ASSIGNMENT 8
Textbook Assignment: “Ammunition Storage and Handling Afloat,” chapter 11, pages 11-1
through 11-34.
8-1.
Ammunition stowage magazines aboard
aircraft carriers must be approved
by which of the following commands?
1.
COMNAVAIRPAC
2.
COMNAVAIRSYSCOM only
3.
COMNAVSEASYSCOM only
4.
COMNAVAIRSYSCOM and
COMNAVSEASYS COM
8-2.
Normally, various types of
explosives and ammunition are
stowed in separate magazines or
lockers for which of the following
reasons?
1.
Ballast
2.
Easy access
3.
Safety
4.
Corrosion control
8-3.
Signs or labels indicating
“AMMUNITION FAR SIDE” are located
on bulkheads, overheads, and decks
of ammunition stowage spaces.
These signs or labels are normally
spaced what prescribed distance
apart ?
1.
10 ft
2.
12 ft
3.
14 ft
4.
16 ft
8-4.
The paint-stenciled labels or signs
installed on the outside surfaces
of ammunition stowage spaces are
what prescribed size?
1.
1 in. high by 3 in. wide
2.
5 in. high by 9 in. wide
3.
7 in. high by 7 in. wide
4.
9 in. high by 9 in. wide
8-5.
Which of the following types of
magazines are provided on ships?
1.
Primary, missile,
ready-service, locker, and
chemical
2.
Ready-service, locker, primary,
and miscellaneous
3.
Miscellaneous, missile, small
arms, primary, and chemical
4.
Chemical, locker,
miscellaneous, primary, and
missile
8-6.
Primary magazines are normally
8-7.
8-8.
8-9.
8-10.
8-11.
located in-what area of a ship?
1.
Below decks
2.
At the flight deck level
3.
Above the hanger deck
4.
Above the water line
To stow hyperbolic-fueled missiles,
such as the AQM-37 target drone, a
magazine should be certified by
which of the following commands?
1.
NAVSEASYSCOM
2.
NAVAIRSYSCOM
3.
NAVAIRLANT
4.
NAVAIRPAC
What type of magazine is located
within the armor box and is used
for the stowage of completely
assembled rounds of weapons?
1.
Primary
2.
Missile
3.
Locker
4.
Ready-service
Which of the following items are
required on or near lockers filled
with ammunition?
1.
Sprinklers
2.
Locking devices
3.
Fire hoses
4.
Surveillance systems
Chemical ammunition classified as
lethal or incapacitating must NOT
be carried aboard ship unless
authorized by which of the
following commands?
1.
NAVAIRPAC
2.
NAVAIRLANT
3.
NAVAIRSYSCOM
4.
NAVSEASYSCOM
Generally, each magazine aboard
ship is designated to hold a total
of how many types of ammunition?
1.
One
2.
Two
3.
Three
4.
Four
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