Veterans Guidebook to Residental Building

7131 CWO Engineering Technician (Surface) (Navy –

Warrant Officer)

Officer technical specialists in ship machinery, electrical

power, lighting, and interior communications systems.

They supervise and instruct personnel whose duties

involve operation and maintenance of main propulsion

(gas turbine, diesel, or steam) and auxiliary machinery and

systems, engineering and repairing department equip-

ment, and refrigeration systems; handling, stowing, and

regulating expenditure of fuel oil and boiler feed water;

installation, adjustment, testing maintenance, modifica-

tion, and repair of shipboard electrical systems pertaining

to power distribution, propulsion, steering, lighting,

degaussing, interior communications, gyrocompass, and

associated equipment; and instrument repair, adjustment,

and calibration. An officer of the Regular Navy whose

permanent status is warrant officer.

See Electricians on p. 62

See HVAC Mechanics and Installers on p. 67

7132 CWO Engineering Technician (Surface) (Navy –

Warrant Officer)

Officer technical specialists in ship machinery, electrical

power, lighting, and interior communications systems.

They supervise and instruct personnel whose duties

involve operation and maintenance of main propulsion

(gas turbine, diesel, or steam) and auxiliary machinery and

systems, engineering and repairing department equip-

ment, and refrigeration systems; handling, stowing, and

regulating expenditure of fuel oil and boiler feed water;

installation, adjustment, testing maintenance, modifica-

tion, and repair of shipboard electrical systems pertaining

to power distribution, propulsion, steering, lighting,

degaussing, interior communications, gyrocompass, and

associated equipment; and instrument repair, adjustment,

and calibration. A temporary officer of the Regular Navy

whose permanent status is enlisted.

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