Navy NEC · Engineering

U26A NAMTS Diesel Engine, Governor, and Injector Repair Technician

Current service use not established

This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.

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

Overview

A NAMTS Diesel Engine, Governor, and Injector Repair Technician performs intermediate-level maintenance on marine diesel engines and their governors and injectors for propulsion or generator service. The technician follows repair and maintenance standards, applies quality assurance specifications, and properly uses maintenance industrial machinery.

Core Skills

  • Repair standards and quality assurance specifications
  • Industrial machinery use for engine maintenance
  • Propulsion and generator diesel maintenance

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.

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Intermediate-level maintenance of marine diesel engines, governors, and injectors transfers directly to the diesel-engine repair portion of this occupation.

How to prepare: Complete hands-on training in a civilian diesel diagnostic platform such as Cummins INSITE, focusing on connecting test equipment and interpreting diagnostic results.

What the civilian work involves
  • Use handtools, such as screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, pressure gauges, or precision instruments, as well as power tools, such as pneumatic wrenches, lathes, welding equipment, or jacks and hoists.
  • Attach test instruments to equipment, and read dials and gauges to diagnose malfunctions.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Cummins INSITE

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC U26A

    [1] NEC entry "U26A - NAMTS Diesel Engine, Governor, and Injector Repair Technician"; cached text line 11718; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Repair standards and quality assurance specifications, Industrial machinery use for engine maintenance, Propulsion and generator diesel maintenance, Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (O*NET 49-3031.00)

  2. O*NET: Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (O*NET 49-3031.00)

Defense contractor jobs for U26A

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

Report an error on this page