OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (OS)
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
OS3
A. TACTICAL SUPPORT
A4.001 MAINTAIN VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL PLOTS (DRT/DDRT,VP,
LSD'S, ASTAB'S)
A4.002 MAINTAIN SUMMARY AND GEOGRAPHIC PLOTS( ENVIRONMENTAL
DATA, SURPIC DATA, WATERPSACE MANAGEMENT, MINE FIELDS)
A4.003 MAINTAIN CIC LOGS (RADIO TELEPHONE, NAVIGATION,
CONTACT, WATCH)
A4.004 SOLVE BASIC MANEUVERING BOARD PROBLEMS (COURSE,
SPEED, CPA, AVOIDING COURSE, STATIONING,
APPARENT/TRUE/DESIRED WIND
A4.005 IDENTIFY, CORRELATE, AND UPDATE CONTACTS GAINED FROM
RADAR, ESM, ACOUSTICS, IFF, LOOKOUTS
A4.006 MAINTAIN SPECIAL PLOTS (SAR, DOWNED PILOT, NUDET, MAN
OVERBOARD, EMERGENCY FALLOUT, Q ROUTES)
A4.007 DETERMINE CONSTANT BEARING DECREASING RANGE (CBDR)
AND CONSTANT BEARING INCREASING RANGE SITUATIONS (CBIR)
A4.008 DISSEMINATE TACTICAL INFORMATION
B. AIR WARFARE
B4.001 SET-UP/ADJUST AIR SEARCH RADARS
B4.002 TRACK, REPORT AND UPDATE AIR CONTACTS
B4.003 VERIFY FRIENDLY AND HOSTILE AIR CONTACTS USING IFF
B4.004 VERIFY AIR CONTACTS ALTITUDE
B4.005 RESOLVE IDENTIFICATION CONFLICTS
B4.006 INTERPRET AUTO ID PRESENTATIONS AND OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC
TRACKING FEATURES
C. UNDERSEA WARFARE
C4.001 PLOT SONAR CONTACTS
C4.002 DETERMINE TARGET PARAMETERS USING TIME BEARING PLOTS
C4.003 DETERMINE AND PLOT LINE OF SOUND FOR TARGET MOTION
ANALYSIS (TMA)
C4.004 MAINTAIN USW STATUS BOARD DURING TMA
C4.005 MAINTAIN DRT/DDRT PLOT DURING USW TO INCLUDE SONOBUOY
DROPS, DATUMS, FURTHEST ON CIRCLES (FOC), TORPEDO DANGER
AREA (TDA), TORPEDO DANGER ZONE (TDZ), HYDROPHONE
EFFECTS, AND TMA DATA
C4.006 COMPUTE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL TO TORPEDO DANGER
AREA (ETA TO TDA)
C4.007 PERFORM TIME FREQUENCY PLOTTING
C4.008 INTREPRET USW PLOTS
D. SURFACE WARFARE
D4.001 COMPARE TARGET SOLUTIONS BETWEEN MANUAL AND AUTOMATED
PLOTS (DRT/DDRT, NTCSA, NTDS, ETC)
D4.002 DETERMINE SHIP'S MANEUVERS TO PROSECUTE A CONTACT OF
INTEREST (COI)
D4.003 PLOT SUW INFORMATION
D4.004 INTERPRET SUW PLOTTING
E. NAVAL SURFACE FIRE SUPPORT
E4.001 CONDUCT NAVAL SURFACE FIRE SUPPORT (NSFS) RADIO
TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS AND MAINTAIN NSFS STATUS BOARD
E4.002 PLOT TARGETS USING VARIOUS METHODS(POLAR, GRID, SHIFT
FROM KNOWN POSITION)
E4.003 PLOT FRIENDLY FRONT LINES, GROUND OBSERVER AND COMMAND
POST POSITIONS
E4.004 PLOT NO FIRE AND FREE FIRE ZONES AND GUN TARGET LINES
E4.005 PLOT WEAPONS IMPACT AREAS AND COUNTER BATTERY TARGETS
E4.006 RECORD TARGET DATA AND RECORD AS TARGET DATA
F. AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE
F4.001 PLOT/TRACK SMALL BOATS DURING AMPHIBIIOUS OPERATIONS
