AASTP-3 : 1995

NATO LETTER OF PROMULGATION
RECORD OF CHANGES
PREFACE
1. PURPOSE
2. SCOPE
3. BASIS
4. OBSERVATION
5. CONDITIONS OF RELEASE
CHAPTER 1 -GENERAL
SECTION I - INTRODUCTION
SECTION II - DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 2 - CLASS 1 OF THE UN INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM FOR
            CLASSIFICATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS
SECTION I - GENERAL
SECTION II - HAZARD DIVISIONS
SECTION III - COMPATIBILITY GROUPS
SECTION IV - CLASSIFICATION CODES
CHAPTER 3 - HAZARD CLASSIFICATION OF AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
SECTION I - CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES
SECTION 11 - CLASSIFICATION TESTS
SECTION III - ASSESSMENT OF TEST RESULTS
SECTION IV - ASSIGNMENT TO PROPER SHIPPING NAME AND UN-NUMBER
SECTION V - SPECIAL CASES
CHAPTER 4 - DETERMINATION OF THE NET EXPLOSIVES QUANTITY
SECTION I - INTRODUCTION
SECTION II - GENERAL RULES
SECTION III - NET EXPLOSIVES QUANTITY IN STORAGE
CHAPTER 5 - RULES FOR THE MIXING OF AMMUNITION
SECTION I - TRANSPORT
SECTION II - STORAGE
ANNEX A - GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE SOME SUBSTANCES
          AND ARTICLES AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
ANNEX B - TESTS AND CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING CLASS 1
ANNEX C - TESTS AND CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING HAZARD DIVISIONS
ANNEX D - NATIONAL COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE CLASSIFICATION
          OF AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
ANNEX E - COMPREHENSIVE TABULATION OF AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
INDEX

Describes the considerations and criteria used to assess the correct Hazard Division and Compatibility Group for a given substance or article (the Classification Code), to calculate the Net Explosive Quantity (NEQ) for storage purposes, and to show which explosives may be stored or transported together.