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785A SDV MK8/MK11 Team Technician

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Overview

An SDV MK8/MK11 Team Technician maintains and supports classified combatant submersible systems and related equipment assigned to Naval Special Warfare SEAL Delivery Vehicle teams. The technician performs intermediate level preventive and corrective maintenance on MK8 and MK11 vehicles, Dry Deck Shelters, transport systems, and accessory equipment, and deploys independently with amphibious and contingency forces.

Core Skills

  • Intermediate-level preventive and corrective submersible maintenance
  • Dry Deck Shelter and transport-system support
  • Independent technician support during forward deployments

Civilian Career Paths

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ROV Pilot Technician

Intermediate-level submersible maintenance and independent deployment support provide transferable experience for the technical maintenance side of ROV operations.

How to prepare: Prepare an unclassified maintenance-experience summary to establish whether your documented work matches the mechanical, electrical or electronics background sought by Oceaneering's representative entry pathway. For matching new hires without prior ROV experience, the employer provides ROV-specific training before offshore work.

What the civilian work involves
  • The pilot flies the ROV, and operates the manipulator and/or specialized tooling to complete the assigned task.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 785A

    [1] NEC entry "785A - SDV MK8/MK11 Team Technician"; cached text line 18857; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Intermediate-level preventive and corrective submersible maintenance, Dry Deck Shelter and transport-system support, Independent technician support during forward deployments, ROV Pilot Technician

  2. Oceaneering: ROV pilot work and entry backgrounds

    [2] Top 10 ROV Questions: becoming a pilot, crew work and piloting; retrieved September 24, 2026

    Supports: ROV Pilot Technician

  3. Oceaneering: ROV Supervisors and Pilot Technicians

    [3] Oceaneering ROV Supervisors and Pilot Technicians; Training Centers; retrieved September 24, 2026

    Supports: ROV Pilot Technician

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