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CHAPTER 8

TRANSPORTADON AND HANDLING

8.0.

DRIVER QUALIFICATIONS.

Navy and

Marine Corps applicants for explosives driver shall

meet the following qualifications to drive motor

vehicles transporting hazardous materials.

These

qualifications are detailed in NA VSEA OP 2239 and

Title 49 CFR, Part 391. Information contained in this

part is not to supersede NA VSEA OP 2239 or any

Federal or state regulations.

EYESIGHT .-Special Attention Is placed on:

.Distant

visual acuity of at least 20/40

(snellen) in each eye without corrective

lenses.

-No loss of vision in either eye

-No color blindness

8.1.

STATE LICENSE.

Applicants must hold a

valid state operator's license. This license does not

necessarily have to be from the state at which the

activity is located. Further, if the applicant is stationed

outside the 50 states and meets all other requirements.

the license requirement is permanently waived.

.Ability to distinguish between red, yellow

and green in any combination

-Not cross-eyed.

HEARING.-No hearing loss ill either ear greater

than 40 decibels at 500 HZ, 1,000 HZ and 2,000 HZ

with or without a hearing aid.

8.2. MEDICAL EXAMINER'S CERTIFICATE.

Applicants must undergo an annual physical

examination conducted by a licensed doctor of

medicine. This examination is intended to uncover any

physical condition which may hamper safe operation of

a motor vehicle. Disqualifying and waiverable physical

conditions are provided by the federal motor carrier

safety regulations. A current medical examiners

certificate must be carried by the operator at all times.

HEART.-No medical history of heart, vascular,

and/or respiratory disease likely to interfere with safe

motor vehicle operation.

01HER.-No

loss of limbs or other physical

defects.

8.3.2.

Mental

Requirements.

Applicants must

pass a mental examination administered by the local

command prior to consideration as an explosives driver.

8.3.3. Age And

Experience.

For on-station

explosives transport, drivers shall be 18 years of age or

older. They shall be 21 years of age or older for

off-station transport. They shall have demonstrated

driving experience with the type of vehicle to be

operated and shall have a safe driving record.

8.3. EXPLOSIVES DRIVER PERMIT.

Appli-

cants shall hold a valid U.S. Government Motor

Vehicle Operator's Identification Card, SF 46 or O.F.

346. These must be endorsed "Explosive Driver".

Endorsement is invalid if medical examiners certificate

is expired. Annual endorsement is not required.

However, the individual's safety record and physical

requirements are taken into account prior to

recertification as an explosives driver.

8.3.1. Physical Requirements.

Title 49 CFR,

Parts 391.41-391.49, list the details concerning what

physical requirements must be met to safely operate a

motor vehicle.

8.3.4.

Alcohol

And Drugs.

Applicants shall be

disqualified if found addicted to alcohol or drugs.

Explosives drivers who are found under the influence of

alcohol and/or drugs while on duty shall have their

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