Glossary
Aircraft Cargo Supervisor Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential aircraft cargo supervisor terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key aircraft cargo supervisor vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in aircraft cargo supervisor training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Belt loader
- Conveyor to aircraft.
- Bulk hold
- Loose cargo area.
- Chocks
- Wheel blocks.
- Cutoff time
- Last cargo acceptance.
- FOD
- Foreign object debris.
- Hazmat NOTOC
- Notice to captain about dangerous goods.
- Load plan
- Where cargo goes.
- Load sheet
- Final load record.
- Marshaller
- Guides aircraft.
- Pushback
- Moving aircraft back.
- Ramp
- Aircraft parking area.
- Tug
- Tows carts.
- Turn
- Arrival to departure.
- ULD
- Unit load device.
- Weight and balance
- Aircraft load distribution.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Aircraft Cargo Supervisor practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Aircraft Cargo Supervisor training.
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