RATUZYUW RUCOSSA2603 0860022-UUUU--RUCOSSA



RATUZYUW RUCOSSA2603 0860022-UUUU--RUCOSSA.

ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUCOMCA5769 0861913

R 270022Z MAR 09 ZYB PSN 875112I24

FM COMNAVAIRFOR SAN DIEGO CA

TO ALNAVAIRFOR

RHMFIUU/COMNAVAIRFORES SAN DIEGO CA

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RHOVESX/USS ESSEX

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INFO RUCOSSA/COMNAVAIRFOR SAN DIEGO CA//N422//

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MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/COMNAVAIRFOR SAN DIEGO CA//

SUBJ/AVIATION MAINTENANCE OFFICER PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION STANDARD//

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REF/A/-/COMNAVAIRPAC/090526ZJAN2006//

REF/B/-/COMNAVAIRFOR/190022ZFEB2008//

REF/C/-/OPNAVINST/17OCT2008//

NARR/REF A ESTABLISHED INITIAL GUIDELINES FOR AVIATION MAINTENANCE

OFFICER (AMO) PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION STANDARD (PQS). REF B PROVIDED

AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE. REF C IS OPNAVINST 1412.11, THE PROFESSIONAL

AVIATION MAINTENANCE OFFICER QUALIFICATION AND DESIGNATION PROGRAM.//

POC/ALBERT COSTA/CDR/UNIT: COMNAVAIRFOR/NAME: SAN DIEGO CA

/TEL: COM619-545-1419/TEL: DSN 735-1419/FAX: 619-545-5463

/EMAIL: ALBERT.COSTA@NAVY.MIL//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REFS A AND B ARE CANCELLED. REF C IS CURRENTLY

UNDERGOING A COMPREHENSIVE REVISION. GUIDELINES WRT THE AVIATION

MAINTENANCE OFFICER PQS (NAVEDTRA 43438) FOLLOW:

A. THE PQS IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REQUIRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

ASSOCIATED WITH JOBS AND FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY OFFICERS SERVING IN

PAYGRADES CWO2-CWO4 AND O1-O4 AND WITH DESIGNATORS: 152X, 633X, 734X,

AND 738X.

B. FOR SELECTION TO PAYGRADES O4 AND O5 ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2010

(FY-11 PROMOTION BOARDS), OFFICERS IN THE 1520 COMMUNITY SHALL HAVE

COMPLETED THIS QUALIFICATION AND BE DESIGNATED BY CNAF TO BE

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CONSIDERED PROMOTION ELIGIBLE.

C. THE PQS IS LOCATED AT WWW.NKO.NAVY.MIL. AFTER LOGGING IN, SELECT

THE "LEARNING" TAB AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE FOLLOWED BY THE "PQS" LINK

IN THE LEFT PANEL. SELECT THE "PQS 43400 SERIES" LINK IN THE LEFT

PANEL, SCROLL DOWN, AND SELECT 43438A.

D. A LIST OF ALL CNAF APPROVED PQS PACKAGES AND REF C ARE LOCATED AT

. UNDER

THE DIRECTORATES TAB AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, SCROLL DOWN TO N42 AND

OVER TO N422. IN THE N422 DIRECTORATE, SCROLL OVER THE "DOCUMENT

LIBRARIES" LINK AND SELECT "SHARED DOCUMENTS". FILES ARE LOCATED IN

"N422 FORCE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE POLICY" FOLDER.

E. THE PQS SHOULD BE STARTED DURING A MEMBER'S FIRST ASSIGNMENT AS AN

AVIATION MAINTENANCE OFFICER BUT NOT PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING. PREVIOUS

ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS DO NOT QUALIFY AN INDIVIDUAL FOR SIGN-OFF OF A

WATCH STATION. COMPLETION OF A SPECIFIC TASK MUST BE PERFORMED

WHILE ASSIGNED IN AN OFFICER PAYGRADE AND BILLET. SIGN-OFF OF

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS BASED ON PRIOR COMPLETION OF CORROSION

CONTROL, DAMAGE CONTROL, AND FIREFIGHTING PQS, COMMON TO BOTH

OFFICER AND ENLISTED COMMUNITIES, IS AUTHORIZED IF DOCUMENTED IN

THE INDIVIDUAL'S SERVICE RECORD.

