FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIAN (FT)
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
FT3
A. TACTICS
A4.001 CONDUCT DAILY SYSTEMS OPERATION TESTS (DSOT) ON
FIRE CONTROL EQUIPMENT
A4.002 CONDUCT TRANSMISSION CHECKS ON FIRE-CONTROL
EQUIPMENT
A4.003 DETERMINE TARGET PARAMETERS USING ALL AVAILABLE
PLOTTING EQUIPMENT AND METHODS
B. WEAPONS HANDLING
B4.001 HANDLE AND STOW WEAPONS, PYROTECHNICS, AND
COUNTERMEASURES
C. SECURITY
C4.001 MONITOR 4/5FZ ALARM SYSTEMS AND CONTROL ENTRY
INTO SECURITY AREAS
D. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS OPERATION
D4.001 CLEAN, INSPECT, AND LUBRICATE ALL FIRE-CONTROL
EQUIPMENT
D4.002 ADJUST AND ALIGN EQUIPMENT
D4.003 ISOLATE FAULTS AND REMOVE AND REPLACE
COMPONENTS ON FCS EQUIPMENT
D4.004 MAINTAIN SPECIAL HAND TOOLS
D4.005 EMPLOY FUEL DETECTORS
F. COMBAT SYSTEMS OPERATION
F4.001 PERFORM OPERATIONAL TESTS ON FIRE-CONTROL
EQUIPMENT AND INTERFACES
F4.002 INTERPRET THE DISPLAYS ON THE FCS AND THE
COMPUTER
F4.003 EMPLOY THE FCS SWITCHBOARDS, TRUE BEARING
TRANSMITTERS, PLOTTERS, PERISCOPES, AND THE
COMPUTER (IN BOTH NORMAL AND CASUALTY MODES)
G. ELECTRONIC TROUBLESHOOTING
G4.001 PERFORM CHECKS ON FCS EQUIPMENT INTERLOCKS AND
BATTLE SHORT CIRCUITS
G4.002 ADJUST FOR THE CIRCUIT LOADING EFFECTS OF TEST
EQUIPMENT AND TEST FOR CIRCUIT CONTINUITY,
GROUNDS, AND SHORTS
K. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
K4.001 READ AND RECORD ELAPSED TIME METERS
L. ADP OPERATIONS
L4.001 PREPARE COMPUTERS FOR ALL MODES OF OPERATION
L4.002 PROGRAM THE COMPUTER
L4.003 DEMONSTRATE THE PROPER HANDLING OF EXTERNAL
STORAGE MEDIA
P. SAFETY
P4.001 COMPLY WITH SPECIAL WEAPONS SAFETY RULES AND
ALL WEAPONS HANDLING SAFETY STANDARDS
FT2
A. TACTICS
A5.001 PERFORM TRANSMISSION CHECKS ON TORPEDOES AND
MISSILES
A5.002 EMPLOY THE FCS IN TMA, WEAPON CONTROL, AND
SNAPSHOT MODES
A5.003 DETERMINE, ASSIGN, AND ENTER PRESETS ON
TORPEDOES, MISSILES, AND COUNTERMEASURES
A5.004 CONDUCT AN ATTACK AND REATTACK ON A LOCALIZED
TARGET AND COMPUTE TORPEDO TRACK
A5.005 LAUNCH WEAPONS LOCALLY, ELECTRICALLY, AND IN
CASUALTY
A5.006 PERFORM OVER THE HORIZON TARGETING (OTH-T)
COMMUNICATIONS
A5.007 PERFORM CONTACT MOTION ANALYSIS AND TARGET
MOTION ANALYSIS (CMA/TMA) USING THE FCS IN
NORMAL AND CASUALTY AND RECOMMEND OWNSHIP'S
MANEUVERS TO PROSECUTE THE CONTACT OF INTEREST
(COI)
B. WEAPONS HANDLING
B5.001 HANDLE AND STOW SPECIAL WEAPONS
B5.002 DISPOSE OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE FROM TORPEDOES AND
MISSILES
B5.003 INSPECT THE 4/5FZ TORPEDO LOCKING DEVICES AND
TEST THE SECURITY ALARM SYSTEMS
B5.004 PERFORM PRESET, FIRING SEQUENCE AND SYSTEM
SHUTDOWN TESTS ON SUBMARINE LAUNCHED MOBILE
MINES (SLMM)
B5.005 PERFORM FAULT INDICATION SEQUENCE, FIRING
SEQUENCE, AND SYSTEM SHUTDOWN TESTS ON UGM-84
HARPOON AND UGM-109 TOMAHAWK
C. SECURITY
C5.001 ENFORCE SPECIAL WEAPONS SECURITY, SAFETY, AND
HANDLING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES
D. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS OPERATION
D5.001 ISOLATE FAULTY COMPONENTS AND CIRCUITS ON THE
FCS EQUIPMENT
D5.002 CLEAN AND INSPECT POWER SUPPLIES, STATIC
INVERTOR, AND TORPEDO SECURITY ALARM
SWITCHBOARD
D5.003 TEST AND EMPLOY RADIAC SETS
E. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OPERATION
E5.001 FABRICATE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CABLE
ASSEMBLIES
F. COMBAT SYSTEMS OPERATION
F5.001 CONDUCT AND ANNOTATE SYSTEM OPERABILITY, WEAPON
FIRING SEQUENCE, WEAPON SHUTDOWN, MISSILE
ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATIONS TESTS
F5.002 INTERPRET THE DATA DISPLAYS ON NON-FIRE-CONTROL
DEVICES
F5.003 EMPLOY WEAPON ORDER AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT
