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helicopter control station

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Definition: (DOD) A shipboard aircraft control tower, or, on ships not equipped with a control tower, the communications installation that serves as such. On all Coast Guard cutters, the helicopter control station is located in the pilot house.

See also station.

Also Known As: HCS

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