P2 – Describe the roles and responsibilities, entry requirements and progression routes for
two jobs in travel and tourism
Airline:
Pilot –
Job title – British Airways Gatwick/Airline pilot
Job role – As their role, they will be a co-pilot which will involve them being in charge of the
airplane and have a high amount of experience with many hours of flying. The candidate will
be flying short-haul flights and will be in-charge along with the captain of the safety of the
passengers. They will conduct take-offs and landings along with announcements.
Main Duties and responsibilities –
These duties will depend on the type of flight they are doing, the size of the airplane they
are flying and the destination they are flying to.
Doing pre and post-flight inspections looking at the fuel, equipment and the
navigational systems to ensure the direction of the flight is correct
Flying the airplane in a safe manner and keeping a good amount of professionalism
throughout the entire flight
Communicating with the co-pilot and the cabin crew during the flight
Finding the safest flight routes before take-off
Ensuring they have enough rest before flights
Staying professional as possible in emergences
Keeping up to date with the airplane needs
Entry requirements:
Qualifications –
A person will need to have at least 5 GCSEs, this includes English, Maths and Physics. They
will also need to take and pass these at their A-levels.
GCSEs – English, Maths, Physics and any other two
A-levels – English, Maths and Physics need to be achieved at their top grade
Skills –
A good pilot requires a high standard understanding of maths and physics as these skills give
the pilot an ability to understand the technical information. An example is figuring out the
angle required to get the aircraft from destination A to destination B. When flying, it is
important that the pilot can use these skills to execute techniques requiring good spatial
awareness and coordination. Along with these skills, a pilot needs to have good teamwork
and communication skills in order to work efficiently with their co-pilot. These skills will give
both pilots the ability to decide on a quick decision when positioned in difficult situations.
Personal qualities –
In order to be a good pilot, having a certain mindset is in order. For example, if there is a
stressful situation, they will need to be good at dealing with it in a calm and collected
manner. Being calm gives the pilot the ability to think reasonably, allowing them to generate
an effective idea. A pilot should be patient and friendly as well and good at functioning with
little to no sleep.
Experience –
, P2 – Describe the roles and responsibilities, entry requirements and progression routes for
two jobs in travel and tourism
Being a pilot means having a lot of experience as the job carries a large amount of
responsibility. In order for a pilot to be considered experienced, they will need:
To have 1500 hours of flying experience
To have been in full training for 3 to 4 years
To be 21 years’ old
CRB check –
As a pilot needs to completely professional and a like minded individual. Having a clean
criminal record is very important as a lot of trust is given to the pilot. They are responsible
for lives and having a clean criminal record proves they require the empathy and
reasonability for the job. A pilot needs to have pass a CRB check and have nothing on their
criminal record, not even a minor offence.
Driving license –
A pilot doesn’t have to retain a driving license, but it is useful for them to have in order to
be reliable. The reason being is, they are required to travel to the airport and arrive at a
certain time. Catching public transportation can be deemed unreliable compared to driving,
which gives the pilot the advantage of convenience and being more reliable. As well as
being reliable, a driver’s license will pose as a way to check how reliable the pilot is. If there
is over 6 points on their license, then this makes them appear unsafe.
Progression:
Opportunities for promotion and progression –
The type of progression a pilot can gain will depend on the amount of hours they have flown
and the amount of experience they have. The more experienced a pilot becomes, the more
stripes they get on their uniform. A pilot will start out with one, indicating that they are a
co-pilot. The pilot will require a captain to fly with until they have four stripes, therefore
giving them the ability to become a captain. Pilots that are at the co-pilot level, start out on
a salary of £20,000 when beginning and can progress up to a captain, which can take up to
15 years. After being promoted, a captain can make £110,000 a year as their salary.
Training –
Pilots have a high amount of responsibility which therefor means, they need a high amount
of training. The training course for a commercial airline pilot has a few steps and requires a
person to have a high knowledge. A pilot first needs to get their PPL which is a private pilots
license and requires 50 hours of flying to gain. The pilot also needs to pass 9 different exams
about the different aspects of flying which they need to get 75% of the questions right in
order to pass. To get their further license, they will need to do a training course on flying
where they will put together 250 hours of flying.
Further and higher education –
If a pilot only has their PPL (private pilots license) license, they are only able to fly small
aircraft. To further their education and skills, they could get their CPL (Commercial pilots
license) which gives them the ability to fly advanced aircraft. Gaining a CPL will require a
pilot to pass two exams which are:
Navigation and Meteorology
Air Regulations and a skills test which is 20 hours
