Volume 1, Unit 2

Question 1

What types of problems are walk-around inspections designed to detect?

Answer 1

The most obvious defects such as leaks, broken or missing items, flat tires, and so forth.

Question 2

Which page of the AF Form 1800 consists of 35 items that assist you when inspecting a vehicle?

Answer 2

Page three

Question 3

What are some vehicle maintenance items the operator is responsible for maintaining?

Answer 3

• Adding coolant to the radiator
• Adding oil to the crankcase
• Filling the battery with fluid
• Fueling the vehicle
• Replacing broken lenses and burned out bulbs
• Adding air to and changing tires
• Tightening loose nuts and bolts
• Washing and waxing the vehicle

Question 4

Where can you find a vehicle’s operating parameters such as weight carrying capacity, towing capacity, and volumes of material it can haul?

Answer 4

In its owner’s or operator’s manual

Question 5

When inspecting a vehicle, what should you do if you notice defects in the vehicle which you cannot fix?

Answer 5

Annotate the defect in the appropriate area of the AF Form 1800 and turn the vehicle in to maintenance for a qualified mechanic to repair.

Question 6

What does improper lubrication or the failure to lubricate a piece of equipment constitute?

Answer 6

Vehicle abuse

Question 7

Why should you refuel vehicles every day or keep their tanks at least three-fourths full?

Answer 7

To keep condensation from forming inside the tank during temperature changes.

Question 8

Why should you not rinse out the inside of the cab when cleaning the vehicle?

Answer 8

It shortens the life of the vehicle cab, causes the mats to deteriorate, and causes the floorboards to rust.

Question 9

What is another way to describe an AF Form 171?

Answer 9

As a government driving “learner’s permit”

Question 10

Who is allowed to sign as a trainer on your AF Form 171?

Answer 10

Only those individuals designated as “certifiers”

Question 11

Who designates the required minimum hours of training for individual pieces of equipment or vehicles?

Answer 11

The individual’s unit or the Vehicle Operations flight.

Question 12

What exactly is an AF Form 2293?

Answer 12

Your government driver’s license.

Question 13

What two things must you present to the Licensing flight of Vehicle Operations to receive a valid government driver’s license?

Answer 13

A completed and signed AF Form 171 and your state driver’s license.

Question 14

What information is on the back of your AF Form 2293?

Answer 14

A list of all the vehicles you are qualified to operate.

Question 15

Which AF Form is used to document your prescribed certification training and is essentially proof of your abilities

Answer 15

The Air Force Form 483, Certificate of Competency.

Question 16

What training must you have prior to operating a vehicle alone on any airfield?

Answer 16

Airfield Driver Certification

Question 17

How often must crane operators be recertified?

Answer 17

Every 30 months

Question 18

Where can you find the subject knowledge based training for dump truck tailgate removal and installation training?

Answer 18

AFQTP

Question 19

Which page of the AF Form 1800, Operator’s Inspection Guide and Trouble Report, has areas for operators to sign signifying completion of the vehicle inspection?

Answer 19

One

Question 20

Where are the discrepancy item numbers placed on the AF Form 1800, Operator’s
Inspection Guide and Trouble Report, when turning in a vehicle to maintenance?

Answer 20

Left-hand column under “operator report”

Question 21

In regards to vehicle maintenance, which action is not normally an operator’s
responsibility?

a. Replacing burned out bulbs.
b. Filling the crankcase with oil.
c. Tightening loose nuts and bolts.
d. Changing the transmission fluid.

Answer 21

d. Changing the transmission fluid.

Question 22

While cleaning a vehicle, where would you find an oil water separator to dispose of engine degreaser?

Answer 22

In the wash bay

Question 23

What must be completed for an AF Form 171, Request for Driver’s Training and Addition to U.S. Government Drivers License, to be considered valid for licensing purposes?

Answer 23

Prescribed training

Question 24

The AF Form 2293 U.S. Air Force Motor Vehicle Operator Identification Card, is used to establish and update what document?

Answer 24

Individual driver record

Question 25

What training must you, as a pavements and construction equipment operator, have before you are certified to drive on the airfield?

Answer 25

Airfield drivers education training

Question 26

How often must pavement and construction equipment operators be recertified on dump truck tailgate removal and installation?

Answer 26

When needed