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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Ramp Team Lead
Course: AIR131

First Term: 2009 Fall
 Lec + Lab   1 Credit(s)   1 Period(s)   1 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Overview of ramp team lead position for airline employees. Covers safety and emergency procedures, gate management, and computer procedures. Includes central load planning, aircraft structural and performance limits as well as Dispatch Ramp History (DRH).



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
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. Explain the goals of central load planning (CLP). (IV)
10. Describe types of information entered into Dispatch Ramp History (DRH). (V)
11. Summarize procedures for the completion and close-out of each flight. (V)
12. Summarize procedures for the completion and close-out of each flight. (I-IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Team Lead Role
   A. Safety Procedures
      1. Violations
      2. Requirements
   B. Emergency Procedures
   C. Goals
      1. Company
      2. Station
II. Gate Management
   A. Scope
      1. Pre-Arrival
      2. Ramp Gate Activity (RGT)
      3. Flight Information Local (FIL)
      4. Arrival
   B. Flight Operations
      1. Offload
      2. Upload
      3. Priority
      4. Commodity Codes
      5. Commodity Codes Extensions
      6. Refusal Codes
III. Computer System
   A. Flight Operating System (FOS)
   B. Dispatch Environmental Control System (DECS)
IV. Central Load Planning (CLP)
   A. Overview
   B. Aircraft Structural Limits
   C. Aircraft Performance Limits
   D. Structural Weight
V. Dispatch Ramp (DR)
   A. History (DRH)
   B. Cargo Plan (DRCP)
      1. Standard Flight Crew
      2. Flight Deck (FD) Jumpseaters
      3. Extra Flight Attendants
      4. Passenger Capacities
      5. Cargo Hold Capacities
      6. Structural Maximum Weight
   C. Remarks (DRR)
   D. Cargo Update (DRCU)
   E. Cargo Check (DRCC)
F. Dangerous Goods (DRGA)
   G. Cargo Final (DRCF)
   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
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  12/8/2009

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