LOG-06 Fuel, Power & Mechanical Logistics

Fuel, Power & Mechanical Logistics

The fuel, generator, and solar depth referenced but never taught elsewhere in this curriculum — for groups who’ve completed LOG-01 and are ready to go deeper on power.

Course Overview, One Page

A single printable page covering what LOG-06 teaches, the 6 lessons, what you need before starting, and the doctrinal sources behind the method. Useful for deciding whether the course is for you, or for handing to somebody in your group who is weighing it up.

Why This Course

BLUF: Fuel and generators show up across LOG-01 through LOG-04, but none of those lessons teach fuel chemistry, generator sizing, or solar design in depth. This course covers all three, plus the carbon monoxide and fire hazards that come with running a group’s power systems — general awareness only, always verified against your own equipment and local code.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Match approved containers to fuel type and set a rotation schedule based on how each fuel actually degrades
  • Run a safe fueling procedure built around never fueling running or hot equipment
  • Calculate a real generator load from actual equipment, including the starting-watt spike most sizing mistakes miss
  • Place a generator safely, cover CO detection properly, and never back-feed through a wall outlet
  • Size a basic solar system from watt-hours needed, not panel wattage alone
  • Integrate fuel, generator, and solar into one power plan across the group’s scenario tiers

Lessons

Lesson 1

Fuel Storage: Containers, Code & Rotation

Container classes by fuel type, code-awareness categories, and rotation by fuel chemistry.

Lesson 2

Fuel Chemistry & Handling Hazards

Vapor behavior, ignition sources, and a safe fueling procedure.

Lesson 3

Generator Sizing & Load Calculation

Running vs. starting watts, a real load calculation, and generator types.

Lesson 4

Generator Operation, Maintenance & the CO Hazard

Safe placement, the CO hazard, maintenance, and why back-feeding is never acceptable.

Lesson 5

Solar System Design Basics

Components, sizing from watt-hours, battery chemistry, and realistic derating.

Lesson 6

Building the Group’s Power & Fuel Plan

Integrating fuel, generator, and solar into one plan across the scenario tiers.

How This Course Works

Format Self-paced online lessons, each pairing a concept (illustrated with diagrams in Lessons 4 and 5) with a worksheet you apply to your group’s actual equipment.
Prerequisite LOG-01 Lessons 3 & 6 at minimum, ideally the full LOG-01 course. References LOG-02 Lesson 2, LOG-03 Lesson 5, and LOG-04 Lesson 3 directly.
Progression Start with the Orientation check on the Course Map. Each lesson unlocks the next once its knowledge check is passed — progress is saved in your browser.
Certificate Unlocks automatically once all 6 lessons are complete.

Related Materials

General awareness only

This course is not a substitute for your equipment’s manufacturer manual, a licensed electrician, or your local fire and building code.

LOG-01, LOG-02, LOG-03 & LOG-04

This course builds on floor levels and the annual review (LOG-01), storage rules (LOG-02), compliance awareness (LOG-03), and the cooking fuel budget (LOG-04). LOG-01 L3 →  |  LOG-02 L2 →  |  LOG-03 L5 →  |  LOG-04 L3 →

Forms, Worksheets & T-Card Templates

This course reuses the LOG-01 Forms and T-Card pages rather than duplicating them. Forms page →  |  T-Cards page →

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