AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER (AC)
Note: Below are listed responsibilities for grades E-4 (3) and E-7 (c) for this job. Paygrades E-1 through E-3 assist in these tasks
AC3
A. AATCC/RATCC/CATCC OPERATIONS
A4.001 DETERMINE CORRECT ALTITUDE FOR DIRECTION OF FLIGHT
A4.002 CONTROL AIRCRAFT USING PRECISION APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM/CONTROL PRECISION APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM (PALS) APPROACHES
A4.003 VECTOR AIRCRAFT FOR INSTRUMENT APPROACHES
A4.004 MONITOR ASSIGNED AIRSPACE, AND PROVIDE AIRCRAFTADVISORY SERVICES USING RADAR
A4.005 ESTABLISH POSITIVE RADAR IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT USING BOTH PRIMARY (TURNS) AND SECONDARY (TRANSPONDER) METHODS OF IDENTIFICATION
A4.006 RECEIVE AND ACKNOWLEDGE AIRCRAFT HAND-OFFS
A4.007 SELECT RADAR PRESENTATION USING FAST TIME CONSTANT (FTC), SENSITIVITY TIME CONTROL (STC), AND MOVING TARGET INDICATOR (MTI) TO ENHANCE RADAR PRESENTATION
A4.008 REQUEST/OBTAIN/TRANSMIT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) CLEARANCES AND RELEASES
A4.009 FORWARD DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL TIMES
A4.010 NOTIFY APPROPRIATE FACILITY OF FLIGHT PLAN CANCELLATIONS
A4.011 APPLY AIRCRAFT SEPARATION CRITERIA
A4.012 ISSUE AND DIRECT PILOT TO CHANGE RADIO FREQUENCY/TRANSPONDER CODES
A4.013 EFFECT COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SHIPS AND SHORE STATIONS
A4.014 SECURE EQUIPMENT TO COMPLY WITH ELECTRONIC EMISSION CONTROL (EMCON) PROCEDURES
A4.015 DISPLAY FUEL STATE OF AIRCRAFT
A4.016 ISSUE WAVE-OFF INSTRUCTIONS
A4.017 MONITOR OTHER SHIP'S POSITIONS
A4.018 OBTAIN AND DISPLAY SHIP'S LAUNCH/RECOVERY INFORMATION
B. EMERGENCIES
B4.001 OBTAIN REQUIRED INFORMATION ON AIRCRAFT WITH EMERGENCIES AND PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL VIA CRASH PHONE AND THROUGH MEANS OTHER THAN THE CRASH PHONE
B4.002 INITIATE PROCEDURES FOR OVERDUE AIRCRAFT
B4.003 DIRECT VEHICLES TO EMERGENCY SITES
C. HDC/TACRON
C4.001 RECEIVE/TRANSMIT HELO/TACTICAL AIR REQUESTS (TAR)
D. CONTROL TOWER
D4.001 COLLECT DATA FOR AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS) TAPES, AND RECORD, BROADCAST, OR MONITOR ATIS TAPES AND TRANSMISSIONS
D4.002 DIRECT AIRCRAFT/VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON AIRFIELD USING EITHER RADIO TRANSMISSIONS OR PORTABLE LIGHT GUN SIGNALS
D4.003 RECEIVE AND RELAY AIRCRAFT INFORMATION TO TRANSIT LINE (FUEL, LOCATION, PARKING, ETC.)
D4.004 OPERATE AIRFIELD LIGHTING
D4.005 OBTAIN POSITION REPORTS
D4.006 TAKE/REPORT TOWER VISIBILITY OBSERVATIONS
D4.007 NOTIFY REQUIRED PERSONNEL OF CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DUTY RUNWAY CHANGES
D4.008 CLEAR AIRCRAFT FOR TAKE-OFFS/LANDINGS
D4.009 DIRECT AIRCRAFT INTO VISUAL TRAFFIC PATTERNS
D4.010 INITIATE WAVE-OFFS USING VISCOM, RADIO, AND WAVE-OFF LIGHTS
E. FLIGHT PLANNING
E4.001 ENCODE/DECODE COMMUNICATION MESSAGES
E4.002 PREPARE, COORDINATE, UPDATE, AND PASS DATA ON FLIGHT PROGRESS STRIPS
E4.003 UPDATE AND POST NOTAMS
E4.004 MONITOR STATUS OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS
E4.005 NOTIFY PERSONNEL OF HAZARDS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC
RADIATION TO ORDNANCE (HERO) CONDITIONS
E4.006 OBSERVE/REPORT UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES (FOREST FIRES, FLARES, PILOT REPORTS, ETC.)
