QUARTERMASTER (QM) PERSONNEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS----------------------------------------------------------------------NAVEDTRA: 71030 REVISED: JAN 96----------------------------------------------------------------------COMMAND GUIDELINES FOR ADMINISTERING PERSONNEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS (PARs)Each PAR item is a statement of a rating-required occupational ability and is to be used as an evaluation guide. Each individual is to be evaluated on the ability to satisfactorily perform the PAR. This evaluation should be based on an ACTUAL DEMONSTRATION of the PAR. In cases where an individual cannot demonstrate a PAR due to command limitations, the evaluation may be based on an observation of ability in related areas or on training received by the individual. Evaluation should be based on an overall assessment of the whole person. EVALUATIONS SHOULD BE DELIBERATE AND SHOULD NOT BE A MATTER OF FORM.COMPLETION OF PARs IS A MANDATORY ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTCompletion of PARs is MANDATORY for advancement to paygrades E-4 through E-7. PARs are not required for paygrades E-1, E-2, E-3, E-8, and E-9. Commands should make every attempt to ensure that personnel complete their PARs before they are recommended for advancement. Due to limitations in command equipment, mission, and operations, some personnel may not be able to demonstrate all PARs. In these cases, actual demonstration of ability is not mandatory. However, the RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT MUST BE BASED ON THE COMMAND BEING SATISFIED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAS THE NECESSARY ABILITY TO PERFORM PROPERLY AT THE HIGHER PAYGRADE at the present command and at other commands.PARs SHOULD NOT DUPLICATE "SIGN-OFF" ITEMS IN OTHER QUALIFICATION PROGRAMSPARs that duplicate other program requirements, such as those in Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS), may be signed off IF the same items have been signed off in the other program.WHAT TO DO IF PARs ARE REVISED BEFORE THIS SET OF PARs IS COMPLETEDIf, before PARs for a rate are completed, new PARs are issued that partially or completely differ from these PARs, PAR evaluators should sign off any of the new PARs that are equivalent to those you already have signed off, and then continue with the new PARs.GENERAL INFORMATIONThese PARs are grouped by RATE and divided into FUNCTIONAL AREA categories. Each PAR is preceded by two short blank lines that are provided to insert a DATE and INITIAL when the PAR is signed off. Local duplication of these PARs is authorized and encouraged. If you have questions about these PARs, contact the Commanding Officer, NETPDTC (N314), 6490 Saufley Field Road, Pensacola, Florida 32509-5237. You may also contact us through E-mail: n314.products@smtp.cnet.navy.mil, DSN 922-1795, or commercial (904) 452-1795.
PROSPECTIVE ADVANCEMENT CANDIDATES FOR THIS RATING ARE REQUIRED TO PASS A PERFORMANCE TEST. SEE NAVPERS 18068, VOLUME 1, PART A, FOR PERFORMANCE TEST REQUIREMENTS. QM3A. NAVIGATION______ ______ A4.001 SET UP ALIDADE AND AZIMUTH CIRCLE______ ______ A4.002 SET UP PARALLEL MOTION PROTRACTOR FORGYROCOMPASS OPERATION______ ______ A4.003 DETERMINE MAGNETIC AND GYROCOMPASS ERROR______ ______ A4.004 OBTAIN DATA AND MAKE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES IN THEMAGNETIC COMPASS RECORD BOOK______ ______ A4.005 COMPUTE SHIP'S COURSE AND SPEED MADE GOOD, SETAND DRIFT, ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL, AND
