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-
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