Sounding Report

Figure 8-5.—Example of an equipment-running log. on the cards for the squadron number, aircraft side number, the pounds of fuel issued or defueled from the aircraft, the total fuel load, the time of fueling or defueling, and the plane captain’s initials. These cards should be turned in to the division petty officer responsible for keeping the fuel expenditure records. Figure 8-6.—Example of a daily aircraft refueling equipment checklist. They are used in filling out squadron requisitions. In case of an aircraft accident, the cards should be re- moved from use and filed for future use in the accident investigation, if required. These cards are also used in accounting for the amount of fuel on board the ship. The fuel checker cards are used in conjunction with the daily pumproom reports to establish the amount of fuel delivered and the amount of fuel re- maining on board daily. The cards are used to compute the amount of fuel used by each squadron. A supply requisition is sent to each squadron for payment for the amount of fuel used. The cost of the fuel is paid for out of that squadron’s operation and line maintenance of aircraft allotment. Sounding Report Another report required in V-4 Division is the daily sounding report. This is a two-copy report; one copy is submitted to the engineering log room, and the other copy is retained in V-4 division files. The daily sounding report contains tank numbers, capacity (in gallons and in feet and inches), the previous day’s soundings, the present soundings, and the percentage of fuel on board. Daily Fuel Reports The daily fuel report is compiled from the aircraft checker cards, the pumproom reports, and tank sounding reports. This report shows the total amount of fuel 8-5