AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT -AIM
JOB DESCRIPTION
Perhaps you don't know the general job description of the so called AIM officers in your country, they play a great role though it is not visible. Please go through it to learn more !!
1. JOB
IDENTIFICATION
1.1 Position Title: Aeronautical
Information Management Officer
Formally
known as Aeronautical Information Service Officer
1.2 Section: Aeronautical
Information Management
1.3 Department: Air Navigation
1.4 Job Location (Complete as appropriate): Civil Aviation Authorities-CAAs
And Airports
1.5 Ministry: Under Ministry of Ministry of Transport
2. PURPOSE,
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (Describe the main duties and responsibilities,
indicating what is done and how it is done. Duties should be presented in
decreasing order of percentage of time spent on them, or in order of relative
importance):
Purpose: The purpose of
the AIM Officers is to maintain the operational timing from sunrise to sunset
to ensure that the information passed by the agencies is authentic for the
safety, regularity and efficiency to the international civil aviation
standards. Some of the AIM units operates 24 hours a day.
Duties and
Responsibilities
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% of Time
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Field
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Accumulate raw data from the reliable sources and airline agencies for
dissemination of information
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Carry
out all printing and distribution works
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Write NOTAM , SNOWTAM and TRIGGER NOTAM,
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Coding and Decoding in-coming and out-going NOTAM
· Disseminate the NOTAM,SNOWTAM and TRIGGER NOTAM via Aeronautical Fixed
Telecommunication Network (AFTN)
· Obtain
information to meet the need for pre-flight information service and in-flight
information service
· Monitor
the validity of incoming and out going NOTAM
· Maintain
Check list of Incoming and out going NOTAM
· Distribute checklist of supplements and AIP circular periodically
· Exchange
and maintain record/checklist of other AIP and it’s amendments
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Disseminate
Flight plan and Repetitive Flight plan.
· Amend
National and International AIP as and when require and maintain records.
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Issuing of landing and over-flight clearances to some Units
· Calculate and estimate the charges for Safety fees, Air navigation
and short-term operation license fees, Landing fees, Parking fees and Administration
fees.
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3.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRMENTS: Minimum
requirement for performance of work describe:
3.1 Education: Bachelors of
Science
3.2 Training:
The AIS/AIM Officers are required to undergo a
full course of:
o AIS/AIM Courses,
o
AFTN course
o AIS Briefing Course
o
Cartography Courses.
o
Computer Networking & IT courses
3.3
Length and type of practical experience required:
One year experience as AIM Officer-Trainee or equivalent experience.
3.4 Knowledge of language(s) and
other specialized requirements:
English
with Radio/Telephony phraseology and practical knowledge oriented
4. COMPLEXITY OF WORK: Describe the
intricacy of tasks, steps process or
methods involved in work, difficulty and
originality involved in work.
The work involves a careful review of
the all incoming NOTAM are checked for accuracy since it is possible for
figures group to be transposed or accidentally corrupted during transmission.
As such, when NOTAM is received relating to say, a runway at foreign airfield, and
a check should be made against AIP of the Provider State
to ensure that the NOTAM consistent with published information before it is
promulgated.
5. SCOPE OF EFFECT OF WORK: Describe the
purpose, breath of work performance, and the effect the work has on the work of
others or the functions of the organization
The primary purpose
of the work is to provide the information necessary for the safety, regularity
and efficiency of international air navigation. This is achieved by
coordinating with the international and adjacent agencies in order to keep the
information of other state up to date for the safety, regularity and efficiency
of air navigation flight. Such information includes the availability of air
navigation facilities, and services and the procedures associated with them.
6. INSTRUCTION
AND GUIDELINES AVILIABLE:
6.1 Instruction: Describe controls exercised over the work by
the Superior;
how work is assigned, reviewed and evaluated.
Duties and responsibilities of each level are categorized and divided in
accordance with the ICAO Annex 15,14, and the reference document Doc.7192.
6.2
Guidelines: Indicate which written or unwritten guidelines
are available, and the extent to which the employees may interpret, adapt or
devise new guidelines.
Relevant articles in the International Civil Aviation Convention Annex 15,14 and Manuals Document Doc.8697,
7192. and relevant documents must be used to achieve compliance with ICAO
mandates .
7.
WORK RELATIONSHIPS: Indicate the frequency, nature and purpose of
contacts with others within and outside the assigned organization (other than
contacts with superiors):
Chief of AIM
Officers/ Principal AIM officers/ Sr. AIM officers, AIM Officers and AIM officer-Trainees
within the organization (who covers the international NOTAM Office, Communication
Unit, Database Unit, Briefing Unit and Cartographic Unit), the respective
officers must maintain close co-ordination with the Technical Services, (such
as ATM, CNS,MET, Fire services,), Airline agencies, Survey Department, Plant
and Quarantine and airline operators. This will involve discussion on the
operational and maintenance of National AIP.
On international level, close liaison must be maintained with International
Civil Aviation Organizations (ICAO) headquarter on the recent changes in
minimum standard and recommended practices (SARPs) and plan at national level
for achieving the compliance
8. SUPERVISION OVER OTHERS: Describe responsibility for supervision of other
employees, including the nature of supervisory responsibilities and
classification and number of subordinates.
Each lower level of AIM section is supervised by an upper level, that is
to say
The AIM Officers will supervise the conduct and performance to the AIM
Officer-Trainees with regard to their skills and knowledge. Similarly the
Senior AIM officers will supervise AIM officers on levels I and II as well as
those on Trainee level, Principals supervises the seniors and in each Unit
there is one supervisor.
9. JOB ENVIROMENT: Describe physical exercise required, such as walking
standing, lifting objects, etc., and /or any risk or discomforts such as
exposure to chemicals, climbing to heights, extreme weather conditions, or
other severe discomforts.
The job involves
mainly of office task, such as Screening and checking the accuracy and
distributes the information to the users, a careful analysis of traffic
emanating from each aerodrome/heliport is important. It does not involve any
significant physical exertion.
