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Job Description
PWS Title: Navigator Instructor
Location: San Diego
Clearance Type: Secret
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Train students in maritime navigation, GPS systems, chart plotting, and tactical maneuvering
- Assist in mission planning using CONOPS, Warning Orders, and Patrol Orders
- Lead practical and classroom navigation scenarios to develop precision and safety
- Evaluate trainee navigation performance during training exercises
- Maintain and update instructional materials and assessment criteria
Required Qualifications:
- Active state driver’s license
- Four (4) years of small boat/craft tactical experience in a maritime environment with proficiency in: Maritime Navigation, Tactical Boat Operations, and Military decision-making processes (Begin, Arrange, Make, Complete, Issue, Supervise (BAMCIS); Organizational and individual planning; Tactical Boat Patrol Coordination; Development and issuance of Concept of Operations, Warning Order, Patrol Order, and Mission Debriefing
- Qualified Navy Second Class Swimmer or equivalent
- Line Coach (LC)/Range Safety Officer (RSO) qualifications
- Record of PQS qualifications in all CORIVFOR weapons and weapon systems
- Must possess one of the following:
- NEC 9502/805A Instructor
- NEC 9518/A12A Professional Development Instructor
- Completed Journeyman Instructor Training (JIT)
- Physically fit to perform maritime instruction in austere environments
- Proficient in maritime navigation, Microsoft Office tools, and technical schematics