LOADING OPERATIONS AND SHEETS

Load Control Process Flow Legend

 1. Cargo to aircraft.
2. Mail to aircraft.
3. Mail weight/destination/category/DG/Special Load information to Load
Control Office.
4. Cargo weight/destination/category/DG/Special Load information to Load
Control Office.
5. ZFW/Aircraft registration/Route to Flight Planning System.
6. Flight plan including Take-off/Trip-Fuel/Maximum Gross Weights to Flight
Dispatch/Load Control Office.
7. Transfer passenger number/category/destination/class/status to Load Control
Office.
8. Transfer baggage weight/number/category/destination/class and any special
information to Load Control Office.
9. Local baggage weight/number/category/destination/class and any special
information to Load Control Office.
10. Local Passengers number/category/destination/class/status to Load Control
Office.
11. Baggage weight/number/category/destination/class and any special
information to Load Control Office.
12. Baggage to aircraft.
13. Passengers to aircraft.
14. Crosscheck documents and LIR information to Load Control Office for final
load sheet.
15. Final Load sheet/LMC/NOTOC/Fueling Order/Flight Plan to Flight Deck
(Cockpit).

Communication on Arrival:
● Before communication with cabin crew starts, first step is to shut the engine down.
● Captain will enlist his requirements i.e. acquiring GPU is APU is unserviceable,
acquiring ASU units, AC vans etc.
● Communication between crew and ground is done through VHF telephony.

Crew assistance:
On arrival:-

● Information is acquired regarding any UNMR

● Passengers with reduced mobility.
● Information of a service animal travelling with passenger.
 ● Information of INAD travelling.
● Information of DEPU or DEPA

On Departure:-

● Information is passed regarding seating configurations.

● Passengers acquiring wheel chair assistance on ramp or stairs
● Information is acquired regarding any UNMR
● Passengers with reduced mobility.
● Information of a service animal travelling with passenger.
● Information of INAD travelling.
● Information of DEPU or DEPA.

Meteo:
Met information is shared for:
● To prepare flight plan for primary and secondary airport.
● To calculate need for carrying Fuel.
● To encounter En-route weather.
● To calculate take off roll.

Load Planning:

The following considerations are used in the planning process:

A signed LIR (manual or electronic) is issued for each flight and includes the following
● Load planner or controller and contact details;
● Hold content instructions.
● Planned baggage.
● Planned cargo and mail
 ● Mobility aids.
● Priority baggage.
● DAA baggage if applicable.
● Crew baggage (for placement and not weight recording).
● Transfer or connection baggage.
● Summary of Dangerous Goods/Special Loads.
● Flight details, which may include date, registration, issue number, etc.
● Any other requirements of the operating airline

Ramp coordination (ramp agent):

● Marshaling aircraft.
● Loading/unloading and sorting freight and baggage.
● Servicing the aircraft.
● Assisting with pushback and towing.
Control of ULDs:
ULDs can be divided into three groups:
● Containers
● Pallets
● Pallet Nets

Baggage ULD:
ULDs loaded with baggage is need weighed when standard baggage weights are
used. If not, determine the weight of ULDs by the use of a weighbridge, or tally
of the individual weights of each piece loaded.
If the validity of the indicated weights is in doubt, due to appearance or other
circumstances, the ULD must be weighed prior to acceptance. For weight and balance
purposes, the recorded weight of the transfer ULD will be used.

Cargo ULD:

● ULD number shown on the ULD identification tag

● ULD identification number printed or stamped on the ULD.
● Correct tag for the consignments loaded on/in the ULD
● ULD / number
● Destination
● Gross weight
● Correct Airline
● Tag completed in full
● Signature stating the ULD is correctly built and the weight correctly established
● Staff should make sure the ULD is not overweight for the aircraft position and the ULD
itself is within the maximum gross weight for that ULD
● Tags are usually positioned on the long sides of the pallets by means of wire fasteners or
in pocket on container door.

ULD messages:
1) CPM.
2) UCM.

Crew briefing:
Notification to the Captain (NOTOC):
● The flight crew must be provided with a notification concerning dangerous goods and any
other special load as required by the operating airline (i.e. PER, AVI, HEG, HUM) onboard
the aircraft in the form of a NOTOC (Notification to Captain).
● Such notification must include dangerous goods or other special load items that have been
loaded on the aircraft at a previous departure point and that are to be carried on a subsequent
flight.
● Transit or joining NOTOC is presented to the Captain.
● For changes or repositioning of transit dangerous goods or other special loads, a new
NOTOC is issued.
● A separate NOTOC shall be prepared for each station Enroute.
● The NOTOC must indicate the location on the aircraft where the Dangerous Good or
special item was loaded.
● The NOTOC must contain the name and be signed by the individual who prepared the
NOTOC, the loading supervisor and the Captain.
● The signed NOTOC verifies:
(a) the package was not leaking when inspected;
(b) was in acceptable condition prior to loading;
(c) was secured inside the ULD or on aircraft compartment floor when loaded.
(d) The signed NOTOC must be retained in the flight file.

Preparation of loading sheet:

● An aircraft filled with passengers, baggage, cargo and fuel could be too heavy for the
engines to lift it off the ground.
● The balance of the aircraft is crucial, and the location of the passengers, baggage, cargo
and fuel will affect the aircraft trim.
● The undercarriage can only support a certain amount of weight on landing.
● Loading too much weight into a particular part of the aircraft could cause damage to the
structure. Whilst this might not be evident straight away, it could over a period shorten the
working life of the aircraft.