Title Page

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Ref No:

  • STA

  • STD

  • ATA:

  • FLT Number:

  • Stand:

  • A/C Type:

A/C Reg:

  • A/C Reg:

  • Airline

  • LIGHTING

ENVIRONMENT

  • Weather Conditions

  • Any Warnings in effect?

  • Other Weather Observation

Pre-Aircraft Arrival

Pre-Aircraft Arrival

  • Are all Ramp Services personnel wearing mandatory PPE (high-viz vest/Jacket, ear defenders, safety boots & gloves)

  • Please record the name of those not wearing PPE

  • Are all RSA clearly displaying Airside passes

  • Please record the name of those not Displaying their Pass

  • Has an apron inspection been conducted ensuring the aircraft stand is clear of any foreign object debris (FOD) prior to the aircraft arrival

  • Please record the responsible Agents Name

  • Are the marshalling wands, chocks, headset lead and ground power prepared prior aircraft arrival?

  • Are marshaller(s) and wing guidance personnel positioned in correct positions prior to the aircraft arrival at stand

  • Are all personnel, vehicles and equipment clear of the active stand, clear of FOD and the FEGP pit covers closed

  • Are all Vehicles Airside Permits valid, clearly visible and legible

  • What is the registration no or Equipment Number?

  • Are passenger steps clear of foreign object debris (FOD), snow and ice and is the TENSA barrier deployed

  • Do ground personnel remain clear of active stand prior to the aircraft arrival ?

Aircraft Arrival

Aircraft Arrival

  • Does the lead marshaller use the correct marshalling signals in accordance with CAA-CAP 637 and does the lead marshaller stay in full view of the 2nd marshaller/flight deck throughout the manoeuvre ?

  • Does the second marshaller use the correct marshalling signals in accordance with CAA-CAP 637 and correctly positioned to ensure permanent visual contact with the flight deck ?

  • Has the Aircraft been held in the taxiway if the PIGs are still in position on the lower stand until removed to a safe position under the port side wing tip

  • Does the flight crew follow the marshaller(s) signals at all times?

  • Has the correct procedure been followed if the aircraft required re-parking (Go-round)

  • Are aircraft ACW beacons switched off with engines fully spooled down prior to any personnel approaching the aircraft (unless A/C has inoperative APU in which case has the correct procedures been followed)

  • Has the aircraft been chocked and coned as per airline procedure (Annex 12, AGSM) before positioning any equipment on to the aircraft

  • Are the nose wheels chocks removed once MLG are in position and stowed correctly ?

  • Has the headset acceptance been performed? (hand signals if thunderstorm warning in place/unserviceable communication equipment)

  • Has an arrival walk-around/Damage Inspection been carried out

  • Has a brake test been performed before entering the aircraft stand?

  • Has the MGPU been correctly positioned, chocked and disconnected from the tug prior connection to aircraft?

  • Has the power lead lanyard been attached to the latching ring inside the power hatch

  • Has the fix ground power been correctly positioned

  • Has the correct sequence been followed to apply the power to aircraft and has the correct hand signal given

  • Are aircraft passenger steps pre- set to the appropriate height, correctly positioned with the park brake on, stabilisers fully deployed and the side rails extended to the aircraft with the safety buffer maintaining a minimal gap

  • Has the agent vacated the stairs platform after knocking on the passenger door to avoid an accidental chute deployment

  • Are passenger integrated guidance system (PIGS) correctly positioned before any passengers disembark the aircraft in accordance with company and airline procedure manuals

  • Are the cargo doors checked for damage prior GSE positioning

  • Has the handbrake been applied to all aircraft servicing equipment

  • Are banks-guidance personnel used at all times when reversing vehicles/ equipment to or from the aircraft

  • Are the belt loader driving/positioning procedures followed correctly when docking onto the aircraft?

  • Are the GSE operated properly at all times( e.g. speed, reckless, door close, access/egress …)

  • Are all safety rails deployed, as per procedure, when accessing the hold or when working from the boom (i.e. checking the aircraft hold?

  • Were all hold nettings / restraints secure on arrival

  • If applicable, was a safety report filed with Airside Operations if the aircraft arrived with hold nettings / restraints open

  • Has the correct access/egress procedures been followed

  • Were the hold nettings kept inside the hold(s) at all times during the offload?

