Navy NEC · Engineering

V50B AN/SQQ-89(V) 11/12 Sonar Subsystem Level I Operator

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

Overview

An AN/SQQ-89(V) 11/12 Sonar Subsystem Level I Operator starts, operates, and shuts down sonar processing, TACTAS, SIMAS II, and AN/SQS-53D sonar subsystems. The operator identifies, tracks, and classifies targets, associates acoustic signatures with their sources, and responds to abnormal panel or screen indications and alerts.

Core Skills

Acoustic signature identification by source
Multi-subsystem sonar startup and shutdown
Abnormal display recognition and alert response

Civilian Career Paths

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Remote Sensing Technicians

Identifying acoustic signatures, classifying contacts, and recognizing abnormal sonar displays provide a sensor-interpretation foundation for learning geospatial data processing.

How to prepare: Complete an introductory remote-sensing GIS project in ESRI ArcGIS software that checks imagery accuracy and integrates it with another geospatial dataset.

What the civilian work involves

Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

ESRI ArcGIS software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)

NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V50B
[1] NEC entry "V50B - AN/SQQ-89(V) 11/12 Sonar Subsystem Level I Operator"; cached text line 14441; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Acoustic signature identification by source, Multi-subsystem sonar startup and shutdown, Abnormal display recognition and alert response, Remote Sensing Technicians (O*NET 19-4099.03)
O*NET: Remote Sensing Technicians
[2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Remote Sensing Technicians (O*NET 19-4099.03)

Defense contractor jobs for V50B

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