Marine Corps MOS · Aviation

6286 Fixed-Wing Aircraft Safety Equipment Mechanic, KC-130/V-22

Current service use not established

This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.

Overview

A Fixed-Wing Aircraft Safety Equipment Mechanic inspects, maintains, and repairs aircraft safety equipment and systems. The billet covers safety equipment on KC-130 and V-22 airframes.

Minimum ASVAB: CL 105 or GT 105 or MM 105

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: navmc-1200-1l-fy26 (source date 2025-03). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Civilian Career Paths

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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Inspecting, maintaining, and repairing KC-130/V-22 aircraft safety equipment and systems transfers directly to the safety-equipment portion of civilian aircraft maintenance.

How to prepare: Gather your military maintenance records for FAA evaluation of experience toward the Airframe rating or both Airframe and Powerplant ratings. For jobs requiring FAA mechanic certification, applicants must be at least 18, meet English-language requirements, qualify through 18 months of appropriate experience for one rating or 30 months concurrently for both, or an approved training route, and pass written, oral, and practical tests.

What the civilian work involves
  • Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
  • Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
  • Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 6286

    [1] MOS 6286 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 51645; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

    [2]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 6286: Related SOC titles · MOS 6286 section "e. Related Standard Occupational Classification"

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

  2. O*NET: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

  3. FAA: Become an Aviation Mechanic

    [4] Requirements and mechanic experience requirements

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

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Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 6286. Each history page explains the change.

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