Navy Enlisted Job Descriptions & Qualification Factors

MA3 (E-4)

Duties include:

LEGAL

• READ AND EXPLAIN UCMJ ARTICLE 31 TO MILITARY SUSPECTS
• INFORM ACCUSED OF CHARGES
• INFORM PERSONNEL OF MASTS/COURTS-MARTIAL (TIME, LOCATION, UNIFORM, ETC.)
• TESTIFY AT OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
• ENFORCE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AWARDED AT COURTS-MARTIAL OR CAPTAIN'S MASTS
• DETERMINE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR COMMAND AUTHORIZED SEARCHES
• INFORM COMMANDS OF PERSONNEL DETAINED IN CUSTODY

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS

• RECOMMEND INDIVIDUAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION (INFORMERS)
• CONDUCT AUTHORIZED SEARCHES
• CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE
• IDENTIFY NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS
• APPREHEND SUSPECTS
• ISSUE WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION
• CONDUCT FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS
• ADMINISTER BREATHALYZER TESTS

EVIDENCE

• SECURE CRIME/ACCIDENT SCENES
• INSPECT CRIME/ACCIDENT SCENES
• PRESERVE EVIDENCE AT CRIME SCENES
• SEIZE EVIDENCE/CONTRABAND
• MARK AND TAG EVIDENCE/CONTRABAND
• MAINTAIN CHAIN OF CUSTODY FORMS
• PRESERVE EVIDENCE CHAIN OF CUSTODY

PHYSICAL SECURITY

• CONTROL ACCESS POINTS TO SECURITY AREAS
• STOW WEAPONS
• SAFEGUARD KEYS
• MONITOR ALARM SYSTEMS
• TEST ALARM SYSTEMS
• RESPOND TO ALARMS
• MONITOR MASTER-AT-ARMS (MAA) COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
• RESPOND TO BOMB THREATS
• TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE WITH TWO-WAY RADIOS
• DISPATCH SECURITY PERSONNEL
• CONDUCT QUARTERDECK INSPECTIONS
• CONDUCT GATE INSPECTIONS
• CONDUCT BUILDING CHECKS
• CONDUCT SECURITY LIGHTING CHECKS
• CONDUCT PERIMETER CHECKS

VEHICLES

• DRIVE EMERGENCY VEHICLES
• ISSUE TEMPORARY VEHICLE PASSES
• CONTROL OFFICIAL USE OF GOVERNMENT VEHICLES
• INVESTIGATE ABANDONED VEHICLES
• DIRECT TRAFFIC (VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN)
• ISSUE TRAFFIC CITATIONS
• INVESTIGATE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
• DETERMINE VEHICLE SPEED WITH RADAR SYSTEMS
• INVENTORY EMERGENCY VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

GENERAL DUTIES

• MONITOR DAILY MUSTER REPORT FOR UNAUTHORIZED ABSENTEES (UA)
• CONTROL PERSONNEL LINES (SHIP'S STORE, PAY, ETC.)
• MONITOR LIBERTY PARTIES
• ISSUE UNIFORM DEFICIENCY SLIPS
• MUSTER RESTRICTED PERSONNEL
• RESTRAIN PERSONNEL
• ENGRAVE PERSONAL PROPERTY
• CONDUCT INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE SWEEPERS, TAPS, AND REVEILLE ARE HELD
• CONDUCT SECURITY INSPECTIONS
• PROVIDE SECURITY ESCORT SERVICES
• PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ON CRIME CONTROL OR PREVENTION PROGRAMS
• SHIPBOARD BRIG SECURITY AND SUPPORT
• PROCESS PRISONERS UPON RECEIPT
• ESCORT AND GUARD PRISONERS

TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

• PREPARE INCIDENT/COMPLAINT REPORTS
• PREPARE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORTS
• PREPARE VOLUNTARY STATEMENTS (WITNESS)
• PREPARE CIVILIAN SUSPECTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS
• PREPARE AND PROCESS PERMISSIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR SEARCH AND SEIZURE
• FILL OUT AND PROCESS MILITARY SUSPECTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS FORMS
• FILL OUT TELEPHONIC THREAT/COMPLAINTS FORMS
• FILL OUT EVIDENCE TAGS (INDEX OR ADHESIVE)
• MAINTAIN AND PROCESS DESK JOURNALS
• FILL OUT AND PROCESS FIELD INTERVIEW CARDS
• PREPARE AND PROCESS EVIDENCE/PROPERTY CUSTODY DOCUMENTS

MA2 (E-5)

Duties include all above duties, plus:

LEGAL

• OFFICIATE AT EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S INQUIRY (XOI)
• MAINTAIN ORDER AT COURTS-MARTIAL AND CAPTAIN'S MASTS
• BRIEF PROSECUTING/DEFENSE ATTORNEYS
• INFORM COMMANDS OF CIVIL SENTENCES AWARDED TO PERSONNEL

