AASTP- 1: QD Companion Plus

This Companion App is aligned with AASTP-1 Edition C Version 1 (March 23) and has been developed to conduct rapid “one-on-one’ Potential Explosive Site (PES) to Exposed Site (ES) Quantity Distance (QD) assessments for above-ground storage. While permission has been granted to utilise information contained within AASTP-1, this tool is not endorsed by NATO, particularly the Group of Experts on the Safety Aspects of Transportation and Storage of Military Ammunition and Explosives (AC/258). Consequently, the application should not be utilised for any formal site planning or QD assessments without validating the outcomes with those provided in AASTP-1 and adhering to the requirements published by your own nation’s regulations. This app is an enhanced version of the Standard Edition of the Quantity Distance (QD) Companion Application with the following additions: - Data management has been added to enable record, edit, and save functionality. - Physical storage has been expanded to allow user density values to be used for calculations. - Consequence analysis (injury and damage threshold distances) based on estimated HD1.1 NEQ quantity is now available. - Distance calculations for logistic disposal area based on ITAG and AASTP-1 have been added.   Background The primary purpose of AASTP-1 (Manual of NATO Guidelines for the Storage of Military Ammunition and Explosives) is to establish conventional military ammunition and explosives safety principles and guidelines for NATO Nations. The manual is an open document without security classification or specific releasability instructions. This is in the interests of promoting ammunition and explosives safety worldwide and harmonisation of NATO requirements with other international explosives safety standards. 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.