F4.002 PLOT/RECORD LANDING CRAFT AIR CUSHION (LCAC) SHIP TO
SHORE MOVEMENT
F4.003 PLOT AIR TRAFFIC CORRIDORS FOR VERTICAL ASSAULTS
F4.004 CONTROL SMALL BOAT/LCAC SHIP TO SHORE MOVEMENTS
G. SEARCH AND RESCUE
G4.001 PLOT MAN OVERBOARD AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO RECOVER
G4.002 MONITOR EMERGENCY FREQUENCIES AND IDENTIFY EMERGENCY
SHIPBOARD AND AIRCRAFT SIGNALS
G4.003 DETERMINE MAXIMUM EXPOSURE TIME FOR PERSONNEL IN THE
WATER
G4.004 PREPARE AND PLOT SHIP SEARCH PATTERNS
G4.005 COMPUTE EFFECTS OF WIND AND CURRENT ON RAFTS AND
PERSONNEL
H. NAVIGATION
H4.001 PLOT PRECISION ANCHORAGE (APPROACHES AND DROP DISTANCES)
H4.002 ESTABLISH SHIP'S POSITION DURING HARBOR/COASTAL/OPEN
OCEAN NAVIGATION
H4.003 CALCULATE SET/DRIFT AND COMPENSATING/CORRECTING COURSES
H4.004 DETERMINE ACTIONS FOR THE VARIOUS SITUATIONS DURING
OPEN OCEAN, COASTAL AND HARBOR STEAMING SITUATIONS
(CROSSING, MEETING, OVERTAKING, ETC.)
H4.005 INTERPRET FOG AND WHISTLE SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE NAVIGATIONAL RULES OF THE ROAD
H4.006 SELECT AND UPDATE NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS
H4.007 PLOT APPROVED TRACKS (INCLUDE COMPUTING TIME TO TURN)
H4.008 PLOT NAVIGATIONAL HAZARDS
H4.009 VERIFY AND UPDATE FIXED NAVIGATIONAL POINTS
H4.010 COMPUTE AND PLOT LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES FROM
NAVIGATIONAL FIX INFORMATION
H4.011 DETERMINE AND APPLY MAGNETIC DEVIATION AND VARIATION
H4.012 PLOT VISUAL BEARINGS AND RADAR RANGE AND BEARING
INFORMATION
H4.013 OBTAIN FATHOMETER READINGS AND COMPARE WITH CHARTS
H4.014 COMPARE CIC NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION WITH INFORMATION
ON BRIDGE
H4.015 UPDATE NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS USING WEEKLY NOTICE TO
MARINERS
I. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
I4.001 ENERGIZE AND DE-ENERGIZE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (NTDS
CONSOLE, RADAR REPEATER, RADAR CONTROL SET, IFF
EQUIPMENT, ETC.)
I4.002 OPERATE RADAR EQUIPMENT (REPEATER, RADAR CONTROL SET,
ETC.)
I4.003 OPERATE NTDS EQUIPMENT
I4.004 OPERATE IDENTIFICATION FRIEND OR FOE (IFF) EQUIPMENT
I4.005 MONITOR TDS PERFORMANCE AND RESTORE EQUIPMENT CASUALTIES
DURING UNDERWAY OPERATIONS
I4.006 OPERATE EQUIPMENT UNDER CASUALTY CONDITIONS
I4.007 OPERATE NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SYSTEM AFLOAT (NTCS-A)/
JOINT MARITIME CONTROL INFORMATION SYSTEM (JMCIS) IN
FOTC/PARTICIPANT/NON-PARTICIPANT MODES
J. COMMUNICATIONS
J4.001 INTERPRET SHIP'S COMMUNICATIONS PLAN FROM OPTASK COMMS
J4.002 SET UP AND TEST CIC/CDC RADIOS AND SPEAKERS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE CIC/CDC DOCTRINE/COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
