Serial
The maker serial or operator serial identifies the object.
Equipment records
Find the full history for one piece of equipment.
Each piece of equipment has one record for its identity, work, issues, certificates, files and history.
Equipment
Passenger harness 07
Serial PH-1907 · Marking PH-07
Logbook
Recent history
- Reserve repack completed16 August · certificate signed
- Hard landing check raised12 August · photo attached
Why it is out of service
The record gives the reason
The service status tab points to the open task, issue or defect, then the detail pane shows the proof behind the state.
Recognise it first
Serials, markings, names and tags all help find the same record.
Search can read markings, serials, models, manufacturers, nicknames and tags, so a person can start with the word they have in front of them.
The result is still one equipment record, not a different record for each name the operation uses.
The details that make it dependable
Marking
The mark on the equipment is recorded separately.
Nickname
A local name helps the team recognise one piece.
Tags
Reusable words help the operator search and filter.
Catalogue, or no model
Start from the catalogue when it helps, or record what you have.
Most equipment starts from the shared catalogue, so model, maker and category are consistent across the operation.
Some equipment has no manufacturer or product name. A camera pole, windsock or shed radio can be recorded under its category without inventing a model.
When equipment contains equipment
Installation history shows what was inside what on the day.
A skydiving operation can record a reserve and AAD inside a harness, then read the chain from either end. If the AAD is out of service, the harness above it shows the reason.
When a flat list is enough
A paragliding operation can record wings, harnesses, reserves and carabiners without recording installations at all. The record is still complete for work, usage, issues, certificates and documents.
Service state
The record explains what is out of service and why.
The Service status tab shows current service state. The other panes hold the work, readings, issues, defects, custody, files and certificates behind that state.
A certificate covers the named equipment and the installed equipment that stood inside it when it was signed.
Where it stops
KitNDocs records a person's account without making engineering decisions.
- Decide what fits where outside KitNDocs.
- Record readings separately for each piece of equipment.
- Use installation records only for connections a person records.
- Use categories and tags to find records, not to set rules.