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Chapter 9
WEAPONS SAFETY
9.1. Program Management. The Weapons Safety program comprises three disciplines:
explosives safety, missile safety and nuclear surety.
9.1.1. Units at and above squadron level with an explosives, missile or nuclear mission must
have a weapons safety program.
9.1.2. The host coordinates weapons safety for the entire installation. Tenant units
implement mission unique mishap prevention programs where the host does not have a
mission in that area. Tenant units must coordinate, through a Memorandum of Agreement or
Memorandum of Understanding, any additional program functions with the host to avoid
duplication and clearly delineate responsibility.
9.2. Weapons Safety Personnel Management and Manning Plan. Weapons Safety personnel
are normally from the 2WXXX or 2MXXX career fields. Civilian personnel with the appropriate
series (WG or GS, 0017-series) experience in the safety career program may be used in all
positions that do not have a military necessity. It is the responsibility of the COS to recruit, train
and staff the Weapons Safety function.
9.2.1. MAJCOM Chief of Weapons Safety must have munitions or missile experience.
9.2.2. Individuals will be scheduled for formal Weapons Safety Management Course
L3AZR2W071-0C2A within 90 days of assuming weapons safety position and complete the
course within six months of being assigned. MAJCOMs must ensure all weapons safety
personnel in their command are properly trained. MAJCOMs also ensure that bases or units
develop standardized local lesson plans if intermediate or MAJCOM standardized plans are
not provided. Additional nuclear surety training requirements are listed in AFI 91-101, Air
Force Nuclear Weapons Surety Program.
9.2.3. Upon completion of training course L3AZR2W071-0C2A, Weapons Safety
Management Course, the Air Force Career Field Manager (AFCFM) will immediately award
SEI 375 to the individuals. The COS will ensure personnel records are updated. Both actions
will be completed IAW this instruction and AFI 36-2101, Classifying Military Personnel
(Officer and Enlisted).
9.2.4. The COS will initiate a two-year assignment deferment through the Military Personnel
Flight for Weapons Safety personnel upon completion of the Weapons Safety training
course. It is desirable that individuals not deploy in WSM positions prior to six months
satisfactory experience in Weapons Safety tasks (Chiefs of Safety will make final
deployment determinations based on proven duty performance).
9.2.5. Based on mission needs, Weapons Safety personnel are highly encouraged to attend
the following courses: Mishap Investigation Non-Aviation (MINA), AMMO-47 Lightning
Protection for Air Force Facilities and the Assessment of System Hazard Surveys (ASHS).
9.3. Explosives Safety Standards. Air Force explosives safety standards are in AFMAN 91-
201, Explosives Safety Standards. Criteria for specific explosives are specified in technical
publications and other standard publications, such as command and local directives.