer (ESO)
Question: After identifying and accessing a hazard, what
is the next step in the Operational Risk Management (ORM) process?
Correct answer: Make risk decisions
Question: Which information item is NOT required on a
mishap report?
Correct answer: Name of the task supervisor when the
mishap occurred
Question: Which document is NOT a QUAL/CERT
training record requirement?
Correct answer: Current job description
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Question: Which statement regarding SOPs is correct?
Correct answer: The applicable SOP must be available in
the work area at all times
Question: Which category of explosives consists of
smoke, countermeasure, noise, and riot-control agents?
Correct answer: Pyrotechnics
Question: Which is an example of an ammunition
safeguard widely used to prevent accidental firing?
Correct answer: Fuzes are stored and shipped separately
from the ammunition item
Question: Which term describes chemical decomposition
that's faster than the speed of sound?
Correct answer: Detonation
Question: Which type of hazard is identified on the
placard shown in the image?
Correct answer: Mass explosion
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Question: Which resource does NOT identify an A&E
item's hazard class?
Correct answer: Munition identification code
Question: Based on the chart, which SCG can be safely
stored with Group C?
Correct answer: Group D
Question: Which statement is NOT an ESQD principle?
Correct answer: NEW is a distance measurement between
an ES and a PES
Question: A lightning protection system for an explosives
building must be designed to intercept a striking distance of which size?
Correct answer: 100-foot radius
Question: How do lightning protection systems protect
structures?
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Correct answer: By providing lightning with a non-
destructive, low-impedance path to ground
Question: Which security component is required for
Category I and if storage facilities that are NOT continuously manned or under constant surveillance?
Correct answer: Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Question: Which code designates the degree of security
required for high-risk supply items?
Correct answer: Controlled Inventory Item Code (CIIC)
Question: Which HC/D is stored in a magazine displaying
the fire symbol shown below?
Correct answer: HC/D 1.2-Fragments
Question: Which material is NOT considered MPPEH?
Correct answer: Munitions debris made solely of solid
metal fragments.