Air Operations Officer
United Nations Support Office in Somalia
Total years of experience :10 years, 1 Months
Plans the Sector Daily Flight Schedule which is submitted to Mission Air Operations Centre for approval.
Make an Air Tasking Order from the Daily Flight Schedule and give to air crew for execution.
Monitors all flight in the sectors.
Coordinates with local Civil Aviation Authorities officials.
Briefs the aircrew and sector aviation staff members on Notice to Air Men (NOTAMS) and other available information concerning flight operations.
Liaise with the Regional Administrative Officer (RAO) all aviation requirements for the sectors and its team sites.
Secures security clearance, threat assessment reports.
Take charge of all aviation property in the sector to include the air assets and aviation equipment.
Coordinates with other units and agencies pertaining air operations matters.
Provides weather conditions at destinations and alternate airfields.
Reports all changes and deviations to Mission Air Operation Centre.
Reports all safety hazards in the sectors.
Maintains a database of crew lists and risk assessment forms.
Checks fuel status and availability both in the sector and its team sites.
Maintains a file of all documents and prepares daily situation reports.
Maintains a data base for flight hours and missions performed.
Monitors the maintenance of aircraft and flight hours and crew duty time.
Among other responsibilities, sector Air Ops Officers could be required to elaborate and submit their own
Sector Standard Operation Procedures (SOP).
Perform all other duties as required
Maintains situational awareness of airfield activities. Develops sound and safe recommendations.
Inspects and/or checks the airfield for flying safety hazards to include compliance with airfield criteria, aircraft foreign object damage and bird aircraft strike hazards.
Responds to aircraft emergencies, accidents, and incidents on the airfield.
Responsible for the effective operation of flight data and airfield activities. Provides pilots with a variety of critical information for planning and conducting a safe flight as requested. Furnishes pilots with a full range of flight services pertinent to flight planning. Provides flight information for all inbound aircraft; determines when aircraft are overdue and initiates search and rescue.
Ensure accurate placement of all helped firefighting equipment and proper ground maintenance in the entire sector of responsibility
Ensure that proper refueling procedures are observed
Provide advice of any Landing zone surface problems
Oversee the proper movement and safety of any parked vehicles
Responsible to create and disseminate to all relevant parties the updated daily, weekly, and monthly flight schedules according to the requirements/requests received from Joint Mission Air Operations Centre.
Responsible for creating requests for slot clearance according to the daily schedule when required.
Disseminate all information relevant to the safe and efficient operation of the flight schedule is relayed in a timely manner to all relevant parties.
Ensures that the sector has sufficient technically trained and qualified staff and/or support personnel contracted by the client’s ALO’s to execute assigned functions.
Gathers all risk assessment reports and sends to Chief Air Terminal Officer / CAVO.
Gathers any safety or procedural comments from the Crew, Passengers, or stakeholders as feedback to benefit flight operations, makes safety recommendations, in the improvement of delivery of services.
Reports frequently on progress of activities coordinates with all Units Supervisors on matter affecting their area of responsibility in the Section activities.
Perform other functions as assigned by the Chief Air Terminal Officer / CAVO.
1. Monitor all ramp operations taking into consideration Aviation Safety and Security of personnel. 2. Supervise and monitor
all airfield activities at least one hour before the take off any UN flight and until after the last operations. 3. Monitor all ground
activities on the UN ramp and inside the aviation maintenance hangars. 4. Perform daily inspection of the Ramp, the hangars,
the GPU, the tractor and other relevant assets. 5. Monitor physical status of aviation materials and equipment deployed on the
Ramp; reflect results in the Daily Ramp Checklist. 6. Monitor control of Ramp Access (including emergency access in the
hangars), ensure that only dully authorized personal are entering the Ramp. 7. Ensure all aviation personnel entering the
Ramp wear proper personal protective equipment such as footwear, ear protectors, gloves, reflective vests, eye protectors. 8.
Monitor aircraft refueling, passenger embarkation/ disembarkation, cargo loading/ unloading and ensure that all activities are
done in accordance with safety requirements. Stop unsafe activity and report immediately to Ramp Manager. 9. Before
departure, check the status of the aircraft and make necessary coordination between crew, MovCon passenger and cargo
processing units for cargo loading and passenger boarding. 10. After the landing of the aircraft assign proper parking position
and make necessary coordination with respective units for aircraft servicing (passenger disembarkation, cargo unloading,
aircraft refueling and etc.). Advice arriving crew not to disembark passengers if at the adjacent parking position another
aircraft has the engines running. 11. Before start-up the engine make sure that there is no passenger
embarkation/disembarkation or any other aircraft with running engine/engines on adjacent parking position or any other
vehicle close by. 12. Make sure that there will be no conflicting traffic at the ramp and the taxiway during all aviation operation.
Assist in establishing, maintaining, and updating of Air Operations Flight Planning;
Assist in ensuring a timely flow of all information related to air mission requests from all sections and team sites to AirOps planning section;
Assist in receiving Special Flight Requests, as directed by the planning officer and Chief AirOps Officer, and assist in daily and weekly flight schedules preparations and generates tasking orders for the Air Crew when required;
In consultation with the planning officer to assist to assign air operation tasks to appropriate aircraft and crew in such a manner as to insure safe, efficient, reliable, flexible, and cost effective air support for MINURCAT;
Assist creating and disseminates to all relevant parties the updated daily, weekly, and monthly flight schedules according to the requirement/requests received from other units;
Assist in generating Air Tasking Orders that are timely, precise, and effective;
Assist in carrying out flying briefing/debriefing to all concerned as follows:
Air tasking Order and Flight Schedule, Risk Assessment report, ensure that all necessary flight documents any specific briefing/coordination required from user has been carried out, coordinate with the Airport weather office and ATC for Wx information in order to brief Duty Officer and respective the crew;
Perform administrative function as follows but not limited to: Consolidation of flight hours, data and statistics and maintaining database;
Oversee the identification of office supplies and technology requirement including maintenance of equipment, software and systems. Submit request to the relevant units/sections;
Undertake other duties as assigned by the supervisor and be willing to work beyond normal working hours;
Performs other related duties as required.
Plans and coordinates air transportation activities
Supervise the receiving and shipping of cargo to ascertain that quantities, destination, and routing are correct.
Ensure that paperwork is correct and the items are loaded safely and correctly.
Ensure aircraft are loaded in accordance with passenger and cargo load plans.
Ensure that incoming luggage/cargo is handed over to the respective passenger and/or delivered in accordance with the manifest.
Inform passengers of aviation safety requirements prior to embarkation.
Liaise with local authorities for custom and immigration issues.
Coordinate with Air Operations Centre, Tower, Ramp Controllers(s) and Air Safety at Airport.
Compile manifests.
Provide flight schedules, route and timing information.
Ensure Dangerous Goods are transported in accordance with the applicable international Dangerous Goods Regulations.
Monitor the movement of cargo, record and maintain all relevant details related thereto.
Record passenger and cargo statistics
Supervise passenger clerks and cargo handlers to ensure that all movements of personnel, goods and equipment are carried out in accordance with UN rules, regulations and safety procedures.
Assist in the preparation of cost estimates and budgets related to movements and in the verification and processing of movement-related invoices.
Performs other related duties as required.
Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain Management
Bachelor's degree in Logistics Management
Diploma in Airlines Operations
Data Processing; Technician's Certificate Superior in Computing:
Baccalaureate