Navy NEC · Engineering

767A Gyrocompass Maintenance

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

Overview

Gyrocompass maintenance technicians perform organizational level preventive and corrective maintenance on the MK 27 MOD 0 Gyrocompass. They troubleshoot the gyrocompass and isolate faults.

Core Skills

  • MK 27 MOD 0 fault isolation
  • Organizational-level preventive and corrective gyrocompass maintenance

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and fault isolation on the MK 27 MOD 0 Gyrocompass provide a foundation for diagnosing and repairing industrial electronic equipment.

How to prepare: Take a hands-on industrial electronics troubleshooting course that includes diagnosing faulty equipment and testing it after repair.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 767A

    [1] NEC entry "767A - Gyrocompass Maintenance"; cached text line 18336; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: MK 27 MOD 0 fault isolation, Organizational-level preventive and corrective gyrocompass maintenance, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

  2. O*NET: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 767A

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