Weapons Engineer
Senior ET1; Duties included the maintenance and manning of gunnery and other weapon related systems on Royal Naval warships. This required close team work and reliable, consistent technical skills in often challenging weather conditions. As a deployed Engineering Technician, my primary roles were, to follow daily maintenance routines of my assigned section. Organise and be part of a watch keeping team, working on a 24-hour rota. Carry out risk assessments, acquiring permits for maintenance or repair tasks. Ordering the necessary tools, equipment and COSHH supplies.My daily routine was to carry out checks on my assigned compartments and equipment, upkeep of basic husbandry and ensuring magazine pneumatic fire fighting systems were prepped. Basic fault finding was regularly required, ranging from fuse chasing and changing, circuit board repair, charging hydraulic and pneumatic components or following reference books to strip down, repair and rebuild machinery.Trained and qualified in close liaison with other NATO military units. I took part in several successful counter piracy/narcotics operations. This role required quick thinking, clear communication and dependable teamwork. Trained in firefighting, flood and damage control in stressful conditions. Together with teamwork; this required quick thinking and a calm actions under pressure.