AASTP-5: FD Companion

This Companion App has been developed to determine NEQ storage limits for Potential Explosive Sites (PES) based on Field Distance (FD) criteria promulgated in NATO manual AASTP-5, Edition B, Version 1 (2024). The tool primary objective is allow quick one to one PES to ES FD assessments. While permission has been granted to use information contained within AASTP-5, this tool is NOT endorsed by NATO, more specifically, the Group of Experts on the Safety Aspects of Transportation and Storage of Military Ammunition and Explosives (AC/258). For this reason the app should not be used for any formal site planning or FD assessments without validating outcomes with that provided in AASTP-5 and requirements published with your own nation’s regulations. It is also advised that the tool be used with AASTP-5 available to provide clarification and applicability of outcomes generated by this application.

Background

The primary purpose of AASTP-5 is to establish conventional military ammunition and explosives1 safety principles and guidelines for NATO Nations on deployed missions or operations. These standards, agreed to by NATO’s explosives safety technical experts, complement the standards in AASTP-1. Where AASTP-1 establishes standards for permanent/long term facilities, AASTP-5 establishes standards for more temporary facilities, facilities which have to operate in a threat environment. Also included are standards for transitioning into and out of theatre.

Disclaimer Statement

The outcomes reflected in this application have been technically validated as far as reasonably possible by the developer. Nevertheless the user should be aware this app is for advisory use only; it has NOT been authoritative approved or endorsed by NATO. For these reasons, the developer and NATO cannot be held responsible for any mishap or incorrect decisions resulting from using this application.