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F. INDIVIDUAL PQS LINE ITEMS SHALL ONLY BE SIGNED OFF BY A NAVEDTRA

43438 QUALIFIED AMO. ADDITIONALLY, SHIPBOARD PQS REQUIREMENTS SHOULD

BE COMPLETED WHILE ABOARD AN AIR CAPABLE SHIP.

G. LOCAL TAILORING OF THE PQS IS NOT AUTHORIZED. THE AMO PQS SHALL BE

COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY ALL PARTICIPATING AVIATION MAINTENANCE

OFFICERS.

2. AN ORAL EXAM CHAIRED BY A PQS QUALIFIED MAINTENANCE OFFICER, O5 OR

ABOVE, SHALL BE ADMINISTERED AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED PRIOR TO CNAF

N422 REVIEW AND APPROVAL. IN ADDITION TO THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, THE ORAL

EXAM SHALL INCLUDE A PQS QUALIFIED AVIATION MAINTENANCE OFFICER AND

AN AVIATION SUPPLY PQS QUALIFIED SUPPLY OFFICER. THE ORAL BOARD MAY

BE COMPRISED OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD

CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIRMAN SHALL VERIFY THAT ALL PQS LINE ITEMS AND THE

REQUIRED COMMAND/JOB/DEPLOYMENT HISTORY AS OUTLINED IN PARA 2A HAVE

BEEN COMPLETED PRIOR TO ADMINISTERING THE ORAL EXAMINATION.

A. IN ADDITION TO HAVING COMPLETED ALL PQS TASKERS, TO BE ELIGIBLE

FOR AN ORAL BOARD, INDIVIDUALS MUST HAVE MET EXPLICIT CAREER PATH

OBJECTIVES. SPECIFICALLY, MEMBERS MUST HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 24

MONTHS AT AN O-LEVEL MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY AND AT LEAST 24 MONTHS AT

AN I-LEVEL MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY WHILE ASSIGNED IN AN AVIATION

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MAINTENANCE OFFICER BILLET. FURTHERMORE, AT LEAST ONE OF THESE

ASSIGNMENTS SHALL INCLUDE AN OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF AT LEAST 90

DAYS. ASSIGNMENT TO THESE POSITIONS MAY BE PRIOR TO, CONCURRENT

WITH, OR AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PQS TASKERS.

3. COMMUNITY BILLET CONSTRAINTS MAY PREVENT ALL DESIGNATOR ELIGIBLE

OFFICERS FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE AMO PQS PROGRAM. WAIVERS OF

REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE APPROVED.

4. CNAF N422 IS THE FINAL APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR ALL QUALIFICATIONS.

RESULTS OF THE ORAL BOARD, INCLUDING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, DATE ORAL

BOARD WAS CONVENED, DATE PQS WAS STARTED (DATE OF FIRST SIGN-OFF),

DATE LAST PQS TASK WAS COMPLETED, AND A CHRONOLOGICAL OFFICER

COMMAND/JOB/DEPLOYMENT HISTORY SHALL BE FORWARDED BY THE BOARD

CHAIRMAN TO CNAF N422 VIA COMMAND LETTER FOR FINAL APPROVAL. FORWARD

TO CNAF BY MAIL: COMNAVAIRAIRFOR CODE N422A, BOX 357051 NASNI, SAN

DIEGO, CA 92135-7051; VIA FAX: 619-545-5463, ATTN AMO PQS ACTION

OFFICER; OR SCANNED AND E-MAILED TO ALBERT.COSTA(AT)NAVY.MIL.

5. ONCE APPROVED, CNAF N422 WILL DIRECT THE ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION

DESIGNATOR (AQD) IL6 BE ADDED TO THE INDIVIDUALS SERVICE RECORD. IN

ADDITION, CNAF N422 WILL PERIODICALLY IDENTIFY NEW QUALIFIERS VIA

NAVAL MESSAGE. CNAF N422 CORRESPONDENCE WILL SERVE AS THE OFFICIAL

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RECORD OF AMO PQS QUALIFIERS.

6. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE PROGRESS OF PQS

COMPLETION ON THE FITNESS REPORTS OF AEROSPACE MAINTENANCE DUTY

OFFICERS IN ORDER TO ENSURE PROPER CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND FACILITATE

A STRUCTURED MENTORING PROGRAM.//

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