scope:

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Marshall Work Instruction (MWI) is to establish the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Personnel Certification Program. It describes the process and contains the requirements for safety and skills certifications issued by MSFC. For personnel training/qualification which does not require certifications, reference Marshall Procedural Requirements (MPR) 3410.1, "Training."

APPLICABILITY

This MWI applies to the personnel, programs, projects, and activities at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and MSFC's Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), including contractors and resident agencies to the extent specified in their respective contracts or agreements. ("Contractors," for purposes of this paragraph, include contractors, grantees, Cooperative Agreement recipients, Space Act Agreement partners, or other agreement parties.)

This MWI applies to all MSFC civil service and contractor personnel performing the potentially-hazardous operations identified in Chapters 1, 2, 6 and 7, and to MSFC civil service personnel and MSFC Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate (S&MA) mission services contractor personnel who perform skills identified in Chapter 3, 4, and 5 for flight and flightassociated hardware.

Lockheed Martin External Tank employees are excluded from the requirements of this MWI to the extent specified in their contract.