Air Traffic Controller Officers ll (7 Posts) at Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ)

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Air Traffic Controllers are required to provide Air Traffic Services (ATS) within the
Harare flight information region in order to meet the objectives below:
i. To prevent collision between aircraft
ii. To prevent collision between aircraft and vehicles on the maneuvering
area
iii. To expedite and maintain an orderly flow of air traffic.
iv. To provide advice and information useful for the safe and efficient
conduct of flights.
v. To notify appropriate organizations regarding aircraft in need of search
and rescue and assist such organizations as required.
2. Provides approach control at airport terminal areas and issue instructions to
aircraft for safe landing and take-off of traffic.
3. Provides pre-flight information regarding expected weather or other conditions
in the route or destination as advised by meteorological services.
4. Provides flight information services to aircraft to facilitate safe and secure aircraft
movement and to pass on information and advice to aircraft where necessary
to avoid collision or hazards.
5. Alert rescue and fire fighting services whenever necessary, in accordance with
the local instructions and procedures and provide search and rescue service to
aircraft in emergency, including unlawful interference.
6. Compiles details required to raise invoices for landing fees and to produce
statistics to facilitate revenue collection from operators.
7. Operates aerodrome lighting to facilitate aircraft movements at controlled
aerodromes.
8. Inspects the manoeuvring areas to ensure that they are adequately safe for
aircraft operations.
9. Undertake on-the-job training for other controllers and assist in the validation tests
for air traffic control officers and coordinators so as to have consistently sufficient
numbers of qualified personnel.
10. To advise technicians on all equipment anomalies so as to ensure a very high
percentage of availability of equipment and navigational aids.
11.Liaise and coordinate with other ATS units locally and in adjoining flight
information regions to ensure that the units are in possession of all relevant and
up-to-date information necessary for the safe conduct of flights.