AVCM

Description

Master Chief Avionics Technician (AVCM), is a senior leadership compression rating, for leaders knowledgeable in the skills and duties performed by personnel in the ratings Aviation Electrician’s Mate (AE) and Aviation Electronics Technician (AT). The AVCM plans and supervises tasks required to maintain electrical and instrument systems; aircraft batteries; interior and exterior lighting; electrical control of aircraft systems, including hydraulic, landing gear, flight control, utility, and power plant engine, flight and non-instrument-type indicating and warning systems; automatic flight control and stabilization systems; aircraft compass systems; attitude reference systems; and inertial navigation systems. The AVCM is responsible for overseeing organizational level maintenance on aircraft electronics systems to include computers, communications, Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR), navigation, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) sensors, fiber optics, Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR), wiring, weapons systems, Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER), electronic warfare, data link, fire control, and tactical displays with associated equipment. Other major supervisory skills include the knowledge required to perform intermediate level maintenance on aviation electronic components supported by conventional and automatic test equipment, including repair of Weapons Replaceable Assemblies (WRA), and Shop Replaceable Assemblies (SRA), and the ability to perform test equipment calibration/repair and associated test bench maintenance.