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796A AN/SSN-2(V)5 Precise Integrated Navigation System (PINS) O & M Technician

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Overview

An AN/SSN-2(V)5 Precise Integrated Navigation System operations and maintenance technician operates PINS during mine hunting and sweeping operations. The technician provides ship position, speed, direction, and mine-like object location information using navigation and environmental sensors, maintains logs and mission records, and performs organizational maintenance and parts replacement on PINS equipment.

Core Skills

  • Navigation using sonar and surface radar
  • Mine-like object location tracking during operations
  • Navigation equipment component replacement and restoration

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Replacing PINS components and completing planned maintenance to restore system operation directly supports maintenance-focused electronics technician work.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on electronics troubleshooting lab covering schematic reading and test-equipment use to build beyond the component-replacement duties documented for this specialty.

What the civilian work involves
  • Modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Replace defective components or parts, using hand tools and precision instruments.
  • Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 796A

    [1] NEC entry "796A - AN/SSN-2(V)5 Precise Integrated Navigation System (PINS) O & M Technician"; cached text line 19461; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Navigation using sonar and surface radar, Mine-like object location tracking during operations, Navigation equipment component replacement and restoration, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

  2. O*NET: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

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