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Royal Navy
Non-Commissioned Officers
Code: ACREW

Aircrewman

Non-pilot aircrew operating sensors, winches and weapon systems aboard Fleet Air Arm helicopters.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • airborne sensor operation
  • • winch operations
  • • mission systems
  • • crew resource management
  • • operational decision-making

Responsibilities

  • • operate airborne radar, sonar and winch systems
  • • conduct search and rescue and anti-submarine tasks
  • • support the pilot with navigation and mission management
  • • maintain crew currency and qualifications
  • • brief and debrief missions

Equipment

  • • helicopter mission systems
  • • winches
  • • airborne sensors

Typical Clearance

SC

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Civilian Translations

Aircrew / Winch Operations Specialist

Aviation & Airside Operations

90% Match

Operating airborne sensors and winch systems on operational missions maps directly onto civilian SAR and offshore rear crew roles.

Core Transferable Skills

airborne sensor operation
winch operations
crew resource management