Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officers
Military Training
Operations Staff
| Job Title: | Catapult & Arresting Gear Officer |
| Branch: | Navy |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Description: | Directs and supervises launching and recovery of embarked aircraft. Ensures readiness of launching equipment. Establishes WOD (wind over deck) requirements. Supervises catapult airplane spotter and catapult crew at prescribed launching stations. Directs firing of catapult. Ensures readiness of arresting gear, barricade and visual landing aid systems. Supervises recovery of aircraft. Plans, schedules, supervises and records preventive maintenance and repairs of launch and recovery equipment. Maintains inventory and custody of ready service spare parts and accessories. |
| Job Title: | Catapult and Arresting Gear Officer |
| Branch: | Navy |
| Class: | Warrant Officer |
| Job Title: | Flight Deck Officer |
| Branch: | Navy |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer, Warrant Officer |
| Description: | Assists aircraft handling officer in supervision of aircraft handling in flight deck operations. Plans plane spotting on flight deck. Trains and supervises plane handlers in spotting and moving planes. Trains and controls flight deck crash crews and fire crews during salvage, plane recovery, pilot rescue, plane jettisoning, or flight deck fires. Supervises maintenance of flight deck equipment. |
| Job Title: | Landing Signal Officer |
| Branch: | Marine Corps, Navy |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer, , Warrant Officer |
| Description: | Directs and controls aircraft in carrier approach landings. Signals pilots in carrier approach and landings. Supervises and coordinates pilot carrier landing training. Advises commanding officers of pilot progress and proficiency. Maintains records of field carrier landings. Advises commanding officers of landing conditions. Instructs and qualifies landing signal officer trainees. |
| Job Title: | Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) Training Landing Signal Officer |
| Branch: | Marine Corps |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Job Title: | V/STOL Training Landing Signal Officer |
| Branch: | Marine Corps |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet291)
