R 192000Z MAY 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 229/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN//
SUBJ/USMC ATC FACILITY CLASSIFICATIONS//
REF/A/DOC/NAVAIR 00-80T-114 (ATC NATOPS)//
REF/B/DOC/CMC (C461)/16APR01//
REF/C/2003 MACG OAG ESC MSG 042302Z NOV 03//
REF/D/ATCF CLASSIFICATION LTR MCAS YUMA//
REF/E/ATCF CLASSIFICATION LTR MCAS CHERRY POINT//
REF/F/ATCF CLASSIFICATION LTR MCAS BEAUFORT//
REF/G/ATCF CLASSIFICATION LTR MCAS NEW RIVER//
REF/H/ATCF CLASSIFICATION LTR MCAS IWAKUNI//
REF/I/ATCF CLASSIFICATION LTR MCAS FUTENMA//
REF/J/ATCF CLASSIFICATION LTR MCAS CAMP PENDLETON//
REF/K/ATCF CLASSIFICATION LTR MCAS MIRAMAR//
REF/L/ATCF CLASSIFICATION LTR MCAF QUANTICO//
REF/M/ATCF CLASSIFICATION LTR MACS-1 ATC DET SELF 29 PALMS//
REF/N/ATCF CLASSIFICATION LTR MACS-2 ATC DET MCALF BOGUE FIELD//
NARR/AMPN/REF A IS THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL NATOPS. REF B IS THE USMC MOS MANUAL.
REF C IS THE MARINE AIR CONTROL GROUP OPERATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP (MACG OAG) FALL
2003 EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE (ESC) RESULTS. REF D THROUGH N ARE CNO N785F
ATC FACILITY CLASSIFICATION LETTERS.//
POC/W.J. NIX/LTCOL/AVN APC-5/LOC: HQMC/TEL: DSN 224-1850/
EMAIL: NIXWJ@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
POC/PHIL KENOYER/LTCOL/N785F3/LOC:OPNAV/TEL:(703) 604-7728/TEL:DSN 664-7728
/EMAIL:PHILLIP.KENOYER@NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF A CNO N785F IS THE ATC FACILITY CLASSIFICATION
AUTHORITY FOR DON ATC FACILITIES. REF A ALSO ESTABLISHES ATC SERVICES PROVIDED
BY DON ATC FACILITIES AND LISTS APPLICABLE ATCS RATINGS AND CTO REQUIREMENTS
FOR NAVY AND USMC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. REF B DESCRIBES THE MOS SKILL SETS
REQUIRED FOR USMC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. REF C ESTABLISHED ATC OCCFLD SKILL
SETS AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR MARINE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TO SUPPORT MACS
ATC DETACHMENTS, MARINE CORPS AIR STATIONS AND MARINE CORPS AIR FACILITIES.
2. IN FEBRUARY 2003 CNO N785F PROVIDED ATC FACILITY CLASSIFICATION LETTERS,
REF C THROUGH M, TO EACH USMC ATC FACILITY TO INCLUDING MACS-1 ATC DET SEAF
29-PALMS AND MACS-2 ATC DET C MCALF BOGUE FIELD.
3. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A AND IN SUPPORT OF REF B, THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES
ATC SERVICES PROVIDED, ATC SKILL SETS TRAINED TO, MOS AND CTO/ATCS RATINGS AVAILABLE
BASED ON CNO N785F ASSIGNED ATC FACILITY CLASSIFICATIONS:
ATCF ATC SERVICES SKILL SETS MOS CTO/ATCS
CLASSIFICATION PROVIDED RATING
CLASS II AIRPORT TRAFFIC TOWER CONTROLLER 7252 CTO (1)
CONTROL SERVICE
CLASS IIIA AIRPORT TRAFFIC TOWER CONTROLLER 7252 CTO (2)
CONTROL SERVICE
LOW APPROACH BASIC CONTROLLER 7257 RFC (2)
AND LANDING
SERVICE
CLASS IIIB AIRPORT TRAFFIC TOWER CONTROLLER 7252 CTO
CONTROL SERVICE
LOW APPROACH BASIC CONTROLLER 7257 RFC
AND LANDING
SERVICE ARRIVAL CONTROLLER 7253 RATCF
CLASS IVB AIRPORT TRAFFIC TOWER CONTROLLER 7252 CTO
CONTROL SERVICE
LOW APPROACH BASIC CONTROLLER 7257 RFC
AND LANDING
SERVICE ARRIVAL CONTROLLER 7253 RATCF
TERMINAL AREA
CONTROL SERVICE APPROACH CONTR 7254 TRACON
CLASS VII AIRPORT TRAFFIC TOWER CONTROLLER 7252 CTO
CONTROL SERVICE
LOW APPROACH BASIC CONTROLLER 7257 RFC
AND LANDING
SERVICE ARRIVAL CONTROLLER 7253 RATCF
TERMINAL AREA
CONTROL SERVICE APPROACH CONTR 7254 TRACON
SPECIAL USE
AIRSPACE CONTROL ARTCC (3)
SERVICE
NOTE 1: SEAF 29-PALMS SUBSEQUENT CTO RATING ONLY.
NOTE 2: MCALF BOGUE SUBSEQUENT CTO AND RFC RATING ONLY.
NOTE 3: MCAS YUMA ONLY WHEN BOTH 7253 MOS AND 7254 MOS ARE ACHIEVED. CLASS IIIB AND
IVB USMC ATC FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE CONTROL SERVICE IN
ASSIGNED AIRSPACE AS DELINEATED IN LETTERS OF AGREEMENT WITH APPROPRIATE FAA AND/OR
MILITARY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES/AGENCIES.
5. THOUGH NOT REQUIRED USMC ATC FACILITIES ARE NOT PRECLUDED FROM PROVIDING LIMITED
ADDITIONAL ATC SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER CLASSIFIED ATC FACILITIES WHEN IN SUPPORT
OF THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM AS DELINEATED IN LETTERS OF AGREEMENT WITH ADJACENT FAA
AND/OR MILITARY ATC FACILITIES. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT AUTHORIZE MCAS OR MCAF COMMANDS
TO AWARD A MOS SKILL DESIGNATION ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGHER CLASSIFIED ATC FACILITY.
6. FOR THOSE MARINE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WHO RECEIVED AN INITIAL 7254 MOS SKILL
DESIGNATION AT MCAF QUANTICO OR MCAS NEW RIVER ON OR AFTER 14 FEB 2003 SHALL HAVE THE
7254 MOS SKILL DESIGNATION REMOVED FROM APPROPRIATE RECORDS AND THE 7253 MOS SKILL
DESIGNATION INSERTED.
7. A FOLLOW-ON MARADMIN WILL CLARIFY SPECIFIC MOS SKILL DESIGNATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
8. THIS MARADMIN HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH AND HAS THE CONCURRANCE OF CNO N785F.//