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Monitor and maintain the safe movement and operation of vehicles and personnel on the apron

URN: PPLAOG10
Business Sectors (Suites): Aviation Operations on the Ground
Developed by: People 1st
Approved on: 2021

Overview

This standard is about monitoring airport/airfield vehicles and personnel to maintain your organisation's and the airport's/airfield’s health and safety procedures and ensure compliance with relevant legal requirements for operating on the apron. This includes being able to identify and respond to health and safety breaches, investigating incidents, accidents and near misses and completing the required health and safety documentation according to your organisation's and the airport’s / airfield’s procedures and relevant legal requirements.

This standard is for those working in airports/airfields who monitor and maintain operations on the apron.

When you have completed this standard, you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge of and ability to:

• Monitor and maintain the safe movement and operation of vehicles and personnel on the apron

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

1. Monitor the operational condition of vehicles operating on the apron in line with the airport’s/airfield’s and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements  2. Monitor the movement and operation of vehicles on the apron in line with the airport’s/airfield’s and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements  3. Monitor the use of airside safety equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) on the apron in line with the airport’s/airfield’s and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements  4. Monitor the behaviour of personnel operating on the apron in line with the airport’s/airfield’s and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements  5. Monitor aircraft fuelling practices are being followed in line with the airport’s/airfield’s and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements 6. Maintain the safe movement and operation of vehicles and personnel on the apron in line the airport’s/airfield’s and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements  7. Respond to identified health and safety breaches/incidents on the apron in line with the airport’s/airfield’s and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements  8. Investigate, record and report breaches, incidents, accidents and near misses on the apron in line with the airport’s/airfield’s and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements  9. Complete the required health and safety documentation in line with the airport’s/airfield’s and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

1. The airport’s/airfield’s and organisational health and safety procedures and relevant legal requirements relating to the movement and operation of vehicles and personnel on the apron  2. The airport/airfield and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements for monitoring and maintaining the safe movement and operation of vehicles and personnel on the apron  3. The importance of monitoring and maintaining health and safety on the apron 4. The types of safety equipment and required personal protective equipment (PPE) for personnel working on the apron 5. The behaviour required of personnel operating on the apron what kind of behaviour  6. The airport/airfield, organisational and the relevant airline aircraft escorting, marshalling and refuelling procedures  7. The airport’s/airfield’s and organisational adverse weather procedures  8. How to identify and respond to health and safety breaches/incidents on the apron 9. The airport’s/airfield’s and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements for investigating, recording and reporting breaches, incidents, accidents and near misses on the apron  10. How to complete the required health and safety documentation in line with the airport’s/airfield’s and organisational procedures and relevant legal requirements 

Scope/range

Adverse weather includes:
a) Low visibility
b) High winds
c) Snow 
d) Ice

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

PPE**
Personal Protective Equipment

Links To Other NOS

External Links

Version Number

2

Indicative Review Date

2026

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

GoSkills

Original URN

GSKAOG10

Relevant Occupations

Transport Drivers and Operatives, Transport Operations and Maintenance

SOC Code

8233

Keywords

aircraft, vehicles, airside, apron, movement