Air traffic controller-tower perform various duties within a control tower at an established air traffic control facility, expeditionary airfield, or remote landing area incident to the control of friendly aircraft operating within assigned airspace, maintaining visual surveillance of the terminal control area and other movement areas, formulating and issuing clearances and instructions to aircraft and vehicular traffic operating on runways, landing areas, and taxiways.
Prerequisites.
(1) Must meet the requirement/prerequisites of MOS 7257.
(2) Must possess a secret security clearance.
Requirements.
Qualify as a local controller and be issued a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Control Tower Operator (CTO) license, or the Commanding Officer of a squadron level unit or higher under which Marine Air Traffic Controllers are assigned and where air traffic control services are being performed in an expeditionary/tactical field environment of at least
four consecutive months, may certify a Marine as a local controller.
Duties.
(1) GySgt to Pvt: Performs duties on all operational positions in a
control tower.
(2) GySgt to LCpl: Supervise and instruct trainees on all
operational positions in a control tower.
(3) GySgt to Cpl: Performs duties as a tower supervisor in
accordance with the current edition of reference (cb), the Air Traffic
Control NAPTOPS Manual.
(4) GySgt and SSgt
(a) May act as a crew chief.
(b) Organizes and administers a control tower.
(5) GySgt
(a) May act as an MCAS ATC Facility NCOIC, control tower chief, ATC training chief, Control Tower Operator (CTO) examiner, or as a detachment NCOIC within a Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS).
(b) May act as a control tower chief or training standardization supervisor.
(c) Organizes and administers a control tower.
(d) May perform as a detachment NCOIC within a Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS).
(e) May perform as the control tower operator examiner.
Related SOC Classification/SOC Code.
Air Traffic Controllers 53- 2021.
Related Military Skill.
(1) Air Traffic Controller, 7257.
(2) Senior Air Traffic Controller, 7291.
