RAMP - RAMP OPERATIONS – MARSHALLING/ TERMS & DEFINITIONS/
2024-2025.
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1. APU Auxiliary Power Unit; provides power to the aircraft (like a car's battery).
2. ATC Air Traffic Control (Control Tower) the tower at an airport from which aircraft/airport
"traffic" is directed.
3. BELLY The under section of the aircraft in which baggage and cargo are loaded; the belly
is divided into bins.
4. BELT LOADER conveyor belt used to get baggage and cargo up to the aircraft
5. BIN Section in the belly of the aircraft in which baggage and cargo are stored.
6. BOARDING Passengers getting onto an aircraft.
7. CART (BAGGAGE Train-like carts on which baggage is transported to/from the terminal to the
CART) aircraft.
8. CARROUSEL The conveyer belt in the baggage claim area where passengers re-claim their
(BAGGAGE baggage.
CARROUSEL)
9. CHOCKS Blocks placed around the wheels of an aircraft to prevent it from rolling while
parked.
10. COMAT Airline equipment, communication, or supplies shipped via company aircraft from
one station to another.
11. GPU Ground Power Unit; provides power to the aircraft when the engines are stopped
(like a wall socket).
12. JET FUEL The kind of fuel used on jet aircraft.
13. JETWAY Mechanical walkway to connect the airport terminal and the aircraft
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2024-2025.
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gsr9q8
1. APU Auxiliary Power Unit; provides power to the aircraft (like a car's battery).
2. ATC Air Traffic Control (Control Tower) the tower at an airport from which aircraft/airport
"traffic" is directed.
3. BELLY The under section of the aircraft in which baggage and cargo are loaded; the belly
is divided into bins.
4. BELT LOADER conveyor belt used to get baggage and cargo up to the aircraft
5. BIN Section in the belly of the aircraft in which baggage and cargo are stored.
6. BOARDING Passengers getting onto an aircraft.
7. CART (BAGGAGE Train-like carts on which baggage is transported to/from the terminal to the
CART) aircraft.
8. CARROUSEL The conveyer belt in the baggage claim area where passengers re-claim their
(BAGGAGE baggage.
CARROUSEL)
9. CHOCKS Blocks placed around the wheels of an aircraft to prevent it from rolling while
parked.
10. COMAT Airline equipment, communication, or supplies shipped via company aircraft from
one station to another.
11. GPU Ground Power Unit; provides power to the aircraft when the engines are stopped
(like a wall socket).
12. JET FUEL The kind of fuel used on jet aircraft.
13. JETWAY Mechanical walkway to connect the airport terminal and the aircraft
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