Good luck to Romeo747 in his quest for a job as loadmaster. Regrettably, there is no recognised "standard" for the loadmaster function. At many airports, including some in Europe, the handling agent or handling airline will send a "loadmaster" to the arriving aircraft. All too frequently, the "loadmaster" is best described as a Team Leader but he knows little or nothing about load contro;l, DG, weight and balance, loadhseets or whatever. JAA, FAA, ICAO apparently see no need to define the loadmaster's qualifications, training requirements, responsibilities or duties. I would have thought that after such disasters as the FineAir DC8 in Florida caused by unlocked pallets(to mention just one fatal accident), that some rules would have been laid down. It would appear that some more accidents are necessary before official action is taken.I've been a loadmaster for more than 30 years and what I sometimes see is simply appalling.
DC8rider.