Effective communication and aviation safety go …

1 Effe ctivecommunicationandav iat ionsaf etygo handin usedthr oughoutmost of theflight, vit al communicationsat thebeginningandendof eachflightaretransmittedvisuallybetwee n th e pilo t andthelineservicespeciali marshalingis an importantsafetycompon entbecause it aff ord san extralevelof safetyby havinga set of eyesandearsoutsidethe eloped by theNational Ai r Tra nsp ort ati on Associat ion sSafety1stProgramin con junctio n with theFederalAviationAdministration(FAA),th is handsignalguideis designedto providea clearand conc ise descriptionof the dy to Gu id e:Star tReadyto Guide:FinishSta nd facingthe air cr aft with your sid e,raiseyourarm s outwardand up wardina larg e sweeping motionuntilyou getthe pilot wi th the wandsslightlyseparatedabove yo ur ai rcraftsta rt s taxiingto you , cha nge to the nextap Taxi Ahead:StartComeTaxi Ahead:Fini shOncethe aircraft is li ned up in frontofyou,extendyo ur armsor wandsfor war d fromyoursh you r handsor wan ds straightbac kto yourshouldersandrepeatthismotionas longas you ne ed the aircraftto taxi Turn:Sta rtRIG HT Turn.

2 FinishSmoothly transitionfromyour last signal,str etc h botharmsor wandsstraightout at ur LEFT armor wa nd strai ghtout pointingin the dire ctionyou wishthe aircraft to HT arm fromside to si T Tur n:StartLE FT Turn:FinishHol d yo ur RI GHTarm or wandstra ightout pointingin the dire ctionyou wishthe aircraft to T arm or wandside to si oothlytransitionfrom your last sig na l,stretchbotharmsor wandsstraightout at yoursides .SlowDown:Sta rtSlowDow n:FinishHol d bo th elbowsat yourside,wit hforearmsforward. Repeatedlymovebot h forearmsin a dow nwardmoti adownward mot ica te Affir mative:IndicateNegative:To ACKNOWLEDGEor AGR EE withapilotre questor han d signal, replywi tha DISAGRE E witha pilotrequ est orhandsignal,replywitha THUMBSDOWNIn dicateClearanceDi stance:IndicateClosingDistance:Hol d yo ur handsor wands overyourhe ad sp acedapartto representtheamount of dis tanceavail abl the distancebetweenthe airc raftandthe ob structionis closing, ke epmov ing yo ur handsor wandsclose rtogether to showthe smallerdis STOP:StartSTOP.

3 FinishExtendarmsor wan ds aw ay fr om st priorto wherethe aircraftsho uld stop, slowlyraisebotharms orwa nds upward in a sw eepingmoti withyourarmsor wandsmeetingandcr ossingoverheadat the poi ntwherethe air craftsho uld STO P:Star tEm ergencySTOP:Fini shTo indicateanemergencystop,QU ICKLYand repeatedlysweep armsor wan ds froma separated positionoverhead to a pos iti on wherethewa nds are crossed aboveyou r thisac tio n severalti mesinrapidsuccessionuntiltheai rcra ftsto ll ed:StartChocks Installed:FinishRaisebotharmsoverheadwit hwan dsor thumbspointedin wardtowardeachoth tipsof the wan ds orthu mbstouchingabo ve yo ur oved:StartChocks Rem oved:FinishSta rt wi th yourwandsor handsext endedov er yourheadwit h thewa nds or thumbs poin ted by movingyour wandsor han dsap Brak es:Star tSet Brakes:FinishRaisebothha nd s overyou r headwi thyourpalmsfa cingthe ,making a fist wit eas e Brakes:Sta rtReleaseBrakes:Fini shSt art witharmsraisedand handsin aclenchedfis t posi by unclenchingyour fists , palmsfa cingthe p Eng in e:StartStopEngine.

4 FinishSta rt by rais ing yourrightarm to aposi tionacrossyourleft sh by quicklypullingthe wand acrossyournec k in a Po we r Con nected:StartExt. PowerConne cted:FinishSta rt by placingyo ur left ar m at a45 degreeangl e withyourfingerspoi ntingtowa rd you r belo w yo urlef t mov ing yourrighthandupbehindyour left handas if you wer eplu ggingit Pow er Di sconnect:StartExt. PowerDi sco nne ct:FinishWhenusingwands, placeyourrightwandat a 45 degree angl e, pointin t wandshouldtouchthe ce nt er of the leftwa by quicklymovingyour rightwandaw ay fr om yo ur left in an unp lu ggin Stairs:Sta rtOp en Air Stairs:FinishSta rt by raisingyo ur left ar m or wa ndup fromyour side at a 45 your rightarm or wandagainstyourchest,pointing alongthe sameline as yourri gh sweepingyo ur rightarmdownward,duplicatingthe ope ni ngairs tair mov ose Air Stair s:StartCloseAir Stair s.

5 FinishStartwit h yourleft arm or wandup at a45 degreeanglean d you r rightarm orwa nd dow n at a 45 degreean gl by movingyo ur rightarm or wandup acrossyourchesttowardsyourleftarm in a sw eepingmotion res em blingthe closingof an :Sta rtStartEngine:FinishSta rt by pointing yourarm or wandatengine. Ra ise you r otherarm or wan dupward an d beh ind raisedarm or wandtha t isbehindyourheadin a tight,cir cul :St artEngineFire:FinishShouldan enginefire occurdur in gstartup, pointtow ard the problemengine withyour left in a fanning motionfromshoulder to inueto pointto problemenginewithleft-han d wandBra ke Fir e:StartBrak e Fire:FinishShould a brakefir e occ ur , quicklypointto the problem landinggearwi th yo urlef t in a fanning motionfromshoulder to inueto poin t to problemla ndin g gearwithleft n t TouchControls:Sta rtDon t Tou ch Co ntro ls.

6 Fin ishUponnoticingan ob stru ctionor objectne ar a movableairc raft surface,getthe pilot sattention bec au se he maynot be lookingfor signals ,grabone wandin the middle andhold it up over yourhea d with the wandpa rallelto the s ControlOff :StartPassControlOff:FinishStartby pointing the closerarm towardthe nextmarshaler. Rais e the ot herarmor wandacro ss yourch est,poi ntingto the otherma by fa ci ng aw ay fromthe ai rcraftandfacethe the airc raftandthenawayagai n. Sta nd at easeafterthe pilotha stra nsiti Gr oun d GuidanceandCl ear To Dep art:StartEnd GroundGuidance andClearTo Depart:FinishSta nd at attention an d givea crispmilitarysalutewi th your ri ght handtothe by standingat easeas the ai ,contact: ATA Safety1stAviationTrai nin g Institute, LLC4226 KingStre etAlexandria,VA mail:Saf et