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ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (SURFACE) (ET)


Note: Below are listed responsibilities for grades E-4 (3) and E-7 (c) for this job. Paygrades E-1 through E-3 assist in these tasks


ET3 (Surface)

A. RADAR SYSTEMS

A4.001 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF RADAR SYSTEMS

A4.002 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

RADAR SYSTEMS

A4.003 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF RADAR ANATENNA

SYSTEMS

A4.004 PERFORM RADAR PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE

ON ANTENNA SYSTEMS

A4.005 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF IDENTIFICATION,

FRIEND OR FOE (IFF) SYSTEMS

A4.006 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

IFF SYSTEMS

A4.007 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF RADAR INDICATORS

A4.008 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

RADAR INDICATORS

B. NAVIGATION SYSTEMS

B4.001 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF GPS/SATNAV

EQUIPMENT

B4.002 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

GPS/SATNAV SYSTEMS

B4.003 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF TACAN EQUIPMENT

B4.004 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

TACAN SYSTEMS

B4.005 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF FATHOMETERS

B4.006 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

FATHOMETERS

C. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

C4.001 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF

RECEIVERS/TRANSCEIVERS (VLF, LF, MF, HF, VHF,

UHF, PORTABLE, SATCOM, ETC.)

C4.002 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

RECEIVERS/TRANSCEIVERS (VLF, LF, MF, HF, VHF,

UHF, PORTABLE, SATCOM, ETC.)

C4.003 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF

TRANSMITTERS/TRANSCEIVERS (VLF, LF, MF, HF,

VHF, UHF, PORTABLE, SATCOM, ETC.)

C4.004 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

TRANSMITTERS/TRANSCEIVERS (VLF, LF, MF, HF,

VHF, UHF, PORTABLE SATCOM, ETC.)

C4.005 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF SINGLE AUDIO SYSTEM

(SAS) EQUIPMENT AND/OR AUDIO AMPLIFIERS

C4.006 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

SAS/AUDIO AMPLIFIER EQUIPMENT

C4.007 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF

COUPLERS/MULTICOUPLERS

C4.008 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

COUPLERS/MULTICOUPLERS

C4.009 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF ANTENNAS AND

ANTENNA CONTROL EQUIPMENT

C4.010 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

ANTENNAS AND ANTENNA CONTROL EQUIPMENT

C4.011 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF

CONVERTER/KEYER/ADAPTER EQUIPMENT

C4.012 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

CONVERTER/KEYER/ADAPTER EQUIPMENT

C4.013 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF MULTIPLEXERS

C4.014 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

MULTIPLEXERS

C4.015 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF DATA LINK TERMINAL

SETS

C4.016 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

DATA LINK TERMINAL SETS

E. AUXILLIARY/SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

E4.001 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF PATCH PANELS (AF,

RF, LOW LEVEL, ETC.)

E4.002 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

PATCH PANELS (AF, RF, LOW LEVEL, ETC.)

E4.003 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF DRY AIR SYSTEM

EQUIPMENT

E4.004 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

DRY AIR SYSTEMS

E4.005 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF SYNCHRO AND SERVO

SYSTEMS

E4.006 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

SYNCHRO AND SERVO SYSTEMS

E4.007 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF RADAR/DATA

SWITCHBOARDS, VIDEO AMPLIFIERS, AND TRIGGER AND

PULSE AMPLIFIERS

E4.008 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

RADAR/DATA SWITCHBOARDS, VIDEO AMPLIFIERS, AND

TRIGGER/PULSE AMPLIFIERS

E4.009 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF FACSIMILE (FAX)

EQUIPMENT

E4.010 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

FAX EQUIPMENT

E4.011 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF COPIER EQUIPMENT

E4.012 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

COPIER EQUIPMENT

E4.013 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRONICS COOLING

SYSTEMS

E4.014 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

ELECTRONICS COOLING SYSTEMS

E4.015 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF VIDEO MONITORS AND

TERMINALS

E4.016 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

VIDEO MONITORS AND TERMINALS

F. COMPUTER/AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM (AIS) EQUIPMENT

F4.001 LOAD, MONITOR, AND ANALYZE DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS

