a. Summary. Landing signal officers control recovery of aircraft aboard aircraft carriers and SATS. These MOSs are to be assigned only as skill designator MOSs to qualified pilots who have successfully completed the appropriate phases of training described in the LSO NATOPS Manual and are designated by a fully qualified LSO.

b. Requirements/Prerequisites. MOS 7593 - Both Phases I and II qualified LSO (including SATS qualification). MOS 7594 - Phase III qualified LSO.

Must have a secret security clearance.

c. Duties

(1) Ensures the safe and expeditious recovery of aircraft aboard ships and SATS.

(2) Trains aircrews in carrier and SATS landing procedures and techniques.

d. Related DOT Classification/DOT Code. No civilian equivalent.

Information Derived From MCO P1200.7V Part 1. Current as of Nov 00