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Figure 15–3. Surface danger zone for firing the Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System 15–6. Cratering charges a. The maximum charge to be fired in training will not exceed 145 kg (320 lbs). b. MSD for personnel not in missile-proof shelters will depend on the net explosive weight of explosive used. MSD for up to 2 kg (5 lbs) is 100 m; for up to 30 kg (66 lbs) is 300 m; over 30 kg (66 lbs) is 500 m. c. For the Army, all personnel will wear approved protective helmets, IBA, eye protection, and single hearing protection. For the Marine Corps, PPE Level 1. d. Missile-proof shelters, if strong enough to withstand any material propelled onto it by the detonation, located not less than 100 m from the detonation site may be occupied by personnel. e. All cratering charges will be dual primed with detonating cord. Blasting caps will not be placed underground. Electric or non-electric caps or MDI will be attached to the detonating cord above ground. 15–7. Mines a. Practice and inert mines will be color coded in accordance with MIL–STD–709D and TM 9–1300–200, paragraph 8–6, and will have the appropriate identification marking stenciled on them. Service, practice, and inert mines and fuzes will not be mixed. (1) Inert mines and mine fuzes do not present a safety hazard. They will be color-coded and marked in accordance with MIL STD–709D to prevent mixing with practice and HE mines. (2) Practice mines and their fuzes contain a small, low explosive charge or a smoke producing increment. They will be color coded in accordance with MIL STD–709D. 189 DA PAM 385–63 • 16 April 2014