123. I Level Support Equipment Fundamentals Page 1 of 13
123 INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (I-LEVEL) SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FUNDAMENTALS
References:
[a] OPNAVINST 4790.2H, Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP), Vol. V
[b] OPNAVINST 4790.2H, Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP), Vol. I
[c] COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.46, Aircraft Carrier (CV/CVN)/Carrier Air Wing
(CVW) Aviation Support Phased Milestone Program
[d] Support Equipment Standardization System Users’ Guide
[e] NAVAIR 00-80T-119, Weight Handling Support Equipment Manual
[f] NAVAIR 17-1-114, Inspection and Proofload Testing of Lifting Slings for
Aircraft and Related Components
[g] NAVAIR 17-1-125, SE Cleaning, Preservation, and Corrosion Control
[h] http://www.dehs.umn.edu/training/cfcs.html
[i] https://cetarsweb.cnet.navy.mil/pls/cetars/
[j] NAVAIRINST 13670.1B, Naval Air Systems Command Mobile Facility (MF)
Program
[k] NAVAIR 00-25-300, Technical Directives System
.1 Discuss the programs managed by the SE Division Officer. [ref. a, ch. 17]
I level program manager (SE Division Officer) shall:
(a) Manage the SE Training and Licensing Program.
(b) Establish a formal course of instruction on each end item of SE in the inventory and the List of Equipment Requiring an SE Operator’s License.
(c) Ensure Phase I instructors are trained and capable in the proper techniques on instruction. Instructors shall be designated in writing, be E-5 or above, and licensed on all SE for which designated to provide training.
(d) Provide the best possible facilities for classroom and laboratory areas.
(e) Provide Phase I SE training, as requested by the SE Operator Training Request, to all command and tenant activity personnel.
(f) Forward completed SE License Certification to each individual's assigned activity.
(g) Publish schedule of Phase I SE training (minimum of 30 days in advance), identifying course, location, and time of instruction.
(h) Upon completion of Phase I SE training, sign and forward the Phase I Section of the SE License Certification to the individual's permanent activity.
(i) Develop Phase I operator courses if not furnished or developed by CNATT. Phase I operator course requirements for WHE are in NAVAIR 00-80T-119, Appendix C.
(j) Develop Phase II written examinations with the cognizant Division Officer. WHE Phase II requirements for WHE operators and personnel who operate WHE for maintenance purposes only are in NAVAIR 00-80T-119.
(k) Complete U.S. Government Motor Vehicle Operator's Identification Cards (OF-346) for all forklift operators upon completion of DOD 4145.19-R-1 and NAVSEA SW023-AH-WHM-010 training requirements.
(l) Notify all user activities if a course update revision affects equipment operating procedures or requirements.
(m) Ensure all personnel TAD to the SE pool have completed Phase II requirements for each T/M/S aircraft supported.
.2 Discuss the SE Division’s procedures as an SE issue/receipt point for supported activities. [ref. a, ch. 18]
a. All personnel shall have in their possession a valid SE operator's license and comply with all applicable safety precautions for specific equipment being checked out/in.
b. Issuing and receiving personnel shall perform a joint preoperational inspection, using applicable MRCs, prior to issue.
c. The SE Custody and Maintenance History Record (OPNAV 4790/51) and the SE Preoperational Record (OPNAV 4790/52) shall accompany items (when applicable).
d. Joint preoperational inspections and inventory shall be performed, using applicable MRCs, upon return of items.
.3 Discuss the types and use of SESS reports. [ref. d]
1. A SESS is documented in the NALCOMIS User's Guide. The only official document of SESS is the 4790.
-Overdue Preventative List
-Near due Preventative Maintenance List
-Location: provides subcustody and location information for issue and receipt.
2. IM4 uses NALCOMIS to pullup custody to track trends of how often and of what type of gear has been used.
3. Helpful in determining planning for Phase Kits i.e. that equipment that has been hit the most will be most likely needing the PM Kits.
4. Helps adjust and predict allowances for kit procurement multiple -Other adhoq reports available not mentioned.
.4 Discuss afloat IMA inter-deployment SE Phase Milestone Program. [ref. c]
Read reference.
.5 Discuss SE licensing instructor qualifications. [ref. a, ch. 17]
Instructors shall be designated in writing, be E-5 or above, and licensed on all SE for which designated to provide training.
.6 Discuss the restrictions of an issued SE license. [ref. a, ch. 17]
Block 9. "Restrictions" on the back of the USN Aviation Support Equipment Operator’s License (OPNAV 4790/102) shall be annotated as follows:
(a) To indicate the specific (T/M/S) aircraft the individual is certified to operate, O-level activities shall annotate block 9 “For (T/M/S) aircraft only” or “Restricted to Non-Aircraft Use.”
