Operations

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Operations Department Organization

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CATCC: Carrier Air Traffic Control

METOC: Meteorology and Oceanography

CDC: Combat Direction Center

Strike Operations

CVIC: Carrier Intelligence Center

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CATCC

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Centralized agency keeps status of carrier air operations

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CCA

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Carrier Controlled Approach

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Air Ops

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Coordinates all matters pertaining to air operations including proper function of CATCC

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Air Operations Officer

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Responsible to the OPS officer for Coordination of flight ops and proper functioning of the CATCC

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Land/Launch Record Keeper

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Responsible for updating the ISIS

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Plotter

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Updating the near land and divert field (bearing and distance)

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Carrier Controlled Approach

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CCA

Responsible of A/C departure and recovery

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Positions manned in CCA during flight ops

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Departure Control

(Case I, Case II, Case III Departures)

Approach Control (Case II, and III Approach)

Final Control (Case III approach)

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Positions Manned in CCA during Flight Ops

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Departure Control (Case I,II and III Departures)

Approach Control (Case II and III Departures)

Final Control (Case III Approach)

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METOC

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Collects, Interprets and disseminates weather information

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CASE I

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3,000 FT Ceiling, 5NM Visibility Air Boss Controls A/C

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CASE II

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At least 1,000 FT ceiling, 5 NM visibility. CCA is ready to assume control of A/C as needed

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CASE III

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Less than 1,000 FT ceiling. 5 NM visibility. 30 mins after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise. CCA controls aircraft

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CDC

Combat Direction System

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Keeps the CO appraised of all tactical situation and recommend course of action as appropriate

Collecting, Processing,Displaying, Evaluating, and Desiminating

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Strike Ops

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Coordinate will all warfare commanders to develop an Air Plan for battle group functions

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CVIC

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Carrier Intelligence Center

Provides Operational, Technical, and strike planning info supports the battle groups intelligence requirements

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OZ Division

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Day to Day operations of CVIC's

(IS, ET and ICs)

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OS Division

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Provides special intelligence

(CT's)

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OP Division

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Provides Photographic Support

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ATO

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Handles CODs

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SPN-41 (Bullseye)

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Provides pilot with glide-slope and azimuth info. Used by Final Control

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SPN-43

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Primary ATC Radar. Used by Approach, Marshal and Departure

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SPN-46 (Easy Rider, PALS, ACLS)

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Precision Approach Landing System, able to automatically land F-18s. Used by Final Control

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1st Aircraft

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21 NM at 6 angles

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2nd A/C

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22 NM at 7 angles

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3rd A/C

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23 NM at angles 8

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4th A/C

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24 NM at angles 9 and so on

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Each A/C leaves Marshal Holding every minute

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True

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CCA Officer

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CATCC officer. Responsible for the coordination of CCA to air ops and anywhere else

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CCA Supervisor

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""Man with the plan"" responsible for the supervision of CCA positions

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Marshal Control

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Responsible for inbound A/C. Marshal sequences A/C in Marshal holding and hands them off to Approach

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Departure Control

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Responsible for Tanker A/C and aircraft that departs the ship

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Approach Control

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Responsible for maintaining interval between A/C while departing Marshal Holding. Hands off to Final at 8 miles

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Final Control

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Responsible for final control of A/C from approach hand off to three quarters of a mile. In which the LSO takes control to touchdown

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"99"

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A broadcast that addresses all aircraft on frequency AKA Everyone Listen!

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Air Plan

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24-Hr schedule of Flight Ops

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Angels

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Aircraft altitude in thousands of feet

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Balls

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Pilot report indicating visual landing aid IFLOLS in sight

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Bingo

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An order to land at divert field because of fuel

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Bolter

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Term indicating A/C has completely missed arresting cables during landing

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CHARLIE

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Air Officers signal for A/C to land on ship

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Clara

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Pilot transmission indicating Ball is not in sight

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Delta

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Signal given to hold the recovery of Aircraft and conserve fuel

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Downwind

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180 degree reverse course of the final bearing. 2 miles off port-side of ship

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EMCON

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Emission Control

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Father

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Another name for TACAN

Tactical Air Navigation

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FOX Corpen

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Ships true heading

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Final Bearing

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Magnetic bearing A/C fly towards the ship

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Holy Helo

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Helicopter that transports Chaplain

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Hook

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A term used by approach control to reenter final approach from downwind

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Hook Skip

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A bolter in which the aircraft tail hook skips over the arresting gears

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ILARTS

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Integrate Launch and Recovery Television System. Pilot landing aid

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Mother

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Another name for CVN 74

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Non-Radar Control

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Air Traffic Control, in which no radar services are available

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Nordo

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A/C that are unable to receive or transmit over frequency.No radio

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Pigeons

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A bearing and distance to a specific location

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Rainmaker

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Aircraft send to divert field to ensure it can be used as a divert field

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RADAR

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Radio Detection Ranging

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Red Light

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Time when a Helo is no longer SAR capable

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Sour

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A tanker that is unable to give gas

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Sweet

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A tanker that is able to give gas

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Yo-Yo

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An A/C that launches and recovers in the same event

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Zip Zip

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Don't talk over frequency