CHAPTER 33

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRONICS WARFARE

TECHNICIAN

(EW)

 

 

 

CHAPTER 33 - ELECTRONICS WARFARE TECHNICIAN (EW) 33

SCOPE OF RATING

GENERAL INFORMATION

FUNCTIONAL AREAS - ELECTRONICS WARFARE TECHNICIAN (EW)

Ø      ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNICIAN THIRD CLASS (EW3)

Ø      ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNICIAN SECOND CLASS (EW2)

Ø      ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNICIAN FIRST CLASS (EW1)

Ø      CHIEF ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNICIAN (EWC)

Ø      SENIOR CHIEF ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNICIAN (EWCS)

Ø      MASTER CHIEF ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNICIAN (EWCM)

 

 
 
NAVY ENLISTED OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS

 

FOR

 

ELECTRONICS WARFARE TECHNICIAN (EW)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCOPE OF RATING

 

            Electronics Warfare Technicians (EW) operate and perform organizational and intermediate level maintenance on Electronic Warfare Systems; maintain situational awareness by extracting, interpreting, and applying data from Tactical Data Processors (TDP’s), intelligence sources, reports, and other documentation; evaluate, interpret, process, apply and disseminate National/Theater/Organic intercepted signal data, tactics and doctrine to support C2W operational requirements to all echelons; advise Tactical and Operation Commanders in Information Warfare (IW) actions and mission areas; train and supervise personnel; and perform administrative tasks.

 

 

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            These Occupational Standards are to be incorporated in Volume I, Part B, of the Manual of Navy Enlisted Manpower and Personnel Classifications and Occupational Standards (NAVPERS 18068F) as Chapter 33.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                            NAVPERS 18068-33C     


 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

CAREER PATTERN

 

EWCM

 

 

EWCS

 

 

EWC

 

 

EW1

 

 

EW2

 

 

EW3

 

 

SEAMAN

APPRENTICESHIP

 

 

Normal path of advancement to Chief Warrant Officer and Limited Duty Officer categories can be found in OPNAVINST 1420.1 series.

 

SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

 

Normal color perception.  Refer to Chapter 15 of the Manual of the Medical Department, U.S. Navy for details on color perception requirements.

 

Vision 20/20 corrected.  Examinations shall be conducted once every three calendar years.

 

Minimum auditory requirements:

 

             EW

 

             CYCLES          500    1000    2000   4000    8000

             ISO                      35       30        30       40        45

 

Auditory examinations shall be conducted as specified in Chapter 15 of the Manual of the Medical Department once each calendar year and results entered on page 13 of the Enlisted Service Record.  Personnel failing the examination shall be reported to the BUREAU of NAVAL PERSONNEL (PERS‑281) via the Type Commander with recommendation for disposition.

 

CITIZENSHIP/SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

 

Must be eligible for access to classified information.

 

 

                                             SAFETY

The observance of proper safety precautions in all areas is an integral part of each billet and the responsibility of every Navy man and woman; safety is a universal requirement for all ratings.

 

 

ELECTRONICS WARFARE TECHNICIAN (EW) FUNCTIONAL AREAS

 

A.     OPERATIONAL PLANNING

 

B.     ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OPERATIONS

 

C.     ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE

 

D.     GENERAL WATCHSTANDING

 

  E.     INFORMATION SYSTEMS

 

 

ELECTRONICS WARFARE TECHNICIAN THIRD CLASS (EW3)

 

 

A.     OPERATIONAL PLANNING

A001   SELECT STATUS BOARD DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS

A002   ASSEMBLE ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) STATUS BOARD INFORMATION

A003   UPDATE EW STATUS BOARDS

A004   ASSEMBLE EW PLOT INFORMATION

A005   ENTER EW PLOT INFORMATION INTO AUTOMATED SYSTEMS

A006   IDENTIFY THREATS USING CURRENT INTELLIGENCE

A007   IDENTIFY CAPABILITIES TO COUNTER SPECIFIC THREATS

A008   IDENTIFY LIMITATIONS TO COUNTER SPECIFIC THREATS

A011   PREDICT ELECTRONIC SUPPORT (ES) PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON

            ATMOSPHERIC DATA

A012   VERIFY FRIENDLY FORCES

A013   VERIFY NEUTRAL FORCES

A014   DETERMINE EW SYSTEM PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS

