Chalks: Within each lift, there are

Chalks: Within each lift, there are also a specific number of chalks. A chalk is personnel and/or equipment that are designated to be moved, by a specific aircraft. When planning the air movement, each aircraft within the lift is termed a chalk. For example, within a lift of 10 aircraft, there are aircraft one through ten. For each lift thereafter, there will also be chalks one through ten. Each aircraft is accounted for within each lift. An aircraft chalk may also be referred to as a "load," "chalk number," or "chalk load." Chalks also must be designated within serials just as they are within lifts. Counting within the serials is continuous up to the total of aircraft within the lift.