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U54A Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) General Shipboard Welder/Brazer

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Overview

A NAMTS General Shipboard Welder and Brazer performs operational and intermediate level maintenance by welding plate or pipe and completing insert or face feed brazing. This specialist applies repair procedures, maintenance standards, and quality assurance specifications while properly using industrial machinery.

Core Skills

  • Plate and pipe maintenance welding
  • Insert and face feed brazing
  • Repair standards and quality assurance specifications

Civilian Career Paths

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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Shipboard plate and pipe welding, insert or face feed brazing, and knowledge of repair quality standards transfer directly to civilian welding and brazing work.

How to prepare: Arrange a hands-on assessment with a welding training provider to identify gaps between your plate, pipe, and brazing experience and the processes used in target jobs.

What the civilian work involves
  • Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
  • Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC U54A

    [1] NEC entry "U54A - Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) General Shipboard Welder/Brazer"; cached text line 12276; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Plate and pipe maintenance welding, Insert and face feed brazing, Repair standards and quality assurance specifications, Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (O*NET 51-4121.00)

  2. O*NET: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (O*NET 51-4121.00)

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