personnel,  destroy  essential  supplies,  and  damage valuable  equipment  and  property.  These  accidents  don’t just  happen.   They   are   caused   by   carelessness   or unfamiliarity with the use and limitations of handling equipment,  as  well  as  relaxation  or  failure  to  observe safety  precautions,  orders,  and  regulations  pertaining  to the   handling   and   stowage   of   ammunition   and explosives.  You  can  prevent  accidents  caused  by  misuse of handling equipment if you take the time to understand the  use  and  limitations  of  the  handling  equipment. Many  technical  manuals  and  instructions  contain information  about  safety,  inspection,  and  tests  for ordnance  handling  equipment.  For  general  information, refer  to  the  following  publications: Approved Handling Equipment for Weapons and Explosives,  NAVSEA OP 2173, Volume 1 (NAVAIR 19-100-1.1)  and  Volume  2  (NAVAIR  19-100-1.2) Ammunition Afloat, NAVSEA Op 4 Ammunition  and  Explosives  Ashore,  Safety Regulations   for   Handling,   Storing,   Production, Renovation, and Shipping,  NAVSEA OP 5, Volume 1 Use   approved   handling   equipment   to   handle explosive  ordnance.  Approved  handling  equipment  is described in NAVSEA OP 2173 and NAVSEA OP 4098. Before you can be assigned to operate any explosive ordnance  handling  equipment,  you  must  receive  a thorough  indoctrination  in  general  safety  precautions applicable to explosive ordnance. You must also be indoctrinated  in  the  specific  precautions  applicable  to the equipment you will be operating. Additionally, you must be qualified and certified under OPNAVINST 8023.2  (series)  and  other  appropriate  command directives. To  assure  reliability,  explosive  handling  equipment must be inspected and periodically tested. Equipment, such as slings, bands, beams, strongbacks, and spreader bars, is static tested at 200 percent to 215 percent of SWL. If the date and the results of the latest static test are not marked on the equipment or the test is out of date,  don’t  use  the  equipment. You must possess a valid explosives drivers license before  operating  industrial  material  handling equipment,  such  as  forklift  trucks,  pickup  trucks, platform trucks, crane trucks, and tractors and trailers. You must never exceed the SWL of the equipment being  used.  If  adapters  are  being  used,  you  cannot exceed  the  lowest  SWL  of  the  equipment-adapter configuration.  For  example,  if  an  Aero  12C  bomb  skid (SWL of 1,250 pounds) is used with an Aero 9C bomb skid adapter (SWL of 1,000 pounds), the maximum capacity of the skid-adapter configuration is limited to 1,000  pounds. Q1. Q2. Q3. Q4. REVIEW NUMBER 10 What is the primary cause of accidents involving handling  equipment? To  operate  handling  equipment  that  carries explosives, you must be qualified and certified according to what instruction? Equipment, such as slings, bands, beams, and strongbacks, is weight tested at what percentage of its SWL? If the date and results of the latest static test are not  current  or  not  marked  on  the  equipment, what  should  you  do? REVIEW NUMBER 9 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Q1. THROUGH Q3. A1. The A/S 32K-1A/1B/1C SATS weapon loader is used to load externally carried munitions, weapons, and stores onto aircraft. A2.  The  two  main  functional  components  of  the  Aero  47A,  Aero  47A-1,  and  MJ-7 weapon loaders are the  lifting mechanism and the drive mechanism. A3. The SWL of the Aero 47A, Aero 47A-1, and MJ-7 weapon loaders is  4,500  pounds. 9-46