Type of MOS : NMOS
Rank Range: GySgt to Pvt
Job Description: Air traffic controller-tower perform various duties within a control tower at an established air traffic control facility, expeditionary airfield, or remote landing area incident to the control of friendly aircraft operating within assigned airspace, maintaining visual surveillance of the terminal control area and other movement areas, formulating and issuing clearances and instructions to aircraft and vehicular traffic operating on runways, landing areas, and taxiways.
Job Requirements:
(1) Must meet the requirement/prerequisites of MOS 7257.
(2) Must possess a secret security clearance.
(3) Qualify as a local controller and be issued a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Control Tower Operator (CTO) license, or the Commanding Officer of a squadron level unit or higher under which Marine Air Traffic Controllers are assigned and where air traffic control services are being performed in an expeditionary/tactical field environment of at least four consecutive months, may certify a Marine as a local controller.
Duties:
(1) GySgt to Pvt: Performs duties on all operational positions in a control tower.
(2) GySgt to Lcpl: Supervise and instruct trainees on all operational positions in a control tower.
(3) GySgt to Cpl: Performs duties as a tower supervisor in accordance with the current edition of the Air Traffic Control NAPTOPS Manual (NAVAIR 00-80T-114) .
(4) GySgt and SSgt:
(a) May act as a crew chief.
(b) Organizes and administers a control tower.
(4) GySgt: May act as an MCAS ATC Facility NCOlC, control tower chief, ATC training chief, Control Tower Operator (CTO) examiner, or as a detachment NCOlC within a Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS).
(a) May act as a control tower chief or training standardization supervisor.
(b) Organizes and administers a control tower.
(c) May perform as a detachment NCOlC within a Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS).
(d) May perform as the control tower operator examiner.
Related Department of Labor Occupation Codes :
(1) Air Traffic Control Specialist, Tower 193.162-018.
(2) Chief Controller 193.167-010.
Related Marine Corps Jobs:
(1) Air Traffic Controller, 7257.
(2) Senior Air Traffic Controller, 7291.
Above information derived from MCBUL 1200, parts 2 and 3
