Officer in Tactical Command

Officer in Tactical Command ( OTC) is in the parlance of NATO and English navies the term for the tactical leader of a Marine Association at the level of a task unit, Task Group or Task Force.

As an OTC formation leader is regularly used, which is located with his staff aboard his flagship. The rank of the OTC is dependent on the size and composition of the association. The commander of the U.S. Navy fleet use is OTC in the rank of Vice Admiral, the leader of a NATO Mine Countermeasure Group is frigate captain. For smaller, put together for a time-limited task associations, the senior commander of a warship involved with the tasks of OTC may be entrusted.

Order

The Officer in Tactical Command is responsible for the tactical command of his subordinate forces. Thus, it is incumbent on the military use of these funds to which warships, embarked aircraft and helicopter, special forces and landing forces may include. The spectrum of its general responsibilities defined in NATO rules, its specific order receives the OTC from his superiors Operational Control Authority ( OCA ), a headquarters ashore.

Limitations of Authority

The OTC has exclusive authority over its subordinate units assigned to him as part of the specific exercise or deployment job. He is not empowered to make his association additional units or to exercise authority over other organizations.