Army Power Station OperatorEnlisted

52E MOS

Job Detail

Controls electricity received into and distributed from substation or generating station.

Must be qualified as Electrician (51R40); must know technical mission, responsibilities and operations of company to which assigned; must know techniques and tactics pertaining to unit defense; must know military subjects, including drill and parade formations, field sanitation, field mess operations, selection of bivouac areas, and use of unit weapons; must know Army clerical, personnel and administrative procedures, regulations, and directives applicable to company operations; must know format of Army correspondence, format of company orders, preparation of morning report, maintenance of duty rosters, and regulations governing mail service at company level; must know channels servicing company; must know fundamentals of requisitioning and storage of rations, preparation and serving of food, and care of mess equipment to assure that unit mess meets prescribed standards; must be able to read and utilize TOE, TDA, and supply manuals.

Must have knowledge of installation and operation of substation equipment; must know significance of meter readings of electrical test and monitoring equipment used in operation or maintenance of substation components; must know operation, lubrication, and safety procedures applicable to steam boilers used for generation of electricity; must know capabilities and limitations of protective and controlling devices used in electric stations; must know maintenance of substation equipment; must know theory and principles of alternate and direct current circuits; must know safety rules and emergency action to be taken in event of injury; must be able to read and understand circuit and wiring diagrams; must be able to use electricians hand tools and testing devices; must be able to use simple algebraic formulas to compute voltage, amperage, and resistance factors; Code 52E40; must be qualified as Power Station Operator (52E20); must know demonstration and explanation of methods and procedures in operation of substation; must be able to supervise personnel engaged in operation and maintenance of substation or generating station equipment.

Must be qualified as Power Station Operator (52E20); must know demonstration and explanation of methods and procedures in operation of substation; must be able to supervise personnel engaged in operation and maintenance of substation or generating station equipment; must be qualified as Electrician (51R40); must know technical mission, responsibilities and operations of company to which assigned; must know techniques and tactics pertaining to unit defense; must know military subjects, including drill and parade formations, field sanitation, field mess operations, selection of bivouac areas, and use of unit weapons; must know Army clerical, personnel and administrative procedures, regulations, and directives applicable to company operations; must know format of Army correspondence, format of company orders, preparation of morning report, maintenance of duty rosters, and regulations governing mail service at company level; must know channels servicing company; must know fundamentals of requisitioning and storage of rations, preparation and serving of food, and care of mess equipment to assure that unit mess meets prescribed standards; must be able to read and utilize TOE, TDA, and supply manuals.

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