Ship-Helicopter PQS, COMDTINST 3502.15

Section 106: Flight Deck Certification Fundamentals

Lesson 2: Definitions
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Section 106 Lessons

  1. Level/Class types
  2. Definitions
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Landing Services


HH-60 landing on a WMEC

A ship certified to Class 1 has the capability to land, service, and maintain an aircraft. A Class 1 certification includes hangar facilities, fuel/defuel capabilities, AC & DC external power, washdown, and nitrogen service. This is the "classiest" certification.

A ship certified to Class 2 has the capability to land and service an aircraft. A Class 2 certification includes fueling and AC & DC external power.

A ship certified to Class 2A has the capability to land aircraft and provide limited service. A Class 2A certification includes fueling and DC external power only.

Finally, a ship certified to Class 3 can land an aircraft but provide no services.

This chart should help you keep the Landing Services Classes sorted out:

Class 1, 2, 3 (Landing Services)
Class 1
Best
Land, Service & Maintain
Class 2
Better
Land & Service
Class 2A
Better
Land with limited Service
Class 3
Good
Land, no Service

Table 2-3

Let's move on to Class 4 & Class 5 for cargo services, found on the Next Page.

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