112 Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS)

Question 1

What role does Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology (NETPDTC) serve to the PQS program

Answer 1

NETPDTC maintains and ensures PQS availability to the fleet as directed by the NETC PQS manager.

Question 2

Identify the location where PQSs are maintained and available for fleet use

Answer 2

PQS are available for fleet use and maintained on MNP, in the Navy PQS Portal.

Question 3

Explain the function of PQS

Answer 3

Qualification system for Sailors where certification of a minimum level of competency is required prior to qualifying to perform specific duties.

Question 4

Explain the qualification process of a person whose qualification is superseded by a revision

Answer 4

Once a person is qualified on a PQS, the qualification remains. One of two things happens, a new PQS is taken and all signatures of the superseded PQS are transferred or the superseded PQS remains and the additional line items are signed and kept with the superseded PQS.

Question 5

In formal training course where PQS lines may be signed, describe the procedure to inform a receiving command which line items have been completed and signed

Answer 5

The line items can be transferred, an interim qualification can be issued or total requalification of the PQS.

Question 6

Explain the difference between a PQS and a Job Qualification requirement (JQR)

Answer 6

PQS are qualification requirements among multiple platforms, JQRs do not have a NAVEDTRA number. Both are TYCOM approved, but JQRs are used for a single platform.