positive locking device

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File:Car_hub_cotter_pin.jpg with a castellated nut secured in the center using a cotter pin to prevent it from unscrewing]]

A positive locking device is a device used in conjunction with a fastener in order to positively lock the fastener. This means that the fastener cannot work loose from vibrations. The following is a list of positive locking devices:{{citation |last=Timings |first=Roger Leslie |title=Newnes Mechanical Engineer's Pocket Book |publisher=Newnes |year=2005 |edition=3rd. |isbn=978-0-7506-6508-7}}

• A split beam nut
• A castellated nut and a split pin
• A hex nut or cap screw and a tab washer
• A hex nut or cap screw and a lock plate
• Safety wiring with various types of fasteners

{{quote|7-122. GENERAL. The word safetying is a term universally used in the aircraft industry. Briefly, safetying is defined as: "Securing by various means any nut, bolt, turnbuckle etc., on the aircraft so that vibration will not cause it to loosen during operation." These practices are not a means of obtaining or maintaining torque, rather a safety device to prevent the disengagement of screws, nuts, bolts, snap rings, oil caps, drain cocks, valves, and parts. Three basic methods are used in safetying; safety-wire, cotter pins, and self-locking nuts. Retainer washers and pal nuts are also sometimes used.{{sfn|AC43.13|1998|p=7–19}}}}

{{quote|7-124d. Safety wire must be installed in a manner that will prevent the tendency of the part to loosen.{{sfn|AC43.13|1998|p=7–21}}}}

File:Nut lock plate.svg|A locking plate

File:Nut tab washer.svg|A tab washer