TO 00-25-172 - Robins Air Force Base

TO 00-25-172
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 RESPONSIBILITIES.
Commanders, managers, and supervisors shall ensure that all
aircraft servicing personnel under their supervision are
knowledgeable of requirements in applicable directives and
technical orders, proficient in accomplishing servicing operations
and exercise safe practices during ground servicing
operations.
1.2 DEFINITIONS.
The following definitions apply in regard to the text of this
technical order.
• Shall and Will - Indicate mandatory requirements.
Will is also used to express a declaration of purpose.
• Should - Indicates a preferred method of accomplishment.
• May - Indicates an acceptable or suggested means
of accomplishment.
1.2.1 Aircraft Fuel Servicing. The movement of fuel to
or from an external source to or from an aircraft through a
Single Point Refuel (SPR) receptacle, including the time
during which fueling connections and disconnections are
made (bond wires and nozzles). This also includes checks
made to verify fuel quantity and time to clean up or neutralize
any spilled fuel.
1.2.2 Aircraft Servicing Supervisor. The person responsible
for the aircraft fuel servicing operations. The individual
shall be task trained and certified as required by the Career
Field Education and Training Plan (CFETP) and any other
MAJCOM or local maintenance/training directives.
1.2.3 Bonding. Electrically connecting two or more components
of a system to equalize voltage potential.
1.2.4 Cathodic Protection. A means of protecting metals
from corrosion by making the metal the cathode of an electrolytic
cell. Pipelines, tanks, and steel piers (wharves) are
often protected in this manner.
receive familiarization training on safety requirements and
potential hazards of concurrent servicing operations and be
certified as required by MAJCOM and local maintenance/
training directives.
1.2.6 Concurrent Servicing (Commercial, Contract,
Cargo, Passenger Aircraft). The simultaneous servicing of
fuel or oxygen with either passengers on board or the performance
of minor maintenance, fleet servicing, or baggage or
cargo loading/unloading.
1.2.7 Concurrent Servicing Area. The area within an
imaginary circle around the aircraft that includes the fuel
servicing safety zones and extends at least 10 feet outboard
of the aircraft wingtips, tail, and nose.
1.2.8 Concurrent Servicing Operations (CSO) Supporting
Combat Sortie Generation (CSG). The simultaneous
fueling, and munitions/ammunition loading/unloading,
aircraft reconfiguration, aircraft -6 TO inspections, and other
aircraft servicing such as oil, nitrogen, and hydraulic fluid.
Oxygen servicing will not be accomplished during fuel servicing.
1.2.8.1 CSOs Requiring a Concurrent Servicing Supervisor
(CSS). The key function requiring the CSS is refueling/defueling.
When no refuel/defuel operations are taking
place concurrent with any other maintenance/munitions
tasks, a CSS is not required.
1.2.8.1.1 Simultaneous fuel servicing with aircraft -6 and
-6WC inspections.
1.2.8.1.2 Simultaneous fuel servicing with munitions/ammunition
loading/unloading.
1.2.8.1.3 Simultaneous fuel servicing with aircraft reconfiguration.
1.2.8.1.4 Simultaneous fuel servicing and other aircraft
servicing such as oil, nitrogen, and hydraulic fluid.
1.2.8.1.5 Simultaneous fuel servicing with loading/unloading
of munitions/ammunition, aircraft reconfiguration, air-
1.2.5 Chief Servicing Supervisor (CSS) (Chapter 5).
The person responsible for on-site supervision of all aspects
of concurrent fuel servicing operations. The individual shall
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