Operates, troubleshoots, repairs, and performs maintenance on submarine sonar oceanographic and auxiliary sonar equipment; coordinates use of sonar and underwater weapons control system; knows oceanographic aspects such as wave propagation in a fluid medium, with variables of temperature and pressure.
Performs operational tests and makes external adjustments on equipment; uses schematic and wiring/circuitry diagrams; troubleshoots and repairs; analyzes, tracks, records and reports data; prepares and interprets sonar messages; completes maintenance data forms.