prevent further damage to the aircraft and/or systems. The majority of emergency reclamation actions are caused by carelessness or the lazy attitudes of individuals. For example, overhead sprinkler systems are often triggered by improper use of ground support equipment (exhausts not vented properly). Failure to close a canopy on an aircraft compounds the problem by making the aircraft subject to water damage. Proper training or supervision should keep reclamation actions to a minimum. General procedures and basic policies for the recovery, reclamation, and transfer of crash-damaged aircraft are contained in The Naval Aviation Safety Program, OPNAVINST 3750.6; Aircraft Material Condition Definitions, Mission-Essential Subsystems Matrices (MESMs), and Mission Descriptions, OPNAVINST 5442.4; and Policy and Procedures for Aircraft, Aircraft Engines and Related Aeronautical Items Reclamation and Disposal Program, NAVAIRINST 4500.11. These publications are available on a need-to-know basis only. SUPPORT EQUIPMENT TRAINING AND LICENSING PROGRAM The assistant aircraft maintenance officer manages the Support Equipment (SE) Training and Licensing Program. The quality assurance (QA) division monitors it. The results of improper use of support equipment are excessive ground handling accidents, excessive repair costs to equipment and aircraft, the reduction of operational readiness, and personnel injuries-the most expensive cost of all. The major reason for the improper use of SE is attributed to the lack of training and effective supervision. The training program consists of classroom training conducted by the supporting activity’s AIMD, on-the-job training, and completing any personnel qualification standard (PQS) for that equipment. Classroom training is given so that personnel will know the proper operation and organizational maintenance for a particular piece of support equipment. Upon satisfactory completion of the training conducted by the supporting activity, a completion certificate for the individual trained on a specific item of SE is forwarded to the permanent activity. The activity, upon receiving the completion certificate, forwards it to the appropriate division officer. The division officer ensures that the individual has received the appropriate amount of “on aircraft” training to become qualified to use the specific unit of SE. The Restriction block on the SE license must identify the type, model, and series of aircraft on which the equipment can be used. Once satisfied that the individual is qualified, the division officer will endorse the completion certificate and initiate the support equipment operator’s license (fig. 5-17). The individual will sign the license, and then it is forwarded to the maintenance officer for signature. Each piece of equipment must be itemized; for example, NC8, NC1O, etc. Any license containing general equipment statements (aircraft tow tractor, mobile electric power plant, etc.) is not valid. Only one item per line is listed. After the signatures have been obtained, the license issued is valid for 3 years for equipment and aircraft regardless of the activity to which the licensee is assigned. Activities honoring licenses issued by other commands verify the operator’s proficiency before allowing the individual use of the equipment. Transfer to an activity operating the same SE detailed on the license, but with a different type/model aircraft, invalidates the license. Transfer to an activity operating the same type/model but a different series merely requires verification of proficiency. License renewal on a new card, whether issued at the time of expiration or transfer, is granted only after a new determination of qualifications has been made. Qualification for license renewal consists of passing the same written and practical tests used for initial licensing to ensure equipment O-level maintenance/operation and on-aircraft proficiency. Failure requires personnel to repeat the course of instruction for the equipment concerned. The expiration date for each specific type of SE is noted in column 8B on the license. The "Date Expires" block on the front of the license should be marked "NA." Commanding officers (COs) of issuing activities may, as conditions warrant, require personnel in their activities to be requalified sooner. SUPPORT EQUIPMENT MISUSE/ABUSE PROGRAM Support Equipment Misuse/Abuse forms can be submitted by anyone witnessing misuse or abuse (fig. 5-18). The division of the individual originating the report retains a copy of the Support Equipment Misuse/Abuse report, and the original report is sent to the organization that has Individual Material Readiness List (IMRL) reporting responsibility for the 5-29