# Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officers

> Plan and direct the operation and maintenance of catapults, arresting gear, and associated mechanical, hydraulic, and control systems involved primarily in aircraft carrier takeoff and landing operations. Duties include supervision of readiness and safety of arresting gear, launching equipment, barricades, and visual landing aid systems; planning and coordinating the design, development, and testing of launch and recovery systems; preparing specifications for catapult and arresting gear installations; evaluating design proposals; determining handling equipment needed for new aircraft; preparing technical data and instructions for operation of landing aids; and training personnel in carrier takeoff and landing procedures.

- **SOC code:** 55-1012.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://agenticu-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/roles/role-55-1012-00
- **Also known as:** Catapult and Arresting Gear Officer, Flight Deck Officer, Landing Signal Officer, V/STOL Landing Signal Officer
- **Frame:** This is what you do about AI. "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

## AI exposure & outlook


## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html

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_Generated from AgenticU's cure surface; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://agenticu-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/roles/role-55-1012-00_