CHAPTER 5 QUALIFICATION AND LICENSING

TB 600-2

CHAPTER 5

QUALIFICATION AND LICENSING

Section I. QUALIFICATION

5-1. General. Qualification should be based largely

should be tested individually.

upon operating ability but inspections, services, and

c. The appendixes contain suggested questions for

procedures must not be neglected nor their importance

a written test on selected items of equipment. They may

overlooked.

be used to evaluate the potential operator's technical

knowledge. At the commander's discretion, similar tests

5-2. Mechanical Knowledge. a. As a minimum,

may be prepared using data from pertinent operator's

operators selected for licensing will demonstrate

manual, applicable to equipment on which instruction/

satisfactorily a mechanical knowledge of the specific

training is conducted.

equipment for which a Standard Form 46 is sought.

Each potential operator will be examined on:

5-3.

Operating Proficiency.

The operating

(1) Ability to identify all major components of

proficiency test, the final examination of the potential

the equipment and their basic functions;

operator, is designed to determine the individual's ability

(2) Familiarity with the pertinent operator's

to perform every operation of which the equipment is

capable. Examining personnel will rate the driver as

manual and lubrication order;

satisfactory or unsatisfactory on the basis of a prepared

(3) Ability to demonstrate satisfactorily the

checklist, DA Form 6125 (Checklist of Driver's Road

preventive maintenance service the operator must

Test).

perform.

During this demonstration, the potential

b. The manner in which the individual operates the

operator should be authorized to use the pertinent

specific equipment should clearly indicate familiarity and

operator's manual, lubrication order, and DA Form 2404,

self confidence.

(Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Work Sheet).

c. In cases where equipment is manned by a crew,

b. Standards for this type of test must be high.

each crew member must demonstrate familiarity and self

Procedures must be impartial and thorough to insure

confidence at each operating station.

desired results. Each potential operator

Section II. LICENSING

5-4. Licensing. a. Successful completion of the

signature is used from responsibility for the precautions

prescribed tests qualify an individual to be licensed for

(including numbering and recording the issue and

the equipment(s) on which the individual passed tests.

permits) against misuse.

Specific nomenclature of the equipment will be entered

d. The battalion, or licensing agency, will maintain

on the Standard Form 46.

a ledger of all permits issued, including the name of the

b. The standard operator's permit (SF 46) will be

person to whom issued, date, type of permit, and

issued to the individual. The permit will be completed

authority or certification.

Permits will be valid as

and authenticated for type, model, or capacity of

indicated in AR 600-55 unless revoked or suspended

equipment or type of plant the holder is qualified to

earlier for cause. Renewal procedures will be followed

operate.

whenever a licensed operator is to qualify on an

additional item of equipment. Renewal procedure will

c. Permits

will

authenticated

the

consist of an examination of the operator's qualification

commanding officer or the authorized supervisor.

record, physical evaluation, and operating performance.

Facsimile signatures are authorized in accordance with

AR 340-15, but do not relieve the officer whose

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