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Aviation movement specialist (level 3)

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Move aircrafts into position.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • The range of specialist vehicles and equipment and how they are used in airside movements.
  • Techniques to monitor compliance with relevant health and safety and environmental legislation.
  • Principles for moving different types of aircraft.
  • Requirements for maintaining aviation security in own area of authority and action to take in the event of a breach of security.
  • Aviation and other applicable legislation, procedures and regulations relating to an aviation environment, and monitoring procedures within own area of responsibility.
  • Communication methods and techniques applicable to different audiences.
  • Roles within the team and how these works together to achieve the organisation’s objectives.
  • Principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.
  • Procedures for preparing and operating the aviation systems used for moving aircraft, within own role.
  • Aviation system faults and errors and what remedial action to take.
  • Procedures to follow in an emergency, within own area of responsibility.
  • Range of potential aviation incidents and disruption that may occur and the appropriate action to take in accordance with standard operating procedures.
  • Types of dangerous goods relevant to a range of aviation operations and the procedures for management.
  • Timelines for aviation operations performance and consequences of not meeting them.
  • The methods for matching the planned airside movement with the team roles, including briefing on the equipment/vehicles to be used, and incident/emergency responses.
  • The requirements and responsibilities of self and team members in checking specialised equipment prior to use, ensuring safe operation and correct storage after use.
  • Procedures for preparing the area and required equipment prior to marshalling of aircraft and /or vehicles.
  • Techniques for identifying relevant ensuring compliance with the rules and regulations for aircraft, vehicles and personnel operating airside.
  • Marshalling procedures, including the correct monitoring of operation of marshalling equipment and team members.

  Skills

  • Selects vehicle(s) and equipment applicable to the aircraft and the type of aviation movement.
  • Coordinate the airside team to perform the planned aviation movement.
  • Monitor area of responsibility to comply with applicable legislation and organisational procedures, addressing and / or reporting hazards.
  • Identify and respond to security risks in own area of operations e.g. challenging people in restricted areas, recording and /or reporting of security incidents.
  • Adapt communication methods and language to meet the situation.
  • Manage own and team’s workload to meet performance objectives.
  • Prepare and use aviation systems to move aircraft, including taking remedial action upon identification of faults or errors.
  • Monitor area of responsibility and take appropriate action to reduce the impact of emergencies, incidents or disruption.
  • Monitor team members preparing to use a vehicle airside.
  • Ensure vehicle operations comply with aviation standard operating procedures.
  • Implement the correct procedures in the event of incidents or emergencies with an airside vehicle.
  • Monitor and supervise team members carrying out daily safety inspections and secure storage of specialist equipment.
  • Monitor the team to ensure correct preparation of the airside environment for marshalling of aircraft and or vehicle(s).
  • Monitor marshalling of aircraft and or vehicles in accordance with organisation’s standard operating procedures.
  • Ensure the rules and regulations for aircraft, vehicles and team members operating airside are adhered to in accordance with airport safety requirements.
  • Identify and report compliance risks in line with organisational procedures.
  • Handle dangerous goods correctly.

  Behaviours

  • Embeds and promotes the organisations values.
  • Treat people with courtesy and respect.
  • Accountable for own actions and those of the immediate team.
  • Reliable and pro-actively challenges poor practice.
  • Sources solutions and seeks to continuously improve and develop.
  • Puts safety first for themselves and others.
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Transport and logistics
• Qualification level: 3; Equal to A level
• Course duration: 18 months
• Maximum funding: £7,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • Aviation movement specialist
  • Aviation mover
  • Aviation operations
  • Aviation supervisor
  • Ramp lead agent

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