Maricopa Community Colleges  AIR144   19982-20084 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/24/08
AIR144 19982-20084 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Team Lead Training
Overview of team lead position for airline employees. Includes hazardous materials regulations, ramp releases, aircraft structural and performance limits as well as flight crew requirements and passenger capacities. Fuel procedures, United Nations classifications system and emergency procedures also covered.
Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AIR144   19982-20084 Team Lead Training
1. Identify areas of gate management. (I)
2. Identify and classify common hazardous materials. (II)
3. Name exceptions to the hazardous materials notice. (II)
4. Explain the steps of the "Go/No Go Process". (II)
5. Explain the United Nations classifications system. (II)
6. Prepare a hazardous material incident report. (II)
7. Demonstrate emergency procedures. (II)
8. State purpose of a ramp release. (III)
9. Demonstrate procedures for reading a ramp release. (II)
10. Differentiate between aircraft structural limits and performance limits. (IV)
11. Explain flight crew requirements and passenger capacities. (IV)
12. Summarize procedures for determining amount of fuel an aircraft requires. (IV)
13. Prepare a manual trim sheet. (IV)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
AIR144   19982-20084 Team Lead Training
    I. Ground Operations
        A. Supervision
        B. Gate Management
          1. Scope
          2. Pre-Arrival
          3. Arrival
          4. Off-Load
          5. Loading
          6. Weight and Balance
        C. Aircraft Reposition
      II. Hazardous Material (HAZMAT)
          A. Go/No Go Process
            1. Skycap
            2. Ticket Counter
            3. Cargo
          B. HAZMAT Discovery & Response Process
          C. HAZMAT Spill Response Process
          D. Hazardous Material Notice
            1. Exceptions
            2. Reports of Discrepancies
            3. Reporting Incidents
          E. Classifications and Definitions
            1. United Nations Classification System
            2. Potentially Dangerous Goods
            3. Forbidden Goods
            4. Acceptable Dangerous Goods
            5. Explanations
          F. Warning Labels
            1. International Labeling
            2. Domestic Labeling
          G. Emergency Procedures
            1. Priorities
            2. Spill or Leak
            3. First Aid
        III. Ramp Release
            A. Definition
            B. Reading a Release
            C. Codes
          IV. Weight and Balance
              A. Aircraft Structural Limits
                1. Definition
                2. Automated Trim Sheet
                3. Manual Trim Sheet
                4. A/C 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 (Jumpseat Riders)
              E. Extra Flight Attendants (Fas)
              F. Passenger Capacities
                1. Cabin Zones
                2. PAX Capacities Table
              G. Cargo Hold (BIN) 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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