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CHAPTER 5
CONCURRENT SERVICING OPERATIONS
5.1 CONCURRENT SERVICING OF AIRCRAFT.
NOTE
On KC-135, MAF and Commercial aircraft, concurrent
servicing is not required unless refueling/
defueling with JP-4, loading/downloading munitions
or explosives, or servicing LOX while
performing maintenance. Simultaneous servicing
of fuel while loading passengers and cargo, performing
maintenance, aircrew members performing
inspections, or operating aircraft systems is
considered to be a normal servicing operation. Restrictions
listed in Paragraph 5.6 and Paragraph
5.7 still apply.
Concurrent servicing is defined as 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. Refer to Chapter 6 for
CSOs supporting the A-10, F-15, F-16 and F-22 aircraft.
Concurrent servicing of aircraft with JP-4 or Jet B aircraft
will require completion and approval of a System Safety
Engineering Analysis (SSEA). As long as the provisions of
this chapter are followed, a SSEA is no longer required for
concurrent servicing of aircraft with high flashpoint fuels.
Servicing operations pertaining to these aircraft when accomplished
on a USAF installation are under the direct control
of the USAF and will be accomplished in accordance
with the provisions of this technical order. Fuel servicing
and concurrent servicing of these aircraft will be done using
approved checklists. Cargo containing explosives, oxygen or
flammable gases or liquids shall not be loaded or unloaded
during concurrent servicing operations. A Chief Servicing
Supervisor (CSS) shall be provided by the USAF for all
concurrent fuel servicing of contract airlift missions at military
installations.
5.2 PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS FOR FUEL
SERVICING.
Simultaneous fuel and oxygen servicing on an aircraft
is NOT authorized.
Defueling during concurrent operations shall be
limited to the single point method (closed fuel
system). C-130 and C-141 troop doors and emergency
hatches on the right SPR, side of the aircraft
must be closed during concurrent servicing
operations to isolate the cargo compartment from
the fuel servicing safety zone.
The Air Force fuel servicing team will consist of the following:
a. Chief Servicing Supervisor (CSS).
b. SPR Monitor (SPRM) for each SPR in use (contractor
aircrew member when servicing contract commercial
carriers). 2F0X1 personnel trained and certified using
MDS applicable procedures, or equivalent current
training program, may perform simultaneous duty as
both SPRM and fuels specialist.
c. A refueling panel monitor (when the refueling panel
and the SPR are adjacent to each other, one individual
may monitor both).
d. Fuel Specialists (2F0X1).
e. Passenger compartment monitor, i.e., aircrew member
(when passengers on board).
5.3 RESPONSIBILITIES OF CSS.
a. Normal concurrent servicing operations.
(1) A Chief Servicing Supervisor (CSS) shall be present
during concurrent operations. The CSS will
primarily be stationed at the nose of the aircraft
and will monitor the wing fuel vent outlets on the
opposite side of the aircraft from the SPR location.
A transient alert individual can also function
as a CSS. The CSS can be either a USAF employee
or a contractor support employee.
(2) When servicing is performed by contract, contractor
personnel functioning as the CSS must
have experience comparable to that required for
an Air Force CSS. Base or unit commanders shall
assure that the contractor’s CSS has the required
experience and capability.
(3) The CSS will wear a reflective vest with the letters
CSS on the front and back. The letters will
be at least six inches in height and four inches
wide and made of reflective material at least one
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