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801A Surface Rescue Swimmer

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

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Overview

A Surface Rescue Swimmer recovers personnel at sea. This swimmer also recovers equipment from the water.

Core Skills

  • Recovery of equipment at sea

Civilian Career Paths

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Lifeguard

Recovering personnel at sea directly overlaps with rescuing distressed swimmers in civilian aquatic settings.

How to prepare: Before applying, verify the target employer’s accepted lifeguarding credentials, current CPR/AED and first-aid credential requirements, and practical swim and rescue tests.

What the civilian work involves
  • Patrol or monitor recreational areas, such as trails, slopes, or swimming areas, on foot, in vehicles, or from towers.
  • Rescue distressed persons, using rescue techniques and equipment.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 801A

    [1] NEC entry "801A - Surface Rescue Swimmer"; cached text line 20428; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Recovery of equipment at sea, Lifeguard (O*NET 33-9092.00)

  2. O*NET: Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Lifeguard (O*NET 33-9092.00)

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