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V47B Journeyman Surface Ship USW Supervisor

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Overview

Journeyman Surface Ship USW Supervisors oversee sonar operators as they start, operate, shut down, and maintain the AN/SQQ-89(V) USW Combat System and associated equipment. They direct onboard training, assess sonar conditions and threats, respond to torpedo threat data, serve as ASW control system operators, and recommend tactical employment of ASW systems.

Core Skills

  • AN/SQQ-89 sonar operation and maintenance supervision
  • Sonar environment and threat performance evaluation
  • Torpedo threat assessment and tactical recommendations
  • Sonar maintenance and watch team training

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Supervising AN/SQQ-89 system startup, operation, shutdown, and organizational maintenance provides relevant equipment-operation and maintenance experience for industrial electronics repair.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on industrial electronics troubleshooting course focused on diagnosing faults with test equipment to build beyond the documented maintenance-supervision 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.
  • 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

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V47B

    [1] NEC entry "V47B - Journeyman Surface Ship USW Supervisor"; cached text line 14337; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: AN/SQQ-89 sonar operation and maintenance supervision, Sonar environment and threat performance evaluation, Torpedo threat assessment and tactical recommendations, Sonar maintenance and watch team training, 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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