Fuel Tank Ignition Source Prevention Guidelines
COURSE NO: C05-035
PDH CREDIT: 5
COURSE PROVIDER: Gilbert Gedeon, P.E.
PRICE: $170 (CAD) (Save on this price with Pre-Pay-PDH Discounts!)

Course Highlights
This online engineering CPD course focuses on the prevention of ignition sources within fuel tanks of transport category airplanes. It provides valuable knowledge for ensuring compliance with FAA regulations and enhancing the safety of fuel tank systems.
This course explores comprehensive insights of compliance with relevant regulations and safety assessments related to fuel tank systems. It covers essential topics such as the regulatory history of ignition source prevention, identification of potential ignition sources, and design considerations for fuel tank safety. Also, it explains system safety assessments, electrical hazards, and practical strategies for mitigating risks associated with fuel vapor ignition.
This 5 CPD online course is applicable to aerospace and transportation engineers, as well as other technical professionals involved in the design, modification, or certification of transport category airplanes.
This course explores comprehensive insights of compliance with relevant regulations and safety assessments related to fuel tank systems. It covers essential topics such as the regulatory history of ignition source prevention, identification of potential ignition sources, and design considerations for fuel tank safety. Also, it explains system safety assessments, electrical hazards, and practical strategies for mitigating risks associated with fuel vapor ignition.
This 5 CPD online course is applicable to aerospace and transportation engineers, as well as other technical professionals involved in the design, modification, or certification of transport category airplanes.
Learning Objectives
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Knowing the regulatory requirements related to fuel tank ignition source prevention
- Understanding the historical context and evolution of fuel tank safety regulations
- Familiarizing with potential ignition sources and the conditions that create them within fuel tanks
- Learning the principles of system safety assessments (SSA) for fuel tank systems
- Knowing the design considerations that minimize ignition risks in fuel tank systems
- Understanding the role of electrical systems in fuel tank safety and the hazards they may pose
- Familiarizing with the methods and devices used for ignition source prevention, including circuit protective devices
- Learning about maintenance and inspection requirements for ensuring ongoing compliance and safety
Course Document
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the course document titled, “Fuel Tank Ignition Source Prevention Guidelines”, which is based on the U.S. Department of Transportation, Publication No. AC 25.954-1D, “Fuel Tank Ignition Source Prevention Guidelines”.
To view, print and study the course document, please click on the following link(s):
FUEL TANK IGNITION SOURCE PREVENTION GUIDELINES (1.0 MB)Course Quiz
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty-five (25) questions to earn 5 CPD credits. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
The minimum passing score is 70%. There is no time limit on the quiz, and you can take it multiple times until you pass at no additional cost.
Certificate of Completion
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.
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