TO 00-25-172 - Robins Air Force Base
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d. Undergone annual certification per command directives.<br />
6.5 HOT REFUELING REQUIREMENTS.<br />
Hot refueling will not be attempted unless individual aircraft<br />
technical order guidance, checklists and appropriate individual<br />
fueling systems are available. <strong>Air</strong>craft will not be hot<br />
refueled without fully qualified ground servicing crews. Hot<br />
refueling shall not be performed until SSEA validation procedures<br />
have been accomplished on the aircraft, fueling systems<br />
and facility and until the SSEA has been approved by<br />
HQ AFMC/SES. Refer to Table 6-1 for those aircraft and<br />
refueling systems that have been evaluated for hot refueling<br />
operations. The use of approved refueling equipment is mandatory.<br />
Any deviation from this policy shall be approved by<br />
HQ AFMC/SES. In those cases where combat or emergency<br />
situations require the use of hot refueling, the MAJCOM<br />
commander may authorize deviation from this policy. Refer<br />
to Table 3-1 for fire protection requirements. A MAJCOM or<br />
MAJCOM delegated team composed of Safety, Fuels Servicing,<br />
<strong>Air</strong>craft Maintenance, Operations, Fire Protection, and<br />
the Liquid Fuels Engineer shall certify individual hot pit refueling<br />
sites on a case by case basis. The command will<br />
provide specific guidance for site certification and personnel<br />
training/certification. Specific items to be included in the<br />
MAJCOM Directive are:<br />
a. Procedures for certifying the site to be used for the<br />
fueling operation.<br />
b. Procedures for certifying and training personnel involved<br />
in the fueling operation.<br />
c. Define responsibilities of various functional agencies<br />
to include establishment of the MAJCOM Office of<br />
Primary Responsibility (OPR).<br />
d. Other information necessary to assure a successful fueling<br />
operation is accomplished.<br />
6.6 MINIMUM GROUND CREW.<br />
The minimum hot refueling ground crew requirements for<br />
single aircraft servicing will be as specified in applicable<br />
MDS Specific technical orders. For hot refueling two or more<br />
aircraft simultaneously with equipment such as the Type IV<br />
hot refueling system, the minimum ground crew per aircraft<br />
will be as specified above plus one overall hot pad supervisor<br />
(AFSC 2AXXX five level or above). All hot refueling<br />
ground crew members will be certified to perform hot refueling<br />
operations as required by AFI 21-101, MAJCOM and<br />
local maintenance/training directives upon initial qualification<br />
and annually thereafter.<br />
6.6.1 For Flow Through Revetments (FTRs). For FTRs<br />
the 50-foot aircraft taxiing/2<strong>00</strong>-foot aircraft parking area criteria<br />
only applies to fore and aft of the FTR. The revetment<br />
wall minimizes the probability of spreading of fire or an<br />
explosion.<br />
NOTE<br />
Hot refueling personnel will not wear items of<br />
clothing or accessories that present Foreign Object<br />
Damage (FOD) potential.<br />
6.7 HOT PAD REFUELING SUPERVISOR.<br />
a. This individual (AFSC 2AXXX five level or above)<br />
has overall responsibility for the operation, assures<br />
compliance with the applicable refueling checklist and<br />
assures that aircraft entering the hot refueling area have<br />
had all live munitions downloaded or safed in accordance<br />
with applicable aircraft technical orders. <strong>Air</strong>craft<br />
returning from a munition delivery will be cleared for<br />
hot refueling by personnel qualified to “safe” the aircraft<br />
and munitions. Personnel or equipment on the hot<br />
refueling pad will not be positioned in front of forward<br />
firing munitions. The hot pad refueling supervisor will<br />
brief the team members on their assignment and responsibilities<br />
considering aircraft configuration and<br />
ground conditions (i.e., attached external fuel tanks,<br />
ECM pods, chaff dispenser or pods, wind direction,<br />
positioning of aircraft, FOD potential, and emergency<br />
procedures).<br />
b. When simultaneously hot refueling two fixed wing aircraft,<br />
the hot pad refueling supervisor must coordinate<br />
the operations of each aircraft refueling supervisor and<br />
the fuels equipment operator. The hot pad supervisor<br />
will have a locally developed checklist designating his<br />
specific duties, responsibilities, and range of aircraft<br />
positions as a supplement to the specific aircraft supervisor’s<br />
servicing checklist. The hot pad supervisor must<br />
remain in full view of each aircraft refueling supervisor<br />
and fuels equipment operator.<br />
Table 6-1.<br />
Hot Refueling System Safety Engineering Analyses<br />
A-6 Pending Approval<br />
A/OA-10<br />
AV-8 (Marines)<br />
B-1B<br />
System<br />
AIRCRAFT<br />
Notes<br />
6-3