Aerodrome jobs

[martin27]

Hi Everyone,

I hope someone here can help me out. Does anyone know of any airports in the UK who are currently looking for controllers and who would be willing to hire someone with an Aerodrome only licence?

I am completely mobile and would be willing to relocate to anywhere in the UK. Hope someone can point me in the right direction!

Also, could anyone tell me a bit more about the APC course for the Aerodrome licence. Where can it be taken and how much does it cost etc?

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Martin.

[lobby]

Lydd and Shoreham have all been advertising recently and I understand Manston are short.

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

<<APC course for the Aerodrome licence>>

Not quite sure what you mean, but you'd better get it right - you have an ATC Licence which can have Aerodrome and/or Approach Control Ratings. It's the Approach Rating you are after I imagine.

Good luck with your efforts..

[Vampy]

By APC I guess you're meaning an Assessment of Previous Competency course. You only need to do this if it has been greater than 6months since you either obtained your aerodrome rating and you have done no training since then, or longer than 6 months since you trained in a tower. There are 2 courses I know of. Both of them 3 days. NATS one will cost you in the region of £5k for the course, college at Rudloe in Wiltshire just under £1k. You come out of both courses with the same qualification, depends how flush you're feeling I guess.

[Dizzee Rascal]

And there’s also Dundridge College in Wales which does both APC (competency thingy’s) and procedural approach (:{ ), whilst I'm at it- they do all the UK ATC courses (except area) as well as the ICAO and Military stuff.

Normally they have a really good website www.dundridgecollege.com but can't find the actual college part of the site at the moment, it maybe off line for maintenance.

118.2?

Not an advert at all.
;)

[side-saddled]

I did my Assessment of Previous Competancy at Rudloe.

Three day course costs about £1000 including the accomodation.
Single runway opperations in class D airspace. IFR and VFR mix of traffic including VFR transits, circuits and helicopter training area circuits.
Nothing too much to worry about.
You get two days to get to grips with the airfield layout etc and then sit the assessment on your third day with an SRG inspector present.
I believe you get two attempts at the assessment if you mess up the first one.
No written exam or oral.

As Vampy says, last time I heard NATS were quoting £5000 for the same qualification but they may have reduced this price recently.
All I can say is their simulators are probably the best.
If you are an ex-NATS cadet you might find it easier to APC on the aerodrome you trained on although I'm ex-NATS and didn't have too much of a problem learning a new aerodrome.

Dundridge is also a very good college. Not sure what their aerodrome sim is like or the price of the APC course.
Did my APP there and found them to be very helpful and encouraging.

Personally I think Rudloe and Dundridge are your best bets due to the price.
I don't think NATS are too fussed about doing APC's, particularly for their cast aways.

Don't book your APC until you get a job though because if you do pass it, you'll just have to take it again six months later if you haven't started unit training.

Good luck :ok:

[Barnaby the Bear]

I would try anywhere you fancy working. Try to contact the SATCO direct and ask for a visit. Get your face seen, and pop in a CV with a fantastic cover letter.
There are alot of airfields looking for controllers preferably with approach. That said, their aren't the controllers to fill the positions. So If you have the potential for further training, you maybe considered.
Good luck!
:}

[siam]

i've heard RAF Woodvale are desperate for controllers and would take adm only give them a ring if you act fast you might get lucky. Good Luck

[ATCO1979]

Hawarden are also looking and I think there are jobs at both Manston and Bournemouth.... it's worth a try even without a radar rating.

[martin27]

Thanks guys,

Your help is much appreciated.

(I did mean Assessment for Previous Competency! Sorry for the confusion)

Wish me luck.
Martin.

[goddammit]

Try gloucester - rumour has it one of theirs will soon be leaving, and others are ripe for retirement.

They prefer adc/apc, but have been known to pay for courses in the past:ok:

[niknak]

Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd

Dont be put off by the lack of career vacancies on the site, they're always interested to hear from fools willing to go to far flung islands in return for an approach procedural rating and a bit of experience!
Send them your best CV and good luck!

HIA (http://www.hial.co.uk)

[360BakTrak]

goddammit..........where did you hear that rumour then?!:}

[eastern wiseguy]

What about Belfast Cuty ...they seem to go through ATCOS like a hot ball bearing through butter......always worth a try ...

[goddammit]

360

info gleaned from a recent interviewee there;)

[Dances with Boffins]

EGHH is worth a punt...

[terry1261]

Lots of rumours about eghh, anybody that started there in the last year willing to offer any comments??

[flyingbricksh]

Just to keep it going Give SERCo a call I know that they are short!!:\ :\
last I herd they were draging guys back from the middle east to fill the vacancies they've got:ok:

[Standard Noise]

Why not try Aldergrove (or Muckamore Intl as we in the trade call it:ok: ), they're always desperate. They'll take anyone, in't that right eastern ?

[MrApproach]

Try Airservices Australia www.airservices.gov.au/. The Airport Services division employs controllers with only tower endorsements everywhere from Alice Springs to Sydney. They also manage US VFR Towers in Hawaiii and Guam but I think you need an FAA licence to work there. (For those that are wondering Approach Control is part of the Air Traffic Management empire and will eventually be manged nationwide from the two Centres in Melbourne and Brisbane.)