NAVFAC P-300 Management of Transportation Equipment

(1) Operation. Operators shall have a valid OF-346 in their possession
when operating any of the equipment described above. The OF-346 must show each
type of equipment the licensee is authorized to operate. Applicable guidelines
pertaining to policy and procedure to be followed for testing and licensing equipment
operators are provided in Chapter 3 of this publication. These procedures shall be
used when issuing an OF-346
(2) Maintenance. Maintenance and lubrication [includes regularly
scheduled preventive maintenance (PM) type inspections] shall be performed per
manufacturers' recommendations and guidelines. If the manufacturers' maintenance
and lubrication frequency and inspection requirements are not available, the activity
shall develop and accomplish its own maintenance, lubrication and/or inspection
requirements and schedules based on available guidelines and past local experience.
An equipment history record file shall be developed and maintained for each individual
unit of equipment. Each equipment history record file shall contain the current, and
immediate prior documentation for all types of inspections, test reports, and
certifications. The file shall also contain all prior SROs, equipment specifications, and
modification/alteration approvals.
(3) Inspection
(a) Daily. Each operator shall perform a check of the equipment
prior to placing the equipment in service and again when securing the equipment.
Using the manufacturer’s manual and past local experience, each activity shall develop
a daily check list for the operators' use. The completed daily check lists shall be kept
on file for a minimum of 60 days. If the operator detects any condition that would
indicate the equipment to be unsafe or unreliable for use, the equipment shall be
removed from service until the suspect condition is corrected.
(b) Annual. A condition inspection, an electrical insulation test
(when applicable), and a load test shall be performed annually. Certification of these
inspections and tests shall be the responsibility of the designated (in writing) activity
certifying official who will certify the equipment safe and reliable for use. A copy of the
certification shall be posted on the equipment, in full view of the operator, with the
original certification form being filed in the equipment history record file. A locally
developed condition inspection, load test, and certification format shall be used.
(4) Testing
(a) Load Testing. Prior to any load testing, a complete condition
inspection shall be performed. Any items found to be unsatisfactory, which will render
the equipment unsafe (including warning devices) or unreliable, shall be corrected prior
to conducting the load test. Nondestructive testing (NDT) methods shall be used where
there are questionable structural components. In addition to visual inspections, all load
lifting hooks shall be removed and nondestructively tested every five years (i.e.,
EC-0704). All hooks shall be measured for hook throat opening before and after each
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