AEROGRAPHER'S MATE 3 & 2 



The first aerological personnel held the rat- 

 ing of Quartermaster with meteorological duties 

 (QMA). This was changed in 1923 to Aerog- 

 rapher (Aerog). With the establishment of the 

 warrant rank in 1942, the rating became Aerog- 

 rapher's Mate (AerM). In 1948 the rating be- 

 came Aerographer's Mate (AG), which is one 

 of the Group IX or aviation ratings. There is 

 no service rating provided for Aerographer's 

 Mates. 



Figure 1-1 illustrates all paths of advance- 

 ment for an Airman Recruit to Master Chief 

 Aerographer's Mate (AGCM). Notice that each 

 enlisted pay grade has a name; for example, 

 E-l, recruit. An E-4 is called Aerographer's 

 Mate 3rd class; an E-9 is called Master Chief 

 Aerographer's Mate. 



Figure 1-2(A) illustrates the active duty 



advancement requirements from E-l through 



E-9. Figure 1-2(B) illustrates the inactive duty 

 advancement requirements. 



It is difficult to differentiate the type of work 

 performed at various rate levels of the Aerog- 

 rapher's Mate rating. The work largely de- 

 pends upon the mission of the weather unit and 

 the personnel available to accomplish the mis- 

 sion. However, an attempt will be made to 

 generalize the basic duties of the two lower 

 rates. 



As an Aerographer's Mate 3, you must be 

 able to operate weather facsimile and teletype 

 equipment; Automatic Picture Transmission 

 (APT) Satellite receiving equipment; perform 

 routine checks and operator's preventive main- 

 tenance of meteorological and oceanographic 

 equipment; make, record, and prepare for 

 transmission surface and upper wind observa- 

 tions; decode weather codes and plot data on 

 surface and upper air charts; decode and plot 

 oceanographic data; decode and plot a radio- 

 logical fallout message; and typewrite for 5 

 minutes at 20 words per minute. 



As an Aerographer's Mate 3, you must know 

 the application of basic laws of motion, gases, 

 heat, and energy to meteorology; general char- 

 acteristics of air masses and basic frontal sys- 

 tems; structure and composition of the 

 atmosphere; precautionary measures to be ob- 

 served in the care and handling of meteorologi- 

 cal, oceanographic, and Naval Environmental 



AG2 

 E-3 



A63 

 E-4 

 —J— 



AIRMAN 

 E-3 



AIRMAN 



APPRENTICE 



E-2 



1 



AIRMAN 



RECRUIT 



E-l 



Figure 1-1. — Path of 



209.1 

 advancement. 



Data Network (NEDN) tie-line equipment; oper- 

 ating principles and functions of standard non- 

 electronic meteorological and oceanographic 

 instruments; meteorological and oceanographic 

 terminology; legends used on analyzed charts; 

 common symbols and codes used in surface, 

 upper air, airways, and oceanographic obser- 

 vations; and principles and procedures of visual 

 upper wind observations (PIBAL), of meteoro- 

 logical satellite observations, and of sea condi- 

 tion observations. 



As an Aerographer's Mate 2, you must be 

 able to sketch synoptic meteorological surface 



