SONAR TECHNICIAN (SUBMARINE) (STS)
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
STS3
A. SONAR OPERATIONS
A4.001 PERFORM CHECKS ON SONAR OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT
AND SPACES
A4.002 SEARCH, DETECT, REPORT, LOG, LOCALIZE, CLASSIFY
AND TRACK CONTACTS
A4.003 DETERMINE SURFACED AND SUBMERGED TRANSIENT
NOISES
A4.004 DETERMINE CONTACT ASPECT, ANGLE ON THE BOW,
COURSE, SPEED, AND CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH
A4.005 CONVERT CONTACT BEARINGS TO TRUE/RELATIVE
A4.006 PLOT AND DETERMINE CONTACT GEOGRAPHICAL
LOCATION
A4.007 DETECT/REPORT EVASIVE AND ACOUSTIC JAMMING
DEVICES
A4.008 MAKE TAPE RECORDINGS OF SONAR CONTACTS
A4.009 ANNOTATE GRAMS, CHARTS, AND RECORDED DATA
A4.010 SELECT/CHANGE PATCH PANEL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
A4.011 DETERMINE DEPTH OF WATER WITH ALL FATHOMETERS
AND INTERPRET DATA ON HYDROGRAPHIC CHARTS
A4.012 LAUNCH/DOCUMENT SSXBT DATA
A4.013 OBTAIN SONAR EQUATION DATA (ACTIVE AND PASSIVE)
B. SECURITY
B4.001 COLLECT ACOUSTIC DATA PACKAGE ITEMS
C. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS OPERATION
C4.001 DEPLOY/RETRIEVE THE TOWED ARRAYS
C4.002 LINE UP VALVES OF ELECTRONIC COOLING SYSTEMS
(ECS)
D. MAINTENANCE
D4.001 ISOLATE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS
D4.002 CLEAN/INSPECT TOWED ARRAY EQUIPMENT
D4.003 CLEAN/INSPECT SONAR DESK TOP COMPUTERS AND
PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
D4.004 CLEAN/INSPECT THE INTERIORS OF SONAR DOMES,
SPHERES, AND RUBBER WINDOWS
D4.005 CLEAN/INSPECT HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONTAINERS
D4.006 CHANGE STYLI AND PAPER ROLLS ON PAPER DRIVE
RECORDERS
D4.007 CHECK ECS FLOW METERS/FLOW INDICATORS FOR
COOLING WATER FLOW RATES
E. NOISE REDUCTION
E4.001 MAINTAIN OWN SHIP'S SOUND SILENCING LIBRARY
E4.002 CONDUCT HOUSEKEEPING SURVEYS
E4.003 INSPECT ISOLATION COMPONENTS, GROUND STRAPS,
AND DAMPING MATERIALS
E4.004 PERFORM ISOLATION SYSTEM SURVEYS
F. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
F4.001 INVENTORY MAMS
STS2
A. SONAR OPERATIONS
A5.001 CONDUCT SONAR PRE-WATCH BRIEF
A5.002 CORRELATE CONTACTS WITH INTELLIGENCE DATA
A5.003 ANALYZE/INTERPRET OCEANOGRAPHIC (OCEANO),
METEOROLOGICAL (MET), SUBMARINE EXPENDABLE
BATHYTHERMOGRAPH (SSXBT) DATA, AND SOUND SPEED
PROFILE (SSP) TRACES
A5.004 RECOMMEND TACTICAL MANEUVERS TO CONN
A5.005 EXPLOIT TACTICAL ADVANTAGE OF UNDERWATER SOUND
PROPAGATION PATHS
A5.006 ANALYZE ACOUSTIC INTERCEPT DATA
A5.007 ANALYZE LOFARGRAMS, CHARTS, PLOTS AND RECORDED
DATA
A5.008 IDENTIFY CODED UNDERWATER COMMUNICATIONS
B. SECURITY
B5.001 PREPARE ACOUSTIC DATA PACKAGES FOR SHIPMENT
C. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS OPERATION
C5.001 SUPERVISE TOWED ARRAY HANDLING OPERATIONS
D. MAINTENANCE
D5.001 CONDUCT/ANALYZE DIAGNOSTIC AND PERFORMANCE
