Navy NEC · Engineering
817A Engineering Bulk Fuel Systems (Shore) Technician
A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
An Engineering Bulk Fuel Systems Technician operates valves, manifolds, pumps, and other shore-based petroleum transfer, storage, and reclamation equipment. The technician maintains equipment and facilities, measures and samples products, reads meters and gauges, performs quality surveillance tests, operates safety and firefighting equipment, and reports and controls oil spills.
Core Skills
- bulk fuel system operation
- petroleum transfer control
- pump and valve maintenance
- fuel sampling
- quality surveillance testing
- spill response
- fire safety
- hazardous materials handling
- preventive maintenance
Civilian Software & Tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Operational databases
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
Civilian Career Paths
- Mechanical Engineering
- Facilities Management
- Environmental Engineering
Training & Development
Getting Started
- HAZWOPER 40-Hour Certification
- State Underground Storage Tank Class A/B/C Operator Certification
Career Growth
- API 1169 Pipeline Construction Inspector
- API 570 Piping Inspector
- AMPP Coating Inspector Program Level 1 (CIP 1)
- International Fire Service Accreditation Congress Hazardous Materials Technician
What the Work Involves
- Monitor gauges and flowmeters and inspect equipment to ensure that tank levels, temperatures, chemical amounts, and pressures are at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary.
- Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.
- Plan movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, using knowledge of interconnections and capacities of pipelines, valve manifolds, pumps, and tankage.
- Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.
- Turn valves and start pumps to start or regulate flows of substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials.
Related Occupations
- Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
- Wellhead Pumpers
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a high school diploma and some on-the-job training.
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Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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