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MACHINIST'S MATE (MM) (SURFACE)


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


MM3 (SURFACE)

A. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS OPERATION

A4.001 RECORD READINGS TAKEN ON MACHINERY

A4.002 ALIGN AND OPERATE MAIN PROPULSION STEAM ENGINES

A4.003 ALIGN AND OPERATE REDUCTION AND TURNING GEARS

A4.004 ALIGN AND OPERATE SHIP'S SERVICE TURBINE

GENERATORS

A4.005 ALIGN AUXILIARY STEAM SYSTEMS

A4.006 ALIGN AND OPERATE DRAIN SYSTEMS

A4.007 ALIGN AND OPERATE AUXILIARY COOLING WATER

SYSTEMS

A4.008 ALIGN AND OPERATE MAIN CIRCULATORY WATER SYSTEM

A4.009 ALIGN AND OPERATE MAIN AND AUXILIARY CONDENSATE

SYSTEMS

A4.010 ALIGN AND OPERATE WASTE WATER SYSTEMS

A4.011 ALIGN AND OPERATE STRIPPING SYSTEMS

A4.012 ALIGN AND OPERATE AIR CONDITIONING AND

REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS

A4.013 ALIGN AND OPERATE COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEMS

A4.014 ALIGN AND OPERATE DISTILLING PLANTS

A4.015 ALIGN AND OPERATE POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS

A4.016 ALIGN AND OPERATE FIREMAIN SYSTEMS

A4.017 ALIGN AND OPERATE LUBE OIL SYSTEMS

A4.018 ALIGN AND OPERATE LUBE-OIL PURIFIER SYSTEMS

A4.019 ALIGN AND OPERATE AIR EJECTORS

A4.020 ALIGN AND OPERATE HYDRAULIC STEERING GEAR

SYSTEMS

A4.021 ALIGN AND OPERATE FUEL OIL SYSTEMS

A4.022 ALIGN AND OPERATE CHEMICAL INJECTION SYSTEMS

A4.023 ALIGN AND OPERATE AUXILIARY STEAM SYSTEMS

A4.024 ALIGN AND OPERATE MAIN PROPULSION BOILERS

A4.025 ALIGN AND OPERATE DEAERATING FEED TANKS (DFT)

A4.026 ALIGN AND OPERATE FORCED-DRAFT BLOWERS

A4.027 ALIGN AND OPERATE MAIN FEED SYSTEMS

A4.028 ALIGN AND OPERATE BOILER BOTTOM/SURFACE

BLOWDOWN

A4.029 ALIGN AND OPERATE MAIN STEAM SYSTEMS

A4.030 ALIGN AND OPERATE MAKEUP FEED SYSTEMS

B. MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE

B4.001 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON DISTILLING

PLANTS

B4.002 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON MAIN

CIRCULATING AND COOLING WATER SYSTEMS

B4.003 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE FIREMAIN

SYSTEM

B4.004 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON HEAT

EXCHANGERS

B4.005 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON AUXILIARY

COOLING WATER SYSTEMS

B4.006 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON DRAIN SYSTEMS

B4.007 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE STRIPPING

SYSTEMS

B4.008 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON AUXILIARY

STEAM SYSTEMS

B4.009 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON MAIN AND

AUXILIARY AIR EJECTORS

B4.010 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON MAIN AND

AUXILIARY STEAM TURBINES

B4.011 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THRUST AND

MAIN LINE SHAFT BEARINGS

B4.012 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON COMPRESSED

AIR SYSTEMS

B4.013 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON LUBE OIL

PURIFICATION/TRANSFER SYSTEMS

B4.014 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON MAIN LUBE OIL

SYSTEMS

B4.015 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON AIR

CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS

B4.016 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON PUMPS

B4.017 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON STEAM VALVES

B4.018 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON TANKS AND

VOIDS

B4.019 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON SHIP'S

STEERING GEAR SYSTEM

B4.020 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON REDUCTION AND

JACKING GEARS

B4.021 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON DECK

MACHINERY

B4.022 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON GALLEY

EQUIPMENT

B4.023 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON LAUNDRY

EQUIPMENT

B4.024 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON HYDRAULIC

SYSTEMS

B4.025 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON EXPANSION

JOINTS

B4.026 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON GOVERNORS AND

OVERSPEED TRIPS

B4.027 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON MAIN AND

AUXILIARY CONDENSATE SYSTEMS

B4.028 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON POTABLE WATER

SYSTEMS

B4.029 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON MAKEUP FEED

SYSTEMS

B4.030 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON DEAERATING

FEED TANKS

B4.031 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON

MAIN/AUXILIARY BOILERS AND BOILER COMPONENTS

B4.032 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON FUEL OIL

SERVICE/ TRANSFER SYSTEMS

B4.033 TAKE LUBE-OIL SAMPLES ON MACHINERY

C. FABRICATION AND MANUFACTURING

C4.001 FABRICATE AND FIT TUBING AND FLEXIBLE HOSE

ASSEMBLIES

C4.002 MANUFACTURE GASKETS

C4.003 FABRICATE AND INSTALL FLANGE SHIELDS AND

LAGGING PADS

D. POLLUTION CONTROL

D4.001 PERFORM OIL SPILL CONTAINMENT AND CLEAN-UP

DRILLS

E. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

E4.001 DRAW DIAGRAMS AND SKETCHES

F. MATERIAL CASUALTY CONTROL

F4.001 PARTICIPATE IN BASIC ENGINEERING CASUALTY

CONTROL EXERCISES

G. ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

G4.001 RECORD FULL POWER AND ECONOMY TRIAL DATA

G4.002 INVENTORY OIL LAB TEST EQUIPMENT AND CHEMICALS

H. LABORATORY MANAGEMENT

H4.001 DRAW FLUID SAMPLES FOR CHEMICAL TESTING

H4.002 PREPARE CHEMICAL TESTING AGENTS

H4.003 STOW AND DISPOSE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

I. QUALITY ASSURANCE

I4.001 INSPECT AND DOCUMENT WORK AT PERIODIC STEPS

J. CORROSION CONTROL

J4.001 CONDUCT AND MONITOR BOILER LAY-UPS

MM2 (SURFACE)

A. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS OPERATION

A5.001 ALIGN AND OPERATE AUTOMATIC BOILER CONTROL

SYSTEMS

B. MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE

B5.001 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE MAKE-UP

FEED (MUF) SYSTEM

B5.002 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE MAIN FEED

SYSTEM

B5.003 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON MAIN SHAFTS

B5.004 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON AIR DRYER

SYSTEMS

B5.005 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON GOVERNORS AND

OVERSPEED TRIPS

B5.006 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON RECIPROCATING

AIR COMPRESSORS

B5.007 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE

DISTILLATE TRANSFER SYSTEM AND DISTILLING

SYSTEM

B5.008 REMOVE, REPLACE, AND REPAIR BOILER REFRACTORIES

B5.009 PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE TO AUTOMATIC

BOILER CONTROL SYSTEMS

E. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

E5.001 PREPARE AND MAINTAIN ENGINEERING LOGS AND

RECORDS

E5.002 PREPARE DAILY FUEL OIL, LUBE OIL, AND WATER

REPORTS

E5.003 UPDATE EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION SCHEDULES

E5.004 REVIEW MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS) FOR

HAZMAT

F. MATERIAL CASUALTY CONTROL

F5.001 CONDUCT BASIC ENGINEERING CASUALTY CONTROL

EXERCISES

G. ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

G5.001 CONDUCT BOILER FLEXIBILITY TESTS

H. LABORATORY MANAGEMENT

H5.001 DRAW AND TEST FLUID SAMPLES (FUEL, LUBE OIL,

WATER, ETC)

H5.002 PREPARE CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS

H5.003 PERFORM TESTS ON FUEL-OIL TANKS

I. QUALITY ASSURANCE

I5.001 REVIEW HYDROSTATIC TEST REQUIREMENTS

J. CORROSION CONTROLS

J5.001 CONDUCT AND MONITOR SODIUM NITRATE LAY-UPS

MM1 (SURFACE)

B. MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE

B6.001 TEST AND INSPECT MAIN REDUCTION GEARS

B6.002 CONDUCT PRELIMINARY CLOSEOUT INSPECTION OF

TANKS AND VOIDS

B6.003 INSPECT MANHOLE AND HANDHOLE SEATS

E. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

E6.001 REVIEW SHIP-TO-SHOP PROGRESS REPORTS

E6.002 REVIEW BOILER INSPECTION AND REPAIR MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (BIRMIS)

E6.003 REVIEW GAS-FREE PROCEDURES FOR TANKS AND VOIDS

E6.004 MAINTAIN BOILER TUBE RENEWAL RECORDS

F. MATERIAL CASUALTY CONTROL

F6.001 SUPERVISE CASUALTY CONTROL PROCEDURES

G. ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

G6.001 VERIFY ACCURACY OF SHIP'S SYSTEMS TECHNICAL

DRAWINGS

G6.002 COORDINATE PREPARATIONS FOR BOILER TESTS AND

TRIALS

G6.003 DOCUMENT SPECIAL PROJECTS ALTERATIONS (SHIPALTS

AND MACALTS)

MMC (SURFACE)

B. MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE

B7.001 INSPECT BOILERS

B7.002 CONDUCT INSPECTIONS OF TANKS AND VOIDS

B7.003 CONDUCT PRELIMINARY MAIN REDUCTION GEAR

CLOSEOUT/BEARING INSPECTION

D. POLLUTION CONTROL

D7.001 MONITOR ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS

E. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

E7.001 ESTIMATE FUEL, LUBE OIL, AND WATER REQUIREMENTS

E7.002 PREPARE AND REVIEW CASUALTY REPORTS (CASREPS)

E7.003 PREPARE AND REVIEW CASUALTY CORRECTIONS

(CASCORS)

E7.004 REVIEW SHIP-TO-SHOP PROGRESS REPORTS

E7.005 EVALUATE OPERATIONAL DEFICIENCIES AND TEST

RESULTS

E7.006 REVIEW AND VALIDATE EOSS

E7.007 CONDUCT CASUALTY ANALYSIS

E7.008 PREPARE AND REVIEW SITREP

F. MATERIAL CASUALTY CONTROL

F7.001 SUPERVISE CASUALTY CONTROL PROCEDURES

G. ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

G7.001 EVALUATE EQUIPMENT CAPABILITIES AND

PERFORMANCES

G7.002 PREPARE AND REVIEW SHIP'S TRIAL REPORTS

G7.003 DEVELOP ENGINEERING PROGRAM EVALUATION REVIEW

TECHNIQUE (PERT) CHARTS

I. QUALITY ASSURANCE

I7.001 DEVELOP AND MONITOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA)

PROGRAMS


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