(b) Due to the various types of transient aircraft serviced by OMDs, SE licenses for transient line personnel may be annotated "Transient Aircraft Use" in block 9. "Transient Aircraft Use" is limited to launch, recovery, servicing, and handling operations. The transient aircrew shall provide assistance as required. Additionally, block 9 of licenses for transient line personnel shall list the T/M/S of any "Other Than Transient" aircraft for which the MO is certifying proficiency.
(c) Personnel assigned to Air Departments aboard CV- and L-class ships shall be licensed under the same provisions as transient line personnel and shall be required to document Phase II SE training for only one T/M/S aircraft. Their licenses shall be annotated in block 9, "Flight/Hangar Deck Operations Only". Aircraft hookup shall be required to be performed by a licensed plane captain for the T/M/S aircraft under tow.
(d) IMA personnel not operating equipment on aircraft shall have an entry "Restricted to Non-Aircraft Use" placed in block 9.
(e) IMA personnel being licensed to operate self-propelled mobile cranes for maintenance purposes only shall have "For Maintenance Only" annotated in block 9.
.7 Discuss MHE training and licensing afloat versus ashore. [ref. a, ch. 17]
1. MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT (MHE)
Commercially available industrial equipment, such as forklifts, warehouse tractors, pallet trucks, and platform trucks. Some of these items are approved for use in ammunition and explosive ordnance handling operations, and are a category of logistic SE.
2. Forklift trucks are classified as MHE. Forklift operators and explosive ordnance drivers (operators of ordnance handling vehicles) do not require SE operator's licenses. Forklift operator training is conducted ashore by the Supply Department or Public Works using NAVSEA SW023-AH-WHM-010 and DOD 4145.19-R-1. IMAs ashore may also conduct forklift operator training, after coordinating with the Supply Department to develop a training program which meets or exceeds all of DOD 4145.19-R-1 requirements. IMAs afloat and MALSs shall accomplish forklift operator training using, as a minimum, the Support Equipment Forklift Operator course (Course C-600-3283). Procedures for explosive ordnance driver training and licensing are in NAVSEA SW023-AH-WHM-010. Procedures for explosive ordnance forklift operator training are in NAVSEA SW023-AH-WHM-010. Type equipment and weight limitations are recorded on the U.S. Government Motor Vehicle Operator's Identification Card (OF-346).
3. PPE training shall be included in all operator training courses, and specifically in all MHE/WHE courses.
.8 Discuss WHE training and licensing afloat versus ashore. [ref. a, ch. 17; ref. f]
1. WEAPONS HANDLING EQUIPMENT (WHE)
A category of WSE which provides direct support to the weapons item. This equipment includes both peculiar and common ordnance handling and transportation equipment, as well as tools used for canning/decanning, magazine handling, and assembly of weapons/ordnance related items. Examples of this equipment include hoisting beams, weapons carriers, strongbacks, handlift trucks, handling bands, magazine lifting slings, weapons skids, trailers, bomb trucks (nonself-powered) and their associated tools, gauges, jigs, alignment bars, bomb assembly tables, maintenance stands, and other weapons related equipment. This equipment supports both air and surface launched weapons.
2. Training and licensing
a. Phase I operator course requirements for WHE are in NAVAIR 00-80T-119, Appendix C.
b. Develop Phase II written examinations with the cognizant Division Officer. WHE Phase II requirements for WHE operators and personnel who operate WHE for maintenance purposes only are in NAVAIR 00-80T-119.
NOTE: Wings shall develop standardized WHE Phase II SE training and documentation procedures for the T/M/S aircraft they support per NAVAIR 00-80T-119. IMAs shall develop the training and documentation procedures for the WHE they maintain per NAVAIR 00-80T-119.
3. PPE training shall be included in all operator training courses, and specifically in all MHE/WHE courses.
.9 Discuss SE custody control procedures. [ref. b, ch. 12]
1. Issue Procedures.
All personnel shall have in their possession a valid USN Aviation Support Equipment Operator's License (OPNAV 4790/102) for specific equipment being checked out. A joint (issuing and receiving personnel) preoperational inspection shall be performed, using the applicable MRCs prior to issue. Personnel receiving the SE will sign the SE Preoperational Record (OPNAV 4790/52) in the inspector's block. Issuing personnel will sign the supervisor's block. The SE Preoperational Record (OPNAV 4790/52) will accompany each item of SE. The Support Equipment Transaction Report (OPNAV 4790/64) shall be signed in block 27f by the user to document SE issue. The white, green, and yellow copies of the TR will be retained by the issuing activity for local record keeping purposes. The pink copy will be retained by using activity for its records.
