Defense Basic Preservation and Packing
Defense Basic Preservation and Packing
Exam Guide Graded A 2024
You have received items you've never packaged before. Where do you find their
preservation and packaging requirements? -Answer- ✔Army Publishing website
You found an item's 12-digit packaging code. To look it up, you need to use the tables in
-Answer- ✔MIL-STD-2073-1, Appendix J
What type of cushioning and dunnage material does this 12-digit packaging code
require?
P,B,000,32,1,07,GH,ZZ Z Z, , 00, 0, ED, P, 00,B -Answer- ✔No requirement
What type of preservation material does this 12-digit packaging code require?
P,B,000,32,1,ZZ,GH, 01 B E, , BG,0,ED,P,00,B -Answer- ✔Special instructions apply
You look up the FLIS packaging requirements for an item. It's 4-digit category code is
"ZZ Z Z", which means it -Answer- ✔is selective or has special instructions
You need to clean an item that you have not handled before. To determine its cleaning
process, you check the item's -Answer- ✔12-digit packaging code
An item has a cleaning code of "1". What does that mean? -Answer- ✔You decide the
best way to clean the item without injuring the item
Which statement is NOT a basic cleaning and drying requirement? -Answer- ✔Avoid
manually drying items
To decide the best cleaning process (or processes) for an item, you should consider the
-Answer- ✔type of contaminant(s) and the item's characteristics
An item requires immediate, heat-based drying. Using the approved drying process, you
can either put the item under and infrared lamp or -Answer- ✔put it in a heated-air oven
Which of the approved drying processes DO NOT use heat? -Answer- ✔Allowing the
item to drip-dry in a drainer
Wiping the item dry with lint-free cloths
Blowing off moisture with compressed air
Which publication defines item preservation requirements for military items? -Answer-
✔MIL-STD-2073-1
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Where would you go to find out which preservative material this item requires?
P,B,000,32,1,13,GH,ZZ Z Z, ,BG,B,ED,P,00,B -Answer- ✔MIL-STD-2073-1, Table J-III
Which type of preservative releases vapors that form an invisible protective film around
an item to protect it from corrosion? -Answer- ✔Volatile Corrosion Inhibitors (VCI)
Where would you go to find out which cushioning material this item requires?
P,B,000,32,1,13,GH,ZZ Z Z, , BG,B,ED,P,00,B -Answer- ✔MIL-STD-2073-1 Table J-V
Which of these preservatives is considered permanent? -Answer- ✔Paint
You're packaging an item that requires A-A-59135 packaging material, but you don't
have any in the shop. What action should you take? -Answer- ✔Use a material that
meets or exceeds the requirement
Which type of heat sealer should NOT be used on thin plastic barrier material? -Answer-
✔Continuous heat sealer
When handling a static-sensitive device, which precaution should you take? -Answer-
✔Use a static-safe workstation
Which military method of preservation is used to protect against watervapor? -Answer-
✔Method 40
Which specific MOP procedure does this item require?
P,B,000,32,1,07,GH,ZZ Z,Z , BG, B, ED,P,00,B -Answer- ✔Container, waterproof bag,
heat sealed
Where can you find descriptions of specialized, alphabetic methods of preservation that
are more detailed than the standard MOP codes? -Answer- ✔MIL-STD-2073-1, Table J-
Ia
Which military method of preservation uses activated desiccant to absorb moisture? -
Answer- ✔Method 50
Which items are required for all MOP 50 submethods? -Answer- ✔Desiccant
Method 50 label
humidity indicator
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