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Royal Air Force
Senior Non-Commissioned Officers
Code: ATC

Air Traffic Controller

Controls military and civilian aircraft in RAF and joint airspace, including deployed locations.

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 radar pictures
  • • coordinate with civilian ATC
  • • supervise junior controllers
  • • support deployed operations

Equipment

  • • ATC radar
  • • voice comms
  • • tower systems

Typical Clearance

SC

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Civilian Translations

Operations Coordinator

Administration & Operations

82% Match

Coordinating fast-moving operations and managing communications maps directly to operations coordination roles in airside and logistics environments.

Core Transferable Skills

coordination
communication
decision-making