AIR DEPARTMENT
AIR OFFICER
ASSISTANT AIR OFFICER
V-4 DIVISION OFFICE
AVIATION FUELS OFFICER
AVIATION FUELS MAINTENANCE OFFICER
V-4 DIVISION LCPO
V-4 DIVISION LPO
FLIGHT DECK
BELOW DECKS
A/C REFUELING
RECEIPT
A/C DEFUELING
STORAGE & TRANSFER
PURIFICATION
LUBE OIL
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
FLIGHT DECK REPAIR
QUALITY SURVEILLANCE
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
LABORATORY
AV/FUELS REPAIR TEAM
FUEL SAMPLING
Figure 1-2.—Typical Aviation Fuels Division Afloat.
Watch. Every effort should be put forth by senior
ABFs to make sure watchstanders understand the
importance of this watch. The AvFuels security watch
is responsible for the security of the AvFuels system,
and ultimately, the ship.
V-4 DIVISION OFFICE
The V-4 Division Office is the administrative
core of the AvFuels Division Afloat. The AvFuels
division officer, AvFuels maintenance officer, leading
chief petty officer, leading petty officer, and divisional
yeomen work in this office.
FLIGHT DECK
The Flight Deck workcenter is responsible for
the refueling and defueling of aircraft and for support
equipment on the flight and hangar deck.
Flight Deck Repair
Flight Deck Repair is responsible for the mainte-
nance and repair of the flight- and hangar-deck
refueling stations and portable defueling equipment.
Repair personnel also man sponsons during
underway replenishment and perform damage
control duties as the Aviation Fuels Repair Team.
Quality Surveillance Laboratory
The Quality Surveillance Laboratory is responsi-
ble for the monitoring of fuel quality in the entire
AvFuels system. Lab personnel do extensive sampling
and testing. While it is a branch of the flight deck
workcenter, the lab is also responsible for testing fuel
samples sent from Below Decks.
BELOW DECKS
The Below Decks workcenter is responsible for
the receipt, stripping, transfer, purifying, and
filtering of aviation fuels and catapult lubricating
oils. In most
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