Air Department Flashcards
What are the divisions in Air Department?
V-1, V-2, V-3, V-4, V-5
How Many Divisions does Air Department have?
Five
What is V-1 responsible for?
For the Handling of all aircraft on the flight deck.
What do V-1 divisions duties entail?
Spotting, directing, and operating aircraft-handling equipment such as tractors and cranes.
What is V-2 responsible for?
Catapults, Arresting gear and Visual Landing Aids (VLA)
What is the Catapult crew responsible for?
The operation and maintenance of all catapult machinery.
What is the Arresting Gear crew responsible for?
The operation and maintenance of the arresting gear and barricade equipment.
What is V-3 responsible for?
The Handling of all aircraft in the Hangar Deck, the operation of aircraft elevators, and the operation of hangar bar divisional doors.
What is V-4 responsible for?
The operation and upkeep of carrier aviation fuel and lube oil transfer systems.
What are V-4’s primary duties?
They service embarked aircraft with clean, uncontaminted fuel, and replenish the ship’s supply of aviation fuel and lube oil.
What personnel does V-5 division consist of?
Air Admin and Tower Personnel
What is V-5 division responsible for?
The communication with aircraft during launch, recovery and tower communcation; as well as all of the administrative duties within the department.
What are the stations manned during Pri-fly operations?
Air Officer (Air Boss)
Assistant Air Officer (Mini Boss)
Primary Flight Control Supervisor
Land/Launch Record Keeper
Integrated Shipboard Information System (ISIS) Computer Operator
Forward Spotter
Aft Spotter
Recovery Equipment Controller
Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System (FLOLS) Controller
Flight Deck Personnel Float coat identification Colors
YELLOW
- Aircraft handling officers
- Plane directors
BLUE
- Aircraft Handling Crews
RED
- Crash and Salvage
- Explosive ordnance disposal
- Ordnance
GREEN
- Catapult and Arresting Gear Officers and Crews
- GSE Troubleshooters
- Aircraft Maintenance Crews
- Photographers
BROWN
- Plane Captains
WHITE
- ATO Members/Cargo Handlers
- Quality Assurance/ Final Checkers
- Liquid Oxygen (LOX) Handling Crew
- PRI- FLY
- Safety
- Medical
PURPLE
- Fuels Crew
Specialised Crew Float Coats and Cranials
Green Jersey with Red Cranial
- Landing LSE
White Jersey with RED Cross
- Medical
Cranial with Three ORANGE stripes
- All Air Department Khakis and LPOs, EOD team member, and Ordnance Officers
White jersey, NO cranial
- Landing Signal Officer (LSO)
Yellow jersey with Blue vest
- Tractor King (TK)
White Jersey with Green Cross
- Safety