RECOMMEND BEST COURSE AND SPEED______ ______ A4.006 COMPUTE FOUR-HOUR PIM POSITIONS______ ______ A4.007 DETERMINE SHIP'S POSITION RELATIVE TO PIM(ACTUAL TIME AHEAD OR BEHIND)______ ______ A4.008 COMPUTE DISTANCE TO NEXT TURN POINT ANDDISTANCE REMAINING TO DESTINATION RELATIVE TOPIM______ ______ A4.009 PROVIDE NAVIGATION DATA FOR POSITION REPORTS______ ______ A4.010 DETERMINE AND MARK SHOAL WATER ON NAUTICALCHARTSB. ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION______ ______ B4.001 DETERMINE AND PLOT SHIP'S POSITION USING RADAR,GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS), LORAN C ANDFATHOMETER______ ______ B4.002 ANNOTATE FATHOMETER ECHOGRAMS AND RECORDSOUNDINGS______ ______ B4.003 OBTAIN LORAN LINES OF POSITION______ ______ B4.004 PLOT SHIP'S INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (SINS)PERFORMANCE DATA______ ______ B4.005 INTERPRET SINS DISPLAY DATAC. CELESTIAL NAVIGATION______ ______ C4.001 RECORD TIMES FOR CELESTIAL OBSERVATIONS______ ______ C4.002 COMPUTE TIME OF LOCAL APPARENT NOON (LAN)______ ______ C4.003 COMPUTE AND RECORD THE TIMES OF SUNRISE,SUNSET, MOONRISE, MOONSET, MORNING AND EVENINGTWILIGHT, AND MORNING AND EVENING STAR TIME______ ______ C4.004 COMPUTE ZONE TIME (ZT)______ ______ C4.005 CONVERT ZT TO UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME (UCT),UCT TO ZT, ZT TO LOCAL MEAN TIME (LMT), UCT TOLMT, LMT TO UCT, LMT TO ZT______ ______ C4.006 IDENTIFY TIME ZONES AND STANDARD MERIDIANS______ ______ C4.007 CONVERT ARC TO TIME AND TIME TO ARC______ ______ C4.008 OBTAIN CELESTIAL DATA FROM THE NAUTICAL ANDAIR ALMANAC______ ______ C4.009 COMPUTE ENTERING ARGUMENTS FOR SIGHT REDUCTIONTABLES FOR MARINE NAVIGATIOND. COASTAL NAVIGATION______ ______ D4.001 OBTAIN VISUAL BEARINGS USING AN ALIDADE ORAZIMUTH CIRCLE______ ______ D4.002 DETERMINE AND PLOT SHIP'S POSITION USING VISUALBEARING TO THREE OR MORE OBJECTS______ ______ D4.003 COMPUTE AND GRAPH TIDE AND CURRENT DATAE. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION______ ______ E4.001 MAINTAIN SHIP'S DECK LOG______ ______ E4.002 INVENTORY, ORDER, STOW, MAINTAIN, AND MAKECHANGES TO NAUTICAL CHARTS______ ______ E4.003 PREPARE AND MAINTAIN CHART CORRECTION CARDS______ ______ E4.004 INVENTORY, ORDER, MAINTAIN, AND MAKE CHANGES TO
NAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS______ ______ E4.005 PREPARE SHIP'S POSITION REPORTS______ ______ E4.006 PREPARE SYNOPTIC OBSERVATION MESSAGES______ ______ E4.007 PREPARE OCEANOGRAPHIC REPORTS FOR SHIPMENTF. GENERAL WATCHSTANDING______ ______ F4.001 INTERPRET FOREIGN CHART INFORMATION USINGSAILING DIRECTIONS AND LOCAL PORT DIRECTIVES______ ______ F4.002 PREPARE INPUTS FOR AND REVIEW COMMANDINGOFFICER'S (CO'S) NIGHT ORDERS______ ______ F4.003 OBTAIN RADIO TIME TICKS______ ______ F4.004 COMPARE CHRONOMETERS, RECORD DATA IN THETIMEPIECE RATE BOOK AND MAKE CHRONOMETERREPORTS______ ______ F4.005 COMPUTE SUCCESSIVE AND AVERAGE DAILY RATE OFCHRONOMETER ERROR______ ______ F4.006 COMPUTE PREDICTED CHRONOMETER ERROR______ ______ F4.007 DETERMINE AND APPLY VARIATION FROM NAUTICALCHARTS______ ______ F4.008 COMPARE GYROCOMPASS AND MAGNETIC COMPASS ANDRECORD ERRORS AND HEADINGS IN THE MAGNETICCOMPASS LOG______ ______ F4.009 CONVERT BETWEEN RELATIVE BEARINGS AND TRUEBEARINGS______ ______ F4.010 CONVERT MAGNETIC BEARINGS TO TRUE BEARINGS______ ______ F4.011 MAINTAIN STANDARD BEARING BOOK DURING MAGNETICPILOTING______ ______ F4.012 RECORD DATA IN THE STANDARD BEARING BOOK______ ______ F4.013 SIGHT AND REPORT VISUAL CONTACTS TO THE OFFICEROF THE DECK______ ______ F4.014 DRESS AND FULL DRESS SHIP______ ______ F4.015 RENDER HONORS AND CEREMONIES______ ______ F4.016 CONDUCT MORNING AND EVENING COLORS______ ______ F4.017 OBSERVE SUNRISE AND SUNSET______ ______ F4.018 IDENTIFY SIGNAL FLAGS AND PENNANT DISPLAYS______ ______ F4.019 IDENTIFY NATIONAL ENSIGN AND UNION JACKDISPLAYS______ ______ F4.020 IDENTIFY MERCHANT FLAGS OF PRINCIPAL MARITIMEAND NAVAL POWERS______ ______ F4.021 IDENTIFY REDUCED VISIBILITY SIGNALS AND STORMWARNING SIGNALS______ ______ F4.022 IDENTIFY INTERNATIONAL FLAG DISTRESS SIGNALS______ ______ F4.023 IDENTIFY BUOY TYPES AND SYSTEMS______ ______ F4.024 IDENTIFY NAVIGATIONAL DAY SHAPES______ ______ F4.025 IDENTIFY NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT DISPLAYS______ ______ F4.026 IDENTIFY NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS CONTAINED INNAVAREAS, HYDROLANTS, AND HYDROPACS______ ______ F4.027 IDENTIFY RANGE AND DAY MARKERS______ ______ F4.028 INTERPRET BELL, GONG, AND WHISTLE SIGNALS______ ______ F4.029 SOUND DANGER SIGNALS______ ______ F4.030 SOUND SHIP'S BELL, GONG, AND WHISTLE______ ______ F4.031 RIG NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS FOR A SHIP UNDERWAY, ATANCHOR, SPECIAL OPERATIONS, AND EMERGENCYSITUATIONS______ ______ F4.032 VERIFY NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT PHASE DISTINCTIONS______ ______ F4.033 RIG SHIP'S AIRCRAFT WARNING LIGHTS______ ______ F4.034 COMPUTE THE VISIBILITY OF LIGHTS______ ______ F4.035 PREPARE SHIP'S BRIDGE FOR GETTING UNDERWAY ANDENTERING PORT
G. COMMUNICATIONS______ ______ G4.001 MAINTAIN NAVIGATIONAL WARNING MESSAGESH. WEATHER______ ______ H4.001 TAKE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE READINGS______ ______ H4.002 TAKE WET AND DRY BULB TEMPERATURES______ ______ H4.003 DETERMINE DEW POINT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY______ ______ H4.004 DETERMINE APPARENT, RELATIVE, TRUE, AND DESIREDWIND______ ______ H4.005 INTERPRET SYNOPTIC WEATHER MESSAGES______ ______ H4.006 OBSERVE, RECORD, AND REPORT SEA SWELLS, SEAWAVES HEIGHTS AND DIRECTIONS______ ______ H4.007 OBSERVE AND RECORD VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS______ ______ H4.008 OBSERVE AND RECORD CELSIUS AND FAHRENHEITTEMPERATURES______ ______ H4.009 CONVERT BAROMETRIC STATION PRESSURE READINGS TOSEA LEVEL PRESSURES______ ______ H4.010 CONVERT CELSIUS TEMPERATURES TO FAHRENHEIT______ ______ H4.011 CONVERT FAHRENHEIT TEMPERATURES TO CELSIUS QM2A. NAVIGATION______ ______ A5.001 DETERMINE MAGNETIC COMPASS ERROR USING VISUALBEARINGS AND VISUAL RANGES______ ______ A5.002 DETERMINE AND PLOT DANGER BEARINGS AND RANGES______ ______ A5.003 DETERMINE AND PLOT SLIDE BAR______ ______ A5.004 DETERMINE WORST CASE FIX CIRCLE USING THE FIXEXPANSION METHOD______ ______ A5.005 DETERMINE MAGNETIC COMPASS ERROR USINGRECIPROCAL BEARINGS______ ______ A5.006 COMPUTE AND