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FAA OKs Avfuel's Online Fuel Safety Program
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Part of the company's new Avfuel Training System, the new course will enable FBOs and operators to comply with the agency's fuel safety regulations.
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Global aviation fuel provider Avfuel has received FAA approval for its online fuel safety training program, allowing FBOs and operators to now use the Michigan-based company’s Line Fuel Service and Supervisory Fuel Service Training program to meet FAR 139.321 fuel safety regulations. This makes it the only aviation fuel supplier with an in-house FAA-approved online safety training program, according to marketing manager Buffey Muth.

The approved coursework is part of the company's new online education platform, the Avfuel Training System (ATS), which provides a learning environment that enables FBO management to more easily centralize and facilitate staff training. “When customers visit the online portion of the ATS, they’re presented with a more intuitive learner and manager dashboard with a more modern interface,” explained Muth. “It also offers easy access from any device.”

Avfuel's ATS course, which uses video and other resources to teach, includes topics such as aircraft fueling, fuel handling and fire safety, aviation fuels and additives, fuel system icing inhibitor, contaminants and fuel testing methods, fuel load receiving procedures, fuel storage systems, mobile refueling equipment, and recordkeeping. An annual company subscription covers employee’s access to the site, which allows users to train at their own pace.