to trainees with no further assistance, the PQS
program can be counterproductive. The Personnel
Qualification Standards Catalog, NAVEDTRA
43100-5E, issued annually in October, contains a
listing of PQS products. Quarterly updates are
issued that contain new, revised, and deleted
documents; PQS workshops scheduled; and other
pertinent information affecting the development of
production of PQS. Quarterly updates are
distributed in February, May, and August. Figure
4-3 illustrates a maintained PQS chart.
PQS Indoctrination
The division officer or leading CPO/LPO
should conduct individual interviews with newly
reporting personnel to evaluate their past
experiences,
qualifications,
and
general
background. After the PQS program and
command’s policy have been explained, a PQS
package is provided along with expected
completion dates for fundamentals, systems, and
qualification goals. Trainees must also be advised
as to how much time they should spend each week
on training to accomplish the established goals.
This procedure will ensure they know what they
are qualifying for and when they are required to
have their qualification completed.
Establishing Time Limits
Specific time limits for qualification should be
established by department heads and division
officers for each qualification requirement. Time
limits assigned should consider the deployment
schedule and allow appropriate time to become
qualified. The time limit also provides a means for
the department head, division officer, and other
supervisory
personnel
to
check
individual
progress. A time limit can serve as a goal to instill
motivation in each individual and the spirit of
competition within the work center.
Qualification Process
When you assign qualification requirements,
you must ensure prerequisite and concurrent
items are completed in the proper sequence. When
assigning
more
than
one
watch
station/maintenance
action
or
section
for
completion, specify which should be completed
first.
As a supervisor, you must instill safety into
the very fabric of the qualification process. Keep in
mind that all safety requirements must be
completed before performing any of the required
qualification tasks.
Interim Qualification
Situations may arise when watch standers
must be qualified on an interim basis before the
Figure 4-3.—PQS progress record.
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