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F10A Rated Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) Controller

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Overview

The Rated Carrier Air Traffic Control Center Controller provides radar and nonradar air traffic control services from every control position within the CATCC. This controller handles aircraft departing from or arriving aboard an aircraft carrier under Case I, II, and III operating conditions.

Core Skills

  • Radar and non-radar aircraft traffic control
  • Case I, II, and III carrier operations

Civilian Career Paths

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Air Traffic Controllers

Controlling departing and arriving aircraft from all CATCC positions provides directly relevant radar and non-radar air traffic control experience.

How to prepare: Gather certification, facility-rating, and duty records to compare your documented experience with FAA hiring routes rather than relying on the CATCC designation alone. FAA entry-level hiring requires applicants to be under 31 with one year of progressively responsible work, a bachelor's degree, or combined postsecondary education and work totaling one year; the experienced-controller route allows original appointments through age 35 but requires 52 consecutive weeks of full-time active aircraft separation after certification or facility rating, within five years of application, at a qualifying FAA, DOD, National Guard, or FAA-contract tower facility, with no educational substitute or credit for pre-certification training time.

What the civilian work involves
  • Inform pilots about nearby planes or potentially hazardous conditions, such as weather, speed and direction of wind, or visibility problems.
  • Issue landing and take-off authorizations or instructions.
  • Transfer control of departing flights to traffic control centers and accept control of arriving flights.

Notes & Sources

  • FAA hiring also requires U.S. citizenship, medical qualification, and security screening. Entry-level applicants must speak English clearly over communications equipment and pass pre-employment tests, including ATSA; controllers must requalify medically each year.
  • FAA entry-level training includes the Academy followed by 2-3 years of classroom and on-the-job training. Experienced hires enter field training for full certification and may also need Academy courses.
  • The 2026 FAA experienced-controller notice requires willingness to work at any FAA facility, drug testing, and a Secret clearance. Previously appointed FAA or DOD civilian 2152 applicants must document their original appointment before the maximum entry age. This notice is a resume repository, not a guaranteed opening; its conditions are not universal requirements for non-FAA employers.
Evidence for this guidance (5 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC F10A

    [1] NEC entry "F10A - Rated Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) Controller"; cached text line 5127; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Radar and non-radar aircraft traffic control, Case I, II, and III carrier operations, Air Traffic Controllers (O*NET 53-2021.00)

  2. O*NET: Air Traffic Controllers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Air Traffic Controllers (O*NET 53-2021.00)

  3. FAA: Air Traffic Controller Qualifications

    [3] Minimum qualifications and training requirements; official page updated 2025-02-27, checked 2026-09-24. Current entry-level threshold is one year, not the older three-year wording.

    Supports: Air Traffic Controllers (O*NET 53-2021.00)

  4. FAA 2026 experienced Air Traffic Control Specialist direct-hire notice

    [4] FAA-FAA-26-PUB NOT-96466: Duties, Conditions of employment, Qualifications, Education. Checked 2026-09-24; a resume repository, not a guarantee of an opening or appointment.

    Supports: Air Traffic Controllers (O*NET 53-2021.00)

  5. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Air Traffic Controllers

    [5] How to Become an Air Traffic Controller; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Air Traffic Controllers (O*NET 53-2021.00)

Defense contractor jobs for F10A

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