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U36A LPD-17 Class Electric Plant Maintainer

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Overview

The LPD-17 Class Electric Plant Maintainer performs organizational level preventive and corrective maintenance within the electric plant. The maintainer aligns the system, troubleshoots problems, and isolates faults using technical manuals and Engineering Operations Sequencing Systems procedures, with little or no intermediate or depot level assistance.

Core Skills

  • Electric plant system alignment and fault isolation
  • Maintenance using technical manuals and EOSS procedures
  • Plant maintenance with minimal depot assistance

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Electric plant troubleshooting, fault isolation, system alignment, and corrective maintenance transfer directly to diagnosing and restoring industrial electrical equipment.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on industrial equipment troubleshooting course focused on diagnostic testing and post-repair verification.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
  • Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

Shipboard electric plant fault isolation and system alignment provide a foundation for identifying generating-equipment malfunctions and adjusting plant performance.

How to prepare: Take introductory hydroelectric operations training covering turbines, water-control equipment, and generating-unit controls to bridge the gap from shipboard electrical maintenance.

What the civilian work involves
  • Monitor hydroelectric power plant equipment operation and performance, adjusting to performance specifications, as necessary.
  • Identify or address malfunctions of hydroelectric plant operational equipment, such as generators, transformers, or turbines.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Distributed control system DCS
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC U36A

    [1] NEC entry "U36A - LPD-17 Class Electric Plant Maintainer"; cached text line 11898; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Electric plant system alignment and fault isolation, Maintenance using technical manuals and EOSS procedures, Plant maintenance with minimal depot assistance, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00), Hydroelectric Plant Technicians (O*NET 51-8013.04)

  2. O*NET: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

  3. O*NET: Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Hydroelectric Plant Technicians (O*NET 51-8013.04)

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