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V56B AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Sonar Supervisor

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

Overview

The AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Sonar Supervisor directs, coordinates, and monitors Sonar Control watch stations while interpreting sensor outputs and advising the watch team on tactical and environmental changes. The supervisor oversees the Undersea Warfare Combat System, manages contacts and tracks, coordinates communications with other ship watch teams, and uses the System Resource Manager to reconfigure the system or clear faults.

Core Skills

Undersea contact classification and track coordination
Target motion analysis with plot teams
Sensor interpretation under changing environmental conditions
Sonar system reconfiguration and fault clearing

Civilian Career Paths

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Remote Sensing Technicians

Interpreting sonar sensor outputs and coordinating contact localization provide a foundation for interpreting remotely sensed data, but geospatial imagery work is a new specialty.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on GIS and remote sensing course that includes checking imagery accuracy and integrating imagery with other geospatial data in ESRI ArcGIS software.

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 V56B
[1] NEC entry "V56B - AN/SQQ-89A(V) 15 Sonar Supervisor"; cached text line 14552; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Undersea contact classification and track coordination, Target motion analysis with plot teams, Sensor interpretation under changing environmental conditions, Sonar system reconfiguration and fault clearing, 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 V56B

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