Cargo Loader Operations
A cargo loader training module covering the full container operation: loader positioning, platform levelling, container orientation, insertion into the hold and the latches that lock the load down.
Loader hours without a loader out of service
A high-deck loader is a working asset. It is on a stand, on a schedule, and the operator learning on it is learning on live freight. This module moves that learning off the apron.
What an Operator Has to Get Right
Cargo work fails on alignment, orientation and sequence long before it fails on speed. The exercise puts a trainee against all three.
Three Containers, One Way In
Unit load devices are not boxes. Each type has a contoured base built for a particular hold, and an operator who cannot read the shape on sight will fight it on the rollers.
AKH
LD3-45
Reduced-height container for narrow-body holds. Trained on A320 family cargo compartments, where clearance is the constraint that catches people out.
AKE
LD3
The standard lower-deck container. Half-width with a cut corner, so it only enters one way and only sits correctly on one side of the hold.
ALF
LD6
Full-width unit, the footprint of two LD3s. Leaves no margin either side of the door, which makes platform alignment the whole job.
Further ULD types are added for stations that handle them.
The Operation, Station by Station
The trainee changes position four times before a single container is secured. Each tab is one of those positions.
Where a Cargo Operation Stalls
Almost nothing goes wrong at the container. It goes wrong at an interface between two machines, minutes earlier, and the operation stops until someone finds it.
Wet rollers, low light, and the same tolerances
Weather and time of day are set by the instructor before the session starts. Alignment tolerances do not loosen because it is raining at two in the morning, and putting the same operator through the same hold in different conditions is where the shortcuts show.
Built Around Your Fleet, Your Loaders, Your Containers
Cargo work is defined by the equipment in front of the operator. The hold, the loader and the container set are modelled on what your station actually operates.
Holds and Containers
Modelled from the aircraft and unit load devices you handle:
- AKH (LD3-45), AKE (LD3) and ALF (LD6) containers
- Narrow-body cargo holds and wide-body container holds
- Door width, threshold height and floor roller layout per type
- Further aircraft and ULD types built on request
The container either fits your hold or it does not. Same as outside.
Your Apron
Recreated from the station your crews work:
- Stand layouts, markings, lighting and equipment restraint areas
- Positioning zones for the loader and the container trolley at each stand
- GSE routes and safety zones between the cargo terminal and the aircraft
Your stands, not a generic apron.
Loaders and Procedures
Matched to the equipment and the method your station uses:
- High-deck and low-deck loaders, tractors and container trolleys
- Your loading order, latching rules and hold storage plan
- Delivered with documentation and support
If your loader is not a standard model, we model yours.
Your load plan, down to the latch.
Loading order, position in the hold, latching rules and the point at which an operation counts as complete are set by your procedure. We build the version your crews are audited against.
Contact usHardware Configuration
Three station configurations, from essential to fully immersive, plus an optional add-on for natural head tracking. Each one runs the same simulation and the same procedures.
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We will load and unload a hold with you, station by station, and answer questions on aircraft types, container sets and hardware.