PLOT TURN BEARINGS______ ______ A5.007 COMPUTE PREDICTED RADAR LANDFALL______ ______ A5.008 COMPUTE ANGLE OF TURN, ADVANCE AND TRANSFER______ ______ A5.009 PREPARE PRECISION ANCHORING AND RESTRICTEDWATER TRACKS______ ______ A5.010 PLOT ADVANCE AND TRANSFER DATA______ ______ A5.011 PLOT SHIP'S COURSE USING GNOMONIC PROJECTIONS______ ______ A5.012 PLOT MAXIMUM DEVIATIONS FROM PROPOSED TRACK______ ______ A5.013 SET UP PMP FOR RELATIVE BEARING NAVIGATION______ ______ A5.014 LAY OUT NAVIGATIONAL TRACKS______ ______ A5.015 ANALYZE AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TONAVIGATIONAL EXERCISES______ ______ A5.016 PREFORM PLOTTING FOR MAN OVERBOARDC. CELESTIAL NAVIGATION______ ______ C5.001 OBTAIN CELESTIAL DATA WITH THE MARINE SEXTANT,REDUCE SIGHTS, PLOT THE SHIP'S POSITIONOBTAINED BY CELESTIAL NAVIGATION METHODSD. COASTAL NAVIGATION______ ______ D5.001 DETERMINE SHIP'S POSITION BY RELATIVE BEARINGS______ ______ D5.002 DETERMINE SHIP'S POSITION BY TWO OR MOREBEARINGS TO A SINGLE POINT______ ______ D5.003 DETERMINE SHIP'S POSITION BY USING TWOHORIZONTAL SEXTANT ANGLES BETWEEN THREE OBJECTS______ ______ D5.004 PREPARE CHARTS FOR PILOTING______ ______ D5.005 DETERMINE GYROCOMPASS ERROR BY A BEARING TO ADISTANT OBJECTE. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION______ ______ E5.001 DETERMINE CHART ACCURACY______ ______ E5.002 PREPARE MOVEMENT REPORTS (MOVREPS)F. GENERAL WATCHSTANDING______ ______ F5.001 MAKE FLAG AND PENNANT SIGNALS______ ______ F5.002 INFORM FORECASTLE OF TYPE OF BOTTOM, DEPTH OFWATER AT ANCHORAGE, AND SCOPE OF CHAIN TO BEUSED FOR PRECISION ANCHORAGE______ ______ F5.003 COMPUTE SWING AND DRAG CIRCLE FOR PRECISIONANCHORAGE______ ______ F5.004 PLOT SWING AND DRAG CIRCLES QM1A. NAVIGATION______ ______ A6.001 DETERMINE GREAT CIRCLE SAILING______ ______ A6.002 COORDINATE EXCHANGE OF INTER-SHIP NAVIGATIONDATA______ ______ A6.003 RECOMMEND A COURSE OF ACTION BASED ONINTERNATIONAL RULES OF THE ROAD OR INLAND RULESOF THE ROAD______ ______ A6.004 PREPARE COMPASS DEVIATION TABLES______ ______ A6.005 DETERMINE APPROPRIATE MANUAL SETTING FOR LOSSOF GYRO
______ ______ A6.006 CONDUCT MAGNETIC COMPASS SENSIBILITY TESTS______ ______ A6.007 SWING SHIPE. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION______ ______ E6.001 REVIEW SHIP'S DECK LOGS______ ______ E6.002 DETERMINE CHART ALLOWANCE
______ ______ E6.003 DETERMINE NAUTICAL PUBLICATION ALLOWANCE______ ______ E6.004 EXTRACT NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION FROM OPERATIONORDERS (OPORDS)______ ______ E6.005 PREPARE OPTIMUM SHIP ROUTING (OTSR) REQUESTH. WEATHER______ ______ H6.001 PLOT THE LOCATIONS AND PROBABLE PATHS OF STORMCENTERS (HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, ETC.) QMCG. COMMUNICATIONS______ ______ G7.001 ENCODE AND DECODE SIGNALS USING ALLIED TACTICALPUBLICATIONS (ATP)H. WEATHER______ ______ H7.001 MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STORM EVASION
----------------------------------------------------------------------QUARTERMASTER (QM) PARS COMPLETION CERTIFICATIONDIVISION OFFICER: (1) Use this certification form to certify PARs completion for each rate. (2) Notify ESO/personnel office of completion for service record entry. (3) Record completion in candidate's training record.
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