An apparatus comprising: a first composite transport member configured for use in a fluid transport system, wherein the first transport member is comprised of a composite material configured to reduce voltages and currents, induced in response to an electromagnetic event, along the first composite transport member ; a second composite transport member configured for use in the fluid transport system, wherein the second transport member is comprised of the composite material configured to reduce voltages and currents, induced in response to the electromagnetic event, along the second composite transport member ; and a coupling assembly configured to couple the first composite transport member to the second composite transport member in the fluid transport system; wherein: the fluid transport system is a fuel system and each of the first and second composite transport members is a tube having a channel through which fuel is moved, the channel extending along an axis through the transport member; the electrical resistance of the coupling assembly is lower than a specified length of the first and second composite transport members , wherein the specified length is 0.3m; and the electrical resistance of the first composite transport member varies with respect to the axis through the first composite transport member . a first composite transport member configured for use in a fluid transport system, wherein the first transport member is comprised of a composite material configured to reduce voltages and currents, induced in response to an electromagnetic event, along the first composite transport member ; a second composite transport member configured for use in the fluid transport system, wherein the second transport member is comprised of the composite material configured to reduce voltages and currents, induced in response to the electromagnetic event, along the second composite transport member ; and a coupling assembly configured to couple the first composite transport member to the second composite transport member in the fluid transport system; wherein: the fluid transport system is a fuel system and each of the first and second composite transport members is a tube having a channel through which fuel is moved, the channel extending along an axis through the transport member; the electrical resistance of the coupling assembly is lower than a specified length of the first and second composite transport members , wherein the specified length is 0.3m; and the electrical resistance of the first composite transport member varies with respect to the axis through the first composite transport member . the fluid transport system is a fuel system and each of the first and second composite transport members is a tube having a channel through which fuel is moved, the channel extending along an axis through the transport member; the electrical resistance of the coupling assembly is lower than a specified length of the first and second composite transport members , wherein the specified length is 0.3m; and the electrical resistance of the first composite transport member varies with respect to the axis through the first composite transport member . <EOS>