IATA Airport Ramp Services

Course details

The objective of this IATA course is to familiarize learners with the many tasks that take place pre-flight, and provide them with the foundation knowledge and skills on the processes that need to be followed by ramp agent in order to service a parked aircraft. These services include all the functions required to help move passengers, cargo and baggage on board. In addition, airport ramp services personnel may perform the final walk around of the aircraft to check that all doors are closed and all is well. They work closely with the pilot of the aircraft to start the aircraft engines safely, communicating with a headset link or with hand signals. They help "push back" the aircraft from the parking position before the engines start running fully, a task referred to as marshalling the aircraft. Moreover, the course content has been enriched with numerous illustrations in order to a support learning and knowledge retention Updated on 19 January, 2020