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NAVSEA 10 Day Fiber Optic Installer/QA (Virginia)
Includes all modules outlined for the Fiber Optic Technician. This course is 80-hours or 10 days, 8-hour days of training. Course includes Core, Cable Handling, Forming, Blown Optical Fiber, Single Ferrule (SF), Multi Terminus (MT), Fusion Splicing, Optical Testing, and Quality Assurance (QA).
10 Days
NAVSEA 10 Day Fiber Optic Installer/QA (California)
Includes all modules outlined for the Fiber Optic Technician. This course is 80-hours or 10 days, 8-hour days of training. Course includes Core, Cable Handling, Forming, Blown Optical Fiber, Single Ferrule (SF), Multi Terminus (MT), Fusion Splicing, Optical Testing, and Quality Assurance (QA).
10 Days
NAVSEA 10 Day Fiber Optic Installer/QA (On-Site)
Includes all modules outlined for the Fiber Optic Technician. This course is 80-hours or 10 days, 8-hour days of training. Course includes Core, Cable Handling, Forming, Blown Optical Fiber, Single Ferrule (SF), Multi Terminus (MT), Fusion Splicing, and Optical Testing.
12 Days
NAVSEA Fiber Optic Recertification Week (Virginia)
To recertify students who have an active NAVSEA Fiber Optic Certification Card or whose card hasn't lapsed more than 90 days.
1 - 5 Days
NAVSEA Fiber Optic Recertification Week (California)
To recertify students who have an active NAVSEA Fiber Optic Certification Card or whose card hasn't lapsed more than 90 days.
1 - 5 Days
NAVSEA 5 Day Fiber Optic Terminate & Test (Virginia)
This course is designed to support the Fiber Optic Technician that is responsible for terminating and testing fiber optic cable assemblies onboard US Naval Ships. This 5-day, 40-hour course includes the Core, ST , MT and Optical Testing modules.
5 Days
NAVSEA 5 Day Fiber Optic Terminate & Test (California)
This course is designed to support the Fiber Optic Technician that is responsible for terminating and testing fiber optic cable assemblies onboard US Naval Ships. This 5-day, 40-hour course includes the Core, ST , MT and Optical Testing modules.
5 Days
NAVSEA 5 Day Fiber Optic Terminate & Test (On-Site)
This course is designed to support the Fiber Optic Technician that is responsible for terminating and testing fiber optic cable assemblies onboard US Naval Ships. This 5-day, 40-hour course includes the Core, ST , MT and Optical Testing modules.
5 Days
NAVSEA 4 Day Cable Handling/Forming (Virginia)
This course is designed to support personnel that are responsible for installing conventional and BOF fiber optic cabling aboard US Naval Ships. The 3.5-day, 28-hour course includes the Core, Cable Handling and Forming modules.
4 Days
NAVSEA 4 Day Cable Handling/Forming (California)
This course is designed to support personnel that are responsible for installing conventional and BOF fiber optic cabling aboard US Naval Ships. The 3.5-day, 28-hour course includes the Core, Cable Handling and Forming modules.
4 Days
NAVSEA 4 Day Cable Handling/Forming (On-Site)
This course is designed to support personnel that are responsible for installing conventional and BOF fiber optic cabling aboard US Naval Ships. The 3.5-day, 28-hour course includes the Core, Cable Handling and Forming modules.
4 Days
NAVSEA 5 Day Cable Handling/Forming + BOF (Virginia)
This course is designed to support personnel that are responsible for installing conventional cabling and Blown Optical Fiber (BOF) Cabling. Also includes training for personnel who will be performing Tube Furcation, BOF Testing, Forming and Routing in TRBs and FOICBs. The 5-day, 40-hour course includes the Core, Cable Handling, Forming and BOF modules. This course is made up of the 6000-2350 Cable Handling course plus the 5.2.3.2 Blown Optical Fiber Module.
5 Days
NAVSEA 5 Day Cable Handling/Forming + BOF (California)
This course is designed to support personnel that are responsible for installing conventional cabling and Blown Optical Fiber (BOF) Cabling. Also includes training for personnel who will be performing Tube Furcation, BOF Testing, Forming and Routing in TRBs and FOICBs. The 5-day, 40-hour course includes the Core, Cable Handling, Forming and BOF modules. This course is made up of the 6000-2350 Cable Handling course plus the 5.2.3.2 Blown Optical Fiber Module.
5 Days
NAVSEA 5 Day Cable Handling/Forming + BOF (On-Site)
This course is designed to support personnel that are responsible for installing conventional cabling and Blown Optical Fiber (BOF) Cabling. Also includes training for personnel who will be performing Tube Furcation, BOF Testing, Forming and Routing in TRBs and FOICBs. The 5-day, 40-hour course includes the Core, Cable Handling, Forming and BOF modules. This course is made up of the 6000-2350 Cable Handling course plus the 5.2.3.2 Blown Optical Fiber Module.
