Maricopa Community Colleges  AIR131   20084-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval:  4-29-08

AIR131  2008 Summer I – 2009 Summer II

L+L

1 Credit(s)

1 Period(s)

Ramp Team Lead

Overview of ramp team lead position for airline employees. Covers safety and emergency procedures, gate management, and computer procedures. Includes aircraft structural and performance limits as well as load procedures, weight and balance, and fuel determination procedures.

Prerequisites: None.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

AIR131  2008 Summer I – 2009 Summer II

Ramp Team Lead

 

1.

Explain safety violations, requirements, and procedures. (I)

2.

Identify the role of a team leader regarding safety concerns. (I)

3.

Demonstrate emergency procedures. (I)

4.

Differentiate between station goals and company goals. (I)

5.

Identify areas of gate management. (II)

6.

Summarize offload and upload strategies for on-time performance. (II)

7.

Describe items on a loading priority list. (II)

8.

Identify various segments within the computer system. (III)

9.

Differentiate between aircraft structural limits and performance limits. (IV)

10.

Summarize procedures for determining amount of fuel an aircraft requires. (IV)

11.

Determine proper weight and balance of a load for fuel efficiency. (IV)

12.

Summarize procedures for the completion and close-out of each flight. (I-IV)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

AIR131  2008 Summer I – 2009 Summer II

Ramp Team Lead

 

I. Team Lead Role

A. Safety Procedures

1. Violations

2. Requirements

B. Emergency Procedures

1. Priorities

2. Spill or Leak

3. First Aid

C. Goals

1. Company

2. Station

II. Gate Management

A. Scope

1. Pre-Arrival

2. Arrival

B. Loading

1. Offload

2. Upload

3. Priority

III. Computer System

A. Flight Operating System (FOS)

B. Dispatch Environmental Control System (DECS)

IV. Weight and Balance

A. Aircraft Structural Limits

1. Definition

2. Automated Trim Sheet

3. Manual Trim Sheet

4. Structural Maximum Weight Charts

B. Aircraft Performance Limits

1. Definition

2. Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW)

3. Planned Zero Fuel Weight (PZFW)

C. Standard Flight Crew

D. Flight Deck (FD) Jumpseaters

E. Extra Flight Attendants

F. Passenger Capacities

1. Cabin Zones

2. PAX Capacities Table

G. Cargo Hold Capacities

1. Definition

2. Cargo Hold Floors

3. Reporting Damage

4. Weight Limits Table

H. Fuel

1. Measurement

2. Fuel Slip

3. Minimum Fuel Amount

4. Dividing Fuel Loads

5. Fleet Fuel Capacities

6. Unusable Center Tank Fuel

I. Manual Trim Sheet Completion

1. Regulations

2. Layout

3. Flight Information Data Block

4. Payload Documentation

5. "NOTES" and the Sign-Off Area

6. "Aircraft Loading" Block

7. Center of Gravity (CG) Graph

8. Stabilizer Trim Unit for Takeoff

9. Flap Settings

10. "Total Souls" Area

 

 

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