74202 Air transport ramp attendants

What this occupation covers

Air transport ramp attendants operate ramp-servicing vehicles and equipment, handle cargo and baggage and perform other ground support duties at airports. They are employed by airline and air services companies and the federal government.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Drive and operate ramp-servicing vehicles and equipment such as towing tractors, food service trucks, de-icer sprayers and lavatory servicing trucks
• Position passenger loading stairs and operate aircraft cargo doors
• Marshal or tow aircrafts to gate positions for passenger boarding and deplaning and for loading and unloading of cargo
• Sort and load cargo and passenger baggage according to instructions forwarded by load planner to achieve proper balance
• Unload, sort and route cargo and baggage
• Transport freight between aircraft and airport warehouse
• Clean and prepare aircraft interior for passengers and wash aircraft exterior.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 64312 Airline ticket and service agents
• 75101 Material handlers

Excluded from this code

• Airline load planner (See 64312 Airline ticket and service agents)
• Material handlers (See 75101 Material handlers)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

aircraft cleaner · aircraft groomer · aircraft refueler · aircraft towing equipment operator · airport ramp attendant · baggage loader - air transport · cargo attendant - air transport · cargo handler - air transport · cargo loader - air transport · freight attendant - air transport · ramp agent - air transport · ramp attendant - air transport · ramp lead hand - air transport · ramp services supervisor - airport · ramp station attendant - air transport · station attendant - air transport

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Experience operating baggage transporting equipment or warehouse experience may be required.
• A driver's licence and a good driving record are usually required.