Navy NEC · Combat & Infantry

W04A AN/SQQ-32 (V) 4 Minehunting Sonar Set (MSS) Operator

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

Overview

The AN/SQQ-32(V)4 Minehunting Sonar Set operator starts, operates, and shuts down the sonar during minehunting and minesweeping evolutions. The operator recognizes abnormal display and fault indications, then identifies, tracks, and classifies possible mine-like objects.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

Mine-like object identification, tracking, and classification
Abnormal sonar display and fault-indication recognition

Civilian Career Paths

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Remote Sensing Technicians

Sonar display interpretation, abnormal-indication recognition, and mine-like object classification provide a starting point for reviewing remotely sensed imagery.

How to prepare: Complete a GIS and remote-sensing imagery course, then build an ArcGIS project that checks image data quality and integrates another geospatial layer.

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.
Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.

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 W04A
[1] NEC entry "W04A - AN/SQQ-32 (V) 4 Minehunting Sonar Set (MSS) Operator"; cached text line 15938; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Mine-like object identification, tracking, and classification, Abnormal sonar display and fault-indication recognition, 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 W04A

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