Position
Duties
Review the Master Air Plan
Approach
Evaluate equipment and communication status
Board/ISIS Keeper
Record final bearing/BRC and downwind heading; monitor
approach/final buttons simultaneously, with a split headset,
to obtain and record aircraft fuel state, approach status,
profile and outcome
Coordinate with Marshal and Approach Control as required,
to maintain an accurate and complete account of recovery
operations
After completion of recovery operations, check accuracy of
Air Operations Launch and Recovery Status Board
Table 11-3 -- CCA operating positions and duties
CATCC CONTROL CRITERIA
On a carrier, the time it takes to launch and recover aircraft is critical to mission
readiness. These operations must be completed quickly and safely to deter any
potential threat. Therefore, different types of control procedures and reduced separation
standards are applied during shipboard operations. As a controller at sea, you must be
thoroughly familiar with these control procedures and reduced separation standards and
be able to apply them during aircraft launches and recoveries.
Control Procedures
In a carrier control zone, weather is the most prominent factor affecting the type of
departure and/or recovery. The three types of departure and recovery operations are
Case I, II, or III. After the Air Officer determines the Case launch and/or recovery, you,
in conjunction with the officers and supervisors in CATCC, must determine which type
of approach and degree of control will be used for each launch and recovery cycle. The
four degrees of control are positive, advisory, monitor, and NONRADAR.
Case of Departure and Recovery
The Air Officer determines the case departure and recovery based upon the existing
weather conditions. Table 11-4 lists the weather criteria for departures and recoveries.
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