Air Traffic Controller (US Navy)
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Air Traffic Controller (abbreviated to AC) is a United States Navy occupational rating.
Air Traffic Controllers provide air traffic control services in air traffic control towers, radar air traffic control facilities, fleet area control and surveillance facilities, and air operations offices ashore and afloat. They also operate radio communication systems and light signals, direct aircraft under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) conditions, and operate surveillance radar, precision radar, data link approach systems and Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment. Other tasks include operation of ground and shipboard controlled approach systems, response to emergency air traffic situations, maintenance of current flight planning information and reference material, assistance of pilots in preparation and processing flight plans and clearances.[1]
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- ^ Navy enlisted manpower and personnel classifications. Bureau of Naval Personnel. US Navy. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
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