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Naval Combat Information Operator
OVERVIEW
You will be responsible for the operation of all shipboard surveillance radars and associated equipment of the Command Control Communications Computers Intelligence Surveillance and Recognizance systems.
WHAT THEY DO
Naval Combat Information Operators (NCI OP) are responsible for the operation of all shipboard surveillance radars and associated equipment of the Command Control Communications Computers Intelligence Surveillance and Recognizance (C4ISR) systems. As members of the ship's Combat Information Organization, NCI OPs assist and advise the ship's Command in Navigation, Anti-Air Warfare, Anti-Surface Warfare and Anti-Submarine Warfare.
As well, the NCI OP's primary duties include:
Configuring and operating: - Command and Control System - Ships' radars, Identification Friend or Foe feature - C4ISR Systems - Multi-Tactical Data Links - Global Command and Control System -Maritime - Information processing systems - Shipborne Integrated Communication equipment and related sub-systems
Analyse equipment and system performance on all Combat Information equipment
Perform basic on-line fault diagnostic procedures
Collect, correlate, record, analyse, display, and disseminate all tactical information
Maintain classified logs and publications
As well, the NCI OP's primary duties include:
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
The Naval Combat Information Operators must have the ability to concentrate under trying conditions, have good logical reasoning ability, a good memory for details, a respect for accuracy in their work and good visual acuity. They must have good eye-hand co-ordination, acute hearing and a well-developed sense of touch. NCI OPs must be able to function as leaders and as members of a team, understand directions quickly and improvise when necessary to achieve objectives. Due to exposure to classified service matters, personnel must be dependable and discreet during daily operation at sea or in Harbour.
TRAINING
Basic Military Qualification
The first stage of training for a successful applicant is the Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) course held at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the basic core skills and knowledge common to all occupations. A goal of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the Canadian Forces (CF) physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding.
Basic Occupational Qualification Training
NCI OPs attend Naval Environmental Training to introduce them to the naval environment. This course is conducted at either Canadian Forces Naval Operations School in Halifax, Nova Scotia, or Canadian Forces Fleet School in Esquimalt, British Columbia. Training takes approximately five weeks and includes:
Naval history and organization
Shipboard firefighting and Damage Control
Seamanship duties
Ship's Security
Initial training for the Naval Combat Information Operator course is held at the Canadian Forces Fleet School in Esquimalt, British Columbia.
Training takes approximately 26 weeks, and prepares students as the shipborne Anti-Submarine Plotting Operator. Training includes:
Operate personal computers
Basic radar and radio theory
Radar systems operation/check
Internal and external communications techniques
Tactical display preparation set up and update
Tactical information correlation
Use of publications, ship's logs, files and stateboards
Evidence and intelligence gathering
Basic relative velocity
Conduct SAR Procedures
Underwater Warfare Organization
The first stage of training for a successful applicant is the Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) course held at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the basic core skills and knowledge common to all occupations. A goal of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the Canadian Forces (CF) physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding.
Basic Occupational Qualification Training
NCI OPs attend Naval Environmental Training to introduce them to the naval environment. This course is conducted at either Canadian Forces Naval Operations School in Halifax, Nova Scotia, or Canadian Forces Fleet School in Esquimalt, British Columbia. Training takes approximately five weeks and includes:
Initial training for the Naval Combat Information Operator course is held at the Canadian Forces Fleet School in Esquimalt, British Columbia.
Training takes approximately 26 weeks, and prepares students as the shipborne Anti-Submarine Plotting Operator. Training includes:
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Opportunities for career progression, promotion and advanced training are available for personnel who demonstrate the ability, dedication and ambition. As NCI OPs progress in their careers, many opportunities for employment at various shore establishments exist in addition to employment onboard ship. Service onboard ships provide worldwide travel opportunities.
SPECIALTY TRAINING
Advanced training in tactical network planning and procedures, sensor and intelligence information correlation as well as personnel management and leadership are available. Those who demonstrate the aptitude may have the opportunity of becoming an Information Management Director, responsible to Command for the management of information networking and the dissemination of all-source information. Shipborne Air Control is also available for those who demonstrate the right skill sets. A Shipborne Air Controller is responsible to Command for the tactical employment and flight safety of both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft operating with the Air Force.
Advanced Training Courses
Operations and Exercise Planning – Tactical Procedures
Sensor and Intelligence Information Interpretation
Advanced Network Planning and Management Courses
Specialty Training Courses
Instructional Techniques
Ship's Team Diver
Naval Boarding Party
NCI OP Iroquois Class Classification(s)
Basic Submarine Qualification
NCI OP Submarine Qualification(s)
Submarine Control Room Watch Supervisor
Global Command Control Systems – Maritime Instructor
Shipborne Air Controller
Shipborne Advanced Air Controller
Advanced Training Courses
Specialty Training Courses
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Initially, NCI OPs are required to perform their duties at sea in Frigates or Destroyers based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, or Esquimalt, British Columbia. At sea, NCI OPs work mostly within the ship's Operations Room with some of the most modern and sophisticated equipment at sea today. On board ship, NCI OPs have limited working and living space, lack of privacy and discomfort caused by the motion of the ship at sea.
As with all sea-going personnel, NCI OPs work as a team with their fellow shipmates in out-of-occupation duties such as sentry or lookout duty, line handler for Replenishment At Sea, and as ship hand for entering and leaving harbour. They participate in Search And Rescue events and man-overboard emergencies, act as a member of the ship's emergency response team for both Home and Foreign Port security watches, and routinely perform ship's husbandry.
NCI OPs also fight fires acting as members of a Fire Attack Team, and provide damage control should the ship encounter a breach to the hull. During Maritime Interdiction Operations, an NCI OP may serve as a member of the Naval Boarding Party in order to inspect the cargo of suspect vessels and detain the vessel's crew during inspections, if necessary.
As with all sea-going personnel, NCI OPs work as a team with their fellow shipmates in out-of-occupation duties such as sentry or lookout duty, line handler for Replenishment At Sea, and as ship hand for entering and leaving harbour. They participate in Search And Rescue events and man-overboard emergencies, act as a member of the ship's emergency response team for both Home and Foreign Port security watches, and routinely perform ship's husbandry.
NCI OPs also fight fires acting as members of a Fire Attack Team, and provide damage control should the ship encounter a breach to the hull. During Maritime Interdiction Operations, an NCI OP may serve as a member of the Naval Boarding Party in order to inspect the cargo of suspect vessels and detain the vessel's crew during inspections, if necessary.
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