6048 - Flight Equipment Technician

Summary

Flight Equipment Technicians inspect, maintain, and repair parachutes; flight survival equipment; flight equipment; carbon dioxide, and gaseous and liquid oxygen equipment.

Prerequisites

Must meet the criteria to be fully qualified and certified as per reference (ay), Qualification and Certification for Class V Munitions and Explosive Devices.

Must possess an MM score of 105 or higher.

Must have normal color perception.

Must meet the medical requirements for Explosives Handlers contained in reference (ak), Article 15-71B.

Requirements

Must complete the following course(s): Aircrew Survival Equipment Common Core Class A1 Course (N23WSL2).

Must meet the criteria to be fully qualified and certified as per reference (ay), Qualification and Certification for Class V Munitions and Explosive Devices.

Must meet the criteria to be fully qualified and certified as per reference (ay), Qualification and Certification for Class V munitions and explosive devices.

POI CID

N23WSL2N23WSL2, N5694Q2

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (ad) COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2, (bn) NAVMC 4790.1, and (bo) NAVMC 3500.14: Employ operational risk management principles.

Perform ground maintenance tasks and repairs on aircraft and mission systems components.

Interpret technical manual/correspondence (i.e.

instructions, drawings, diagrams).

Identify and diagnosis aircraft and mission systems malfunctions.

Document all inspections, maintenance, and repairs in a maintenance management database system.

Order parts and materials needed for maintenance/repairs.

Provide training via self-paced readings, labs, and on-the job training to individuals in the performance ground maintenance duties.

Basic computer skills.

Be familiar with Microsoft Office Suite.

Strong written and verbal communications skills are necessary in the performance of duties.

Utilize a multitude of information management systems.

Utilize maintenance training management database systems, to track maintenance training progression and qualifications.

Planning/scheduling/management of personnel and assets to varying degrees which increases with each promotion in rank: Sergeant and below-job/task leader.

SSgt-shift supervisor.

Gunnery Sergeant-Work center supervisor/division chief.

Implement and manage a training plan for the career progression of Marines and sustainment of required maintenance skills/qualifications and all Marine Corps required training.

For career progression Marines should seek to hold the following billets and obtain the corresponding qualifications: Cpl-Collateral Duty Inspector.

Sgt-Collateral Duty Inspector and Ordnance Quality Assurance/Safety Observer.

In addition to the above qualifications/billets, the ranks of SSgt and GySgt should hold a minimum qualification of Collateral Duty Inspector and Ordnance Quality Assurance/Safety Observer.

Additionally, they should seek to hold the following billets/qualifications: Quality Assurance (Quality Assurance Representative), Production Control or Maintenance Control (Safe-for-Flight qualified) depending on whether assigned to an “I” or “O” level unit.

Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers, All Other 49-9099.

Fixed-Wing Aircraft Safety Equipment Mechanic, AV-8/TAV-8, 6282.

Fixed-Wing Aircraft Safety Equipment Mechanic, KC-130, 6286.

Fixed-Wing Aircraft Safety Equipment Mechanic, F/A-18, 6287.

Fixed-Wing Aircraft Safety Equipment Mechanic, F-35B, 6288.

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