5 Day Certified Military Course (Shipboard) CNET Approved
Available to U.S. Military and civilian personnel with proof of U.S. citizenship
Our Five Day Shipboard Course has been approved by CNET as an equivalent to their Fiber Optic Maintenance Technician Course (A-670-0063). That makes us the Navy's exclusive provider of this course. Taught for the Navy at various Naval Bases, this course is in strict adherence to MIL-STD-2042B(SH) and NTSM-408. All our instructors have real world experience having spent literally thousands of hours terminating, splicing and testing fiber optic cable systems on over 200 U.S. Navy ships and submarines. This course is  the most comprehensive, hands-on shipboard fiber optic training available anywhere. 

Course overview: Students who successfully complete our training course will have the experience and confidence to terminate Single Terminus (ST) and Multiple Terminus (MT) connectors, COTS SC connectors, test, troubleshoot and analyze shipboard fiber optic systems in accordance with MIL-STD-2042B (SH).

Who should attend: Anyone who is involved with the installation of fiber optic components, testing, and troubleshooting on Naval surface ships and submarines 

Certifications: Successful completion of the five day course and test qualifies you to receive:

BICSI - CEC's (Continuing Education Credits)
DELPHI CERTIFICATION
KITCO - Completion Certificate
ETA FOI CERTIFICATION (OPTIONAL) - students are offered the option of taking the Certified Fiber Optic Installer (CFOI) exam from the ETA (Electronics Technician Association) for a fee of $150. Upon successful completion, you will be certified as an ETA Certified Fiber Optics Installer. 

Course Outline

Day 1: Fiber Optics, The Physical Layer

• Introduction to fiber optics
• Advantages of fiber optics over copper
• Fiber optic theory & the properties of light
• Applications and principles
• Fiber optic safety precautions
• Reflection and Refraction
• Propagation of a fiber optic light wave
• Attenuation in fiber cables
• Fiber optic cable construction and identification
• Mil-Spec Connectors (M83522/16, M29504/14 & 15, & M28876)
• Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) approved connectors
• Review of the Qualified Products List (QPL) & Recommended Parts List (RPL)
• Stripping and scoring of the fiber optic cable

Day 2: 8 Hour Hands-On Lab

• Demonstration of M83522/16, or equivalent ST, termination & polishing procedures
• Students terminate & polish two ST-ST cable assemblies
• Loss Budget Calculations
• Testing procedures IAW MIL-STD-2042 6C
• Demonstration of Light Source & Power Meter
• Students test cable assemblies
• Demonstration of COTS approved SC, anaerobic termination & polishing procedures
• Students terminate & polish a ST-SC cable assembly
• Students test cable assemblies
• Evaluation of hands-on performance
• Evaluation of students' termination skills

Day 3: 8 Hour Hands-On Lab

• Demonstration of M29504/14 & 15 (pins & sockets) termination & polishing procedures
• Students terminate & polish a M29504/14 termini pin
• Students terminate & polish a M29504/15 termini socket
• Demonstration of testing procedures for M29504/14 & 15
• Students test M29504/14 & 15 termini
• Demonstration of singlemode M83522/16 or equivalent ST termination & polishing procedures
• Students terminate & polish singlemode ST-ST cable assembly
• Demonstration of singlemode testing procedures (LASER)
• Students test cable assemblies
• Evaluation of students termination skills
• Evaluation of hands-on performance

Day 4: 8 Hour Hands-On Lab

• Demonstration of M28876 multi-terminus connector cable preparation & assembly procedures
• Students prepare cable & assemble a M28876 multi-terminus connector
• Students terminate & polish M29504/14 or 15 termini
• Demonstration of final assembly of M28876 connector
• Students perform final assembly of M28876 connector
• Students terminate & polish M83522/16 or equivalent STs on opposite end
• Demonstration of testing procedures for M28876 connector
• Students test M28876 connector assembly
• Evaluation of students' termination skills
• Evaluation of hands-on performance
• Review MIL-STD-2042B (SH) manual
• M28876 ordering nomenclature
• M29504/14 & 15 ordering nomenclature

Day 5: Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Lecture & Lab

• OTDR Theory
• OTDR Usage
• Scattering, Reflections & Absorption
• OTDR Measurements
• OTDR Events (Reflective & Non-Reflective)
• Deadzones (Event & Attenuation)
• Gainers & Losers
• Resolution
• Trace Basics
• Troubleshooting
• Demonstration of OTDR operation
• Students operate OTDR
• Using the OTDR to map a LAN System
• Troubleshooting Techniques
• Students use OTDR to locate faults

Price: $2355 for all five days - ALL COURSE MATERIAL AND TOOL KIT INCLUDED  
ETA TESTING (OPTIONAL): $150.00 for the FOI Exam

Proof of nationality required. Available to US citizens and Greencard holders only - per regulation of the U.S. Department of Defense 

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