  • Has inbound priority baggage been separated on the tug to ensure priority delivery to the belt

  • Has passenger baggage / freight been handled with care at all times?

  • Cargo holds checked for damage, contamination, missing/damaged restraint(s) after unloading

Mid-Aircraft Turnaround

Mid-Aircraft Turnaround

  • Is the aircraft re-fuelling vehicle free to approach the aircraft without obstruction and does the fuel vehicle have a rapid exit route kept clear at all times?

  • Are aircraft passenger steps free of catering waste, foreign object debris, snow and ice

  • Are aircraft passenger steps re-checked during the turnaround for correct height and ground security relating to the additional weight application of fuel, baggage/ freight

  • Have the holds been checked (end to end/floor to ceiling) and were empty (other than authorised items in transit) and clear of any suspicious items on completion of the offload and prior to commencing the on-load

  • Have the aircraft holds been checked before loading commences damage, contamination, missing/damaged restraint after unloading

  • Has the belt loader re-positioning procedure been followed correctly

  • Is the baggage/ freight handled, loaded correctly and appropriately and was the OBB split necessary/ completed by OBB staff

  • Has the aircraft been loaded according to load instruction (includes deviation)

  • Were the hold nettings kept inside the hold(s) at all times during the unload

  • If applicable, has any Dangerous Goods, Special Loads been segregated and secured as per regulations

  • Have the aircraft hold restraint nets been secured

  • Are all safety rails in place when RS agent is egressing the hold and when working from the boom (i.e. while securing the cargo nettings)

  • Is the LIRF complete and been certified by the Appointed Person (Dispatcher / TRM)

  • Is the belt loader removal procedure followed correctly?

  • Are the aircraft hold smoke detectors clear of any obstruction(s)

  • Have all manual handling techniques been adhered to during the offload / on-load of baggage

Aircraft Departure

Aircraft Departure

  • Has the passenger stairs removal procedure been followed correctly

  • Were the cones removed only once all equipment was away from the aircraft

  • Has the agent confirmed with the flight deck that the aircraft parking brakes were set

  • Were the nose NLG chocks re-positioned prior removing the MLG chocks

  • Is the apron stand checked for foreign object debris (FOD) prior to the aircraft departure?

  • Has the ‘headset person’ conducted a complete pre-departure visual safety check of the aircraft , only after all equipment has been removed and in an uninterrupted motion

  • Are all personnel, vehicles, equipment clear from the front and behind the aircraft prior to the ACW warning lights being switched on

  • Is the headset operative pre-positioned prior to the aircraft anti-collision warning lights being switched on

  • Has the MGPU been reconnected to the tug at the last point of the turnaround prior to start

  • Has the correct (M)GPU removal procedure been followed correctly

  • Did the RSA complete a 360º degree walk round of the tug and MGPU before driving away

  • Are the FEGP pit covers closed

  • Do the aircraft nose-wheel chocks remain in place during the aircraft engine(s) start-up procedure?

  • was the aircraft safely marshalled off stand assisted by wing-guidance personnel

  • Was a headset lead used during the start-up (Unless the lead became unserviceable or a thunder storm warning was in effect)

  • Is the aircraft given wing-guidance and ‘all clear signal’ whilst departing stand?

  • Was the departure of the aircraft delayed

  • if so what airport code was noted by the flight dispatcher

Aircraft Turnaround Equipment Timings

Aircraft Turnaround Equipment Timing

  • A/C on chocks

  • Headset Arrival

  • Arrival Walk-Around Inspection

  • Ground power connected

  • Front steps on

  • Back steps on

  • First passenger off

  • Last passenger off

  • Bags offload completed

  • Outbound bags received

  • LIRF received

  • Bags reload completed

  • First passenger on

  • Last passenger on

  • Back steps removed

  • Front steps removed

  • A/C cargo holds checked by dispatcher

  • A/C passenger door closed

  • Departure checks

  • Ground power disconnected

  • A/C start-up

  • A/C off chocks

  • A/C off stand

  • Comments for any delays:

  • TACO Or Auditor Signature

Verification & Follow up of Audit

Verification of Follow up audit

  • (If Unsatisfactory, state reasons)

  • Checked by:

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