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Aircraft fuel system operator

Other names

aircraft refuelling operator, operator of aircraft fuel systems, aeroplane refueller, refuelling operator, aircraft refueller, refueller, aircraft fuel system worker, fuel operator

Aviation and airports

They look after the systems that carry fuel and fill planes with fuel using hoses from fuel trucks.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Radio to flight dispatchers or other personnel to discuss incoming or outgoing aircraft.

  2. 2

    Complete forms describing tasks completed.

  3. 3

    Refuel aircraft using hoses connected to fuel trucks.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
avitailleur/avitailleuse
español
operador de repostaje de aeronaves/operadora de repostaje de aeronaves
العربية
مشغل نظم وقود الطائرات / مشغلة نظم وقود الطائرات
português
Operador de reabastecimento de aeronaves/Operadora de reabastecimento de aeronaves
Deutsch
Flugzeugtankwart/Flugzeugtankwartin
italiano
operatore di rifornimento carburante agli aeromobili

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