Air traffic control radar technicians survey, site, and install air traffic control precision approach and surveillance radar systems. Make periodic inspections and perform preventive maintenance. Load operational software, tune, adjust, and align systems for proper operation. Use proper safety procedures in system maintenance and operation. Diagnose and isolate malfunction to the fault, remove and replace the fault; and verify that the malfunction has been corrected.
Participate in and provide technical assistance during system flight inspections. Maintain diagnostic and operational tapes, tools, support, and test equipment. Assist in maintaining the maintenance technical library. Assist in maintaining accountability of all parts of the system including software, spare parts, and in requisitioning supplies and spare parts. Process and pack system components for storage or shipment. Train subordinates or less qualified personnel. Maintain necessary records of maintenance and compile data for reports. Assist air traffic control maintenance personnel in MOS 5952 and MOS 5954.
Prerequisites.
Must be eligible for a secret security clearance.
Requirements.
(1) Must possess an EL score of 110 or higher. HQMC APC has waiver authority.
(2) Complete the Marine Air Traffic Control Radar Technician Pipeline Course, Class C, NAS Pensacola, FL.
(3) Gunnery Sergeant through Sergeant: Must complete the Marine Air Traffic Control Work Center Supervisors Course and Marine Air Traffic Control Maintenance Managers Course at NAS Pensacola, FL.
Duties.
(1) GySgt to Pvt:
(a) Observes and applies proper safety procedures with respect to system operations and maintenance.
(b) Assembles and disassembles systems, preparing them either for operation or shipment, as applicable.
(c) Surveys, sites and installs precision approach radar systems and surveillance radar systems per appropriate directives.
(d) Demonstrates knowledge of the basic operation of generators that provide input power to the systems.
(e) Performs preventive maintenance on precision approach and surveillance radar systems and records the accomplishment per appropriate Navy publications.
(f) Interprets schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical data contained in publications to maintain precision approach and surveillance radar systems.
(g) Tests, adjusts, and aligns the systems for proper operation.
(h) Recognizes and isolates system malfunctions by using operational and diagnostic software programs.
(i) Manages maintenance systems for equipment, repair parts, tools, publication, modifications and records.
(2) GySgt to Sgt:
(a) Makes authorized modifications/field changes to precision approach and surveillance radar systems.
(b) Trains subordinate or less qualified personnel in the proper procedures for maintaining precision approach and surveillance radar systems.
(c) Performs tests to ensure system performance meets FAA flight certification criteria.
(d) Participates in and provides technical assistance during FAA flight inspections.
(e) Utilizes basic principles and functions of operation of air traffic control navigational aids and communications systems.
(3) GySgt and SSgt:
(a) Performs system initialization and verification.
(b) Supervises personnel in the proper procedures for maintaining and operating precision approach and surveillance radar systems.
(c) Schedules preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance of air traffic control radar systems.
(d) Prepares maintenance reports.
(e) Prepares training for radar systems.
(f) Assists air traffic control maintenance material control officer in all functional areas of air traffic control maintenance.
Related SOC Classification/SOC Code.
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-2094.
Related Military Skill.
None.