J4.003 SET UP EQUIPMENT TO COMPLY WITH CURRENT EMISSION CONTROL
(EMCON) CONDITIONS AND MONITOR FOR VIOLATIONS
J4.004 PERFORM AUTHENTICATION PROCEDURES
J4.005 ENCODE/DECODE COMMUNICATIONS
J4.006 INITIATE BEADWINDOW AND GINGERBREAD PROCEDURES
J4.007 PERFORM SECURE/NON-SECURE EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
J4.008 PERFORM INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
K. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
K4.001 INVENTORY CLASSIFIED MATERIAL
K4.002 MAINTAIN AND UPDATE PUBLICATIONS INVENTORY
K4.003 DEMONSTRATE EMERGENCY ACTION PROCEDURES
K4.004 REVIEW HAZARDOUS MATERIAL USER'S GUIDE AND MATERIAL
SAFETY DATA SHEET
K4.005 CONDUCT WATCH-TO-WATCH TURNOVER OF CIC READY PUBS
K4.006 CONDUCT DAILY DESTRUCTION OF CMS
OS2
A. TACTICAL SUPPORT
A5.001 EVALUATE TACTICAL AND EMCON SITUATIONS
A5.002 INTERPRET RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
A5.003 SUPERVISE CIC/CDC WATCH SECTION (RADAR OPERATORS,
PLOTTERS, ETC
A5.004 PERFORM DUTIES AS A TACTICAL INFORMATION COORDINATOR
(TIC)/TRACK SUPERVISOR
A5.005 IMPLEMENT THE EMISSION CONTROL (EMCON) PLAN
A5.006 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
A5.007 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS FOR MAN OVERBOARD
A5.008 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS FOR UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT
A5.009 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS FOR FLEET SUPPORT (FSO
A5.010 PERFORM (OR STATE IF NOT APPLICABLE TO MISSION) DUTIES
AS A MEMBER OF A MINE WARFARE (MIW) TEAM
B. AIR WARFARE
B5.001 PERFORM (OR STATE IF NOT APPLICABLE TO MISSION) DUTIES
AS A MEMBER OF AN AIR WARFARE/AIR DEFENSE TEAM
B5.002 DETERMINE AIRCRAFT ALERT POSTURES AND UPDATE AIRBORNE
AIRCRAFT STATUS BOARD (FUEL, WEAPONS, ETC.)
B5.003 RECOMMEND ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION ID DOCTRINE
STATEMENTS
B5.004 DESCRIBE RETURN TO FORCE PROCEDURES AND MONITOR RETURN
TO FORCE AIRCRAFT
B5.005 PERFORM SURVEILLANCE OF ASSIGNED AW AREAS AND PROVIDE
TACTICAL INFORMATION TO AIRCRAFT
B5.006 DESCRIBE A FIGHTER ENGAGEMENT ZONE (FEZ),A MISSILE
ENGAGEMENT ZONE (MEZ), AND A CROSSOVER ZONE
C. UNDERSEA WARFARE
C5.001 PERFORM (OR STATE IF NOT APPLICABLE TO MISSION) DUTIES
AS A MEMBER OF AN UNDERSEA WARFARE (USW) TEAM
C5.002 COMPUTE LIMITING LINES OF APPROACH AND CONE OF COURSES
C5.003 IMPLEMENT USW SEARCH AND ATTACK PLANS
C5.004 DESCRIBE USW INTELLIGENCE SOURCES
C5.005 RECOMMEND TORPEDO EVASION TACTICS
D. SURFACE WARFARE
D5.001 PERFORM (OR STATE IF NOT APPLICABLE TO MISSION) DUTIES
AS A MEMBER OF SURFACE WARFARE (SUW) TEAM
D5.002 CORRELATE SUW TARGETING DATA (RADAR, LINK, NTCSA, ETC.)
