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V34A Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) MK1 Systems Technician

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

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Overview

A Ship Self Defense System MK1 Systems Technician serves as Weapons Supervisor during Conditions I, IA, and III, responding immediately to air threats against the ship. The technician directs and supervises personnel who maintain the SSDS MK1 system.

Core Skills

  • Shipboard air-threat response watch supervision
  • SSDS MK1 maintenance team direction

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Directing SSDS MK1 maintenance personnel provides relevant system-maintenance oversight experience for a transition into commercial and industrial electronics repair.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on electronics troubleshooting course covering fault diagnosis and test equipment to develop repair skills beyond the maintenance supervision documented in the verified duties.

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.
  • Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V34A

    [1] NEC entry "V34A - Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) MK1 Systems Technician"; cached text line 13882; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Shipboard air-threat response watch supervision, SSDS MK1 maintenance team direction, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

  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)

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