Course Overview
This training course considers UK regulatory legal and guidance documentation (UK (EU) Regulation No. 923/2012 SERA and CAA Aerodromes 139/2014/CAP 168), EU Regulation 923/2012 SERA, EASA Implementing Rules (IR’s) and Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material (AMC/GM), as well as ICAO standards and recommended practices (SARP’s) (ICAO Annex 2 – Rules of the Air) and relevant guidance material (viz. ICAO Doc. 9981 and Doc. 9137 Part 8) and is also heavily underpinned by industry good practice. Delivered by an experienced and current aerodrome operations instructor the course content is underpinned with case studies and examples of industry good practice.
Course Dates
This course is delivered in a virtual training room via Zoom. Please get in touch with us if you require in-person training.
Course Topics
- Airside Health and Safety
- Key Regulatory Documentation
- Aircraft Pre-Arrival and Arrival
- ICAO-Standard Marshalling Signals
- Knowledge Check
Who Should Attend
Aerodrome operator, handling agent, airline or other operational staff involved with, or required to perform, aircraft marshalling duties at aerodromes.
Learning Objectives
This training course considers UK National Occupational Standards (NOS) in Aviation Operations on the Ground (PPLAOG048 – Marshall Fixed and Rotary Aircraft) and specifically considers EASA’s ADR.OPS.D.080 Training and proficiency check programmes of marshallers and “FOLLOW-ME” drivers and supporting AMC/GM. Key learning objectives, include:
- Procedures and relevant legal requirements for marshalling aircraft (fixed and rotary), and the importance of adhering to them at all times;
- Confirmation of stand capabilities and preparing the aircraft stand/apron area;
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) required for marshalling aircraft;
- Types of health and safety risks to yourself, colleagues’, passengers’, and visitors’ when preparing to marshal aircraft;
- The importance of being aware of adjacent stands activity when marshalling aircraft;
- Procedures for coordinating with additional marshallers;
- Dimensional and turning characteristics of aircraft being marshalled;
- How to interpret standard signals from the flight deck crew of an aircraft;
- How to use and interpret standard marshalling signals;
- How to marshal the aircraft during daytime and nighttime operations;
- How to maintain your own, colleagues’, passengers’, and visitors’ health, safety and welfare when marshalling aircraft;
- Procedures for completing documentation for marshalling aircraft.
The training features participant engagement, exercises, case studies (examples of both good and bad practice) and professional discussion.
Certificate awarded – ‘Participants who attend full time will receive a certificate attendance’.
Prerequisites
A background in an airport environment, with practical experience of aerodrome operations.
Register Your Interest
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