Ammunition Surveillance Procedures - United States Army
Department of the Army Pamphlet 742?1
Inspection of Supplies and Equipment
Ammunition Surveillance Procedures
Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 22 November 2016
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SUMMARY
DA PAM 742?1 Ammunition Surveillance Procedures
This new Department of the Army, dated 22 November 2016--
o Contains introductory information (chap 1).
o Addresses surveillance of ammunition by inspection (chap 2).
o Describes activities that directly support the Ammunition Stockpile Reliability Program test programs (chap 3).
o Provides guidance for conducting the Ammunition Surveillance Program at the installation level and in support of other contingency operations (chaps 4 through 6).
o Provides item specific guidance for large rockets, precision guided munitions (to include missiles, guided rockets and guided projectiles), toxic chemical munitions and propellants and propelling charges (chaps 7 through 9).
o Provides specific guidance for supporting the Security Assistance Program (chap 10).
o Provides overarching guidance for required records and reports (chap 11).
o Provides detailed guidance and/or instructions for conducting ammunition surveillance activities in support of four major Ammunition Stockpile Reliability Program elements; Ammunition Surveillance Program; research, development, test and evaluation; Function Test Program; and Stockpile Laboratory Test Program (throughout).
o Establishes and prescribes System Generated (SG) form; DA Form 3022?SG, Army Depot Surveillance Record for use within the Munitions History Program (throughout).
o Prescribes DA Form 3022, Army Depot Surveillance Record and DA Form 984, Munitions Surveillance Report (throughout).
o Changes the proponent of DA Form 984, Munitions Surveillance Report and DA Form 3022, Army Depot Surveillance Record from U.S. Army Materiel Command to Deputy Chief of Staff, G?4 (throughout).
Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 22 November 2016
*Department of the Army Pamphlet 742?1
Series Title
Ammunition Surveillance Procedures
History. This publication is a new publi-
cation.
Summary. This pamphlet implements
the Department of the Army Ammunition Surveillance policies established by AR 702?6 and describes the functions that con-
stitute the Department of the Army Ammunition Surveillance Program as defined in AR 740?1.
Applicability. This pamphlet applies to
the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.
Proponent and exception authority.
The proponent of this pamphlet is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G?4. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this pamphlet that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this pamphlet by providing justification that includes a
full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25?30 for further guidance.
Suggested improvements. Users are
invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G?4 (DALO?SUM), 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310?0500.
Distribution. Distribution of this publi-
cation is available in electronic media only and is intended for command levels C, D, and E for the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.
Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number)
Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose ? 1?1, page 1 References ? 1?2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms ? 1?3, page 1 Scope ? 1?4, page 1 Ammunition Surveillance Program ? 1?5, page 1 Quality Assurance Specialist (Ammunition Surveillance) ? 1?6, page 2 Technical assistance ? 1?7, page 3
Chapter 2 Surveillance of Ammunition by Inspection, page 3 General ? 2?1, page 3 Selection and inspection of samples ? 2?2, page 3 Application of inspection results ? 2?3, page 4 Sample disposition ? 2?4, page 4 Types of inspection ? 2?5, page 5 Ammunition inspection categories and/or intervals and sampling plans ? 2?6, page 8 Surveillance defect standards ? 2?7, page 10 Use of gages and precision-measuring instruments ? 2?8, page 11 Condition codes ? 2?9, page 12
*This publication supersedes SB 742?1, dated 1 September 2008.