A015   SELECT OPTIMUM EW SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS

A016   PREPARE ORDER OF BATTLE

A017   PREPARE ELECTRONIC ORDER OF BATTLE (EOB) FOR FRIENDLY FORCES

A018   PREPARE EOB FOR THREATS

A019   PREPARE EOB FOR NEUTRAL FORCES

A020   CONSTRUCT AUTOMATED EMITTER LIBRARIES

A021   DETERMINE ONBOARD HARD KILL WEAPONS CAPABILITIES

A022   DETERMINE ONBOARD SOFT KILL WEAPONS CAPABILITIES

A023   RECOMMEND TACTICS USING OWN FORCE TACTICAL DECISION AIDS

A024   REVIEW SHIP'S MILITARY DECEPTION (MILDEC) PLANS

A026   REVIEW OWNSHIP’S ELECTRONIC FIT

A039   REVIEW WARFARE COMMANDER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

A045   REVIEW SHIP'S COMBAT SYSTEMS EW DOCTRINE

A156   REVIEW COMMANDING OFFICERS (C.O’S) STANDING/BATTLE ORDERS

A157   DEVELOP HULL TO EMITTER DATABASE

A047   UPDATE HULL TO EMITTER DATABASE

A052   IDENTIFY INFORMATION WARFARE (IW) PUBLICATIONS

 

 

B.     ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OPERATIONS

B058   ENERGIZE EW SYSTEMS

B059   INITIALIZE EW SYSTEMS

B060   PERFORM EW SYSTEMS ON-LINE OPERATIONAL TESTS

B061   SECURE EW SYSTEMS

B062   ENABLE AIRBORNE DATA LINKS

B063   ASSESS EW SYSTEMS DEGRADATIONS

B064   ASSESS IMPACT OF EW SYSTEMS CASUALTIES

 

 

C.     ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE

C065   PERFORM FUNCTIONAL CHECKS ON ELECTRONIC ATTACK (EA) SYSTEMS

C066   PERFORM SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON EA SYSTEMS

C067   CLEAN AND INSPECT COMPONENTS OF EA SYSTEMS

C068   LUBRICATE COMPONENTS OF EA SYSTEMS

C069   TROUBLESHOOT COMPONENTS OF EA SYSTEMS

C070   REPLACE COMPONENTS OF EA SYSTEMS

C071   PERFORM FUNCTIONAL CHECKS ON COOLANT SYSTEMS

C072   CLEAN AND INSPECT COMPONENTS OF COOLANT SYSTEMS

C073   LUBRICATE COMPONENTS OF COOLANT SYSTEMS

C074   TROUBLESHOOT COMPONENTS OF COOLANT SYSTEMS

C075   REPLACE COMPONENTS OF COOLANT SYSTEMS

C076   PERFORM FUNCTIONAL CHECKS ON DECOY LAUNCHING SYSTEMS

C077   CLEAN AND INSPECT COMPONENTS OF DECOY LAUNCHING SYSTEMS

C078   LUBRICATE COMPONENTS OF DECOY LAUNCHING SYSTEMS

C079   TROUBLESHOOT COMPONENTS OF DECOY LAUNCHING SYSTEMS

C080   REPLACE COMPONENTS OF DECOY LAUNCHING SYSTEMS

C081   PERFORM FUNCTIONAL CHECKS ON ES SYSTEMS

C082   CLEAN AND INSPECT COMPONENTS OF ES SYSTEMS

C083   LUBRICATE COMPONENTS OF ES SYSTEMS

C084   TROUBLESHOOT COMPONENTS OF ES SYSTEMS

C085   REPLACE COMPONENTS OF ES SYSTEMS

C086   PERFORM FUNCTIONAL CHECKS ON SERIES BLANKER-VIDEO MIXER GROUP VIDEO

             CIRCUITS

C087   CLEAN AND INSPECT COMPONENTS OF SERIES BLANKER-VIDEO MIXER GROUP VIDEO

             CIRCUITS

C088   TROUBLESHOOT COMPONENTS OF SERIES BLANKER-VIDEO MIXER GROUP VIDEO

             CIRCUITS

C089   REPLACE COMPONENTS OF SERIES BLANKER-VIDEO MIXER GROUP VIDEO CIRCUITS

C090   PERFORM FUNCTIONAL CHECKS ON PULSE ANALYZERS

C091   CLEAN AND INSPECT COMPONENTS OF PULSE ANALYZERS

C092   TROUBLESHOOT COMPONENTS OF PULSE ANALYZERS

C093   REPLACE COMPONENTS OF PULSE ANALYZERS

C095   REPAIR DEFECTIVE WIRING

C096   REPAIR DEFECTIVE CONNECTORS

C097   ALIGN EA SYSTEMS

C098   ALIGN ES SYSTEMS

C099   ALIGN SERIES BLANKER-VIDEO MIXER GROUP VIDEO CIRCUITS

C100   ALIGN PULSE ANALYZERS

C104   PERFORM SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON ES SYSTEMS

