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P04A Harbor Security Boat Training Supervisor (HSB TRASUP)

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

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Overview

A Harbor Security Boat Training Supervisor plans, oversees, and assesses harbor security boat training and Navy Security Force personnel. The supervisor instructs and certifies Force Protection Boat Coxswains in tactics, techniques, and procedures for protecting naval installations, warships, and other designated high-value assets.

Core Skills

  • Force protection boat coxswain instruction and certification
  • Waterside asset protection training assessment

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Motorboat Operators

Instructing and certifying force protection boat coxswains provides transferable knowledge of small-boat tactics and procedures.

How to prepare: Request an official sea-service transcript documenting vessel characteristics, routes, underway time, and assigned duties for Coast Guard evaluation against the intended credential. Most water transportation jobs require a TWIC, an MMC with appropriate endorsements, and documented sea time; applicable requirements may also include approved training, screening, and examinations.

What the civilian work involves
  • Operate engine throttles and steering mechanisms to guide boats on desired courses.
  • Maintain desired courses, using compasses or electronic navigational aids.
  • Organize and direct the activities of crew members.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Radar software

Notes & Sources

  • A DD-214 is not acceptable sea-service evidence; the Coast Guard determines military service equivalence and the grade, class, and limits of the endorsement.
Evidence for this guidance (5 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC P04A

    [1] NEC entry "P04A - Harbor Security Boat Training Supervisor (HSB TRASUP)"; cached text line 9873; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Force protection boat coxswain instruction and certification, Waterside asset protection training assessment, Motorboat Operators (O*NET 53-5022.00)

  2. O*NET: Motorboat Operators

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Motorboat Operators (O*NET 53-5022.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Water Transportation Workers

    [3] How to Become; training, licenses and related experience; updated August 27, 2026, checked September 23, 2026

    Supports: Motorboat Operators (O*NET 53-5022.00)

  4. USCG: 46 CFR 10.232 military sea-service evidence and credit

    [4] Paragraphs (a) and (d)(1), official eCFR snapshot September 21, 2026; retrieved September 24

    Supports: Motorboat Operators (O*NET 53-5022.00)

  5. USCG National Maritime Center: Apply for Merchant Mariner Credential

    [5] Original, Raise of Grade, and STCW application steps; public page retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23

    Supports: Motorboat Operators (O*NET 53-5022.00)

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