Air Department II Flashcards
ALRE
Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment
VLA
Visual Landing Aids
MOVLAS
Manually Operated Visual Landing Aids System
ILARTS
Integrated Launch and Recovery Television System
ALREMP
Aircraft Launch and Recovery Maintenance Program
Air Officer is known as
Air Boss
Duties of the Air Officer
Supervises and directs launch/recovery
Determines the case launch and/or recovery
Who is the carrier control zone clearing authority?
Air Officer
Stations Manned in PRI-FY (Primary Flight Control)
AAPLIFARF
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
FLOLS Controller
Stations Manned in Flight Deck Control:
AAASECE
Aircraft Handling Officer/FDO
Assistant FDO
Aviation Fuels Representative
Sound-power phone talkers
Elevator operators
Squadron maintenance representative
EOD personnel (as required)
Who has the authority to grant permission to move aircraft with inoperative brakes?
Aircraft Handling Officer
Aircraft Handling Officer responsibilities
Supervision of the handling of aircraft on the flight deck and hangar deck
What is the responsibility of the aircraft crash, salvage and rescue?
Save lives
2 items that the Catapult and Arresting Gear Officer is responsible for
ALRE and VLA
What is the principle source of energy and is supplied to the catapults by the ship’s reactors?
Steam
What is the back-up should the FLOLS be inoperative?
MOVLAS
Define ILARTS
Monitor and simultaneously record aircraft launching and landing operations
What is the primary objective of ALREMP?
Achieve and sustain maximum operational readiness
What is based upon the NAMP?
ALREMP
Stations Manned in Hangar Deck Control:
Hanger Deck Officer/Deck CPO/LPO
Elevator Operators
3 causes of Aircraft Handling Mishaps/Incidents
Poor Supervision
Disinterest
Disregard of applicable handling instructions
Launch Safety Precautions
Only members of the catapult crews are permitted in the catwalks in the vicinity of the deck edge stations
Recovery Safety Precautions
No personnel are permitted to work on or occupy aircraft in the port side parking area unless aircraft parked in the safe parking area abeam and aft of the island