E4.007 CHECK FLIGHT PLANS FOR CORRECT FORMAT AND ACCURACY
E4.008 ENSURE FLIGHT PLANS HAVE BEEN FILED, AND TRANSMIT FLIGHT PLANS
E4.009 SEND SERVICE "B" MESSAGES TO DESTINATION POINTS NOTING DEPARTURE TIMES
E4.010 PROVIDE FLIGHT PUBLICATIONS FOR PILOTS
F. FLEET AREA CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE FACILITY
F4.001 VECTOR AIRCRAFT AROUND SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE, AND ADVISE AIRCRAFT OF ACTIVITY IN SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE
G. OPERATOR MAINTENANCE UPKEEP
G4.001 PERFORM OPERATIONAL CHECKS ON RADAR CONSOLES, AUTOMATED FLIGHT DATA EQUIPMENT, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
G4.002 PERFORM OPERATOR ADJUSTMENTS TO RADAR CONSOLES (BRIGHTNESS, FOCUS, ETC.)
G4.003 MAKE LOG ENTRIES OF EQUIPMENT FAILURES, AND INFORM APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL
K. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
K4.001 SIGN ON/OFF ATC OPERATING POSITION LOGS
AC2
A. AATCC/RATCC/CATCC OPERATIONS
A5.001 ASSIGN/UPDATE EXPECTED APPROACH/DEPARTURE TIMES TO AIRCRAFT
A5.002 CONTROL AND ENSURE SEPARATION DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES UTILIZING RADAR/NON-RADAR SEPARATION
A5.003 SEQUENCE AIRCRAFT INTO LOCALLY CONTROLLED AIRSPACE
A5.004 HAND-OFF AIRCRAFT TO, AND EFFECT COORDINATION BETWEEN, OTHER CONTROL POSITIONS
A5.005 ASSIGN RADIAL AND DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME) FOR AIRCRAFT SEPARATION AND HOLDING
A5.006 MAINTAIN VERTICAL, LONGITUDINAL, AND LATERAL SEPARATION OF AIRCRAFT
A5.007 MONITOR TANKER POSITIONS AND OPERATIONS
A5.008 VECTOR AIRCRAFT UNDER INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION (IMC)
A5.009 ISSUE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) CLEARANCES
B. EMERGENCIES
B5.001 PROVIDE ATC ASSISTANCE TO PILOTS OF LOST AIRCRAFT
B5.002 DIRECT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCING EMERGENCIES
B5.003 SEPARATE AIRCRAFT FROM NO RADIO (NORDO) AIRCRAFT
B5.004 DETERMINE IF NORDO AIRCRAFT ARE RECEIVING TRANSMISSIONS VIA PRIMARY (TURNS) AND SECONDARY (TRANSPONDER) METHODS
C. HDC/TACRON
C5.001 CONTROL AIRBORNE ASSETS IN AMPHIBIOUS OBJECTIVE AREAS
D. CONTROL TOWER
D5.001 SUPERVISE CONTROL TOWER OPERATIONS
E. FLIGHT PLANNING
E5.001 PROCESS PILOT WEATHER REPORTS
E5.002 PREPARE NOTICES TO AIRMEN (NOTAMS)
F. FLEET AIR CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE FACILITY
F5.001 PROVIDE DATA ON SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE USAGE/RESTRICTIONS
G. OPERATOR MAINTENANCE UPKEEP
G5.001 VERIFY ACCURACY OF RADAR DISPLAYS
K. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
K5.001 MAINTAIN ATC DAILY RECORD OF FACILITIES OPERATIONS
L. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
L5.001 PROVIDE INITIAL DATA FOR ALLEGED FLIGHT VIOLATIONS
L5.002 CONTROL AIRCRAFT DURING FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) FLIGHT CHECKS
L5.003 RECOMMEND CHANGES TO LOCAL ATC PROCEDURES
L5.004 PREPARE ATC EQUIPMENT STATUS REPORTS
M. RATING SPECIFIC TRAINING
M5.001 INSTRUCT CONTROLLER IN TRAINING USING TARGET SIMULATORS AND AT OPERATING POSITIONS
AC1
A. AATCC/RATCC/CATCC OPERATIONS
A6.001 PROVIDE AIRCRAFT SEPARATION IN A NON-RADARENVIRONMENT
B. EMERGENCIES
B6.001 COORDINATE COMMUNICATIONS WITH UNITS INVOLVED IN
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) EFFORTS
D. CONTROL TOWER
D6.001 ASSIGN/CHANGE DUTY RUNWAYS
