Maintain flight control operations
URN: PPLAOG27
Business Sectors (Suites): Aviation Operations on the Ground
Developed by: People 1st
Approved on:
2021
Overview
This standard is about maintaining flight control operations. This involves collecting, interpreting and using operational information on flight movements and operating conditions, disseminating this information to colleagues, and identifying, recording and confirming the action to take as a result. This also involves collecting and using operational information to inform organisational and airport/airfield contingency plans. You must be able to implement organisational and airport/airfield contingency plans to ensure the requirements of the airport and airlines, relevant legislation, safety, cost control, service level agreements and punctuality are met.
This standard is for those responsible for maintaining flight control operations.
When you have completed this standard, you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge of and ability to
This standard is for those responsible for maintaining flight control operations.
When you have completed this standard, you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge of and ability to
• Maintain flight control operations
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- Collect operational information on aircraft movements and operating conditions in line with organisational and airport/airfield procedures
- Interpret and use operational information to plan flight control operations in line with organisational and airport/airfield procedures and relevant legal requirements
- Disseminate operational information to colleagues in line with organisational and airport/airfield procedures
- Identify, record and confirm the action to be taken in response to the operational information disseminated
- Maintain flight control operations in line with organisational and airport/airfield procedures and relevant legal requirements
- Use operational information to inform organisational and airport/airfield contingency plans to maintain flight control operations
- Confirm the organisational and airport/airfield contingency plans meet the requirements of the airport/airfield and airlines, relevant legislation, safety, cost control, service level agreements and punctuality
- Implement the organisational and airport/airfield contingency plans to maintain flight control operations within your level of authority
- Complete the required documentation in relation to the organisational and airport/airfield contingency plans in line with organisational and airport/airfield and relevant legal requirements
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
1. The types of operational information to collect to support the planning and maintenance of flight control operations
2. Your organisation’s and the airport/airfield's procedures for collecting operational information to support the planning and maintenance of flight control operations
3. How to interpret and use operational information to plan and maintain flight control operations
4. Your organisation's operations manual, procedures and relevant legal requirements for maintaining flight control operations
5. Your organisation's communication and recording systems and procedures
6. How to maintain visual displays of aircraft movements in line with your organisation's procedures
7. How to record and process aircraft progress and operational information in line with your organisation's procedures
8. The organisation’s operational contingencies relating to flight irregularities
9. How to use operational information to inform organisational contingency plans to maintain flight control operations
10. How to confirm organisational contingency plans meet the needs of the airport/airfield and airlines, relevant regulatory requirements, safety requirements, cost control requirements, service level agreements and the need for airline punctuality
11. How to implement organisational contingency plans to maintain flight control operations within your level of authority
12. Your organisation’s procedures for completing documentation in relation to organisational contingency plans
Scope/range
The types of operational information include:
a) Flight schedules
b) Flight servicing
c) Routes and route planning
d) Flight destinations
e) Aircraft availability
f) Aircraft characteristics
g) Equipment carried
h) Aircraft maintenance
i) Stand availability
j) Stand maintenance
k) Aircraft turnaround time
l) Airport equipment
m) Airport ground procedures
n) Legal requirements for fuel
o) Crew rostering
p) Crew qualifications and currency
q) Weather conditions
r) Airport activities or status
s) Airspace restrictions
Flight irregularities include changes to:
Flight irregularities include changes to:
a) Flight schedules
b) Routes
c) Flight destinations
d) Aircraft availability
e) Equipment carried
f) Crew rostering
g) Weather conditions
h) Airport activities or status
i) Airspace restrictions
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Your Organisation*
This is the company you work for or are contracted to e.g. airport/airfield/aerodrome or airline
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Organisation’s Procedures **
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Organisation’s Procedures **
These are the procedures your organisation has in place to ensure compliance with relevant rules, regulations, instructions, policies, procedures, legislation and laws relevant to the activity
Links To Other NOS
External Links
Version Number
2
Indicative Review Date
2026
Validity
Current
Status
Original
Originating Organisation
GoSkills
Original URN
GSKAOG27
Relevant Occupations
Transport Drivers and Operatives, Transport Operations and Maintenance
SOC Code
8233
Keywords
operational, information, contingency, flight