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Navy NEC · Aviation

763B Aircraft Non-Destructive Inspection Technician

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

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Overview

Aircraft nondestructive inspection technicians use liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, eddy current, ultrasonic, radiographic, and composite material inspection methods. They operate optical inspection, leak detection, conductivity measurement, and hardness testing equipment, follow radiation safety procedures, and interpret indications to determine the type and extent of flaws.

Core Skills

  • Eddy current and ultrasonic flaw detection
  • Radiographic inspection and radiation safety
  • Flaw type and extent interpretation
  • Hardness, conductivity, and leak testing

Civilian Career Paths

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Non-Destructive Testing Specialists

Experience performing penetrant, magnetic particle, eddy current, ultrasonic, radiographic, and composite inspections directly supports civilian nondestructive testing and flaw evaluation.

How to prepare: Compile a method-by-method record of your inspection training and experience to compare with civilian NDT openings.

What the civilian work involves
  • Interpret or evaluate test results in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, or procedures.
  • Identify defects in solid materials, using ultrasonic testing techniques.
  • Make radiographic images to detect flaws in objects while leaving objects intact.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Military experience testing material hardness and conductivity and interpreting flaws transfers to manufacturing inspection of materials and products.

How to prepare: Practice checking sample parts against dimensional specifications with calipers and micrometers to broaden beyond NDI methods.

What the civilian work involves
  • Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
  • Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
  • Mark items with details, such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 763B

    [1] NEC entry "763B - Aircraft Non-Destructive Inspection Technician"; cached text line 18296; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Eddy current and ultrasonic flaw detection, Radiographic inspection and radiation safety, Flaw type and extent interpretation, Hardness, conductivity, and leak testing, Non-Destructive Testing Specialists (O*NET 17-3029.01), Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (O*NET 51-9061.00)

  2. O*NET: Non-Destructive Testing Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Non-Destructive Testing Specialists (O*NET 17-3029.01)

  3. O*NET: Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (O*NET 51-9061.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 763B

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