D6.002 EFFECT NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES AND POLICIES
E. FLIGHT PLANNING
E6.001 CHECK STATUS OF AIRFIELD AND AIRFIELD EQUIPMENT
E6.002 COORDINATE MEDICAL EVACUATION FLIGHTS
F. FLEET AIR CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE FACILITY
F6.001 REVIEW AND MAKE CHANGES, AS REQUIRED, TO SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE MESSAGES
F6.002 COORDINATE USAGE OF SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE
J. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION
J6.001 EVALUATE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS, AND ADVISE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL OF PROBLEMS AFFECTING AIR OPERATIONS
K. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
K6.001 UPDATE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) DAILY RECORD OF
FACILITIES OPERATIONS
L. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
L6.001 SCREEN/VERIFY ALLEGED FLIGHT VIOLATION DATA FOR SUBMISSION
L6.002 SUPERVISE/MONITOR ATC FACILITY AND FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) FLIGHT CHECKS
M. RATING SPECIFIC TRAINING
M6.001 SCHEDULE USE OF TARGET SIMULATORS TO CONDUCT TRAINING
M6.002 EVALUATE AND MONITOR CONTROL TOWER AND RADAR OPERATORS FOR POSITION CERTIFICATIONS AND PROFICIENCY
M6.003 RESEARCH MATERIALS FOR LOCAL ATC QUALIFICATIONS
M6.004 CONDUCT TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH FACILITIES DIRECTIVES
ACC
A. AATCC/RATCC/CATCC OPERATIONS
A7.001 REVIEW ALTITUDE RESERVATION (ALTRV) REQUESTS TO ENSURE COMPLETENESS
C. HDC/TACRON
C7.001 DETERMINE AND PLAN AIRSPACE REQUIREMENTS
C7.002 SELECT CONTROL AND HOLDING POINTS FOR AIRCRAFT DURING ASSAULTS
E. FLIGHT PLANNING
E7.001 CONDUCT PRELAUNCH BRIEFS I. SAFETY
I7.001 ASSIST IN INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
L. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
L7.001 REVIEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) EQUIPMENT STATUS REPORTS
L7.002 MAINTAIN AVIATION FACILITY LICENSE FILE
L7.003 DRAFT AND SUBMIT FLIGHT VIOLATION REPORTS
L7.004 REVIEW ATC FACILITIES MANUAL FOR LIGHTING, NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS
L7.005 REVIEW PROPOSED CHANGES TO LOCAL ATC PROCEDURES
L7.006 REVIEW DRAWINGS AND SCHEMATICS FOR FACILITY MODIFICATIONS
L7.007 SUBMIT/REVIEW DATA FOR INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE ROUTES
L7.008 DEVELOP/SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AIRSPACE USAGE
L7.009 PREPARE/SUBMIT AIR ACTIVITY REPORTS (AIRFIELDS, PALS, ETC.)
L7.010 DETERMINE NEED FOR FACILITY FLIGHT CHECKS
L7.011 DETERMINE QUANTITY AND ALLOCATION OF APPLICABLE ATC PUBLICATIONS
L7.012 PLAN AND ORGANIZE USE OF RUNWAYS
L7.013 PROVIDE INPUTS FOR LETTERS OF AGREEMENT/MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND TO NAVAL ATC, AIR NAVIGATION AIDS LANDING SYSTEMS
(NAALS) PROGRAM
M. RATING SPECIFIC TRAINING
M7.001 COUNSEL PERSONNEL ON QUALIFYING WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED PRODUCTIVE TRAINING HOURS (PTH) TIME FRAMES
M7.002 PERFORM ANNUAL CONTROLLER PROFICIENCY EVALUATIONS
M7.003 TRACK PTH DURING CERTIFICATION
M7.004 DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND MONITOR AN ATC FACILITY TRAINING PROGRAM USING NAVAIR 00-80T-114
M7.005 DRAFT AND DISSEMINATE ATC FACILITY WATCHBILL
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