Aircraft Marshalling and Ground Handling Flashcards

What equipment should a marshaller use to guide an aircraft at night or in low visibility?

Answer: Illuminated wands, with a high-visibility vest

Lighted wands make marshalling signals clearly visible to the flight crew in darkness or poor visibility.

From whose point of view are left and right turn signals given?

Answer: The pilot's

Turn signals refer to the direction the pilot will turn the aircraft, so 'left' means the pilot's left.

Where should a marshaller generally stand when guiding an aircraft onto a stand?

Answer: In front of the aircraft, where the pilot can see them clearly

The marshaller must stay visible to the pilot and well clear of engine hazard zones and the aircraft's path.

While marshalling, the marshaller loses sight of the wing walker. What should the marshaller do?

Answer: Signal the aircraft to stop until the wing walker is visible again

Without the wing walker's clearance signals, wingtip clearance cannot be confirmed, so the aircraft must stop.

A thunderstorm with lightning is approaching the airport. What usually happens to ramp operations?

Answer: They are suspended under the airport or airline lightning alert procedure until the alert ends

Lightning alert procedures clear personnel from the open ramp because aircraft and GSE attract strikes.

What does a marshaller signal by moving the right hand or wand across the throat in a slashing motion?

Answer: Cut engines

The throat-slash signal tells the crew to shut down the engines.

After a departing aircraft is ready to taxi, how does the marshaller dispatch it under ICAO signals?

Answer: Give a salute with the right hand or wand, then keep eye contact until the aircraft begins to taxi

The salute dispatches the aircraft, and keeping eye contact makes sure the crew saw the signal.