F5.004 COMPILE DATA FOR REPORTS CONCERNING PERFORMANCE
AND MAINTENANCE OF DIGITAL DATA SYSTEMS AND
EQUIPMENT AND COMBAT SYSTEMS
F5.005 PERFORM COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL
EVALUATIONS
G. ELECTRONIC TROUBLESHOOTING
G5.001 ADJUST AND ALIGN FCS PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
G5.002 INSTALL ORDNANCE ALTERATIONS (ORDALT) AND SHIP
ALTERATIONS (SHIPALT) TO THE FCS
G5.003 REMOVE, REPAIR, AND/OR REPLACE WIRING AND
CABLES TO ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
G5.004 PERFORM MODIFICATIONS ON DIGITAL COMPUTERS AND
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
G5.005 ANALYZE TEST EQUIPMENT RESULTS
G5.006 VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF SHOP TEST EQUIPMENT
G5.007 PERFORM SOLDERING, DESOLDERING, AND WIRE
WRAPPING
G5.008 MEASURE STATIC INVERTOR INSULATION RESISTANCE
G5.009 PERFORM MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE MODULES (MAMS)
OPERABILITY TESTS
K. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
K5.001 PREPARE PROGRAM TROUBLE REPORTS (PTR) OR
TRIDENT COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM PROBLEM
REPORTING SYSTEM (TCPRS) REPORTS
K5.002 UPDATE THE FIRE-CONTROL LOG, FT WORK LOG, AND
FTOW PASS DOWN LOG
L. ADP OPERATIONS
L5.001 MAINTAIN COMPUTER PROGRAM LIBRARY
L5.002 ANALYZE COMPUTER HARDWARE FAULTS
FT1
A. TACTICS
A6.001 PERFORM SPECIAL WEAPONS TARGETING PROCEDURES
A6.002 RECOMMEND TACTICS FOR TOMAHAWK, HARPOON, AND
TORPEDO EMPLOYMENT
A6.003 MANAGE AN OTH-T DATABASE
B. WEAPONS HANDLING
B6.001 COORDINATE AND MONITOR SYSTEM AND ORDNANCE
ALTERATIONS WITH OTHER WORK CENTERS AND OTHER
FACILITIES
F. COMBAT SYSTEMS OPERATION
F6.001 ANALYZE AND EVALUATE THE RESULTS OF WEAPON
ORDER EQUIPMENT
G. ELECTRONIC TROUBLESHOOTING
G6.001 ALIGN INTERNAL BENCHMARKS USING EXTERNAL
BENCHMARK
G6.002 COORDINATE AND VERIFY THE ALIGNMENT OF THE FCS
USING BENCHMARKS
G6.003 MONITOR MEASUREMENTS, COMPUTATIONS, AND
CORRECTIONS PERFORMED DURING SYSTEM ALIGNMENT
G6.004 COORDINATE WEAPON SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, INTERFACE
TESTING AND FAULT ISOLATION, WEAPON ORDER AND
WEAPON CONTROL TESTS, TORPEDO AND MISSILE FCS
MAINTENANCE, AND OPERABILITY TESTS WITH OTHER
WORK CENTERS, AND OTHER FACILITIES
K. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
K6.001 COORDINATE PROGRAM TROUBLE REPORTS/TRIDENT
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS PROBLEM REPORTING
SYSTEM (PTR/TCPRS)
K6.002 ASSEMBLE DATA PACKAGES
K6.003 COMPILE DATA FOR DIGITAL DATA SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE REPORTS
K6.004 COLLECT DATA DURING WEAPONS DEPLOYMENT
K6.005 ADVISE ON THE UTILIZATION, CAPABILITIES,
RELIABILITY, AND OPERATIONS OF THE FCS
K6.006 ANALYZE EQUIPMENT RECORDS AND FAILURE REPORTS
FOR DISCREPANCIES
L. ADP OPERATIONS
L6.001 ANALYZE COMPUTER SOFTWARE FAULTS
L6.002 DOCUMENT PREPARED PROGRAMS WITH FLOW CHARTS AND
INSTRUCTIONS
Q. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Q6.001 EVALUATE FIRE-CONTROL PLOTS
FTC
A. TACTICS
A7.001 RECOMMEND COUNTERMEASURES IN GIVEN SITUATIONS
(TORPEDO EVASION, CONTACT EVASION, ETC)
G. ELECTRONIC TROUBLESHOOTING
G7.001 ANALYZE EQUIPMENT RECORDS AND FAILURE REPORTS
AND DETERMINE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR DIGITAL
DATA EQUIPMENT TRENDS
K. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
K7.001 ASSEMBLE PATROL REPORTS
K7.002 ANALYZE WEAPON SYSTEM TEST DATA
P. SAFETY
P7.001 ASSIST IN INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
Q. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Q7.001 REVIEW SPECIAL WEAPONS SECURITY PROGRAM
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