General Equipment
Besides the equipments we have discussed, each Navy control tower is provided the
equipment, logs, and diagrams or status boards needed to meet operational
requirements.
Equipment
The following is a list of Control Tower equipment that should be provided to meet
operational needs. Baseline Control Tower equipment and quantity is detailed in
OPNAVINST 3722.35.
2. Aircraft control communications equipment
3. Interfacility/Interfacility communications equipment
4. Emergency communication system
5. Radio receiver and transmitter controls
6. Flight progress strip holders
7. Digital Altimeter Setting Indicator (DASI)
8. Weather dissemination or display device
9. Wind direction/speed indicator
10. ATIS
11. Digital reading clock
12. FDIO
13. Remote video camera display
14. Navigational aid monitor(s)(unless located in radar room)
15. Airfield lighting and visual landing aids control
16. Counters for recording aircraft operations
NOTE
Items 7 through 16 may be a part of the VIDS System.
17. Runway waveoff light control
18. VISCOM
19. Air traffic control signal lamp
20. Binoculars (at least two pair of 7x50 power or stronger shall be available)
21. Crash phone, crash alarm, and evacuation alarm controls
22. Tower radar display
23. Tower log (If VIDS is not available, a paper or electronic FAA Form 7230-4 will
be used)
24. Crash grid per NAVAIR 00-80R-14
25. Airfield Diagram and status board with pertinent information (elaborated in Table
5-5)
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