Course # 404 includes all of the subjects listed under Course # 101 and Course # 203, plus additional subjects that allow time for expanded class participation. Practical applications, exercises, and mishap case studies are examined in sufficient detail to identify and evaluate safe workplace procedures and precautionary measures when working with rockets, missiles, warheads, motors, high and low explosive materials, S&A devices, igniters, seekers, thermal batteries, and other explosive components. This 40-hr course 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)
  
  
• Course # 203 Subjects - Standing Operating Procedures, Initiators, Munition Characteristics & Safety Precautions, Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance, Range Safety & RDT&E Operations, Procedures & Precautions at Test & Assembly Areas
  
  
• Additional Course # 404 Subjects
  
  • Requirements Common to RDT&E Missions
  • Explosives Laboratory Safety (Preparation, Mixing, & Cutting)
  • Rocket & Missile Characteristics & Precautions
  • Rocket & Missile Assembly & Disassembly
  • Rockets, Missiles, and Component Testing (Static, Flight, Electrical, Dynamic, Sled, Environmental, & Functional Tests)
  • Rocket & Missile Recovery Operations
  • Selected Missiles & Rockets
  • Successful Explosives Site Visits
  • Mishap Case Studies (Cause, Contributing Factors & Precautionary Measures)

All of the subjects in Course # 404, including the basic core subjects and Crs # 203 subjects, use training aids, examples, discussions, practical exercises, pictures, and videos that emphasize procedures and safety precautions associated with rocket and missile development, storage, handling, testing, and functioning. 

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