Aviation movement specialist Apprenticeship Standard

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Knowledge

K1: The range of specialist vehicles and equipment and how they are used in airside movements.
K2: Techniques to monitor compliance with relevant health and safety and environmental legislation.
K3: Principles for moving different types of aircraft.
K4: Requirements for maintaining aviation security in own area of authority and action to take in the event of a breach of security.
K5: Aviation and other applicable legislation, procedures and regulations relating to an aviation environment, and monitoring procedures within own area of responsibility.
K6: Communication methods and techniques applicable to different audiences.
K7: Roles within the team and how these works together to achieve the organisation’s objectives.
K8: Principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.
K9: Procedures for preparing and operating the aviation systems used for moving aircraft, within own role.
K10: Aviation system faults and errors and what remedial action to take.
K11: Procedures to follow in an emergency, within own area of responsibility.
K12: Range of potential aviation incidents and disruption that may occur and the appropriate action to take in accordance with standard operating procedures.
K13: Types of dangerous goods relevant to a range of aviation operations and the procedures for management.
K14: Timelines for aviation operations performance and consequences of not meeting them.
K15: 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.
K16: The requirements and responsibilities of self and team members in checking specialised equipment prior to use, ensuring safe operation and correct storage after use.
K17: Procedures for preparing the area and required equipment prior to marshalling of aircraft and /or vehicles.
K18: Techniques for identifying relevant ensuring compliance with the rules and regulations for aircraft, vehicles and personnel operating airside.
K19: Marshalling procedures, including the correct monitoring of operation of marshalling equipment and team members.

Skills

S1: Selects vehicle(s) and equipment applicable to the aircraft and the type of aviation movement.
S2: Coordinate the airside team to perform the planned aviation movement.
S3: Monitor area of responsibility to comply with applicable legislation and organisational procedures, addressing and / or reporting hazards.
S4: 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.
S5: Adapt communication methods and language to meet the situation.
S6: Manage own and team’s workload to meet performance objectives.
S7: Prepare and use aviation systems to move aircraft, including taking remedial action upon identification of faults or errors.
S8: Monitor area of responsibility and take appropriate action to reduce the impact of emergencies, incidents or disruption.
S9: Monitor team members preparing to use a vehicle airside.
S10: Ensure vehicle operations comply with aviation standard operating procedures.
S11: Implement the correct procedures in the event of incidents or emergencies with an airside vehicle.
S12: Monitor and supervise team members carrying out daily safety inspections and secure storage of specialist equipment.
S13: Monitor the team to ensure correct preparation of the airside environment for marshalling of aircraft and or vehicle(s).
S14: Monitor marshalling of aircraft and or vehicles in accordance with organisation’s standard operating procedures.
S15: Ensure the rules and regulations for aircraft, vehicles and team members operating airside are adhered to in accordance with airport safety requirements.
S16: Identify and report compliance risks in line with organisational procedures.
S17: Handle dangerous goods correctly.

Behaviours

B1: Embeds and promotes the organisations values.
B2: Treat people with courtesy and respect.
B3: Accountable for own actions and those of the immediate team.
B4: Reliable and pro-actively challenges poor practice.
B5: Sources solutions and seeks to continuously improve and develop.
B6: Puts safety first for themselves and others.

Duty 1

DUTY: Carry out Safety checks when operating a tug, pushback tractor for pushback / towing including operating remote control equipment when applicable

Duty 2

DUTY: Conduct and supervise each stage of the aviation movement to completion, to meet timely aircraft movement activity

Duty 3

DUTY: Complete and maintain documentation to meet organisation compliance process & legislative aviation requirements

Duty 4

DUTY: Communicate with other airside teams when using specialised equipment including headsets /hand signals

Duty 5

DUTY: Carry out checks on aviation systems and identify faults and refer to appropriate personnel accordingly

Duty 6

DUTY: Escalate disruption incidents and emergency’s (for example, security incidents, potential breaches and prohibited articles) to the appropriate person

Duty 7

DUTY: Brief ground handling team members ahead of a planned aircraft movement to ensure everyone involved is aware of the plan and their own role.

Duty 8

DUTY: Operate airside vehicles selecting correct equipment / separation of aircraft / vehicles and passengers when applicable

Duty 9

DUTY: Monitor the marshalling of aircraft and other vehicles (tug, pushback tractor, specialised equipment) including preparation of the airside environment for marshalling

Duty 10

DUTY: Prepare vehicles prior to use airside and ensure the safe maneuvering of aircraft vehicles and personnel airside separation of aircraft / vehicles and passengers when applicable

Aviation movement specialist

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