TM 9-2320-279-10-1
M978 Tanker Operating Procedures
2-20. PREPARE TANKER FOR OPERATION.
a.
Prepare Vehicle.
WARNING
No smoking, flame, sparks, glowing or hot objects
allowed within 50 ft (15 m) of vehicle. Fire or explosion
may cause personal injury or death.
NOTE
This procedure should be performed to prepare tanker
before all fuel loading, fuel servicing, defueling, fuel
recirculation, and fuel unloading operations.
(1)
Start engine (para 2-lla or 2-lib), position vehicle for operation, and
park vehicle (para 2-11o).
(2)
Shut off engine (para 2-11p).
NOTE
Perform all before-operation PMCS procedures
(Table 2-3).
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