 

 

D.     GENERAL WATCHSTANDING

D105   MONITOR TACTICAL SITUATIONS

D106   PERFORM RAPID EMITTER EVALUATIONS

D107   EVALUATE INTERCEPTED ELECTRONIC EMISSIONS

D108   DISSEMINATE EW TACTICAL INFORMATION

D109   PERFORM EMITTER TO PLATFORM CORRELATIONS

D110   ASSESS THREATS

D111   EXECUTE PREPLANNED RESPONSES

D112   RECOMMEND COUNTERMEASURES

D113   INITIATE COUNTERMEASURES

D114   CORRELATE EW INFORMATION WITH ONBOARD SENSORS

D115   CORRELATE EW INFORMATION WITH OFF-BOARD SENSORS

D116   CORRELATE EW INFORMATION WITH INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION

D117   TRIANGULATE CONTACT POSITIONS

D118   VERIFY EMISSION CONTROL (EMCON) CONDITIONS IN EFFECT

D119   MONITOR EMCON CONDITIONS IN EFFECT

D120   RECOMMEND EMCON CONDITION CHANGES

D121   IMPLEMENT EMCON CONDITION CHANGES

D122   MAINTAIN EW OPERATIONAL LOGS

D123   ENCODE TACTICAL TRANSMISSIONS

D124   DECODE TACTICAL TRANSMISSIONS

D125   PERFORM AUTHENTICATION PROCEDURES OF RADIO/TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS

D126   CONDUCT ANALYSIS TARGET SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS

D127   MODIFY EW WATCH CONDITIONS

D132   PREPARE UNIT EW REPORTS

D135   REVIEW EW STATUS BOARDS

D136   REVIEW EW PLOTS

D137   EVALUATE EXTERNAL EW REPORTS

D141   COMPILE EW DATA FOR ANALYSIS

D142   ASSESS OWN SHIP'S EW READINESS

D145   RESOLVE IDENTIFICATION CONFLICTS

D146   MONITOR WEAPONS STATUS

D148   OPERATE TACTICAL DATA PROCESSOR’S (TDP’S)

D149   IMPLEMENT ELECTRONIC PROTECT (EP) PROCEDURES

 

 

E.     INFORMATION SYSTEMS

E158   MANIPULATE COMPUTER AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT

E159   PERFORM WORD PROCESSING FUNCTIONS

E160   PERFORM LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) COMPUTER FUNCTIONS

E161   PERFORM ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS

E166   CREATE COMPUTER FILES

E167   VERIFY COMPUTER FILES

 

 

ELECTRONICS WARFARE TECHNICIAN SECOND CLASS (EW2)

 

 

A.     OPERATIONAL PLANNING

A009   DIRECT EW MODULE RESOURCES

A010   COORDINATE TACTICAL EW OPERATIONS

A025   COORDINATE UNIT SUPPORT FOR MILDEC PLANS

A029   REPORT CHANGES IN OWN SHIP’S ELECTRONIC FIT

A030   INTEGRATE EW ACTIONS WITH OWN SHIP'S OFFENSIVE WEAPONS SYSTEMS

A031   INTEGRATE EW ACTIONS WITH OWN SHIP'S DEFENSIVE WEAPONS SYSTEMS

A032   IDENTIFY LIMITATIONS OF COMBAT SYSTEMS IN EA ENVIRONMENTS

A033   IDENTIFY LIMITATIONS OF COMBAT SYSTEMS IN HIGH DENSITY ENVIRONMENTS

A048   IDENTIFY CAPABILITIES OF COMBAT SYSTEMS IN EA ENVIRONMENTS

A049   IDENTIFY CAPABILITIES OF COMBAT SYSTEMS IN HIGH DENSITY ENVIRONMENTS

A050   DRAFT EA REQUESTS

A051   DRAFT EW RANGE/SERVICE REQUESTS

A053   IDENTIFY EP PROCEDURES

 

