CONDITIONS

You are a new/old member on a mission, and are asked to be a Flight Line Marshaller.

OBJECTIVE

1. Understand your responsibilities to properly direct, arrange, and park the aircraft for ease of staging flights, safely.
2. Understand your responsibilities for assistants and trainees.

TRAINING AND EVALUATION

Training Outline

1. When serving as a Flight Line Marshaller you are required to taxi and park the aircraft where they will not interfere with the other aircraft.
1. You have the responsibility to direct the aircraft safely on the taxi way and ramp to prevent hitting any objects, damaging it or other aircraft, this requires verifying wing and tail clearances.
2. You have the responsibility to assist the pilot to safely refuel his aircraft with the proper fuel minimizing spills.
3. You have the responsibility to park the aircraft where it will be safe and not interfere with the operation of other aircraft.
2. You are responsible for the safety of your assistants and trainees, assuring they are properly trained
1. Verify they know where to stand when directing aircraft, so they will not have to move backward.
2. Verify they know the proper hand and arm signals to direct the aircraft.
3. Verify that they know how to communicate with you and you with the Flight Line Supervisor for instructions.

Additional Information

More detailed information on this topic is available in the Mission Flight Line Reference Text.

Evaluation Preparation

Setup:

None.

Brief Student:

Explain the necessity and responsibilities of the Flight Line Marshaller.

Evaluation

Trainee must receive a pass on all performance measures to qualify in this task. If the individual fails any measure, show what was done wrong and how to do it correctly.