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Navy NEC · Aviation

V13B AN/SPN-46(V) Radar Technician

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

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Overview

The AN/SPN-46(V) Radar Technician performs operational checks, preventive maintenance, fault isolation, component replacement, and system alignments. The technician isolates faults using built-in test equipment, general and special purpose electronic test equipment, and Maintenance Assistance Modules.

Core Skills

  • Fault isolation using built-in diagnostics
  • General and special-purpose electronic testing
  • Plug-in assembly and chassis-part replacement
  • Radar system alignment and operational checks

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Radar fault isolation, preventive maintenance, and assembly replacement transfer directly to diagnosing and repairing commercial and industrial electronic equipment.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on industrial electronics repair exercise that includes fault diagnosis, component replacement, and a documented post-repair test.

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.
  • Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Experience using general and special-purpose electronic test equipment to isolate radar faults transfers to electronics test and repair work supporting engineering teams.

How to prepare: Build a bench-test work sample showing the test setup, measured results, fault isolation, and verification after replacing a defective electronic assembly.

What the civilian work involves
  • Modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Replace defective components or parts, using hand tools and precision instruments.
  • Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V13B

    [1] NEC entry "V13B - AN/SPN-46(V) Radar Technician"; cached text line 13130; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Fault isolation using built-in diagnostics, General and special-purpose electronic testing, Plug-in assembly and chassis-part replacement, Radar system alignment and operational checks, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00), Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

  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: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

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