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Operations Flashcards

1
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CATCC

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Carrier Air Traffic Control Center

“AC’s” work center

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CDC

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Combat Direction Center

“OS’s” work center

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Strike operations

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TAD personnel

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4
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CATCC is comprised of what two interdependent work centers?

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  • Air Ops

- CCA ( Carrier Controlled Approach)

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Air ops is responsible for what?

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all matters pertaining to air ops and the functioning of CATCC

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Air Operations Officer

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Responsible to the Operations Officer for coordinating all matters pertaining to flight ops.

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Air operations Supervisor

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Ensures the display information is correct in air operations

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Land/Launch Record keeper

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ensures accurate data for each aircraft in launch or recovery

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Plotter

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Submits a 2 1/2 hr. Pre- brief prior to recovery

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CCA

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Carrier controlled approach.

Responsible for operational control of aircraft departing ship and recovery of inbound aircraft.

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CArrier Controlled Area?

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50 NM

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Who is Responsible for the control of departing Aircraft during case 1. 2. And 3?

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Departure Control

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Marshal control

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Responsible for the control of inbound aircraft during case 1.2.3

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Approach control

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Controls the aircraft approaching during case 2.3

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Final control

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Controls the final approach during case 3 and ensures optimum alignment until transfer of control to the aircraft reaches 3/4 miles

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Case 1

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When flights in the carrier

Control zone are no lower than 3000 ft. And 5 NM

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Case 2

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When flights in the carrier control zone are no lower than 1000 ft. And 5 NM

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Case 3

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When flights in the carrier control zone are below 1000 ft or 5 NM. Or a Nighttime departure or recovery , 30 min. After sunrise and 30 min. Before sunset and if air officer dictates so

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CDCs mission

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Keep the commanding officer apprised of the tactical situation.

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Strike operations

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Coordinated with warfare commanders to establish a viable plan for battle group functions

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21
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PALS

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Precision Approach and Landing System

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EMCON

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Emissions Control.

Imposed restrictions on the use of electronic systems

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ADIZ

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Air Defense Identification Zone

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24
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ATO

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Air Transfer Officer

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CAG

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Carrier Airwing Commander

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COD

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Carrier on board delivery

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27
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CQ

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Carrier Qualification

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28
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CVW

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Carrier Airwing

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29
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DME

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Distance Measuring Equipment

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30
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EAT

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Expected approach time

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31
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FCF

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Functional Check Flight

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32
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FL

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Flight level

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33
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HCO

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Helicopter Control Officer

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34
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HEFO

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Hydraulic electrical fuel oxygen engine

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35
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ICAO

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International Civil Aviation Organization

36
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IFF

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Identify friend or foe

37
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NATOPS

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Naval Air training and operating Procedure Standardization

38
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OPAREA

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Operating Area

39
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PG

A

Plane Guard

40
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SAR

A

Search and Rescue

41
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TACAN

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Tactical Air Navigation

42
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VERTREP

A

Vertical Replenishment

43
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VFR

A

Visual Fly Rule

44
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99 Transmission

A

Information of collective interest to all aircraft on particular radio frequency

45
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Schedule of flight ops for a 24-hr period

46
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Alpha strike

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Tactical ops which the majority of air wing aircraft participate in an interpreted strike against ground targets

47
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ALTRV

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Altitude reservations.

Normally employed for the mass movement of aircraft

48
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Series/OPNAV 3722.30 series

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Special military operations

49
Q

Angels

A

Altitude of aircraft in thousands of feet

Used in Pilot/controller communications

50
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Axial deck

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Part of flight deck oriented along the longitudinal aids of the carrier

51
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AZIMUTH

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Magnetic bearing extending from an aircraft navigation aid or air traffic control system. ( PALS…ICLS)

52
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Ball

A

Pilot report indicating that the visual landing aid is in sight

53
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BRC

A

Base Recovery Course .

- ships magnetic heading during flight ops.

54
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BINGO

A

An order to proceed and land at the field specified.

-Aircraft is considered to be in an emergency/Fuel critical condition

55
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Burble

A

Air flow disturbances on and about the carrier that can detrimentally affect aircraft approach and landing performance .

56
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Card-of-the-day

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An information card that identifies daily changing call signs of battle groups.

57
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CHARLIE

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Signal for aircraft to land aboard the ship.

58
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CLARA

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A pilot transmission indicating the pilot does not have the visual landing aid (ball) in sight.

59
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Coordinated Universal Time

UTC

A

Also called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or Zulu time.

-Time at the prime meridian.

60
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Display & Decision.

D&D

A

A module in the CDC where the CDC watch Officer, TAO, and ships air coordinator are located .

61
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DELTA

A

A signal given to hold and conserve fuel at an altitude and position appropriate to type aircraft and case recovery in effect.

62
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FOX CORPEN

A

Ships true heading during flight operations

63
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Green Sheet

A

Daily schedule of carrier operations

64
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Holy Helo

A

Helicopter used to transport chaplains.

65
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Hot Sheet

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A depiction of airspace constraints ( hot areas) for each 24-hr period of flight operations.

66
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ILARTS

A

Integrated Launch and Recovery Television System.

  • used to provide recordings of aircraft during launch and recovery operations.
  • comprises of 2 components.
    1. Pilot landing aid television. (PLAT)
    2. Catapult aircraft hookup and Launch system.( CAHAL)
67
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KILO

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Pilot coded report indicating aircraft mission readiness

68
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Link 4A

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A data link frequency used to transmit PALS commands and error signals.

69
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Load Report

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Report given to the COD aircraft providing the numbers of passenger , mail, fuel, and cargo on board.

70
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Marshal

A

A bearing, distance, and altitude fix designated by CATCC

71
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Mother

A

Term referring to the ship

72
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NORDO

A

No radio , and aircraft is unable to transmit by radio

73
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Nugget

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A first-your pilot on initial carrier deployment

74
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Parrot

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The term used in pilot communications to refer to the aircrafts transponder .

75
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Pickle

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Another term for jettison

76
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Pigeons

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The magnetic bearing and distance to the carrier, divert field or geographical position from an aircrafts position

77
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PIM

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Position of intended movement

-the position to which the ship intend to proceed

78
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PALS

A

Precision approach and landing system .

- System consisting of shipboard and aircraft components for all weather recovery of carrier-based aircraft

79
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Red light

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Local time at which a helicopter will no longer be SAR capable and has approximately 30 min. Of flight time remaining

80
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Snuggle up

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A term used to direct a helicopter to come close aboard

81
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Sour

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A term used in pilot or controller communication that aircraft or shipboard systems equipment mare inoperative

82
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Sweet

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A term used in pilot or controller communications indicating that aircraft or shipboard systems are operative .

83
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Tally-Ho

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A pilot report indicating a target has been visually acquired

84
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Yo-yo

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Aircraft that launch with one event and recover with the previous event

85
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Zip Lip

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A condition that may be prescribed for flight operations during daylight conditions under which positive communications control is waived radio transmissions between aircraft , pilots, and control agencies are held to the minimum necessary for safety of flight.

86
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ILARTS has two components

A
  1. Pilot landing aid television. (PLAT)

2. Catapult aircraft hookup and Launch system.( CAHAL)

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