Personnel Who Require Individual Certification If a person's duties (including explosive ordnance disposal [EOD] personnel involved in non-EOD duties) require him/her to individually inspect (including the duty of safety observer), prepare, adjust, arm, or dearm explosive devices, he/she must be qualified and certified for such tasks. Personnel who conduct magazine inspections, maintenance on aircraft safety and survival equipment, or perform any other function that involves explosive devices must be included in this program. The supervisor of explosive operations and members of the command-appointed certification board (except the chairman) must be individually certified for the evolution that they may supervise or observe. Personnel Who Require Team Qualification and Certification A person must be team certified and qualified or individually qualified to perform any of the following duties as a team member: packing, unpacking, assembling/disassembling, testing, fuzing, loading/ downloading,  or  arming/dearming.  When  team operations are involved, the team leader must be designated and must be certified and qualified. Any change in team personnel must be kept to a minimum. Shipboard gun, missile crews, and air wing integrated arm/dearm crews are considered teams for the purpose of qualification and certification. Requalification or recertification of a team after any personnel change is at the discretion of the commanding officer. At times, contractor personnel perform functions within the scope of the Explosives Handling Personnel Qualification and Certification Program at naval activities. The contractor must provide the commanding officer or officer in charge with the documentation to prove that personnel are qualified and certified before performing any duties that come under the program. All contracts that deal with explosives and explosive operations come under the purview of OPNAVINST 8023.2. Initial Board Member Certification One  major  problem  of  the  initial  certification  of personnel   is   to   ensure   that   persons   who   perform qualification   evaluations   are   themselves   qualified. Occasionally,    it    is    necessary    to    initially    certify personnel to perform a particular explosive-related job if   no   certification   board   is   currently   established. Commanders should ensure the intent of this program when they select certification board qualifying observers. The  department  head  (or  equivalent  supervisor) reviews personnel for initial certification by screening school   records,   previous   certification,   demonstrated ability, and a personal interview. Then he/she makes a recommendation to the commanding officer or officer in charge as to whether a person should or should not be certified. Certification is made at the discretion of the commanding    officer    or    officer    in    charge.    When sufficient  personnel  have  been  qualified,  a  minimum qualification, a certification board is established. NOTE:  The  Explosives Handling Personnel Qualification and Certification Program, OPNAVINST  8023.2,  is  not  applicable  to  the following personnel:   Personnel,  such  as  a  security  force,  who  are required  to  bear  arms  in  the  course  of  their duties.   Aircrew   personnel   whose   only   contact   with explosive devices is during logistic transport by aircraft.   Lookouts,  bridge  watches,  and  man-overboard watches required to handle and launch man-overboard   markers   in   emergency   situa- tions.   Document   destruction   personnel   and   aircraft wheel  watches  should  handle  explosives  only during emergencies.   Personnel  whose  sole  contact  with  explosive devices occurs when assigned to a working party for the purpose of replenishment, onloading, or offloading.   Personnel,  who  conduct  tests  or  inspections  of magazine sprinkler systems, provided they have been qualified and certified by other means. The personnel mentioned above must, however, be carefully  instructed  in  the  operation  and  in  the  safety precautions    applicable    to    a    particular    device    or explosive material. Revocation of Certification The  commanding  officer  or  officer  in  charge  is responsible  for  revoking  certification  whenever  such action is necessary in the interest of safety. 11-4