LOADING
Practical aviation fuel training — instruction, guided practice, practical assessment, competence decisions and certificates, with every module traceable to its source procedure.
Complete the weekly fuel farm inspection of strainers, hoses, bonding, access and safety equipment.
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.
FIRE EXTINHUISHER
Procedure 11, line 32
Fire extinguisher.
Reason Source wording is misspelled (“FIRE EXTINHUISHER”) — confirm the intended item.
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 11, line 10 — “CORRECT PPE FOR TASK, REQUIRED EQUIPMENT”
Select the fuel farm
Strainer inspected; appearance, colour, sediment, water and volume recorded
Source: procedure 11, line 14 — “CHECK AND RECORD APPEARANCE, COLOUR, SEDIMENT, WATER, VOLUME”
Volume flushed from the unused hose
Why Minimum twice the hose volume.
Source: procedure 11, line 16 — “FLUSH TWICE THE VOLUME”
Appearance, colour, sediment, water and volume recorded after flushing
If it fails Repeat with a fresh sample. If it fails again, do not use the hose.
Source: procedure 11, line 17 — “CHECK AND RECORD APPEARANCE, COLOUR, SEDIMENT, WATER, VOLUME”
Bonding wire condition sound
Source: procedure 11, line 19 — “CONDITION”
Bonding continuity
Expected 25 ohms maximum.
If it fails The system is defective — repair before use.
Limit max 25 ohms
Source: procedure 11, line 20 — “CONTINUITY MAX 25 OHM”
Filter sample: appearance, colour, sediment, water and volume recorded
Source: procedure 11, line 22 — “CHECK AND RECORD APPEARANCE, COLOUR, SEDIMENT, WATER, VOLUME”
No damage, cracks or distortion; welds free from cracks
Source: procedure 11, line 24 — “DAMAGE, CRACKS OR DISTORTION, WELDS FREE FROM CRACKS”
Feet in good condition, catches and locks functioning
Source: procedure 11, line 25 — “FEET IN GOOD CONDITION, CATCHES AND LOCKS FUNCTION”
Riveted joints firm, catches and locks functioning
Source: procedure 11, line 26 — “RIVETED JOINTS FIRM, CATCHES AND LOCKS FUNCTION”
Walkway railing and anti-slip surfaces sound
Why The walkway is worked on at height, often in rain and ice.
Source: procedure 11, line 28 — “ANTI-SLIP”
Eye wash present, sealed and in date
Source: procedure 11, line 31 — “EYE WASH”
Fire extinguisher present, pressurised and sealed
Source: procedure 11, line 32 — “FIRE EXTINHUISHER”
Weekly fuel farm check recorded in the maintenance logbook
Source: procedure 11, line 34 — “COMPLETE DAILY DEPO CHECKS FORM IN LOGBOOK”
What is the maximum bonding continuity on the farm?
Comments and praise
Trainer observation
Trainee acknowledgement
Assessor competence decision