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DA Form 4005 belongs to the DA series of Department of the Army publications. Its official title is AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER AND STANDPIPE EQUIPMENTS INSPECTIONS AND TESTS, and its stated purpose is automatic sprinkler and standpipe equipments inspections and tests. Edition in force: 01/01/1973. Publication status: ACTIVE. Length is 1 page(s), with roughly 200 fields available for entry.
Responsibility for content and revision lies with USACE. The prescribing directive is TM 5-695, which sets both the trigger for use and the disposition of the completed document. Entry is made by the named party or by the records clerk holding the file, with review and signature applied in the prescribed order.
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What the form asks for
- AIR
- AIR_1
- AIR_10
- AIR_11
- AIR_12
- AIR_13
- AIR_14
- AIR_2
- AIR_3
- AIR_4
- AIR_5
- AIR_6
- AIR_7
- AIR_8
- AIR_9
- ALARMVAL
- ALARMVAL_1
- ALARMVAL_10
- ALARMVAL_11
- ALARMVAL_12
- ALARMVAL_13
- ALARMVAL_14
- ALARMVAL_2
- ALARMVAL_3
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Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 4005?
- AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER AND STANDPIPE EQUIPMENTS INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
- Which edition is current?
- 01/01/1973
- Who is responsible for this form?
- USACE
- In which formats can it be downloaded?
- PDF, PDF
Publisher notes
- 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA