Int'l Terminal Ground Crew

[Tim Bowrey]

Thanks very much for the feedback everyone!

[D Chan]

Originally Posted by Michael Morrison

Toll do airlines like V Aus, Singapore & Emirates so you would definately get the odd A380!

Aerocare do Pac Blue & JQ so you would have 737/320/330 only.

Menzies do United so a chance for the 744...

My info is a bit outdated, but Toll Dnata does Singapore, Emirates, China Southern

Menzies do Delta, United, Virgin Atlantic, Thai, British Airways

[Nigel C]

Originally Posted by Mick F

And correct me if I'm wrong (Nigel?), to hold an airside drivers licence, you require an open drivers licence for the state in which you reside.

I know that's a requirement for where I am.

Mick

I presume you mean 'on your blacks'? If so, I can't say I've ever looked it up or felt the need to do so.

Paul f. there used to be a day/night endorsements for Cat 4 licences (Cat 4 allowing runway access/crossings), but they scrapped that a few years ago.

[Raymond Rowe]

Originally Posted by steve k

Other considerations are you will beed airside driving permit, day/night endorsed and quite likely a medium or heavy rigid truck licence to operate the heavy duty tugs used. Might be worth your while checking out the employment criteria. A dangerous goods and white card (oH&s stuff) and other things may also be required.

All you need to drive a tow tug is a level 3 licence which means you drive on taxiways and hold a radio operators certificate.Been there done that.No DG and why would you need a white card to work on a tarmac.

[steve k]

Perhaps I was being generic, baggage handlers here in ADL usually do the push backs, or did in the Ansett days anyway. A white card prob will become a normal req in the future, such as a drug/alch test for employment is. A req for all baggage handlers is dangerous goods ticket, and a friend who is head of airside safety assures me its getting tougher out there to drive tarmac/airside. After 24 years of airside driving, I know my stuff. what I have stated is or will become the norm in the very near future. Having a licence to drive a heavy vehicle will be mandatory. When I started with Ansett driving medium/heavy trucks, a car lic was all that was reqd, under new laws of airside op's, lic must match the veh you operate. I suggest you find out more about it.

[Brad M]

in ADL , there is Cat. 2 and a Cat. 2N...the "N' is for night endorsment for your ADA (authority to drive Airside).
Cat 3 ADA's require radio operations for taxiways, but Cat 2 you can still cross taxiways and tow aircraft on taxiways with a safety officer escort.
only need Cat.2 for pushbacks , and no heavy vehicle state licence is necessary..

[steve k]

This makes me question why a MR(medium rigid) lic is required to drive airside, catering trucks, yet a car lic will allow you to drive a heavy push back vehichle, what the?