Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officers
Grad Degree, New York, NY, United States
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Job Description:
Plan and direct the operation and maintenance of catapults, arresting gear, and associated mechanical, hydraulic, and control systems involved primarily in aircraft carrier takeoff and landing operations. Duties include supervision of readiness and safety of arresting gear, launching equipment, barricades, and visual landing aid systems; planning and coordinating the design, development, and testing of launch and recovery systems; preparing specifications for catapult and arresting gear installations; evaluating design proposals; determining handling equipment needed for new aircraft; preparing technical data and instructions for operation of landing aids; and training personnel in carrier takeoff and landing procedures.
Responsibilities
Plan and direct the operation and maintenance of catapults, arresting gear, and associated mechanical, hydraulic, and control systems involved in aircraft carrier takeoff and landing operations.
Supervise readiness and safety of arresting gear, launching equipment, barricades, and visual landing aid systems.
Plan and coordinate design, development, and testing of launch and recovery systems.
Prepare specifications for catapult and arresting gear installations; evaluate design proposals.
Determine handling equipment needed for new aircraft; prepare technical data and instructions for operation of landing aids.
Train personnel in carrier takeoff and landing procedures.
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Job Description:
Plan and direct the operation and maintenance of catapults, arresting gear, and associated mechanical, hydraulic, and control systems involved primarily in aircraft carrier takeoff and landing operations. Duties include supervision of readiness and safety of arresting gear, launching equipment, barricades, and visual landing aid systems; planning and coordinating the design, development, and testing of launch and recovery systems; preparing specifications for catapult and arresting gear installations; evaluating design proposals; determining handling equipment needed for new aircraft; preparing technical data and instructions for operation of landing aids; and training personnel in carrier takeoff and landing procedures.
Responsibilities
Plan and direct the operation and maintenance of catapults, arresting gear, and associated mechanical, hydraulic, and control systems involved in aircraft carrier takeoff and landing operations.
Supervise readiness and safety of arresting gear, launching equipment, barricades, and visual landing aid systems.
Plan and coordinate design, development, and testing of launch and recovery systems.
Prepare specifications for catapult and arresting gear installations; evaluate design proposals.
Determine handling equipment needed for new aircraft; prepare technical data and instructions for operation of landing aids.
Train personnel in carrier takeoff and landing procedures.
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