Operations Flashcards
Who is the OPS Officer
CDR Young
Who is the Air OPS Officer
CDR Marusich
What is CATCC
Carrier Air Traffic Control Center
What is METOC
Meterology and Oceanography
What is CDC
Combat Direction Center
Who is the Strike OPS Officer
CDR Goff
What is CVIC
Carrier Intelligence Center
What are the three work centers of CATCC
Air operations, carrier controlled approach(CCA), air transfer office(ATO)
Purpose of CCA
Responsible for aircraft departing the shipand recovery of inbound aircraft after the mission
Purpose of Departure Control
Responsible for departing aircraft during case 1,2,3 operations. Talk to fuelers
Purpose of Marshal Control
Responsible for inbound aircraft during case 1,2,3. Stacking aircraft at 21NM and 6,000 feet
What is Approach Control
2 controllers (A, B), case 2, 3
What is Final Control
2 controllers, final approach/case 3, take control 8.5 to 3 miles out up to until 3/4 mile when LSO takes over
What is Case 1
No lower than 3,000 feet, 5NM
What is Case 2
Between 1000 and 3000 feet, 5NM
What is Case 3
Below 1000 feet or 30 minutes before sunrise or 30 minutes after sunset, night time ops
What is Amber Deck
2 minutes to launch
What is SPN 43
Marshal
What is SPN 41
Bullseye
What is SPN 46
Easy Rider or Precision Approach and Landing System(PALS)
Who develops the air plan
Strike OPS
How long is the flight plan good for
24 hours
What is found on the air plan
Sunrise, sunset, squadron names, mission type, launch/recovery times, aircraft types, flight ops start tim, ordnance
What is the Air Plan
Schedule of flight ops for a 24 hour period
What is 99 Transmisiion
Broadcast of info to all aircraft
What is Angels
Altitude of aircraft in thousands of feet
What is Emssion Control
Restrictions are placed on aircraft electrical systems to keep enemy from discovering the locaton of the ship
What is Ball
Pilot has the VLA in sight
What is Clara
Pilot does not have the VLA in sight
What is Easy Rider
SPN 46
What is Hot Sheet
Air space constraints for a 24 hour perod or flight ops
What is ILARTS
Integrated launch and recovery television system. Provides real time imagery of flight ops
What is Load Report
Report given to Marshal Control who passes it to the Air Transfer Officer about what the cod is bringing to the ship
What is Retro Report
Report given to the COD pilot from Marshal Control of what they will be taking from the ship(passengers, mail)
What is Mother
Refers to the ship
What is Pickle
Jettison
