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Improved Chemical Agent Monitor (ICAM)
SOLDIER and BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL COMMAND
(SBCCOM) New Equipment Training (NET)
Overview Name Project Manager, Fielding NET
DSN 584- or COM 410-436- Name Project
Manager, Fielding NET DSN 584- or COM
410-436-
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Purpose

• To provide attendees with an understanding of the
  CAM/ICAM.

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Agenda

• Introductions
• Primary and Assistant Instructor
• Training materials
• 2 students per CAM/ICAM
• Video demonstration

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New Equipment Training (NET)

• Length - 2 hours scheduled
• Capacity - 20 soldiers per class
• Training - Hands-On Operation Components
  and use PMCS Maintenance
• Target Audience BN and separate company NBC
  personnel Maintainer (31U)
• Interactive CD ROM (CAM DS Maintainer)

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ICAM Background

• ICAM augments CAMs in Army inventory
• ICAM Type Classified in Jul 93
• Fielded to USACMLS 2 Qtr FY99 (FEB 99)
• Manufactured by Intellitec and developed
• by Graseby Ionics in the UK
• Not a substitute for the M8A1 or ACADA

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ICAM Cautions and Warnings

• NI 63 (10 milicuries)
• Beta source, hazard through ingestion
• Lithium batteries (BA 5800s)

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ICAM/CAM
VIDEO DEMONSTRATION
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ICAM Capabilities

• Provides a real time indication of
• chemical agent vapors
• Provides changes in agent hazard
• Provides post attack contamination
• assessment
• Can be used to assist during unmasking
• procedures (M256A1)
• Can be used to determine effectiveness
• of decontamination operations

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ICAM System Description

• Hand-held portable monitor
• Detects nerve and blister agent vapors
• Size -- 3 (H) X 6 (W) X 16 (L)
• Weighs 4 pounds
• LCD displays levels of agent contamination

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ICAM System Components

• ICAM (describe system)
• Carrying case and strap
• ICAM carrying harness (2)
• Filtered nozzle standoff caps (4)
• Protective cap
• Confidence sampler
• Battery (BA 5800s) ---2
• Battery assembly, training (BAT)
• Buzzer
• TM

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ICAM Operation Concept

• Place battery in ICAM
• Power-On
• Place in H mode
• Confidence Test H mode G mode
• System is operational
• If system doesnt pass H or G confidence test,
  turn-in for maintenance

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ICAM/CAM Detects

• Nerve GA GB GD VX
• Blister H HD
• LCD low 1-3 bars high 4-6 bars very
  high 7-8 bars

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ICAM System Limitations

• Does Not Detect Liquid Agents
• Environmental Constraints
• - Wind
• - Temperature
• Nozzle Must Be Kept Clean

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ICAM Maintenance Concept

• Operator/Unit (TM3-6665-343-10)
• - PMCS, clean, confidence test and
• replace battery
• Direct Support (TM3-6665-343-23P)
• - Wipe test
• - Complete repair
• Depot
• - None

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ICAM Safety Issues

• Operator
• - Radioactive source - Nickel-63 (NI63) 10
• millicuries
• - Storage requirements are the same as the
• CAM and M8A1
• Direct Support
• - Annual wipe test
• - New wipe test kit (NSN 6665-01-447-5639)

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New Equipment Training

• None required
• Training aids available
• - TVT 3-41 CAM PMCS, use and
• maintenance
• - TVT 3-82 CAM employment
• - CD ROM/Video, CAM DS maintenance

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Points of Contact

• Primary Instructor
• DSN 584- OR Comm (410) 436-
• Assistant Instructor
• DSN 584- OR Comm (410) 436-

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ICAM Dos

• Make sure protective cap is on to switch on the
  ICAM
• Start ICAM in the H mode
• Place protective cap on the environmental cap
  when
• monitoring
• Use clean nozzle standoff before monitoring
• Know your operating environment (local
  interferences)
• Replace nozzle standoff immediately if it becomes
• contaminated or dirty
• Work from clean areas into contaminated areas and
• minimize time spent in contaminated areas
• Be aware of possible pick up of contamination,
• especially on gloves and boots

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ICAM Donts

• Dont remove the protective cap until display is
  cleared
• down to one or zero bars
• Dont continue to sample once contamination is
  found
• Dont bring ICAM in contact with liquids or the
  surface
• you are monitoring
• Dont change modes until display is cleared down
  to
• one or zero bars
• Dont decontaminate a ICAM while it is in use
• Dont switch ICAM off at the end of a mission or
  for
• storage if any bars are displayed

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