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TM 9-2330-272-14
2-17. GENERAL FUEL HANDLING REQUIREMENTS (Con’t)
(2) If water is not available, temporarily ground yourself by holding a piece of grounded equipment with
your hands.
(3) Remove your hands from grounded equipment and take off your clothes. This grounding action
removes danger of a static spark igniting your clothes
m. Man all discharge nozzles and Ioading arms to avoid fuel spillage. DO NOT exceed loading/unloading
rates (para 1-11).
n. Three 15 ft (4.6 m) long transfer hoses stowed in roadside stowage tube assembly may be used as
required when added hose length is needed during fuel loading or unloading.
o. If fire extinguishers are discharged for any reason, have qualified personnel recharge them before next
mission.
2-18. BOTTOM LOADING (PREFERRED METHOD).
WARNING
DO NOT smoke while loading or unloading fuel, when handling fuel containers, or when
located within 50 ft (15.3 m) of fueling or fuel storage areas. Failure to follow this
warning may cause a fire and explosion, resulting in serious injury or death to
personnel.
NOTE
Refer to appropriate flow diagram at the end of paragraph for assistance.
a. Shut off towing vehicle engine and set brakes. Refer to towing vehicle technical manual.
b. Remove fire extinguishers from mounting brackets and take to point of operation.
WARNING
Connect bonding and grounding connections before beginning any fuel handling
operation. Maintain bonding and grounding connections until after all fuel handling is
completed. Connections must be made to clean, unpainted surfaces. An unbended
and ungrounded or improperly bonded and grounded semitrailer could produce a
spark. The resulting explosion will cause serious injury or death to personnel.
c. Connect bonding and grounding connections (para 2-13).
d. Ensure that all manually operated valves (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, and 24) are closed. On M131A4C and
M131A5C, ensure that 3-way flow valve (25) is set in position 1 with operating lever pushed inward as far as possible.
e. On M131A4C and M131A5C equipped with a read-out flow selector dial, set selector knob to zero. Close
flow selector valve (0-55 gpm) (18).
WARNING
Use extreme caution when working or walking on top of semitrailer. Catwalk can
become slippery due to moisture or fuel spillage. Failure to follow this warning may
result in serious injury to personnel.
f. Have assistant open manhole fill cover of compartment (1, 9, 10, or 12) to be loaded (para 2-14).
g. Remove caps from gravity discharge valve (3) outlet and pump discharge valve (6) outlet. Connect
transfer hose (7) from gravity discharge valve outlet to pump discharge valve outlet.
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