F4.002 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF

MAINFRAME/MINI/MICRO COMPUTERS

F4.003 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

MAINFRAME/MINI/MICRO COMPUTERS

F4.004 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF PRINTERS/PLOTTERS

(DOT MATRIX, LASER, THERMAL, ETC)

F4.005 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

PRINTERS/PLOTTERS (DOT MATRIX, LASER, THERMAL,

ETC)

F4.006 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF DATA STORAGE

DEVICES AND THEIR CONTROLLERS (MAGNETIC TAPE,

HARD/FLOPPY DISKS, CD ROM, ETC)

F4.007 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

DATA STORAGE DEVICES AND THEIR CONTROLLERS (MAG

TAPE, DISK, CD ROM ETC)

F4.008 SETUP AND EVALUATE LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (LAN)

F4.009 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

LAN

G. ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE

G4.001 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF POWER SUPPLIES

(NORMAL AND UNINTERRUPTABLE-UPS)

G4.002 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

POWER SUPPLIES (NORMAL AND UPS)

G4.003 INTERPRET MAINTENANCE SCHEMATICS, FUNCTIONALLY

ORIENTED MAINTENANCE MANUALS (FOMMS), FLOW

CHARTS, MATRIX DIAGRAMS, SHIP'S INTEGRATED

MAINTENANCE MANUALS (SIMMS), AND POWER

DISTRIBUTION DIAGRAMS

G4.004 INSPECT/INSTALL/REPAIR/PRESERVE CONNECTORS (RF

& MULTIPIN)

G4.005 INSPECT/INSTALL/REPAIR/PRESERVE CONNECTIONS

(WIRE WRAP, TERMI-POINT, CRIMP, ETC)

G4.006 DEMONSTRATE PROPER USE OF A SHORTING PROBE AND

DEGAUSSER

G4.007 PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE

SENSITIVE (ESDS) DEVICES USING PROPER ESDS

PROCEDURES

G4.008 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

NORMAL AND EMERGENCY POWER DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEMS, INCLUDING FUSE AND CIRCUIT BREAKER

REPLACEMENT

G4.009 INSTALL, REMOVE, AND EVALUATE CABLE ASSEMBLIES

AND RUNS

G4.010 TEST AND REPAIR HEADSETS/HANDSETS

G4.011 INSPECT/REPLACE WAVEGUIDE SECTIONS

G4.012 IDENTIFY SOURCES OF EMI (NATURAL, FUNCTIONAL,

HULL, INCIDENTAL, ETC.)

H. TEST EQUIPMENT

H4.001 EVALUATE TEST EQUIPMENT FOR PROPER OPERATION,

PERFORMANCE, AND CALIBRATION

H4.002 MEASURE POWER, CURRENT, VOLTAGE, RESISTANCE,

CAPACITANCE, AND FREQUENCY USING STANDARD TEST

EQUIPMENT

H4.003 INTERPERET SIGNAL MEASUREMENTS WITH AN

OSCILLOSCOPE, WITH AND WITHOUT SIGNAL INJECTION

H4.004 DETERMINE SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH A

SPECTRUM ANALYZER

H4.005 PROPERLY OPERATE A TRANSISTOR TESTER,

STOPWATCH, AND AN OCTOPUS OR TRACKER

H4.006 MEASURE TRANSMISSION LINE CHARACTERISTICS,

INCLUDING VSWR

I. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

I4.001 INVENTORY COMMUNICATION SECURITY MATERIAL (CMS)

AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE

I4.002 DOCUMENT RECEIPT/DISPOSAL AND VERIFY

DESTRUCTION OF CLASSIFIED DATA MEDIA AND CMS

MATERIAL

I4.003 DOCUMENT MODIFIED/INSTALLED/REMOVED EQUIPMENT

J. ELECTRONIC SAFETY

J4.001 INSTALL, REPLACE, TEST, AND INSPECT GROUNDING

STRAPS

J4.002 PLACE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN THE PROPER MODE

