Air traffic control navigational aids technicians survey, site, and install air traffic control navigational aids and instrument landing systems. Make periodic inspections and perform preventive maintenance. Tune, adjust, and align systems for proper operation. Use proper safety procedures in system maintenance and operation.
Diagnose and isolate malfunction to the fault, remove and replace the fault, and verify that the malfunction has been corrected. Participate in and provide technical assistance during system flight inspections. Maintain diagnostic tapes, tools, support, and test equipment. Assist in maintaining the maintenance technical library. Assist in maintaining accountability of all parts of the system, including spare parts, and in requisitioning supplies and spare parts. They process and pack system components for storage or shipment. Train subordinates or less qualified personnel. Maintain necessary records of maintenance and compile data for reports. Assist ATC maintenance personnel in MOS 5953 and MOS 5954.
Prerequisites.
(1) Must possess an EL score of 110 or higher. HQMC APC has waiver authority.
(2) Eligible for a secret security clearance.
Requirements.
(1) Complete the Marine Air Traffic Control Navigational Aids Technician Pipeline Course, Class C, NAS Pensacola, FL.
(2) Gunnery Sergeant through Sergeant: Complete the Marine Air Traffic Control Work Center Supervisors Course, and Marine Air Traffic Control Maintenance Management Course at NAS Pensacola, FL.
Duties.
(1) GySgt to Pvt:
(a) Observes and applies proper safety procedures with respect to system operation and maintenance.
(b) Assembles and disassembles systems, preparing them either for operation or shipment, as applicable.
(c) Demonstrates the basic operation of generators that provide input power to the systems.
(d) Performs preventive maintenance on TACANS, homing beacons, instrument landing systems, and records the accomplishment per appropriate Navy publications.
(e) Interprets schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical data contained in publications to maintain TACANS, homing beacons, and instrument landing systems.
(f) Tests, adjusts, and aligns the systems for proper operation.
(g) Recognizes and isolates system malfunctions by using operational and diagnostic programs.
(h) Diagnoses and isolates malfunctions to the fault.
(i) Removes and replaces the fault and verifies that the malfunction has been corrected.
(j) Identifies parts required to be replaced by use of appropriate Navy publications and prepares requisitions to obtain parts from the supply system.
(k) Records corrective maintenance on maintenance action forms per appropriate Navy publications.
(2) GySgt and Sgt:
(a) Makes authorized modifications/field changes to navigational aid systems.
(b) Trains subordinate or less qualified personnel in the proper procedures for maintaining TACANS, homing beacons, and instrument landing systems.
(c) Performs tests to ensure systems performance meets FAA flight certification criteria.
(d) Participates in and provides technical assistance during FAA flight inspections.
(e) Maintains inventory control of assigned support items.
(f) Knows basic principles and functions of operations of air traffic control radar and communication systems.
(3) GySgt and SSgt:
(a) Supervises personnel in the proper procedures for maintaining and operating TACANS, homing beacons, and instrument landing systems.
(b) Initiates and implements maintenance schedules for preventive and corrective maintenance of air traffic control navigational aids.
(c) Prepares maintenance reports in respect to data related to navigational aids.
(d) Prepares lesson guides for the unit's technical training program for navigational aids systems.
(e) Assists air traffic control maintenance material control officer in all functional areas of air traffic control maintenance.
Related SOC Classification/SOC Code.
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-2094.
Related Military Skill.
None.
