Sonar Operator

Overview

As a member of the military, Sonar Operators compile and analyze acoustic intelligence information. The Sonar Operator may be employed in three distinct areas of Anti-Submarine Warfare operations: surface ships, submarines, or Integrated Undersea Surveillance.

As part of the ship’s intelligence gathering team, Sonar Operators have the following primary responsibilities:

• Operate all active and passive sonars, sonar simulators, communication equipment, bathythermograph equipment, sonobuoys and data transmission systems
• Perform function checks on equipment by using built-in test equipment, integrated test equipment, and basic on-line fault diagnostic procedures
• Assist in the development of command decisions by compiling and analyzing sonar and intelligence data
• Gather, evaluate and identify the significant features of oceanographic data
• Convert analyzed oceanographic and acoustic data into comprehensive...