DEFENSE BASIC PRESERVATION AND
PACKING CERTIFICATION AND
PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
You have received items you've never packaged before. Where do you find their
preservation and packaging requirements? - ✔✔Army Publishing website
You found an item's 12-digit packaging code. To look it up, you need to use the
tables in - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔is selective or has special instructions
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,You need to clean an item that you have not handled before. To determine its
cleaning process, you check the item's - ✔✔12-digit packaging code
An item has a cleaning code of "1". What does that mean? - ✔✔You decide the
best way to clean the item without injuring the item
Which statement is NOT a basic cleaning and drying requirement? - ✔✔Avoid
manually drying items
To decide the best cleaning process (or processes) for an item, you should
consider the - ✔✔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 - ✔✔put it in a
heated-air oven
Which of the approved drying processes DO NOT use heat? - ✔✔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? -
✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1
Where would you go to find out which preservative material this item requires?
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, P,B,000,32,1,13,GH,ZZ Z Z, ,BG,B,ED,P,00,B - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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 - ✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1 Table J-V
Which of these preservatives is considered permanent? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Use a material
that meets or exceeds the requirement
Which type of heat sealer should NOT be used on thin plastic barrier material? -
✔✔Continuous heat sealer
When handling a static-sensitive device, which precaution should you take? -
✔✔Use a static-safe workstation
Which military method of preservation is used to protect against watervapor? -
✔✔Method 40
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PACKING CERTIFICATION AND
PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
You have received items you've never packaged before. Where do you find their
preservation and packaging requirements? - ✔✔Army Publishing website
You found an item's 12-digit packaging code. To look it up, you need to use the
tables in - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔is selective or has special instructions
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,You need to clean an item that you have not handled before. To determine its
cleaning process, you check the item's - ✔✔12-digit packaging code
An item has a cleaning code of "1". What does that mean? - ✔✔You decide the
best way to clean the item without injuring the item
Which statement is NOT a basic cleaning and drying requirement? - ✔✔Avoid
manually drying items
To decide the best cleaning process (or processes) for an item, you should
consider the - ✔✔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 - ✔✔put it in a
heated-air oven
Which of the approved drying processes DO NOT use heat? - ✔✔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? -
✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1
Where would you go to find out which preservative material this item requires?
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, P,B,000,32,1,13,GH,ZZ Z Z, ,BG,B,ED,P,00,B - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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 - ✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1 Table J-V
Which of these preservatives is considered permanent? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Use a material
that meets or exceeds the requirement
Which type of heat sealer should NOT be used on thin plastic barrier material? -
✔✔Continuous heat sealer
When handling a static-sensitive device, which precaution should you take? -
✔✔Use a static-safe workstation
Which military method of preservation is used to protect against watervapor? -
✔✔Method 40
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