OF OPERATION FOR HERO (ORDNANCE), HERF (FUEL)

AND EMCON EMISSION CONTROL CONDITIONS

J4.003 PERFORM ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SAFETY CHECKS ON

PERSONAL AND SHIPS ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC

EQUIPMENT AND ON RUBBER MATTING

K. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SAFETY

K4.001 REVIEW HAZAROUS MATERIAL (HAZMAT) DOCUMENTATION

K4.002 EVALUATE/CLEAN/INSPECT HAZMAT STORAGE

K4.003 PROPERLY DISPOSE OF CRT/HAZMAT WASTE

ET2 (Surface)

A. RADAR SYSTEMS

A5.001 PERFORM COMPONENT LEVEL IFF SYSTEM CORRECTIVE

MAINTENANCE

E. AUXILLIARY/SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

E5.001 PERFORM COMPONENT LEVEL SYNCHRO AND SERVO

SYSTEM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE

E5.002 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF TEMPERATURE AND

FLOW EQUIPMENT

E5.003 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

TEMPERATURE AND FLOW EQUIPMENT

E5.004 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF REMOTE WATER LEVEL

AND INDICATING CONTROL SYSTEMS

E5.005 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

REMOTE WATER LEVEL AND INDICATING CONTROL

SYSTEMS

E5.006 EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF ALARM EQUIPMENT

E5.007 PERFORM PREVENTIVE/CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

ALARM EQUIPMENT

G. ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE

G5.001 PERFORM QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS

G5.002 PERFORM ELCTRONICS CASUALTY CONTROL (ECC) ON

SHIPBOARD SYSTEMS

G5.003 PERFORM DUTIES OF SHIP'S ELECTRONICS READINESS

TEAM (SERT) MEMBER

H. TEST EQUIPMENT

H5.001 CHECK TRANSMISSION LINE WITH A TIME DOMAIN

REFLECTOMETER

H5.002 CHECK RESISTANCE WITH A RESISTANCE BRIDGE

H5.003 PERFORM TEST EQUIPMENT CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE

I. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

I5.001 PERFORM QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) INSPECTIONS

ET1 (Surface)

F. COMPUTER/AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM (AIS) EQUIPMENT

F6.001 INSTALL/VERIFY COMPUTER SOFTWARE PACKAGES

F6.002 PERFORM COMPUTER/AIS SYSTEM TEST/EVALUATION

F6.003 WRITE/DEBUG APPLICATIONS/UTILITY PROGRAMS

F6.004 EVALUATE INADEQUACIES IN

OPERATIONAL/MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS

G. ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE

G6.001 PERFORM ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SYSTEM

TEST/EVALUATION

G6.002 COORDINATE SHIPBOARD ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS

MAINTENANCE

G6.003 PERFORM COMBAT SYSTEMS INTERFACE TESTING/FAULT

ISOLATION AND CORRECTION

H. TEST EQUIPMENT

H6.001 COORDINATE REPAIR AND CALIBRATION OF TEST

EQUIPMENT

I. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

I6.001 CONDUCT TEMPEST CHECKS

I6.002 PREPARE MAINTENANCE/PERFORMANCE REPORTS FOR

SHIPBOARD COMBAT SYSTEMS

ETC (Surface)

G. ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE

G7.001 MONITOR SHIPBOARD ELECTRONICS CASUALTY CONTROL

(ECC) AND COMBAT SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL SEQUENCING

SYSTEM (CSOSS)

G7.002 MANAGE SHIP'S ELECTRONICS READINESS TEAM (SERT)

H. TEST EQUIPMENT

H7.001 PLAN SITE SURVEYS

I. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

I7.001 ADMINISTER ELECTRONICS REPAIR BILL

I7.002 REVIEW ELECTRONIC WORK PACKAGES

I7.003 PREPARE CASUALTY REPORTS (CASREP) FOR

ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS

I7.004 DEVELOP/ADMINISTER AIS ORGANIZATION/SECURITY

PLANS

I7.005 REVIEW HARDWARE/SOFTWARE PACKAGE REQUISITIONS


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