Airport operations officer
Code 3154.1.3
Airport operations officers perform supervisory and administrative work monitoring operational activities on an assigned shift at a large airport. They ensure the safe take-off and landing of aircrafts.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- instructions of aerodrome operations
- airport environmental regulations
- dangers of marshalling activity
- airport planning
Skills and competences
- address potential aerodrome hazards
- monitor aviation meteorology
- create solutions to problems
- comply with specifications of aerodrome manual
- prepare notices to airmen for pilots
- execute working instructions
- ensure adherence to aerodrome procedures
- manage car park operations
- manage removal of disabled aircraft
- manage obstacle control
- manage aircraft parking areas
- identify airport safety hazards
- inspect airside area facilities
- inspect airfield facilities
- investigate aircraft accidents
- implement improvements in airport operations
- maintain aerodrome equipment
- provide assistance to airport users
- operate radio equipment
- implement airside vehicle control provisions
- implement airport emergency plans
- implement airside safety procedures
- anticipate installation maintenance
- preparar planes de emergencia de un aeropuerto
- conduct safe aircraft marshalling
- perform risk analysis
- apply airport standards and regulations
- comply with wildlife hazard management programmes
- communicate verbal instructions
- use different communication channels
Transversal competences
- gestionar personal
- inspeccionar equipajes en aeródromos
- supervise security at manned access gates
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences