Ground handling training – The Educational and Scientific Institute of Continuing Education

Training of ground handling personnel

Certificate of Civil Aviation Educational Institution of Ukraine for training, retraining, confirmation / renewal and advanced training of ground service personnel

Areas of ground handling training:
  • Passenger and Baggage Service
  • Ground Administration and Control
  • Cargo and Mail Handling
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Operation of aviation ground equipment
  • Aerodrome flights
  • Ornithological flight support and management of wildlife hazards
  • Electrical lighting systems for flights at civil aviation aerodromes
  • Modern aviation fuel supply technologies
  • Organization of international passenger traffic
  • Environmental protection
  • Instructor (teacher) of aviation school

Passenger and luggage service

The refresher courses are designed to train a contingent of specialists from airport services, handling and airlines, whose production activities are related to ground handling of passengers on international and domestic flights.

A necessary condition for enrollment is the presence of a valid certificate of aviation safety training according to the program approved by the State Aviation Service.

Duration of training – 5 working days

Main topics:

  • Aviation Security
  • Basics of Passenger and Luggage Service
  • Transport Documentation Maintenance
  • Passenger and luggage service (check-in, boarding, disembarkation)
  • Transfer Passenger Service
  • Lost and Found Baggage Maintenance
  • Serving special categories of passengers (passengers with children, pregnant women, unaccompanied children, passengers with disabilities, deportees, potentially dangerous passengers)
  • Passenger service in case of flight discrepancies
  • Border crossing rules, documentation and visa control
  • Features of transporting dangerous goods in luggage and hand luggage
  • Features of carrying weapons in checked baggage
  • Baggage handling in the sorting area and in the baggage claim area

Certificate validity: 3 years


Ground Administration and Control

The refresher courses are designed to train a contingent of specialists from airport services, handling and airlines, whose production activities are related to the ground handling of passengers, luggage, cargo and mail on international and domestic flights.

A necessary condition for enrollment is the presence of a valid certificate of aviation safety training according to the program approved by the State Aviation Service.

Duration of training – 3 working days

Main topics:

  • Aviation Security
  • Download Management
  • Compile and send reports on aircraft loading and movement
  • Maintenance, storage and administration of standard packaging
  • Control and coordination of ground handling of the aircraft
  • Fundamentals of ground handling for management and administrative staff
  • Emergency response procedures during ground handling
  • Passenger and Baggage Rules
  • Cargo and Mail Rules

Certificate validity: 3 years


Cargo and mail handling

Initial training and retraining under the program “Cargo and Mail Processing” are designed to train a contingent of specialists of airport services, handling and airlines, whose production activities are related to ground handling of cargo and mail on international and domestic flights.

A necessary condition for enrollment is the presence of a valid certificate of aviation safety training according to the program approved by the State Aviation Service.

Duration of initial training – 5 business days

Retraining time – 3 business days

Main topics:

  • Aviation Security
  • Basics of Cargo and Mail Handling
  • Handling certain categories of cargo
  • Documentary processing of cargo and mail
  • Cargo and mail handling in the warehouse
  • Management of specialized equipment for loading / unloading cargo and mail

Certificate validity: 3 years


Aircraft maintenance

Training and retraining of specialists in the Aircraft Maintenance program is designed for personnel of aviation entities, namely: structural units of airports, ground handling entities (handling companies), independent users of airports (airlines) engaged in the provision of ground handling services. maintenance of aircraft at the airport and students of educational institutions whose training profile corresponds to the content of the program.

A necessary condition for enrollment is the presence of a valid certificate of aviation safety training according to the program approved by the State Aviation Service.

Duration of initial training – 8 working days

Retraining time – 5 business days

Main topics:

  • Personal protection and safety
  • The human factor in aviation
  • Modern aircraft and their maintenance schemes
  • Cleaning the interior of the aircraft
  • External aircraft washing
  • Water supply and toilet maintenance
  • Control of aircraft heating and / or cooling devices

Certificate validity: 3 years


Operation of aviation ground equipment

Advanced training courses are designed for the staff of aviation entities, namely structural units of airports, ground handling entities (handling companies), services and units of special transport of airports, the department of chief mechanic of the airport, airfield service, aviation technical base, independent airport users (airlines), whose functional responsibilities include the operation of aviation ground equipment (ANT) and airport equipment, specialists in the design and manufacture of ANT engineers of air transport management structures and airlines.

Duration of training – 5 working days

Main topics:

  • Operation of airports
  • Modern airport technology
  • Energy saving in airport technologies
  • Airport Certification
  • General trends in the development of modern ANT structures
  • Management of technical operation of ANT
  • Organization of work of technical divisions of FTA of airports
  • International requirements for air traffic safety systems at airports
  • Interaction of airport services to ensure flight safety

Certificate validity: 3 years


Aerodrome flight support

Advanced training courses are designed to train a contingent of specialists whose production responsibilities are related to the organization of aerodrome operation:

  • aerodrome chiefs;
  • aerodrome engineers and foremen;
  • engineers of other air transport structures who control the airworthiness of aerodromes;
  • aviation administration specialists;
  • teachers of educational institutions who train specialists in the field of “Roads and airfields”.

Duration of study – 10 business days

Main topics:

  • Requirements of standards and recommended practice of ICAO, EASA and regulations of Ukraine on aerodrome aviation security. Aerodrome certification
  • Aerodrome planning decisions are an important element of the aviation security system
  • Aerodrome coverage
  • Technology and organization of construction work at airfields
  • Technical operation of aerodromes

Certificate validity: 5 years


Ornithological flight support and management of wildlife hazards

The refresher courses are designed to train a contingent of specialists whose job responsibilities are related to the implementation of a set of measures aimed at preventing aircraft collisions with birds and other wildlife.

Duration of training – 5 working days

Main topics:

  • Organizational measures to prevent aircraft collisions with wildlife
  • Managing the dangers posed by wildlife
  • Modern practice of wildlife control at airports

Certificate validity: 5 years


Electrical lighting systems for flights at civil aviation aerodromes

Advanced training courses are designed to train a contingent of specialists whose production responsibilities are related to the technical operation of electrical and light signal systems of aerodromes (SSA):

  • Heads of Electrical Lighting Services (ECtHR)
  • Chiefs of Electrical and Lighting Flight Units (ETSPs), Engineers and Technicians of STZP and ETZP Units.

Duration of training – 5 working days

Main topics:

  • SSA power supply system and its individual subsystems
  • Selection and optimization of the structure of power supply of aerodrome lights according to the criteria of reliability and economy
  • SSA Management and Control
  • Aerodrome operating minimum
  • Visual piloting safety
  • Flight Safety Management System (SMS) at CA aerodromes
  • Criteria for failure of SSA of different categories and its subsystems in simple and complex meteorological conditions
  • SSA Equipment Certification
  • Comparative analysis of technical characteristics of light signaling equipment of leading manufacturers
  • Methods of selection of light signaling equipment during reconstruction and / or modernization of SSA
  • Electricity audit and determination of the efficiency of the airport electricity supply system

Certificate validity: 5 years


Modern technologies of aviation fuel supply

Advanced training courses are designed for employees of aviation fuel supply companies (management, engineering and technical staff, laboratory assistants, technicians, operators, refuelers), which are engaged in the operation of aviation fuel facilities, preparation of fuel for delivery, refueling aircraft.

Duration of training – 5 working days

Main topics:

  • Fuel for jet engines, aviation gasoline
  • Technological operations with aircraft fuel, PVC additives
  • Features of construction, operation and maintenance of technological equipment
  • Requirements and quality control of fuels, technical fluids
  • Environmental protection, safety, fire safety at aviation facilities
  • Guiding and regulatory documents

Certificate validity: 2 years


Organization of international passenger traffic

Advanced training courses are designed to retrain the management of the State Aviation Service, airlines, airports and handling companies of Ukraine, whose production activities are related to the regulation and organization of international air transportation.

Duration of training – 5 working days

Main topics:

  • Aviation Security Management System
  • Regulation of international air transportation
  • Commercial cooperation in the organization of international transport
  • Organization and technology of international air transportation

Certificate validity : 3 years


Environmental protection

The refresher courses are designed for specialists responsible for the environmental safety of the airline, whose functional responsibilities are related to the implementation of the environmental management system and environmental quality management strategy within the airport and surrounding areas.

Duration of study – 10 business days

Main topics:

  • Aviation Noise Assessment and Management
  • Methods of assessment and regulation of air pollution during the operation of CA facilities
  • Principles of establishing sanitary protection zones of the airport and zones of restriction of building from the conditions of electromagnetic pollution
  • The main aspects of environmental management (management) at the airline. Identifying aspects of the impact, developing an environmental policy and action program to reduce the negative impact on the environment

Certificate validity: 5 years


Instructor (teacher) of aviation educational institution

Initial training and refresher courses are designed to train ground handling personnel with the aim of conducting theoretical and / or practical training in personnel training organizations (airlines).

Duration of initial training – 5 business days

Retraining time – 3 business days

Main topics:

  • Fundamentals of professional pedagogy
  • Social psychology of learning process management

Certificate validity: 2 years