SONAR TECHNICIAN (SURFACE) (STG)
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
STG3
A. SONAR OPERATIONS
A4.001 PERFORM PRE-UNDERWAY OPERATIONAL CHECKS
AND IDENTIFY NORMAL/ABNORMAL CONDITIONS
A4.002 CONDUCT SEARCHES ON ACTIVE/PASSIVE SONAR SYSTEMS
A4.003 TRACK CONTACTS ON ACTIVE/PASSIVE SONAR SYSTEMS
UTILIZING BOTH TOWED AND FIXED ARRAY SONAR SYSTEMS
A4.004 CLASSIFY SONAR CONTACTS ON ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SYSTEMS
UTILIZING HULL MOUNTED, FIXED/TOWED ARRAY SONAR SYSTEMS
A4.005 CONDUCT XBT/XSV DROPS AND LOG INFO
A4.006 COMPUTE ACTIVE/PASSIVE FIGURE OF MERIT
A4.007 COMPUTE ACTIVE/PASSIVE SONAR RANGES
A4.008 MAKE RECORDING OF SONAR CONTACTS
A4.009 REPORT AND LOG SONAR CONTACTS
A4.010 STAND WATCH ON/OPERATE AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
A4.011 RIG SONOBUOYS/MINI MOBILE TARGETS FOR DEPLOYMENT
F. SONAR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
F4.001 TROUBLESHOOT, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR SONAR DETECTING /
RANGING SYSTEMS
F4.002 CLEAN AND INSPECT AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
F4.003 DEGAUSS MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDER HEADS AND TAPES
F4.004 MAINTAIN TOWED SYSTEMS
F4.005 MAINTAIN SONAR COMPUTERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
F4.006 MAINTAIN UWFCS/ASWCS AND INTERFACES
H. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
H4.001 OPERATE AND MAINTAIN TOWED ARRAYS AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT
H4.002 MAINTAIN SONAR DOME PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM
H4.003 MAINTAIN ELECTRONIC COOLING SYSTEMS (ECS)
H4.004 MAINTAIN PAPER DRIVES
I. SOUND SILENCING
I4.001 INSPECT RESILIENT MOUNTS AND GROUNDING STRAPS
J. SONAR SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
J4.001 MAINTAIN AND OPERATE DIGITAL DATA STORAGE DEVICES AND
TACTICAL SYSTEM HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
K. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
K4.001 UPDATE SONAR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE LOGS AND MAINTAIN
TECHNICAL MANUALS
K4.002 INVENTORY MAINTENANCE ASSIST MODULES (MAMS)
K4.003 INSPECT AND REVIEW ALL HAZMAT MATERIAL INSTRUCTIONS
L. WEAPONS SYSTEMS
L4.001 PERFORM TORPEDO HANDLING
STG2
A. SONAR OPERATIONS
A5.001 MONITOR AND INTERPRET INTELLIGENCE THREAT DATA PRODUCTS
A5.002 PERFORM ACTIONS OF SONAR SUPERVISOR
A5.003 DEVELOP LOCALIZATION DATA, USING AVAILABLE ACOUSTIC
INFORMATION
A5.004 UTILIZE TACTICAL OCEANOGRAPHY PRINCIPLES
A5.005 CONDUCT ASW ATTACKS
A5.006 CONDUCT TORPEDO EVASION
D. SECURITY
D5.001 COLLECT ACINT DATA
F. SONAR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
F5.001 PERFORM SONAR SELF NOISE MEASUREMENTS
F5.002 MAINTAIN HYDROPHONES AND TRANSDUCERS
H. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
H5.001 MAINTAIN SONAR DOME PRESSURIZATION SYSTEMS
I. SOUND SILENCING
I5.001 MONITOR AND DOCUMENT SELF NOISE SOURCES
K. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
K5.001 PREPARE SONAR SEARCH PLANS
L. WEAPONS SYSTEMS
L5.001 OPERATE UNDERWATER FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS
STG1
A. SONAR OPERATIONS
A6.001 USE HYDROGRAPHIC CHARTS
A6.002 PERFORM COORDINATED ASW OPERATIONS
A6.003 DRAFT MESSAGES
D. SECURITY
D6.001 SHIP ACINT PACKAGES
H. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
H6.001 MONITOR SONAR DOME EVOLUTIONS
I. SOUND SILENCING
I6.001 MONITOR AND MAINTAIN OWN SHIP’S QUIET SHIP BILL
K. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
K6.001 MAINTAIN LOGS
K6.002 MONITOR OWN SHIP’S RADIATED NOISE AND EQUIPMENT LINEU
LIBRARY
STGC
H. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
H7.001 SUPERVISE SONAR DOME EVOLUTIONS
K. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
K7.001 SUPERVISE TORPEDO FIRINGS AND MAKE REQUIRED REPORTS
L. WEAPONS SYSTEMS
L7.001 SUPERVISE WEAPONS ON/OFF LOAD OPERATIONS
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