E. NAVAL SURFACE FIRE SUPPORT
E5.001 CONVERT SPOTTER GRID CORRECTIONS TO CORRECTIVE GRIDS
E5.002 CONDUCT CHECKFIRE
E5.003 CONDUCT CHECK SOLUTION
F. AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE
F5.001 PERFORM (OR STATE IF NOT APPLICABLE TO MISSION) DUTIES
AS A MEMBER OF AN AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE (AMW) TEAM
F5.002 CONSTRUCT AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT DIAGRAMS
F5.003 PLOT ASSAULT LANES, CORRIDORS, AND SWEPT CHANNELS
F5.004 CONTROL ASSAULT WAVES
F5.005 CONTROL LCAC MOVEMENTS
G. SEARCH AND RESCUE
G5.001 COORDINATE SAR OPERATIONS WITH SAR FACILITIES
G5.002 PREPARE SAR AIRCRAFT SEARCH PATTERNS AND PROVIDE SAR
APPROACHES AND VECTORS FOR AIRCRAFT
G5.003 COMPUTE PARACHUTE DRIFT
H. NAVIGATION
H5.001 PREPARE CIC FOR PRECISION ANCHORAGE
H5.002 MAINTAIN CIC CHART LIBRARY
H5.003 MAKE SHIPPING/MANEUVERING RECOMMENDATIONS DURING SEA
AND ANCHOR DETAIL USING RULES OF THE ROAD
I. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
I5.001 INITIALIZE LINK COMMUNICATIONS AND PERFORM LINK TRACK
CORRELATION
I5.002 MONITOR TACTICAL DATA SYSTEM INTERFACES
I5.003 CONFIGURE NTCS-A/JMCIS FOR BATTLEGROUP OPERATIONS
J. COMMUNICATIONS
J5.001 ESTABLISH AND TEST COMMUNICATIONS PATCHES
J5.002 RESTORE LOST COMMUNICATIONS
J5.003 DRAFT OPERATIONAL REPORTS (OPREPS) AND SITUATIONAL
REPORTS (SITREPS)
J5.004 INTERPRET AND DRAFT NAVAL AND JOINT MESSAGES (OPTASKS,
POSTATS, PREEX, ETC.)
K. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
K5.001 PREPARE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION REPORTS
K5.002 CONDUCT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL INVENTORY SPOT CHECK
K5.003 ENTER CHANGES TO OPERATIONAL PLANS AND OPERATIONAL
ORDERS AND CONDUCT PAGE CHECKS
K5.004 PREPARE CHART REQUISITIONS
K5.005 SUPERVISE EMERGENCY DESTRUCTION PROCEDURES
K5.006 SUPERVISE CMS DESTRUCTION
OS1
A. TACTICAL SUPPORT
A6.001 EVALUATE RADAR DEGRADATIONS DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS
A6.002 COORDINATE TACTICAL INFORMATION FLOW
A6.003 TRAIN SHIP'S LOOKOUTS
A6.004 PREPARE CIC FOR SPECIAL EVOLUTIONS (UNREP, FLIGHT OPS,
SEA AND ANCHOR, PLANE GUARD, ETC.)
A6.005 TRANSITION CIC BETWEEN CONDITIONS OF READINESS
A6.006 INTERPRET CAPTAIN'S BATTLE ORDERS
A6.007 MAINTAIN ORDER OF BATTLE (OOB)
A6.008 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS FOR AIR OPERATIONS (CV/CVN,
LHD/LHA/LPH, ETC.)
A6.009 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS FOR MINE WARFARE (MIW)
A6.010 INSTRUCT AND MONITOR PERSONNEL IN CIC/CDC PROCEDURES
AND EQUIPMENT OPERATION
A6.011 INSTRUCT PERSONNEL IN RULES OF THE ROAD
A6.012 CONDUCT AND TRAIN CIC IN A MULTI-THREAT TRAINING
SCENARIO
A6.013 INSTRUCT PERSONNEL IN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
B. AIR WARFARE
B6.001 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS FOR AIR WARFARE/AIR DEFENSE
B6.002 DETERMINE SURVEILLANCE AND ENGAGEABILITY OF ASSIGNED
AW AREAS
B6.003 RECOMMEND TYPES OF WEAPONS TO BE USED AGAINST HOSTILE
AIRCRAFT
B6.004 RECOMMEND MANEUVERS TO EMPLOY AND UNMASK AW BATTERIES
B6.005 RECOMMEND USE OF ELECTRONIC PROTECTION (EP)
B6.006 COORDINATE AW EVENTS BETWEEN AWC AND AREC
B6.007 COORDINATE AW EVENTS WITH COMMAND AND CONTROL WARFARE
COORDINATOR (C2W)
B6.008 COORDINATE EMERGENCY DEFENSE AMPHIBIOUS TASK FORCE
(EDATF) PROCEDURES
B6.009 RECOMMEND SHIP'S ACTIONS FOR ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DEFENSE
C. UNDERSEA WARFARE
C6.001 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS FOR UNDERSEA WARFARE (USW)