5 Days
NAVSEA 5 Day Cable Handling/Forming + BOF with BloLite™ Cert (Virginia)
This course combines the NAVSEA 5 Day CAble Handling/Forming + BOF certification course with the General Cable BloLite BOF license certification course.
5 Days
NAVSEA 5 Day Cable Handling/Forming + BOF with BloLite™ Cert (California)
This course combines the NAVSEA 5 Day CAble Handling/Forming + BOF certification course with the General Cable BloLite BOF license certification course.
5 Days
NAVSEA 5 Day Cable Handling/Forming + BOF with BloLite™ Cert (On-Site)
This course combines the NAVSEA 5 Day CAble Handling/Forming + BOF certification course with the General Cable BloLite BOF license certification course.
5 Days
NAVSEA 1 Day BOF Difference with BloLite™ License Certification (California)
This course is for the student who has already taken the NAVSEA 4 Day Cable Handling/Forming course (6000-2350) but still needs the NAVSEA BOF components to achieve the NAVSEA BOF certification that is the prerequisite to get a General Cable Blown Optical Fiber (BOF) Blo-Lite license.
1 Day
NAVSEA 1 Day BOF Difference with BloLite™ License Certification (On-Site)
This course is for the student who has already taken the NAVSEA 4 Day Cable Handling/Forming course (6000-2350) but still needs the NAVSEA BOF components to achieve the NAVSEA BOF certification that is the prerequisite to get a General Cable Blown Optical Fiber (BOF) Blo-Lite license.
1 Day
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This course meets the requirements of NAVSEA Standard Item 009-73 and MIL-STD-2003-5A. 009-73 paragraph 4.5.1 Connector fabricator Qualification requirement: Successful completion of the formal training course (32 hours) plus successful completion of 40 hours of on-the-job training under the tutelage of a qualified connector fabricator or a qualified fabrication supervisor in the type of connector to be fabricated, either electrical or electronic.
Our course meets the requirement stated above plus provides 8 hours of specialized training on low voltage connectors commonly used on Naval Ships and submarines (CAT 5). Once the trainee completes the 40-hour course they will be “qualified” on all connectors listed in MIL-STD 2003-5A. The technician will receive a card stating they are qualified. (8 hours are applied to the 40 hours of mandated OJT during the course.) Once the technician obtains 32 additional documented hours of OJT. The company/organization will submit to KITCO proof of those hours and the technician will now be recognized as a “Fully Qualified Connector Fabricator” and receive their Certification Card.
KITCO’s courses have been developed in strict adherence to the requirements identified in the applicable documents listed above. KITCO Fiber Optics has met all NAVSEA requirements to provide this shipboard copper training.
The following connectors make up the content for the NAVSEA qualification requirements:
This is mandatory training for any person that currently is or has the potential to perform Navy Shipboard multi-pin connector installations. These personnel include (but not limited to) supervisors, QA inspectors, installers/technicians employed by: Ship Builders, SUPSHIP, and Government/Contracted Installation/Repair Teams, AIT’s, Ship/Planning Yards, OSR’s, RMC’s, FMA’s, ISEA’S, and Industrial Activities.
East Coast Schedule – Dec 5-9
West Coast Schedule – Dec 5-9
East Coast Schedule
Feb 6-10 | Mar 27-31 | May 8-12 | Jun 26-30 | ||
Aug 14-18 | Oct 16-20 | Nov 13-17 |
West Coast Schedule
Feb 6-10 | Mar 27-31 | May 8-12 | Jun 26-30 | ||
Aug 14-18 | Oct 16-20 | Nov 13-17 |
This course meets the requirements of NAVSEA Standard Item 009-73 and MIL-STD-2003-4A. 009-73 paragraph 4.5.1. Our course combines instructor lead classroom lectures, videos and hands-on labs where the students will perform an install wiring a system from the power panel through the distribution box, switch, receptacle, and light fixture. Students will learn how to use a multimeter and how to use a Megger to validate the cables.
Once students complete our copper cableway course, they will receive a NAVSEA Cableway Certification card. Topics include: Stuffing Tubes, Multicable Penetrators, Dead-end Cable,
Cable Splicing, Chafing Rings, Hangers, Banding, Removal and Installation Techniques, Penetration of Equipment and Connections, Repairing Insulation Damage, Testing Cables, Special Tools and Equipment, Wiring Techniques, and Inspection of Cableways.
KITCO cableway training provides a unique “hands-on” experience for the technician with our classroom Mock-ups.”
East Coast Schedule – Nov 28-Dec 2
West Coast Schedule – Nov 28-Dec 2
East Coast Schedule
Jan 30-Feb 3 | Mar 20-24 | May 1-5 | |||
Aug 7-11 | Oct 2-6 |
West Coast Schedule
Jan 30-Feb 3 | Mar 20-24 | May 1-5 | |||
Aug 7-11 | Oct 2-6 |
Call 757-216-2222 to speak with a training coordinator or contact us via email below
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