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS

• CONDUCT MILITARY CUSTOMS INSPECTIONS
• IDENTIFY PERSONNEL BY PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, OR LINE-UPS
• CONDUCT AND RECORD INTERROGATIONS AND INTERVIEWS

EVIDENCE

• SAFEGUARD EVIDENCE AS EVIDENCE CUSTODIAN
• PREPARE AND SUBMIT EVIDENCE/CONTRABAND FOR TESTING
• DISPOSE OF EVIDENCE/CONTRABAND
• CONDUCT FIELD TESTS FOR DRUGS
• PREPARE FIELD TEST REPORTS
• WITNESS CHEMICAL TESTS

PHYSICAL SECURITY

• INVENTORY SAFE CONTENTS
• CONDUCT PHYSICAL SECURITY SURVEYS
• BRIEF COMMAND ON SECURITY PROGRAMS

VEHICLES

• PREPARE REPORT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES
• COORDINATE TOWING OF VEHICLES

GENERAL DUTIES

• IMPLEMENT KEY CONTROL PROGRAMS
• COORDINATE MISSING, LOST, STOLEN AND RECOVERED (MLSR) PROGRAMS

TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

• REGISTER PERSONAL PROPERTY
• PROCESS CIVILIAN SUSPECTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS
• PROCESS TELEPHONIC THREAT/COMPLAINTS FORMS
• PROCESS ARMED FORCES TRAFFIC REPORTS
• PREPARE VIOLATION REPORTS
• PROCESS ALCOHOL INFLUENCE REPORTS
• PROCESS COMPLAINT OF STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE REPORTS
• PROCESS VEHICLE REPORTS
• MAINTAIN AND PROCESS EVIDENCE LOGS
• PREPARE FOR DISPOSITION OF ABANDONED, RECOVERED, AND IMPOUNDED PERSONAL PROPERTY
• PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING REPORT CHITS
• PROCESS REPORT CHITS
• PREPARE CONFINEMENT ORDERS

MA1 (E-6)

Duties include above duties, plus:

LEGAL

• OFFICIATE AT CAPTAIN'S MASTS
• INFORM ACCUSED OF APPEAL RIGHTS

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS

• INVESTIGATE CASES INVOLVING DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR
• RECRUIT INDIVIDUAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION (INFORMERS)
• COORDINATE DETECTOR DOG SEARCHES
• MONITOR U.S. CUSTOMS INSPECTIONS
• CONDUCT SUSPECT LINE-UPS

EVIDENCE

• PACKAGE AND MAIL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR TESTING

PHYSICAL SECURITY

• MARK ITEMS WITH DETECTION POWDERS
• INSPECT SAFES/REPOSITORIES FOR SECURITY VIOLATIONS
• DIRECT RIOT CONTROL
• REVIEW AND REPORT RESULTS OF PHYSICAL SECURITY INSPECTIONS
• DEVELOP COMMAND PHYSICAL SECURITY PLANS
• IMPLEMENT COMMAND PHYSICAL SECURITY PLANS
• DEVELOP PLAN OF ACTION AND MILESTONES (POA&M) TO CORRECT PHYSICAL SECURITY DEFICIENCIES

GENERAL DUTIES

• ESTABLISH AND MONITOR BEACH GUARD
• MONITOR SECURITY GUARD FORCE
• BRIEF SHIPBOARD SHORE PATROL PERSONNEL
• DEVELOP AND MONITOR A CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM
• CONDUCT A FACILITY/ACTIVITY CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM
• IMPLEMENT LOSS PREVENTION AND ANALYSIS PROGRAMS

TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

• PREPARE AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE MEDICAL INFORMATION AND RECORDS
• PREPARE CRIME LAB EXAMINATION REQUESTS
• PREPARE FORENSIC EXAMINATION REQUESTS
• PROCESS FORENSIC EXAMINATION REQUESTS
• PREPARE AND PROCESS INVESTIGATIVE NOTES ENVELOPES
• PREPARE AND PROCESS FIELD TEST RESULTS
• REVIEW INCIDENT/COMPLAINT REPORTS
• PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
• PREPARE CRIME STATISTICAL REPORTS
• SCREEN COMMAND INVESTIGATIVE SUMMARIES AND COMPLAINT REPORTS FOR ACCURACY/COMPLETENESS
• PREPARE RECORDS FOR ALCOHOL, NARCOTICS, AND DRUG TESTS

MAC (E-7)

Supervises/manages personnel performing above duties, plus:

PHYSICAL SECURITY

• BRIEF COMMAND ON ADDITIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS
• BRIEF COMMAND ON UPGRADING THREAT CONDITIONS
• BRIEF COMMAND ON EMPLOYMENT OF AUXILIARY SECURITY FORCE (ASF)

TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

• REVIEW INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS