24. Structure and operation of central control room of an airport (ccra).

Services related with air traffic control, apron and air terminal, cargo and postal terminal, chief mechanician service (CMS) are submitted to first (senior) deputy of general director, airtraffic control is provided by central control office of an airport.

Activity of the central control room of an airport (CCRA) includes:

• Arrangement of effective daily planning of air transportations;

• On-line (urgent) management and updating of airport services activity directed on duly departures of aircrafts according to the daily plan of air transportatins;

• Arrangement of inquiry office (info) work;

• Logistical support of an aircraft ground handling and the accounting of the payment for services.

Structure of CCRA:

• Daily flight schedule group;

• Aircraft handling and payment accounting group;

• Controller group;

• inquiry group;

• Daily planning group;

• Airport controller management group;

• Logistical support group.

24. Structure and features of apron complex functioning (ramp-handling) of ria

Apron complex (RAMP-HANDLING) is one of the main departments, which define features of certain airport functioning.

Apron Complex directly provides air transportations at the airport, that’s why you, as an future expert in transport technologies, should be perfectly familiarized with its structure and functions.

This department at International airport “Borispyl” is named НОПС (AGH) – aircraft ground handling.

Apron complex includes:

• Service and payment accounting group (SPAG) under CCRA;

• Load center gravity calculation group (LCGCG) under CCRA;

• Handling department (HD);

• Technical equipment department (TED).

Apron complex activity consists in planning and organization of duly aircraft ground handling at an airport according to the requirements of IATA Standards about ground handling, Aircraft take-off preparation job cards and other regulations.

Apron Complex functions:

• Planning according to the daily schedule, application of technical and human resources;

• Organization and execution of radio broadcasting with arriving aircrafts to clarify kinds of ground handling procedures and to prepare for their execution;

• Supervision and assurance of ramp equipment and parking bays availability for aircraft receiving ground handling;

• Supply of aircraft parking and execution of procedures according to the accepted handling technologies;

• Planning, arrangement and performing of aircraft ground handling on ramps using aircraft ground support equipment according to the IATA Standard agreement about airport handling or handling on request (REQUESТ);

• Calculations and exaction of airport taxes, collaboration with cargo handling services and РАХ-САRGО-НАNDLING services;

• Supervision and concordance of aircraft ground handling procedures, decision making in emergency situations (if necessary).

Management functions at each structural subdivision are carried out by senior controller of the proper group or department, and at apron complex maintenance department - by shift foreman. Technical equipment controller is involved into services and payment accounting group and is submitted to the services and payment accounting group controller.

Apron complex working shift includes:

• Shift director;

• Controller-coordinator of apron complex ground handling (under services and payment accounting group);

• Radio communication operator, who executes functions of service and payment accounting group controller (if necessary);

• Technician on primary document processing (services and payment accounting group request papers on flight handling);

• Operator-cashier (under services and payment accounting group);

• Load center gravity calculation dispatcher (under services and payment accounting group);

• Handling department controller;

• Technical equipment controller;

• Supervision of aircraft ground handling and loading agents groups (services and payment accounting group RAMP – agents);

• Maintenance technicians on duty group (under HD);

• Catering loaders group (under HD);

• Technicians group (under HD);

• Special vehicle and mechanization facilities drivers (controller of technical equipment), which are under administrative submission to the airport service of special vehicle, however they are under on-line submission to the services and payment accounting group controller through technical equipment controller.