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W03A Versatile Exercise Mine System (VEMS) 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 Versatile Exercise Mine System technician performs operational, preventive, and corrective maintenance using documented fault isolation and repair procedures. The technician works on the MK 74 Mod 1 Versatile Exercise Mine, Exercise Support System, MK 9 Overside Body Handling System, MK 5 Overside Body, and Depot Automatic Test Set.

Core Skills

  • Overside body handling system maintenance
  • Depot automatic test set maintenance
  • Fault isolation using documented repair procedures

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Preventive and corrective maintenance and documented fault isolation on exercise support equipment and the Depot Automatic Test Set transfer directly to industrial equipment troubleshooting and repair.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on industrial electronics troubleshooting course to practice diagnosing unfamiliar commercial equipment.

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 W03A

    [1] NEC entry "W03A - Versatile Exercise Mine System (VEMS) Technician"; cached text line 15920; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Overside body handling system maintenance, Depot automatic test set maintenance, Fault isolation using documented repair procedures, 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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