Navy NEC · Engineering
743B Shipboard Elevator Mechanical Maintenance
A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
A Shipboard Elevator Mechanical Maintainer tests, inspects, and performs organizational maintenance on shipboard weapons and cargo handling elevators and their components. This maintainer troubleshoots and repairs hydraulic, mechanical, and hydromechanical equipment and coordinates work with other system operators and maintainers.
Core Skills
- hydraulic system repair
- mechanical drive maintenance
- elevator inspection
- cargo handling equipment maintenance
- weapons elevator maintenance
- hydromechanical troubleshooting
- component testing
- preventive maintenance
- mechanical alignment
- maintenance team coordination
Civilian Software & Tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Elevator Controls INTERACT
- Scheduling software
- Troubleshooting software
- WORLD Electronics Freedomware
Civilian Career Paths
- Mechanical Engineering
- Facilities Management
- Fleet Management
Training & Development
Getting Started
- OSHA 10-Hour General Industry
- NCCER Industrial Maintenance Technician
- Certified Elevator Technician (CET®)
Career Growth
- Certified Elevator Technician (CET)
- Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI) Certification per ASME QEI-1
- Certified Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician (CAT)
What the Work Involves
- Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.
- Assemble, install, repair, and maintain elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, and dumbwaiters, using hand and power tools, and testing devices such as test lamps, ammeters, and voltmeters.
- Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring.
- Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.
- Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.
Related Occupations
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- Millwrights
- Rail Car Repairers
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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