MONITORING/ FAULT LOCALIZATION (PM/FL) TESTS
AND REPLACE FAULT GROUPS
D5.002 TROUBLESHOOT, REPAIR/REPLACE COMPONENTS, AND
MAINTAIN/TEST PRIMARY AND AUXILIARY SONAR
EQUIPMENT
D5.003 TROUBLESHOOT, REPAIR/REPLACE COMPONENTS, AND
MAINTAIN/TEST TOWED ARRAY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
D5.004 TROUBLESHOOT, REPAIR/REPLACE COMPONENTS, AND
MAINTAIN/TEST SONAR DESK TOP COMPUTERS AND
PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
D5.005 PERFORM WAVEFORM AND SIGNAL MEASUREMENT
ANALYSIS
D5.006 REPLACE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) SENSITIVE
COMPONENTS
D5.007 TROUBLESHOOT/REPLACE/ALIGN
SYNCHRO/SERVO/RESOLVER SYSTEMS
D5.008 CHECK FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
(EMI)/MAINTAIN/REPAIR INTERFACES BETWEEN
EQUIPMENTS
D5.009 TROUBLESHOOT/REMOVE/REPLACE DAMAGED ELECTRICAL
OR ELECTRONIC CABLES
D5.010 ADJUST TOWED ARRAY HANDLING GROUPS
D5.011 INSPECT HYDROPHONES, TRANSDUCERS, AND
ELECTRICAL HULL FITTINGS
D5.012 REPAIR ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
D5.013 DUMMY LOAD HYDROPHONES AND TRANSDUCERS
D5.014 PREPARE SONAR DOME FOR ENTRY
E. NOISE REDUCTION
E5.001 IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS AND SOURCES OF SELF
NOISE LEVELS
E5.002 OBTAIN/UPDATE OWN SHIP'S CAVITATION CURVES
E5.003 PERFORM SOUND SILENCING INSPECTIONS, SURVEYS,
AND MAINTENANCE
E5.004 OBTAIN/UPDATE BASELINE ACOUSTIC DATA
F. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
F5.001 UPDATE SONAR SEARCH PLANS
F5.002 DOCUMENT/PREPARE MAINTENANCE MATERIAL
MANAGEMENT (3-M)
SCHEDULES AND CHECKS
F5.003 PREPARE MAINTENANCE DATA SYSTEM (MDS) REPORTS
STS1
A. SONAR OPERATIONS
A6.001 CONDUCT ANTISUBMARINE/ANTISURFACE WARFARE
ATTACKS
A6.002 DIRECT THE TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF THE TOWED
ARRAY
A6.003 COORDINATE THE TACTICAL OPERATION OF SONAR
EQUIPMENT
A6.004 RECOMMEND PROCEDURES TO REDUCE OWN SHIP'S
DETECTABILITY
A6.005 PERFORM ONBOARD TRAINER EXERCISES
D. MAINTENANCE
D6.001 REVIEW HAZARDOUS MATERIAL USER'S GUIDE (HMUG)
D6.002 INSPECT HAZARDOUS MATERIAL STORAGE AREAS
D6.003 REVIEW MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS)
E. NOISE REDUCTION
E6.001 ANALYZE AND COORDINATE CORRECTION OF ACOUSTIC
DISCREPANCY DATA
E6.002 ANALYZE OWN SHIP'S CAVITATION CURVE DATA
F. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
F6.001 PREPARE AND INTERPRET SONAR MESSAGES
F6.002 PREPARE SONAR SEARCH PLANS
STSC
A. SONAR OPERATIONS
A7.001 EVALUATE OPERATIONAL TESTS OF NEW ASW EQUIPMENT
A7.002 EVALUATE ONBOARD TRAINER EXERCISES
A7.003 EVALUATE EXPERIMENTAL CHANGES TO ASW DOCTRINE
A7.004 RECOMMEND CHANGES TO ASW DOCTRINE
F. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION
F7.001 ANALYZE SONAR EQUIPMENT DISCREPANCY TREND DATA
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