STANAG 3105
STANAG 3105 pressure refuelling connections and defuelling
NATO nations and the ground crews and technical authorities that service aircraft pressure refuelling connections and defuelling equipment
STANAG 3105 is NATO's agreement committing member nations to implement AASSEP-02, the Allied publication covering pressure refuelling connections and defuelling for aircraft.
- Edition
- 7
- Published
- 2014-06-05
What it is
What STANAG 3105 covers
STANAG 3105 is the NATO standardization agreement that gives force to AASSEP-02, Edition A, the Allied publication on pressure refuelling connections and defuelling for aircraft. A STANAG is not itself a technical specification: it is the agreement by which NATO nations commit to implement one, and the actual connector and procedure requirements sit in the Allied Publication it covers. This STANAG responds to an interoperability requirement stated plainly in the document: "to define the standardization requirements for aircraft pressure refuelling connections, to facilitate cross-servicing and to ensure the provision of a selective aircraft defuelling capability." Read plainly, that means the STANAG exists so that aircraft and ground support equipment from different NATO nations can be refuelled and defuelled using a common connector and procedure, not so that a single national design is imposed on everyone.
This is Edition 7, promulgated 5 June 2014. It supersedes STANAG 3105 Edition 6.
Who ratifies it, and how it takes effect
The mechanism that matters here: a STANAG binds a nation, not a supplier. Nations "are invited to examine their ratification of the STANAG and, if they have not already done so, advise the NSA of their intention regarding its implementation," and the national response is recorded in the NATO Standardization Document Database (NSDD). Once ratified, the STANAG "is effective upon receipt and ready to be used by the implementing nations and NATO bodies." A manufacturer or maintenance organisation meets AASSEP-02 only where a contract or a tender brings it in by name, not because the STANAG exists on its own. The agreement is supervised under the authority of the Military Committee Air Standardization Board (MCASB), through its Aircraft Servicing and Standard Equipment working group.
Reporting and review
Nations report their effective implementation using the form in Annex H to AAP-03(J); partner nations report their adoption of the STANAG the same way, using the form in Annex G to AAP-03(J). The STANAG is reviewed at least once every three years, with the result recorded within the NSDD, and nations or NATO bodies may propose changes at any time through a standardization proposal to the tasking authority.
How it's evaluated
No certification exists here, and the document names none. What it describes is a national ratification, implementation and review cycle run through NATO's own machinery, not an audit against this STANAG as such. The connector and defuelling requirements in AASSEP-02, and how well an aircraft or its ground support equipment meets them, are what a nation's own airworthiness authority and any customer's quality clause actually assess.
How we help
STANAG 3105 and AASSEP-02 describe an operational aircraft-servicing standard, not a management system: the work of connecting, refuelling and defuelling aircraft using a common connector and procedure sits in ground crew training, equipment maintenance and hands-on servicing, not in software. What that leaves to evidence is the paperwork around it: procedures that correctly reference AASSEP-02 and this STANAG, training records that show ground crews have been trained against the current edition, and the trail an internal or customer audit asks for afterwards.
ComplyTrain holds that evidence as a modern, auditable system: version-controlled procedures, training records tied to named individuals and dates, and corrective actions when a gap turns up, all searchable when a customer's quality clause asks for it. It does not connect, refuel or defuel an aircraft, does not decide how a nation implements the agreement, and does not replace the ratification and reporting nations carry out themselves through the NSDD and the AAP-03(J) forms.
The applicable tier here, and whatever else it comes with, is set by the contract and the customer's quality clause. If you are working out what sits alongside STANAG 3105, the standards explorer covers the related NATO aircraft-servicing publications, and we are glad to talk through what that means in practice.
Standards it references
- STANAG 3632Background
- STANAG 3681Background
- STANAG 3682Background
Questions
Is STANAG 3105 mandatory?
Not in general. It binds a nation once that nation ratifies it, and it reaches a manufacturer or maintenance organisation through a contract or a tender that names AASSEP-02 or this STANAG, not by existing on its own. Whether it applies to a given programme is set by the tasking or contract in front of you.
What is the difference between STANAG 3105 and AASSEP-02?
STANAG 3105 is the agreement: the letter of promulgation, the ratification record, and the reporting and review machinery. AASSEP-02 is the publication itself, the Allied publication that sets out the actual pressure refuelling connector and defuelling requirements. The STANAG is the cover; AASSEP-02 is the content.
What edition is current, and what did it replace?
Edition 7, promulgated 5 June 2014. It supersedes STANAG 3105 Edition 6.
Is ComplyTrain certified against this agreement?
No. There is no accredited certification for STANAG 3105 or AASSEP-02 to hold, and ComplyTrain does not claim one. What we support is the evidence trail around training and procedures for aircraft refuelling and defuelling work, at an informational level.
How often is STANAG 3105 reviewed?
At least once every three years, with the result recorded in the NATO Standardization Document Database. Nations and NATO bodies can also propose changes at any time through a standardization proposal to the tasking authority.