ATC Specialist, Liaison - CIC
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An ATC Specialist, Liaison manages the daily safe and efficient flow of air traffic within a designated facility's control airspace, ensuring compliance with ICAO and FAA regulations, coordinating controllers, and supervising approach, departure, and arrival procedures.
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Essential Responsibilities:
The designee is responsible for the overall daily safe and expeditious flow of air traffic within the designated facility control airspace in accordance with ICAO and FAA 7110.65 regulatory guidance. Rules of separation must be applied to achieve the required separation as outlined in FAA manuals and orders. This designee maintains situational awareness of the overall flow of air traffic operations at the facility assigned and is responsible for all ATC facility operations and services during their shift, as well as adherence to CRM principal application. The designee coordinates with various controllers and personnel to relay information which pertains to the aircraft and in the interest of safety of flight including emergency information. The individual is responsible for vehicles and personnel operating on the airfield. Along with controlling aircraft the designee must be able to process flight plans, and supervise approach, departure, and arrival procedures. The designee will have a full working knowledge of control tower operations and flight planning and a fundamental knowledge of RADAR/Manual approach control operations.
Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
- Graduate of an approved DoD or FAA ATC course.
- Eight (8) years of experience, one (1) year of experience must be from performing in a like type facility.Knowledge of ATC rules, regulations, and techniques; control tower and approach control operations. Shall hold one ofthe following tower certifications: FAA Control Tower Operator (CTO) certificate, FAA or AOV Credential with Tower rating, or equivalent.
- Ability to obtain and maintain FAA Class II Medical Certificate
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US CENTCOM Medical Exam
- Must be able to obtain/maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
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