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Contents--Continued
Chapter 3 Surveillance Support to Ammunition Testing of U.S. Joint Munitions Command-Managed Muni-
tions, page 16 General ? 3?1, page 16 Ammunition Stockpile Reliability Program specific requirements ? 3?2, page 16
Chapter 4 Ammunition Quality Assurance Procedures for Maintenance Operations, page 17 General ? 4?1, page 17 Functions ? 4?2, page 17 Military?Standard?1916 ? 4?3, page 18 Product verification sampling plan ? 4?4, page 18 Ammunition lot number and suffix assignment ? 4?5, page 19 Ballistic test of ammunition ? 4?6, page 19 Reassessment of bulk propellant and bulk-backed component charges ? 4?7, page 20 Deterioration check test (explosives filled components) ? 4?8, page 20 Basic quality audit procedures ? 4?9, page 20 Procedure A-audit checklist and sample plan preparation procedure ? 4?10, page 21 Procedure B-operation compliance and product acceptance ? 4?11, page 22 Procedure C-procedures to review ammunition maintenance work orders ? 4?12, page 22
Chapter 5 Support to Ammunition Logistics Functions, page 23 General ? 5?1, page 23 Storage buildings and areas ? 5?2, page 24 Lightning protection system inspection and test ? 5?3, page 25 Ammunition and explosive materiel in outside storage ? 5?4, page 25 Handling, storage, and shipping operations ? 5?5, page 25 Transport vehicles and vessels ? 5?6, page 25 Demilitarization ? 5?7, page 26 Protective clothing and equipment ? 5?8, page 27 Handling of treated packing material ? 5?9, page 27 Ammunition information notices and missile information notices ? 5?10, page 27 Major training area operations ? 5?11, page 27 Range area operations ? 5?12, page 29 Prepositioned ships ? 5?13, page 29 Water port operations ? 5?14, page 31 Explosives safety support ? 5?15, page 31
Chapter 6 Support of other Contingency Operations, page 32 General ? 6?1, page 32 Combat load inspections ? 6?2, page 32 Ammunition support above the unit level ? 6?3, page 33 Technical assistance visits ? 6?4, page 33 Reporting requirements ? 6?5, page 33
Chapter 7 Large Rocket and Guided Missile Ammunition, page 34 Stockpile Reliability Programs for Army large rockets and guided missiles ? 7?1, page 34 Missile information notices ? 7?2, page 35 Missile supplemental notices ? 7?3, page 35 Malfunction reporting ? 7?4, page 35 Missile firing data reports ? 7?5, page 35 Shelf life for Army large rockets and guided missiles ? 7?6, page 35 Explanation of "wooden round" versus "certified round" ? 7?7, page 36
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Contents--Continued
Storage of Army large rockets and guided missiles ? 7?8, page 36 Large rocket and guided missile unique inspection requirements ? 7?9, page 36 Large rocket and guided missile logistics functions ? 7?10, page 36 Ammunition condition reporting process for unserviceable Army large rockets and guided missiles ? 7?11, page 37
Chapter 8 Toxic Chemical Material, page 37 General ? 8?1, page 37 Definitions ? 8?2, page 37 Documenting results of inspections, maintenance, ammunition anomalies, and ammunition transactions ? 8?3, page 38 Chemical agent and munitions demilitarization operations ? 8?4, page 38 Types of inspections ? 8?5, page 39 Storage monitoring inspection procedures for projectiles, fuzed, and unfazed ? 8?6, page 39 Storage monitoring inspection procedures for M55 VX rockets ? 8?7, page 40 Storage monitoring inspection procedures for M55 GB rockets ? 8?8, page 40 Detection of leaking munitions and/or containers ? 8?9, page 43 Leaker isolation and containment operations ? 8?10, page 44 Overpack container requirements ? 8?11, page 45 Magazine filtration and monitoring ? 8?12, page 45 Overpack containers for toxic chemical munitions and agents ? 8?13, page 46 Reporting of leaking munitions ? 8?14, page 48
Chapter 9 Propellant and propelling charges, page 49 Purpose ? 9?1, page 49 Scope ? 9?2, page 49 Definitions ? 9?3, page 49 Safety ? 9?4, page 50 Personnel ? 9?5, page 50 Surveillance ? 9?6, page 50 Visual inspection and air test ? 9?7, page 50 Ammunition Stockpile Reliability Program testing ? 9?8, page 52 Propellant Stability Program ? 9?9, page 52 Propellant Reassessment Program ? 9?10, page 54 Selection, preparation and shipment of propellant samples for Stockpile Propellant Program ? 9?11, page 55 Selection, preparation, and shipment of samples for Propellant Reassessment Program ? 9?12, page 56 Reclaimed and/or derived propellant ? 9?13, page 56 Lost lot identity ? 9?14, page 57 Minimum lot size ? 9?15, page 57 Reporting requirements of stabilized propellant ? 9?16, page 57 Propellant on prepositioned material ships ? 9?17, page 57 Safety surveillance of Navy gun propellant ? 9?18, page 58 Storage and demilitarization of nonstandard propellants ? 9?19, page 58
Chapter 10 Security Assistance Program, page 58 General ? 10?1, page 58 Functional clearance procedures ? 10?2, page 59 Inspection criteria ? 10?3, page 59 Materiel acceptability criteria ? 10?4, page 60 Special instructions ? 10?5, page 61 Shipment procedures for Joint Munitions Command-managed Army materiel ? 10?6, page 63
Chapter 11 Records and Reports, page 63 Technical history ? 11?1, page 63
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