2. Receipt Procedures.
All persons shall have in their possession a valid OPNAV 4790/102 for specific equipment being returned. The applicable SE Preoperational Record (OPNAV 4790/52) shall be returned with the SE. A joint (issuing and receiving personnel) preoperational inspection will be performed by the using and receiving personnel using the applicable MRCs. The SE Preoperational Record (OPNAV 4790/52) will be annotated the same as above. The TR shall be signed in block 28f by receiving personnel to document SE return.
3. Discrepancy Identification.
All discrepancies noted during issue/receipt or preoperational inspections shall be annotated on a MAF by Production Control.
.10 Discuss scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on SE. [ref. b, ch. 16]
1. DON’s three-level maintenance concept is applicable to SE. The three-level maintenance concept provides classification and optimum assignment of SE maintenance functions consistent with an organization's capability to perform these functions. SE maintenance functions are classified and assigned to PMS for SE consists of the maintenance functions per Volume V, Chapter 18.
(1) Limited I-Level Maintenance. When an organization is deploying to an operating environment without IMA capability, pre-deployment planning shall include how accomplishment of scheduled maintenance of SE is to be accommodated. If in theater afloat or ashore I-level support non-availability is anticipated due to distance or time, the deploying unit shall request all necessary I-level SE training from its supporting IMA. Successful completion of this training will allow for self sufficiency of scheduled SE maintenance for IMRL during deployment. This authority for I-level detachment maintenance of SE excludes maintenance of aircraft lifting devices that require a functional load test, proofloading that uses a portable or stationary jack tester, when NDI requirements exist, and in any situation where the appropriate special tools or SE, consumable maintenance materials, or replacement parts are unavailable. Maintenance documentation will be accomplished per Volume III.
NOTE: SE shall not be transferred in a non-RFI status without prior approval of the cognizant SECA.
(2) Calibration. Calibration is a scheduled performance evaluation and correction requirement for certain specified items of SE. Calibration is the responsibility of the Avionics Division.
(3) Unscheduled Maintenance. Unscheduled maintenance is the maintenance required due to SE failures or as a result of discrepancies and deficiencies found during scheduled maintenance. Unscheduled maintenance consists of fault isolation (troubleshooting), repair or replacement, test, and calibration, if required.
(4) Upon approval by the cognizant SECA, non-RFI SE being transferred shall have all Supply documentation attached to the appropriate SE Custody and Maintenance History Record (OPNAV 4790/51). All parts removed for maintenance and all received parts not installed shall be forwarded with the SE.
2. The MMCO shall ensure all SE maintenance is optimally scheduled. This includes scheduled maintenance, unscheduled maintenance, and TD compliance. Monthly scheduled maintenance plans will be developed either manually from files, or by MIS procedures, and will project the scheduled workload. If possible, SE on subcustody to user activities shall be recalled at least 1 day prior to a scheduled inspection. When operational requirements dictate, PM may deviate plus or minus 3 days on calendar cycles and plus or minus 10 percent on meter times. The next inspection will be due as if no deviation had occurred.
NOTE: When deviations described previously have been exceeded, the SE item is restricted from further operation until completion of the subject inspection, that is, after 3 days or 10 percent have passed. When PM inspections are done earlier than 10 percent or 3 days, the next inspection is due based on the date/hour/cycle the PM inspection commenced. SE reporting custodians need no higher authority to perform inspections outside authorized deviations.
.11 Discuss the proper routing and sign-off of an SE misuse/abuse report concerning a supported activity. [ref. b, ch. 14]
1. Reporting SE misuse/abuse is an all hands responsibility. Procedures are as follows:
(1) Anyone witnessing SE misuse/abuse is expected to prepare and forward an SE Misuse/Abuse Report (OPNAV 4790/108) to the activity with IMRL reporting responsibilities for the SE item. Handwritten forms are acceptable.
(2) QA shall assign a control number and prepare an official typewritten report for the MO’s signature. Forward the signed report to the CO of the command which held custody of the item. Send a copy to the CO of the command to which the offender is attached, if different.
(3) QA of the command receiving the report shall conduct an investigation and provide recommendations to the CO for corrective action. A joint investigation shall be conducted with the offender’s command, if different. During the investigation, an analysis of licensing, training, certification, maintenance procedures, safety, and related trends will be conducted. The CO shall return the report to originator within 10 working days, with recommendations and action taken described on the back of the form.
(4) The originator will provide copies of the completed report to all concerned activities.
2. If the offender and the witness of the misuse/abuse belong to the command with custody of the item that was misused/abused, the report stays within the command.
3. Procedures for SE license revocation and requalification are in Volume V, Chapter 17.
.12 Discuss the Tire/Wheel Certification Program as it relates to SE. [ref. a, ch. 7]
Read section 112
.13 Discuss requirements for load testing of slings. [ref. f]
1. General