Duties

The following are some of the general duties of the HLO:

 

  • Inspect Helicopter deck prior to flight operations.
  • Ensure firefighting equipment has been inspected as per planned/scheduled maintenance.
  • Direct freight handlers to insert/remove chocks when required on Helicopters with wheels.
  • Supervise and marshalling of helicopter operations whenever lifting loads.
  • Passenger Briefing
  • Control movement of all personnel on the heliport deck landing area (including disembarking and embarking passengers) whenever or as instructed by the Pilot. 
  • Prevent passengers from having conversations with others (either arriving or leaving the locations).  Often passengers talking fail to concentrate on safety factors associated with helicopter operations.
  • Have passengers sit in assigned seat for proper weight balance.
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