divisions, below decks personnel do their own main- tenance and repairs. PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION STANDARDS For complete information on the PQS for ABFs, consult PQS for Air Department Aviation Fuels Afloat, NAVEDTRA 43426-4A. AVIATION FUELS DIVISION ASHORE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Describe the pur- pose of the PQS program. Identify the PQS watch stations for Aviation Fuels Afloat. No matter what your job assignment is in V-4 Division, you must be qualified or under direct super- vision by a qualified person, to perform that assign- ment. The PQS Program is used to qualify officer and enlisted personnel to perform their assigned duties. It is a written compilation of the knowledge and skills required to qualify for a specific watchstation, main- tain specific equipment, or perform as a team member within your unit. As the organization may vary from ship to ship, PQS will too. The PQS for Aviation Fuels Afloat can be tailored to fit any ship by adding items that are unique to, or deleting items that do not apply to your system. Listed below are the current watchstations (job assignments) in the PQS for Aviation Fuels Afloat: 4301 Sound-Powered-Telephone Talker/ Operator 4302 Fuels Security Watch 4303 Refueling Crewman 4304 Checker 4305 Refueling Crew Leader 4306 Control Talker 4307 Quality Control Sentry 4308 Quality Control Supervisor 4309 Aviation Fuels Repairman 4310 Aviation Fuels Repair Supervisor 4311 Catapult Lube Oil Operator 4312 JP-5 Filter Operator 4313 JP-5 Pumproom Operator 4314 JP-5 Console Operator 4315 JP-5 Pumproom Supervisor 4316 Flight Deck Supervisor 4317 Below Decks Supervisor 4318 Division Supervisor LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Describe the organi- zation and responsibilities of the major branches of a typical Aviation Fuels Division Ashore. Figure 1-3 illustrates the typical Aviation Fuels Division Ashore organization. The various air stations operated by the Navy differ considerably in size, ar- rangement, and mission. Therefore, the organization and operation of fuels divisions ashore will vary from station to station even more than afloat commands. The AvFuels Division Ashore is a division of the Supply Department. Its typical organization is Fuels Management Officer (FMO). Administrative/Ac- counting, Distribution, Storage, and Quality Control. FUELS MANAGEMENT OFFICER (FMO) The FMO discharges the supply officer’s fuel responsibilities through the planning, directing, train- ing, and supervision of the fuel operations. Directly responsible to the FMO is administration and account- ing. DISTRIBUTION Distribution is responsible for providing refueling and defueling services for all tenant and transient aircraft and other units such as fuel test cells at the air activity. An additional significant responsibility is performing operator maintenance on refueling equip- ment used by distribution personnel. Distribution will normally contain most of the military personnel as- signed to the division. QUALITY CONTROL Quality Control is responsible for the inspection and quality assurance of ALL fuels received or issued by the fuel farm. Fuel samples taken from all stages of fuel-handling operations are delivered to Quality Con- trol. They are also responsible for checking filter/ separators and fuel monitors, and maintaining pres- 1-4