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Duties & Responsibilities #1 |
Coordinating and directing control of aircraft operating in assigned airspace areas and vehicular traffic operating on runways, taxiways, and other designated areas of the airfield. |
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Duties & Responsibilities #2 |
Briefing the control tower watch team on weather conditions, traffic, equipment status, field conditions, and special evolutions. |
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Duties & Responsibilities #3 |
Ensure current weather, airfield conditions, and divert field information are disseminated to aircraft, intra-facility positions, and adjacent control agencies. |
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Duties & Responsibilities #4 |
Assigning personnel to operating positions according to individual qualifications and training requirements as directed. |
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Duties & Responsibilities #5 |
Assigning trainees to qualified controllers for supervision. |
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Duties & Responsibilities #6 |
Notifying cognizant SAR agencies of aircraft in distress and providing assistance and advice during emergencies. |
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Duties & Responsibilities #7 |
At times when the airfield is VFR, but visual separation cannot be maintained, take immediate action to suspend VFR operations and inform appropriate authorities. |
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Duties & Responsibilities #8 |
Ensuring the ATCT equipment checklist is completed at the beginning of each shift |
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Medical Certification: When? |
1) Annual 2) Check-In 3) Post-grounding 4) Post-hospitalization 5) Post A/C mishap 6) As directed by higher authority |
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Published outages: RADAR (Part of NAS) |
30 minutes |
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Published Outages: NAVAIDs (Part of NAS) |
1 Hour |
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Published Outages: RADARs & NAVAIDs (Not part of NAS) |
4 hours |
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Published Outages: Notification Time (Part of NAS) |
5 hours |
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Published Outages: Notification Time (Not Part of NAS) |
1 hour |
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Published Outages: WX mins (Two or more NAVAIDs) |
3000 & 5 |
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Published Outages: WX mins (One NAVAID) |
Scattered & 5 |
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Unscheduled Outages: Part of NAS |
15 minutes |
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Unscheduled Outages: Not part of NAS |
2 hours |
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Unscheduled Outages: WX mins |
1) Daylight 2) 3000 3) 5 |
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Recorder Failure Steps |
1. Time control is assumed or aircraft handed off. 2. Position and time radar contact established or lost or radar service terminated. 3. Missed approach. 4. Altitude changes. 5. Other information pertinent to the traffic situation. |
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ETVS Status Board Info. |
1. Radar equipment status. 2. NAVAID status (unless NAVAID monitors are located in the control tower). 3. Arresting gear status. 4. NOTAMs and non-NOTAM field conditions. 5. Status of communications equipment. 6. Outages. 7. Weather warnings. 8. Other pertinent information. |
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Weekday Working Hours |
0630-2200 |
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Base Mission |
Arm, repair, provision, service, and support US PAC-Fleet and other operating forces. Provide safe, orderly, and expeditious Movement of a/c and vehicles. |
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Weekend Working Hours |
0800-2200 |
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Tower Staffing: (Normal Weekday) |
TS LC GC FD |
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Tower Manning: (Weekend/Holidays) |
TS/LC Combined GC (Must be qualified FD) |
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Combining Operating Positions (Weekday) |
-0630 through 0900 -1930 through 2130 *Training shall not be conducted when TS is combined with any other position *15 minute combine time all other times to provide for relief. |
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Scheduled Maintenance as per Vol 4 |
2000Z-2400Z Daylight Savings time: 1900Z-2300Z |