Container Management Tools
Sample documents and instructions to assist unit personnel in establishing a Container Management Program; including Unit Container Control Officer (CCO) assignment, Army Container Asset Management System (ACAMS) access and instructions, and the Convention for Safe Container (CSC) course information to get certified as a container inspector.
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Container Management Tools is a LogTool-compiled reference page for unit-level container management: it collects sample documents and pointers for appointing a unit Container Control Officer (CCO), registering for the Army Container Asset Management System (ACAMS), and completing Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) inspector certification. It is a practitioner aid, not an official system of record — the systems and forms it points to belong to the Army and the Defense Ammunition Center, not to LogTool.
What it is
The page bundles three related but separate resources that unit movement and logistics personnel need to stand up a Container Management Program: (1) a sample appointment memorandum for designating a unit CCO, (2) instructions for registering for ACAMS access, and (3) information on the CSC container-inspector certification course. Each of these is a distinct official requirement under Army container-management policy; LogTool aggregates them as a starting checklist rather than hosting or operating any of them.
Who operates it
The underlying resources are Army-owned. Unit CCO appointments are forwarded to the Army Intermodal and Distribution Platform Management Office (AIDPMO), which serves as the Army's centralized ordering and reporting authority for intermodal container assets under Army Regulation 56-4. ACAMS is fielded by Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) and supported by a help desk at Scott Air Force Base. CSC container-inspector certification (course AMMO-43 / AMMO-43-DL) is administered by the U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC).
Access
LogTool's own page is public reference material. The systems it points to are not: ACAMS requires a Common Access Card (CAC) tied to an AKO/DKO account to sign in, and unit CCO appointments must be forwarded through command channels to AIDPMO. CSC certification requires completing the resident AMMO-43 course or the AMMO-43-DL distance-learning module through the Defense Ammunition Center.
How logisticians use it
Unit movement officers and supply/maintenance NCOs typically use this checklist when a unit first establishes or re-establishes a container management program: appoint a CCO on orders and forward the appointment to AIDPMO per AR 56-4, register the CCO for ACAMS to track and report Army-owned and non-Army intermodal containers (inventory, movement, receipt, inspection, and maintenance status), and get the CCO or another designated inspector CSC-certified through AMMO-43 so the unit can legally reinspect and re-certify dry cargo containers for continued use. CSC certification must be renewed periodically (the course is designed to be retaken on a multi-year cycle) to remain current.
Related systems
Related resources include the Army Container Asset Management System (ACAMS) itself, AIDPMO/AR 56-4 container policy, the Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) inspection regime administered via AMMO-43, and DoD intermodal container policy in the Defense Transportation Regulation.