INTRODUCTION TO SONAR 



matter group, they are divided into PRACTICAL 

 FACTORS and KNOWLEDGE FACTORS. Practical 

 factors are things you must be able to DO. Knowl- 

 edge factors are things you must KNOW in order 

 to perform the duties of your rating. 



In most subject matter areas, you will find 

 both practical factor and knowledge factor quali- 

 fications. In some subject matter ai'eas, you may 

 find only one or the other. It is important to 

 remember that there are some knowledge as- 

 pects to all practical factors, and some practical 

 aspects to most knowledge factors. Therefore, 

 even if the Quals Manual indicates that there are 

 no knowledge factors for a given subject matter 

 area, you may still expect to find examination 

 questions dealing with the knowledge aspects of 

 the practical factors listed in that subject 

 matter area. 



You are required to pass a Navywide military/ 

 leadership examination for E-4 or E-5, as ap- 

 propriate, before you take the occupational 

 examinations. The military/leadership examina- 

 tions are administered on a schedule determined 

 by your commanding officer. Candidates are 

 required to pass the applicable military/leader- 

 ship examination only once. Each of these exami- 

 nations consists of 100 questions based on infor- 

 mation contained in Military Requirements for 

 Petty Officers 3 and 2 . NavPers 10056 and in 

 other publications listed in Training Publications 

 for Advancement in Rating , NavPers 10052. 



The Navywide occupational examinations for 

 pay grades E-4 and E-5 will contain 150 questions 

 related to occupational areas of your rating. 



If you are working for advancement to second 

 class, remember that you may be examined on 

 third class qualifications as well as on second 

 class qualifications. 



The Quals Manual is kept current by means of 

 changes. The occupational qualifications for your 

 rating, covered in this training course, were 

 current at the time the course was printed. By 

 the time you are studying this course, however, 

 the quals for your rating may have been changed. 

 Never trust any set of quals until you have checked 

 It against an UP-TO-DATE copy in the Quals 

 Manual. 



Record of Practical Factors 



Before you can take the servicewide examina- 

 tion for advancement in rating, there must be an 

 entry in your service record to show that you have 

 qualified in the practical factors of both the mili- 

 tary qualifications and the occupational qualifi- 

 cations. The record of practical factors, men- 



tioned earlier, is used to keep a record of your 

 practical factor qualifications. This form is 

 available for each rating. The form lists all 

 practical factors, both military and occupational. 

 As you demonstrate your ability to perform each 

 practical factor, appropriate entries are made 

 in the DATE and INITIALS columns. 



Changes are made periodically to the Manual 

 of Qualifications for Advancement in Rating, 

 and revised forms of NavPers 1414/1 are pro- 

 vided when necessary. Extra space is allowed on 

 the Record of Practical Factors for entering 

 additional practical factors as they are published 

 in changes to the Quals Manual . The Record of 

 Practical Factors also provides space for re- 

 cording demonstrated proficiency in skills which 

 are within the general scope of the rating but 

 which are not identified as minimum qualifica- 

 tions for advancement. 



Until completed, the NavPers 1414/1 is usually 

 held by your division officer; after completion, 

 it is forwarded to the personnel office for in- 

 sertion in your service record. If you are trans- 

 ferred before qualifying in all practical factors, 

 the incomplete form should be forwarded with 

 your service record to your next duty station. 

 You can save yourself a lot of trouble by making 

 sure that this form is actually inserted in your 

 service record before you are transferred. If 

 the form is not in your service record, you may 

 be required to start all over again and re- 

 qualify in the practical factors which have already 

 been checked off. 



NavPers 10052 



Training Publications for Advancement in 

 Rating, NavPers 10052 (revised), is a very 

 important publication for anyone preparing for 

 advancement in rating. This bibliography lists 

 required and recommended Navy Training 

 Courses and other reference material to be 

 used by personnel working for advancement in 

 rating. The NavPers 10052 is revised and issued 

 once each year by the Bureau of Naval Personnel. 

 Each revised edition is identified by a letter 

 following the NavPers number. When using this 

 publication, be SURE that you have the most 

 recent edition. 



If extensive changes in qualifications occur 

 in any rating between the annual revisions of 

 NavPers 10052, a supplementary list of study 

 material may be issued in the form of a BuPers 

 Notice. When you are preparing for advancement, 

 check to see whether changes have been made 

 in the qualifications for your rating. If changes 



