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Royal Navy
Junior Officers
Code: RN-ATC

Air Traffic Control Officer

Controls aircraft operating from Royal Navy air stations and aircraft carriers.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • air traffic control
  • • decision-making under pressure
  • • radar operations
  • • communications
  • • team coordination

Responsibilities

  • • control aircraft in the visual circuit and approach
  • • manage carrier flight deck and radar pictures
  • • coordinate with civilian and military ATC
  • • supervise junior controllers
  • • support deployed carrier strike operations

Equipment

  • • ATC radar
  • • voice comms
  • • carrier flying control systems

Typical Clearance

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Civilian Translations

Air Traffic Controller (Civil)

Aviation & Airside Operations

92% Match

Controlling aircraft in the visual circuit, approach and carrier environments transfers directly to civilian ATC with unit validation.

Core Transferable Skills

air traffic control
decision-making under pressure
radar operations