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I have been doing a bit of digging on the CAA’s web site and have a few links for you. Like I said in the last post I believe any HF course you may attend in the future should include information regarding changes on fuel tank safety and any work carried out on these systems. There is also a new ATA chapter for Boeing aircraft, specifically for the Nitrogen Inerting system currently being installed on all new build aircraft with centre tanks and any retrofits carried out in the future  (Links to more information)

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP747.PDF

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP476SEPTEMBER04.PDF

http://www.sjap.nl/Fuel_Tank_Safety_NGS%20737.pdf

Yet again a few months since I have added anything of interest. But in that very short time many areas in the industry seem to be struggling with escalating costs and operators are ‘folding’ every other day it seems. XL airlines is the latest in the UK and I was reading today that the expected cost of there demise is in the region of 40 million pounds! Some friends of mine were stuck in Canada after they went under and it cost over £1000 just to get a flight back home. Terrible really. On another note I recently attended a renewal course for the contractors HF certificate at Prestwick. There now seems to be a requirement for additional training regarding Fuel Tank work and CDCC Limitation’s. (Introduced by the FAA/Boeing for centre tanks - Not sure on Airbus’s take as yet) I would suggest any one concerned looks up the latest details on the CAA’s site.