Course # 202 places emphasis on development, testing, and using artillery and mortar rounds, small arms ammunition, fuzes, flares, grenades, submunitions, small explosive devices, projected and dropped munitions, associated weapon systems, delivery systems, and aircraft armament. It includes the core subjects listed as Crs # 101 and the additional subjects shown below:

• Course # 101 Core Subjects - Characteristics & Hazards of Ammunition & Explosives, Explosive Effects, Classification Systems & Hazard Divisions, Storage Principles & Storage Compatibility, Fire & Chemical Hazard Symbols, Fire Protection at Explosives Facilities, Transporting & Handling Explosives, Industrial Safety & Explosives, Personal Protective Clothing & Equipment, Material Handling Equipment, Explosive Operations Safety, and Static Electricity & Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
  
  
• Additional Subjects for Course # 202
  • Standing Operating Procedures
  • Munition Characteristics & Safety Precautions
  • Test Firing Small Arms & Mortar Rounds
  • Test Firing Large Caliber Weapons
  • Range Safety & RDT&E Operations
  • Procedures & Precautions at Test & Assembly Areas

All of the subjects in Course # 202, including the basic core subjects, use training aids, discussions, examples, pictures, and videos that emphasize development, assembly, testing, and functioning of conventional ordnance items.

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