C6.002 PLOT WATERSPACE MANAGEMENT
C6.003 EVALUATE TMA PLOTS
C6.004 DETERMINE ATTACK CRITERIA FOR URGENT AND DELIBERATE
ATTACKS
C6.005 RECOMMEND DATUM APPROACH FOR SURFACE ATTACK UNITS (SAU)
D. SURFACE WARFARE
D6.001 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS FOR SURFACE WARFARE (SUW)
D6.002 RECOMMEND SUW ENGAGEMENT TACTICS
D6.003 RECOMMEND LAUNCH PARAMETERS FOR SUW MISSILES
D6.004 EVALUATE SUW PLOTS
D6.005 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS OF LAMPS MK III IN SUW ROLE
E. NAVAL SURFACE FIRE SUPPORT
E6.001 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS FOR NAVAL SURFACE FIRE SUPPORT
(NSFS)
F. AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE
F6.001 SUPERVISE OPERATIONS FOR AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE (AMW)
F6.002 COORDINATE AMPHIBIOUS BOAT CONTROL TEAMS
F6.003 REVIEW AMPHIBIOUS DIAGRAMS
G. SEARCH AND RESCUE
G6.001 COORDINATE SAR TEAMS
H. NAVIGATION
H6.001 PERFORM DUTIES AS A SHIPPING OFFICER
I. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
I6.001 CONDUCT COMBAT SYSTEMS TESTING
I6.002 MONITOR EFFORTS TO RESTORE EQUIPMENT OPERATION USING
THE COMBAT SYSTEM OPERATIONAL SEQUENCING SYSTEM (CSOSS)
J. COMMUNICATIONS
J6.001 FORMULATE SHIP'S COMMUNICATION PLAN FROM OPTASK COMMS
J6.002 MAINTAIN LOCAL COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL SECURITY (CMS)
INVENTORY
J6.003 PREPARE CMS DESTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
J6.004 OBTAIN MONTHLY CMS PUBLICATIONS AND FILL OUT PROPER
DOCUMENTATION
K. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
K6.001 REVIEW AND UPDATE CIC DOCTRINE
K6.002 REVIEW HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (HAZMAT) INVENTORIES
OSC
A. TACTICAL SUPPORT
A7.001 MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE EMISSION CONTROL (EMCON)
PLAN
A7.002 COORDINATE AND CONTROL THE TACTICAL FUNCTIONS OF
CIC/CDC
A7.003 PLAN AND COORDINATE COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL SECURITY
(CMS) OPERATIONAL, COMMUNICATION, AND PHYSICAL SECURITY
TRAINING
A7.004 PLAN AND COORDINATE TRAINING OF THE CIC NAVIGATION TEAM
A7.005 PLAN AND COORDINATE CIC/CDC COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING
A7.006 PLAN AND COORDINATE CIC/CDC OPERATIONAL/TACTICAL
TRAINING (AW, USW, SUW, AMW, AND MIW)
A7.007 PLAN AND COORDINATE ELECTRONIC CASUALTY CONTROL
TRAINING USING THE COMBAT SYSTEM OPERATIONAL
SEQUENCING SYSTEM (CSOSS)
A7.008 PLAN AND COORDINATE COMBAT SYSTEMS TEAM TRAINING
B. AIR WARFARE
B7.001 FUNCTION AS AIR WARFARE COORDINATOR
B7.002 ASSIGN HOSTILE AIRCRAFT TO WEAPONS CONTROL
B7.003 COORDINATE AW WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT
C. UNDERSEA WARFARE
C7.001 RECOMMEND EMPLOYMENT OF ACTIVE COUNTERMEASURES (SLQ-25)
C7.002 EVALUATE USW TEAMS
C7.003 RECOMMEND SCREENING TACTICS
C7.004 RECOMMEND TACTICS TO THE SCENE OF ACTION COMMANDER (SAC)
AND SEA COMBAT COMMANDER (SCC)
D. SURFACE WARFARE
D7.001 CONDUCT ATTACKS ON LOCALIZED TARGETS
D7.002 COORDINATE SUW AND ASMD
D7.003 RECOMMEND TACTICS TO THE SURFACE ACTION GROUP (SAG)
COMMANDER
E. NAVIGATION
E7.001 PERFORM DUTIES AS A PILOTING OFFICER
F. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
F7.001 EVALUATE COMBAT SYSTEMS READINESS
F7.002 COORDINATE PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR BATTLE GROUP
OPERATIONS
G. COMMUNICATIONS
D7.001 REVIEW AND MONITOR OPERATIONAL REPORTS AND MESSAGES
(OPREP-3'S, OPTASK'S, OPSTAT'S, PREEX'S, GENADMIN'S,
ETC.)
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