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Engineering
Airside Ramp Operations
Marshalling Procedure
All Operating Bay are to comply with Safe Marshalling Procedure and Hand Signal specified and
illustrated. Reference, IAW IATA (AHM) Airside Safety (Ramp Operation) ICAO Annex 2 – Rules of
the Air
Marshalling Signal from a Marshaller to an Aircraft
1 Arrival Signal & Body Expression (USE BATS, WANDS OR HANDS)
a) Arrival
Meaning of Signal Description of Signal Reference Illustration of Signal
1. Identify Gate Raised Full Extended arms
straight above Head and wand
pointing up
ICAO Annex 2,
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
1. THIS BAY
2. Proceed to next
Signal Man if
directed by the
Tower/Ground
Control
Point both arms upward; move
and extend arms outward
to sides of body and point with
wands to direction of next
Signalman or taxi area.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
2. PROCEED
IF DIRECTED TO NEXT SIGNAL MAN

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3. Straight Ahead Bend extended arms at elbows
and move wands up and
Down from chest height to
head.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
3. COME AHEAD
4. Pilots Point of
View
1 Turn Left - With right arm and
wand extended at a 90-degree
angle
to body, make “come ahead”
signal with left hand. The
rate of signal motion indicates
to pilot the rate of aircraft
Turn.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
4. a) TURN LEFT
2 Turn Right - With left arm and
wand extended at a 90-degree
angle
to body, make “come ahead”
signal with right hand. The
rate of signal motion indicates
to pilot the rate of aircraft
Turn.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA ANM –
Airside Safety
4. b) TURN RIGHT

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5. Stop Signal 1 Normal Stop -Fully extend
arms and wands at a 90-degree
angle to
Sides and slowly move to
above head until wands cross.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
5. a) STOP
2 Emergency Stop- Abruptly
extend arms and wands to top
of head, crossing
Wands.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
5.b) EMERGENCY STOP
APPLY ONLY ON EMERGENCY
6. Set Brakes Raise hand just above shoulder
height with open palm.
Ensuring eye contact with flight
crew, close hand into a
fist. Do not move until receipt
of “thumbs up”
Acknowledgement from flight
crew.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
6. APPLY BRAKES

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7. Chock Inserted With arms and wands fully
extended above head, move
wands inward in a “jabbing”
motion until wands touch.
Ensure acknowledgement is
received from flight crew.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
7. CHOCKS INSERTED
8. Slow Down Move extended arms
downwards in a “patting”
gesture,
moving wands up and down
from waist to knees.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
8. SLOW DOWN
9. Cut Engine Extend arm with wand forward
of body at shoulder level;
move hand and wand to top of
left shoulder and draw
wand to top of right shoulder in
a slicing motion across
Throat.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
9. CUT ENGINE

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2 Departure Signal & Body Expression (USE BATS, WANDS OR HANDS)
b) Departure
Signal Description of Signal Reference Meaning of Signal
1. Release Brakes Raise hand just above shoulder
height with hand closed
in a fist. Ensuring eye contact
with flight crew, open
palm. Do not move until receipt
of “thumbs up”
acknowledgement from flight
crew.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
1 . RELEASE BRAKES
2. Chocked
Removed
With arms and wands fully
extended above head, move
wands outward in a “jabbing”
motion. Do not remove
chocks until authorized by flight
crew.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
2 . CHOCKS REMOVED
3. Start Engine Raise right arm to head level
with wand pointing up and
start a circular motion with hand;
at the same time, with
left arm raised above head level,
point to engine to be
started.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
3 . START ENGINE

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4. Affirmative/All
Clear
Raise right arm to head level
with wand pointing up or
display hand with “thumbs up”;
left arm remains at side
by knee.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
4. ALL CLEAR
5. Proceed to Taxi
Way. (Gate)
Point both arms upward; move
and extend arms outward
to sides of body and point with
wands to direction of next
Signalman or taxi area.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
5. PROCEED
6. Dispatched the
Aircraft
Perform a standard salute with
right hand and/or wand to
Dispatch the aircraft. Maintain
eye contact with flight
Crew until aircraft has begun to
taxi.
ICAO Annex 2
IATA AHM –
Airside Safety
6.DISPATCHED WITH SALUT
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Note: These are a few common Example of Hand Signal endorsed by ICAO & IATA.
i. ICAO recommended that the Marshallers Hands be “Illuminated as necessary” to be visible
to the pilot.
ii. IATA Require that the Marshaller wear a distinctive identification vest and use fluorescent
coloured gloves, wands during the day and illuminated wands at night or Low visibility.
iii. ANG Airside Operations - Safety recommend, Marshaller must be in vest and carry out
both Hand and wands/Bats signal.
Authorised by: Mr Colin Green
Executive Manager – Airside Operations.