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Practical aviation fuel training — instruction, guided practice, practical assessment, competence decisions and certificates, with every module traceable to its source procedure.
Confirm daily that the fuel farm, its product and its emergency equipment are fit for service.
The source wording is unclear, misspelled or uses an unverified unit. The original is kept as it stands — an authorised person confirms the final wording before the module can be published.
MINIMUM ILT SAMPLE, CREATE VORTEX, 1 MIN TO SETTLE
Procedure 10, line 16
Minimum 1 litre sample, create a vortex, 1 minute to settle.
Reason The source states the sample size as “MINIMUM ILT” — the unit is unreadable. Confirm the minimum volume.
Position, PPE and equipment, manual handling, risk assessment and safety awareness
Why The preparation decides how safely everything that follows can be done.
Expected Correct position, correct PPE, equipment present, hazards identified.
If it fails Correct the position or fetch the missing equipment before continuing.
Source: procedure 10, line 10 — “CORRECT PPE FOR TASK, REQUIRED EQUIPMENT”
Select the fuel farm
Sump samples are taken at the start of the shift and after a fuel receipt.
Source: procedure 10, line 18 — “WHEN? START OF SHIFT AND AFTER RECEIPT FUEL”
Clean the sample points and prepare the glass jar and bucket
Source: procedure 10, line 14 — “CLEAN SAMPLE POINTS & SAMPLE CONTAINERS GLASS JAR/BUCKET”
Flush the sample lines under pressure with the valves fully open
Source: procedure 10, line 15 — “FLUSH SAMPLE LINES, UNDER PRESSURE, VALVES FULLY OPEN”
Draw the sample, create a vortex and allow one minute to settle
Source: procedure 10, line 16 — “MINIMUM ILT SAMPLE, CREATE VORTEX, 1 MIN TO SETTLE”
Appearance, colour, sediment, water and volume checked and recorded for each tank
Expected Clear and bright, no visible water or particulates.
If it fails Repeat with a fresh sample. If it fails again, do not release the tank and inform the supervisor.
Source: procedure 10, line 17 — “CHECK AND RECORD APPEARANCE, COLOUR, SEDIMENT, WATER, VOLUME”
Filter flow rate
Source: procedure 10, line 20 — “FLOWRATE”
Differential pressure across the filter
Source: procedure 10, line 21 — “DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE”
Product recovery tank drained and sampled
Why The recovery tank shows what the system has been putting into it.
Source: procedure 10, line 23 — “DRAINING, SAMPLING”
Spill kit present and complete
Source: procedure 10, line 25 — “SPILL KIT PRESENT”
Fire extinguishers present, correct type, pressurised and sealed
Source: procedure 10, line 26 — “FIRE EXTINGUISHERS PRESENT, TYPE, PRESSURED, SEALED”
Bonding cable, clip and reel attached and undamaged
Source: procedure 10, line 27 — “BONDING CABLE, CLIP & REEL, ATTACHED, NO DAMAGE”
Spark arrestors in place and sound
Source: procedure 10, line 28 — “SPARK ARRESTORS”
Hoses free from cuts, abrasions, bulges and kinks
Source: procedure 10, line 29 — “HOSES. NO CUTS, ABRASIONS, BULGES OR KINKS”
Hose end nozzles free from damage, wear and leaks, caps in place
Source: procedure 10, line 30 — “HOSE END NOZZLES. NO DAMAGE, WEAR, LEAKS, CAPS IN PLACE”
Ladders and steps sound
Source: procedure 10, line 31 — “LADDERS AND STEPS”
No fuel leaks anywhere on the farm
Why A leak is both a safety event and an environmental one.
If it fails Contain the leak, inform the supervisor and raise an HSSE report.
Source: procedure 10, line 32 — “FUEL LEAKS”
Daily fuel farm check recorded in the maintenance logbook
Source: procedure 10, line 34 — “COMPLETE DAILY DEPO CHECKS FORM IN LOGBOOK”
When are the storage tank sump samples taken?
You find fuel pooling under a flange during the daily check. What do you do?
Comments and praise
Trainer observation
Trainee acknowledgement
Assessor competence decision