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slug = "role-55-3012-00"
socCode = "55-3012.00"
title = "Aircraft Launch and Recovery Specialists"
summary = "Operate and maintain catapults, arresting gear, and associated mechanical, hydraulic, and control systems involved primarily in aircraft carrier takeoff and landing operations. Duties include installing and maintaining visual landing aids; testing and maintaining launch and recovery equipment using electric and mechanical test equipment and hand tools; activating airfield arresting systems, such as crash barriers and cables, during emergency landing situations; directing aircraft launch and recovery operations using hand or light signals; and maintaining logs of airplane launches, recoveries, and equipment maintenance."
aliases = ["Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Maintenance Technician", "Aircraft Launch and Recovery Technician", "Arresting Gear Operator", "Aviation Boatswain's Mate", "Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Launching & Recovery Equipment", "C-13 Catapult Operator", "Expeditionary Airfield Systems Technician"]
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[market]

[industries]
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[source]
dataset = "gold.onet_role_starter_surface"
version = "30.3"
generatedAt = "2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00"
contentHash = "4da79e3aa2abc9ef"

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cluster = "Public Service & Safety"
slug = "public-service-safety"

[[studyPrograms]]
title = "Military Technologies and Applied Sciences"
slug = "military-technologies-and-applied-sciences"
