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72601.03 – Flight service specialists

Flight service specialists provide pilots with flight information essential to aviation safety.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Flight operations officer
  • Flight service specialist (FSS)

Core competencies

  • Monitoring to continuously track aircraft movements, weather conditions and communication systems, identifying and assessing any irregularities or issues while promptly addressing any deviations in real-time
  • Oral Communication: Active Listening to attentively focus on understanding and interpreting detailed information from pilots, controllers and other personnel
  • Pattern Organization Speed to quickly analyze and interpret patterns in information such as weather data, air traffic movements and flight plans
  • Auditory Attention to consistently focus on and accurately distinguish between multiple radio communications, background noise and audible alerts over extended periods
  • Attention to Detail to monitor and process complex flight information, ensuring accurate communication of critical data such as weather updates, flight plans and airport conditions to pilots
  • Knowledge in Logistics to understand the coordination of flight operations, including tracking aircraft movements, managing flight schedules and effective communication between air traffic control and pilots

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Provide pre-flight information concerning current and forecast weather conditions, radio frequencies, terrain, airports and related data to assist pilots in preparation of flight plans
  • Check flight plans for completeness and accuracy and forward flight plans to air traffic services facility
  • Respond to radio calls from aircraft preparing for takeoff or landing and supply information such as weather conditions, wind speed and direction and presence of local air traffic
  • Support air traffic control operations by relaying radio requests for flight clearances, arrival and departure information and position reports
  • Alert airport emergency services of aircraft experiencing difficulties and initiate communication searches when aircraft become overdue
  • Observe, record and report weather conditions at airports.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators (72604)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

7 – Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

72 – Technical trades and transportation officers and controllers

Sub-major group

726 – Transportation officers and controllers

Minor group

7260 – Transportation officers and controllers

Unit group

72601 – Air traffic controllers and related occupations

Occupational profile

72601.03 – Flight service specialists

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