scope:

a. The ESD safety program for ordnance establishes and implements ESD safety standards, criteria, instructions, regulations and restrictions for the Navy and Marine Corps in accordance with the organization and responsibilities assigned by reference (a) and (d).

b. This instruction applies to both new and modified Navy and Marine Corps conventional ordnance and delivery systems for nuclear weapons.

c. This instruction implements and is part of the Weapon Systems Safety and Explosives Safety Programs established by reference (a).

d. The ESD certification process for ordnance defined in this instruction applies to operations and equipment utilized from assembly/stockpile to safe separation of the weapon from the launch platform, including transporting, storing, testing, handling, loading and downloading. The ESD certification process does not include ESD vulnerability during manufacture, rework or demilitarization unless otherwise directed by the Naval Ordnance Safety and Security Activity (NAVORDSAFSECACT).

Purpose. To establish policies and procedures for the implementation of an Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Safety Program supporting reference (a) for Navy and Marine Corps ordnance systems. To standardize implementation of reference (b) with respect to hazards from electrostatic discharges. To provide detailed ordnance ESD testing and certification requirements consistent with reference (c).