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Pyrotechnics are used for which of the following purposes?
Flame, flash, smoke, sound, or infrared radiation
Dye markers are what type of devices?
Marking and pyrotechnics devices
Dye markers are used for what primary purpose?
To establish a reference point on the surface of the water
To get information on pyrotechnic, screening, marking, and countermeasure devices, you should refer to which of the following publications?
NAVSEA SW050-AB-MMA-010
Where can you find the precise instructions for using a Mk 124 Mod 0 signal?
On a label on the outer surface of the signal
A Mk 31 signal projector propels the signal to what prescribed height?
250 to 650 ft
What is the prescribed weight of an LUU-2B/B flare?
30 pounds
The LUU-2B/B flare consists of what total number of components?
Four
To initiate ignition of the candle in the LUU-2B/B aircraft parachute flare, what minimum amount of force must be exerted by the parachute lanyard?
91 pounds
What is the prescribed diameter of an LUU-2B/B parachute?
18 feet
To establish an initial contact point for a continued submarine search, which of the following means should be used?
Smoke and flame
To make nighttime use easier, how is the armed position of the base plate on a Mk 25 marine location marker identified?
It is machined-notched at the armed position
A Mk 25 marine location marker can be launched by which of the following methods?
Manually or sonobuoy launcher
When it is going to be sonobuoy-launched, what component should be installed around the base of a Mk 25 marine location marker?
A Mk 34 Mod 0 adapter kit
To eject a Mk 25 marine location marker from the SLC and the sonobuoy launch tube, what device is used?
A split foam spacer
A Mk 25 uses what type of seawater battery?
Mk 72
What electric squid is used in a Mk 58 MLM?
Mk 13
A Mk 58 Mod 1 marine location marker will produce smoke and flame for what minimum to maximum number of minutes?
40 to 60 min
A Mk 58 marine location marker can be launched by which of the following methods?
Hand, bomb rack, and sonobuoy
When carried externally on a bomb rack, the pull ring and reinforced adhesive foil strip are removed from a Mk 58 marine location marker by what means?
An arming wire
As the first candle nears burnout in a Mk 58 marine location marker, the second candle is ignited by what means?
The transfer time fuze
What force ejects a MJU-8 decoy flare from the dispenser?
A CCU-136A/A impulse cartridge
What are two different forms of composition material used for IR decoys?
Pyrotechnic and pyrophoric metal
What are characteristic of pyrophoric metal when used in decoy flares?
Shaped like thin wafers that reacts with oxygen in the air once it is dispensed
What is a description of chaff?
Aluminum-coated glass fibers
Pyrotechnic flares can burn up to what maximum temperature?
4500°F
Under what (1) condition and (2) authority may pyrotechnics be dumped at sea?
(1) Emergency (2) Commanding officer
A hand-manipulated signaling device is used for all EXCEPT which of the signaling purposes?
Countermeasure
Pyrotechnic pistols includes all EXCEPT which of the following features?
Double-barreled
A Mk 124 Mod 0 marine smoke and illumination signal emits what color smoke/flame for (1) day use and (2) night use?
(1) Orange smoke (2) red flame
The day or night end of a Mk 124 Mod 0 signal is marked in which of the following ways?
The case has two raised beads around its circumference on the flare (night) end and a label adhered to outer surface of the case identifies the smoke (day) and flare (night) end
A Mk 79 Mod 0 illumination signal kit consists of a _____________ signal projector and a total of ________________ Mk 80 Mod 0 signals
Mk 31 Mod 0, seven
When fired, the star ejected from a Mk 80 Mod 0 signal burns for what minimum amount of time?
4.5 seconds
Before loading a signal into a Mk 31 Mod 0 signal projector, you should first take what action?
Make sure the signal projector is cocked
The illuminating candle in the LUU-2B/B aircraft parachute flare is made from what materials?
Magnesium, sodium nitrate, and a polymer binder
Approximately how many pounds of force is required to pull the timer knob from the timer of an LUU-2B/B aircraft parachute flare?
30 pounds
When a Mk 25 marine location marker is handled, what component physically prevents the base plugs from being accidentally pushed in?
The arming plate
When a Mk 25 Mod 2 marker is in the water, what liquid serves as an electrolyte to produce a current in the battery?
Seawater
What is the average burn time of a Mk 25 Mod 2 marine location marker?
13.5 to 18.5 min
A Mk 25 will provide smoke and flame for approximately how long?
10 to 20 min
IR decoys generate heat and infrared energy which is used to distract what type of missile?
Infrared heat-seeking
Passive expendables are filled with chaff, which is dispensed by aircraft to mask or screen other aircraft or to cause tracking radar to do what?
Break lock
What signal cartridge produces a flash of light and a white puff of smoke?
Mk 4 Mod 3
What color smoke is produced by a CXU-3 signal cartridge?
White
To extinguish an aircraft parachute flare that is burning in the open, which of the following methods should be used?
Flooding quantities of water at low pressure
Pyrotechnic hazards are frequently increased by what factor(s)?
Age of pyrotechnic, improper storage conditions, and excessive temperatures