Aircrew Survival Equipmentman
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Aircrew Survival Equipmentman (abbreviated as PR) is a United States Navy
occupational rating
. Aircrew Survival Equipmentmen inspect, maintain and repair parachute
s, seat pans, survival equipment, and flight
and protective clothing and equipment; pack and rig parachutes; pack and equip liferafts;troubleshoot oxygen
systems, repair and test oxygen regulators and liquid oxygen converters removed from aircraft; fit and maintain oxygen mask
s, flight clothing, anti exposure suits and anti G suits; operate and maintain carbon dioxide transfer and recharge equipment; operate and repair sewing machines; conduct special calendar/periodic inspections of survival equipment; supervise operation of parachute lofts and survival equipment work centers. Also the training of how to use any and all personal survival equipment carried on the pilot's person.
Special Operations Parachute Rigger
Special Operations Parachute Riggers work with Navy SEALS, Naval Special Warfare (NSW) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units throughout the
world. They inspect, maintain, pack, and use specialized premeditated personnel static-line and free-fall parachute systems. They use and
maintain specialized aerial delivery and re-supply systems, and helicopter insertion and extraction systems unique to NSW and EOD units. They
function as Parachute Jump (PJ) and Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) masters. They also perform paraloft management,
administrative functions, ordnance handling functions, and Quality Assurance (QA) inspections.
The Special Operations Parachute Rigger NEC is awardable upon completion of Army courses 431 F3 PARA NAVY or 860 43E10. Special Operations Parachute Rigger NEC OJT is awardable if personnel attached to a rigger unit of EOD for 1 year and observed by Army/Navy school graduate and qualified prior to 1 July 1990 (CNO WASH DC 110512Z Aug 90 refers). 3. Personnel other than PRs must hold NEC 53XX to be assigned this NEC.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
occupational rating
Naval rating
A Naval Rating is an enlisted member of a country's Navy, subordinate to Warrant Officers and Officers hence not conferred by commission or warrant...
. Aircrew Survival Equipmentmen inspect, maintain and repair parachute
Parachute
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag, or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift. Parachutes are usually made out of light, strong cloth, originally silk, now most commonly nylon...
s, seat pans, survival equipment, and flight
Flight suit
A flight suit is a full body garment, worn while flying aircraft such as military airplanes, gliders and helicopters. These suits are generally made to keep the wearer warm, as well as being practical , and durable . Its appearance is usually similar to a jumpsuit. A military flight suit may also...
and protective clothing and equipment; pack and rig parachutes; pack and equip liferafts;troubleshoot oxygen
Oxygen
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition...
systems, repair and test oxygen regulators and liquid oxygen converters removed from aircraft; fit and maintain oxygen mask
Oxygen mask
An oxygen mask provides a method to transfer breathing oxygen gas from a storage tank to the lungs. Oxygen masks may cover the nose and mouth or the entire face...
s, flight clothing, anti exposure suits and anti G suits; operate and maintain carbon dioxide transfer and recharge equipment; operate and repair sewing machines; conduct special calendar/periodic inspections of survival equipment; supervise operation of parachute lofts and survival equipment work centers. Also the training of how to use any and all personal survival equipment carried on the pilot's person.
Special Operations Parachute Rigger
Special Operations Parachute Riggers work with Navy SEALS, Naval Special Warfare (NSW) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units throughout the
world. They inspect, maintain, pack, and use specialized premeditated personnel static-line and free-fall parachute systems. They use and
maintain specialized aerial delivery and re-supply systems, and helicopter insertion and extraction systems unique to NSW and EOD units. They
function as Parachute Jump (PJ) and Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) masters. They also perform paraloft management,
administrative functions, ordnance handling functions, and Quality Assurance (QA) inspections.
The Special Operations Parachute Rigger NEC is awardable upon completion of Army courses 431 F3 PARA NAVY or 860 43E10. Special Operations Parachute Rigger NEC OJT is awardable if personnel attached to a rigger unit of EOD for 1 year and observed by Army/Navy school graduate and qualified prior to 1 July 1990 (CNO WASH DC 110512Z Aug 90 refers). 3. Personnel other than PRs must hold NEC 53XX to be assigned this NEC.