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apprenticeships are so broad as to make the 

 development of a single PAR impractical. 



Each rating PAR lists the requirements for 

 advancement to paygrades E-4 through E-7 in 

 one pamphlet. It contains descriptive information, 

 instructions for administration, special rating 

 requirements, and advancement requirements in 

 the following sections: 



Section I — Administration Requirements 

 Section II— Formal School and Training Re- 

 quirements 



Section III — Occupational and Military Ability 

 Requirements 



Section I contains the individuals' length of 

 service, time in rate, and a checkoff for the 

 individual having passed the E-4/E-5 Military 

 Leadership Examination. 



Section II contains a checkoff entry for the 

 individual having completed the Military Re- 

 quirements Navy Training Course and the ap- 

 plicable Navy Training Course for the rating. 



Section ni is a checkoff list of task state- 

 ments. Items in this section are to be interpreted 

 broadly and do not demand actual demonstra- 

 tion of the item, or completion of alternate local 

 examination, although demonstration is a com- 

 mand prerogative. Individuals are evaluated on 

 their ability to perform the task. Evaluation 

 may be by observation of ability in related areas, 

 training received, or by demonstration. 



There is currently a pilot program which 

 includes the PQS watch station qualifications 

 and preventive maintenance actions as a separate 

 section of the PAR form. Section in under this 

 program lists task statements required of the 

 rating which are not reflected in the PQS 

 qualifications. As PQS qualifications are de- 

 veloped, PAR forms will be revised. 



The Record of Practical Factors will re- 

 main in effect until 1 January 1977, at which 

 time the PAR form will become effective. 



PAR forms are stocked in the Navy Supply 

 System . 



Personnel Qualification Standards 



Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) , de- 

 scribed in OPNAV Instruction 3500.34, are 

 presently being utilized to provide guidelines 

 in preparing for advancement and qualification 

 to operate specific equipment and systems. They 

 are designed to support the advancement re- 

 quirements as stated in the "Quals" Manual. 



The occupational standards and Personnel 

 Advancement Requirements are stated in broad 

 terms. Each PQS is much more specific in its 

 questions that lead to qualification. It provides 

 an analysis of specific equipment and duties, 

 assignments, or responsibilities which an individ- 

 ual or group of individuals (within the same rat- 

 ing) may be called upon to carry out. In other 

 words, each PQS provides an analysis of the 

 complete knowledge and skills required of that 

 rating tied to a specific weapon system (air- 

 craft and/or individual systems or components). 



Each qualification standard has four main 

 subdivisions in addition to an introduction and 

 a glossary of PQS terms. They are as follows: 



100 Series — Theory 



200 Series — System 



300 Series — Watchstations (duties, assign- 

 ments or responsibilities) 



400 Series — Qualification cards 



The introduction explains the complete use 

 of the qualification standard in terms of what 

 it will mean to the user as well as how to use it. 



The Theory (100 Series) section specifies the 

 theory background required as a prerequisite 

 to the commencement of study in the specific 

 equipment or system for which the PQS was 

 written. These fundamentals are normally taught 

 in the formal schools (Preparatory, Fundamen- 

 tals, and Class A) phase of an individual's 

 training. However, if the individual has not 

 been to school, the requirements are outlined 

 and referenced to provide guidelines for a self- 

 study program. 



The Systems (200 Series) section breaks 

 down the equipment or systems being studied 

 into functional sections. PQS items are essen- 

 tially questions asked in clear, concise state- 

 ment (question) form and arranged in a standard 

 format. The answers to the questions must 

 be extracted from the various maintenance 

 manuals covering the equipment or systems for 

 which the PQS was written. This section asks 

 the user to explain the function of the system, 

 to draw a simplified version of the system from 

 memory, and to use this drawn schematic or 

 the schematic provided in the maintenance man- 

 ual while studying the system or equipment. 

 Emphasis is given to such areas as maintenance 

 management procedures, components, component 



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