Aviation Support Equipment Technician (AS)

viation support equipment technician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Aviation Support Equipment Technician ) Aviation support equipment technician Rating insignia Issued by: United States Navy Type Enlisted rating Abbreviation AS Specialty Aviation Aviation support equipment technician (abbreviated as AS ) is a United States Navy occupational rating . The United States Marine Corps currently maintains 3 separate aviation support equipment military occupational specialties. They are: 6071 (basic technician, not "C" School qualified), 6072 aircraft maintenance support equipment hydraulic/ pneumatic structures mechanic and 6073 aircraft maintenance support equipment electrician]]/ refrigeration mechanic. Duties Aviation support equipment technicians perform preventive and corrective maintenance on aviation support equipment , aviation mobile firefighting units, material handling equipment, hoisting and lifting devices, and associated components and systems; service, inspect, test, troubleshoot, and repair gasoline and diesel engine systems, transmission systems, hydraulic, hydrostatic , and pneumatic systems, steering and suspension systems, cryogenic systems, electrical systems, gas turbine compressor units, electrical and hydraulic power generating equipment, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems (excluding avionics support equipment); manage support equipment assets at different command levels; and provide training in operation and maintenance of aviation support equipment. [ 1 ] References "Navy enlisted manpower and personnel classifications" . Bureau of Naval Personnel . US Navy . Archived from the original on 2 February 2007 . Retrieved 2007-01-11 . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Support_Equipment_Technician See also Media related to Aviation Support Equipment Technician at Wikimedia Commons List of United States Navy ratings United States Navy portal