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Description

Material Maintenance Chief Warrant Officers (CWOs) are operational and technical specialists in the fields of repair, maintenance, damage control, and firefighting aboard ship and at shore units. Material Maintenance CWOs serve as assistants to engineering and repair officers; as shop superintendents and technical advisors concerning uses, capabilities, limitations, and reliability of ship repair, firefighting, and damage control equipment; and as officers in charge of maintenance and repair detachments ashore. Material Maintenance CWOs organize and supervise personnel in ship repair and maintenance activities, including electric arc welding, oxyacetylene welding and cutting, woodworking, metal working, boat repairs, damage control, piping and drainage, and nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) warfare defense facilities. Material Maintenance CWOs provide technical advice and information concerning use, characteristics, and limitations of building and construction materials, and organize and supervise maintenance and repair forces on work involving repairs to buildings, towers, docks, bulkheads, street paving, and water and sewer pipelines. Material Maintenance CWOs develop and supervise training programs, supervise preparation, maintenance, and submission of personnel and material records and reports, and supervise procurement, stowage, preservation, and utilization practices for repair parts, building materials, and equipment. Material Maintenance CWOs are usually prior DC ratings in the Coast Guard.