 

C.     ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE

C101   VERIFY CONTENTS OF FIELD CHANGE KITS

C102   INSTALL FIELD CHANGE KITS

 

 

D.     GENERAL WATCHSTANDING

D139   INTEGRATE IW INFORMATION

D147   ASSESS TACTICAL SITUATIONS

D152   ANALYZE TARGET SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS TO DETERMINE EA EFFECTIVENESS

D153   PERFORM EMISSION CAPABILITIES (EMCAP) IN SUPPORT OF ES

D154   APPLY RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (ROE) IN THE EW MODULE

D162   COMPILE MULTI-SOURCE DATA, AND FUSE AVAILABLE INFORMATION WITH ES TO PROVIDE

             REAL TIME AND HISTORICAL SUPPORT

 

 

ELECTRONICS WARFARE TECHNICIAN FIRST CLASS (EW1)

 

 

A.     OPERATIONAL PLANNING

A027   DRAFT EMCON BILLS

A028   ESTABLISH EMCON BILL PROCEDURES

A046   DRAFT INPUTS FOR SHIP’S COMBAT SYSTEMS DOCTRINE

A056   IDENTIFY IW ELEMENTS

A165   RECOMMEND MODIFICATIONS TO SHIP’S MILDEC PROCEDURES

 

 

C.     ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE

C103   DOCUMENT FIELD CHANGES

 

 

D.     GENERAL WATCHSTANDING

D128   RECOMMEND INTERCEPT GUARD ASSIGNMENTS

D134   ANALYZE POST OPERATIONAL EW LOGS

 

 

CHIEF ELECTRONICS WARFARE TECHNICIAN (EWC)

 

 

A.     OPERATIONAL PLANNING

A042   PROVIDE EW OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES INPUTS

A043   ASSESS AVAILABILITY OF NATIONAL ASSETS

A055   IDENTIFY IW/COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTER, AND INTELLIGENCE (C4I)

           CONNECTIVITY CAPABILITIES REQUIREMENTS

 

 

B.     ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OPERATIONS

B163   EXECUTE OPERATIONAL SECURITY (OPSEC) PROCEDURES

 

 

D.     GENERAL WATCHSTANDING

D150   DEVELOP SCENARIOS FOR EMBEDDED TRAINING DEVICES

D151   PERFORM SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT

 

 

SENIOR CHIEF ELECTRONICS WARFARE TECHNICIAN (EWCS)

 

 

A.     OPERATIONAL PLANNING

A034   COORDINATE BATTLE GROUP COMMAND CONTROL WARFARE (C2W) MISSION OBJECTIVES

A035   RECOMMEND MODIFICATION BATTLE GROUP C2W MISSION OBJECTIVES

A036   DEVELOP BATTLE GROUP PRE-PLANNED C2W RESPONSES

A037   DRAFT BATTLE GROUP TASKING MESSAGES

A038   REQUEST SUPPORTING IW ASSETS

A040   CONDUCT BATTLE GROUP PRE-SAIL CONFERENCES

A041   PROVIDE CONTINGENCY OPERATION PLANS INPUTS

A044   DRAFT INPUTS FOR OPERATIONAL TASKING (OPTASK)

A054   DRAFT/UPDATE FORCE EMCON PLANS

 

 

B.     ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OPERATIONS

B057   DEVELOP OPSEC PROCEDURES

 

 

D.     GENERAL WATCHSTANDING

D129   ASSESS BATTLE GROUP/FORCE C2W PERFORMANCES

D130   ANALYZE BATTLE GROUP/FORCE C2W DEFICIENCIES

D131   COORDINATE UNDERWAY BATTLE GROUP C2W SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE

D133   PROVIDE FLEET C2W REQUIREMENTS INPUTS

D138   COORDINATE C2W ASSETS

D140   ASSIGN BATTLE GROUP C2W DATA COLLECTION RESPONSIBILITIES

D143   IMPLEMENT JOINT IW MISSION OBJECTIVES

D144   EVALUATE IW INTEROPERABILITY DURING JOINT OPERATIONS

D155   RECOMMEND MODIFICATION TO BATTLE GROUP ROE FOR IW

D164   COORDINATE BATTLE GROUP SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT

 

 

MASTER CHIEF ELECTRONICS WARFARE TECHNICIAN (EWCM)

 

 

          RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS IN ADDITION TO THE NAVAL STANDARDS