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CHAPTER 10 LINE OPERATIONS AND SAFETY
LAUNCHING PROCEDURE

Airman - Aviation theories and other practices
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dangerous. You should always be aware of the following SE hazards. !    Smoking or having an open flame around or near aircraft and fueling equipment is strictly prohibited. !    Never operate support equipment that you are not licensed and qualified to operate. !    High voltage can zap you and aircraft electric systems without warning. !    High pressure air or hydraulics can blow up hoses, equipment, aircraft systems, or personnel. !    Contamination, (water, dirt, grease, oil, trash, FOD) when introduced to the wrong system, can ruin an aircraft, support equipment, or injure personnel. !    Unfamiliar controls on support equipment can cause you to go in directions you didn't intend. !    Cables and hoses hooked up to aircraft incorrectly or when they shouldn't be. !    Avoid breathing fuel vapors and noxious gases that can make you sick or kill you. !    Defective, nonstandard, or jury-rigged hoses, cables, plugs, and devices that can kill you or damage an aircraft. !    Avoid loud noises by wearing appropriate hearing protection. !    Driver's seats that restrict visibility can cause you to run over people, equipment, or aircraft. !    Crankcases and radiators ruin an engine when they run dry. !    Jacks or work stands that collapse because of neglect or improper use can spoil your day. COLOR MARKINGS OF EQUIPMENT All handling and servicing equipment used around aircraft have standard colors and markings. This is necessary so that the equipment and markings can be seen easily by pilots taking off, landing, or taxiing in aircraft, or by tower operators. These colors and markings identify the equipment as being authorized for use around aircraft on flight decks, hanger bays, parking ramps, taxiways, and runways. Most support equipment (SE) is painted yellow and/or white with reflective tape strips on the corners. The front and rear bumpers are painted with alternate black and yellow stripes at a 45-degree angle. Danger areas, such as intakes/exhaust and front/rear pintels for attaching tow bars, are painted red. Q10-1. What is the maximum aircraft towing speed? Q10-2. What color is support equipment painted? AIR OPERATIONS ABOARD A CARRIER LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Recognize aircraft handling activities to include signaling, spotting, launching, landing, securing, and general safety precautions on board aircraft carriers (CVs/CVNs). The combined efforts of officers and crewmen are necessary to conduct effective air operations on an aircraft carrier. There are those who have prepared the plans, briefed the pilots, plotted the weather, and fueled and armed the aircraft. There are others who assist in launching and landing the aircraft. After the aircraft have returned, there are still others who check the results, debrief with the pilots, interpret the photographic  findings,  and  refuel  and  rearm  in preparation for the next flight. The efficient and coordinated efforts of all persons concerned are of vital importance to the success of the operation. As part of this team, personnel whose duties require them to work on the flight deck must wear the proper flight deck uniform. All personnel must wear a cranial impact helmet with liner, goggles, and sound attenuators (fig. 10-1). Personnel who work on the flight deck must also wear long sleeve jerseys and trousers, flight deck shoes, an inflatable life preserver outfitted with distress light marker, sea dye marker, and a secured whistle (fig. 10-2). All personnel assigned flight quarters stations on or above the hangar deck level must wear this uniform as described in table 10-1. Notice the different colors identifying different assignments or jobs. PLANE-HANDLING CREWS The V-1 division is responsible for handling aircraft on the flight deck, and the V-3 division is charged with this responsibility for the hangar deck. The personnel, other than plane directors, assigned to handling  crews  are  usually  Airmen  from  these divisions. A complete handling crew normally consists of a director, crew leader, one safety man, and six to ten Airmen. The director is usually an ABH, and is the only 10-2







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