Aviation Survival Technician

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Aviation Survival Technician
Rating insignia
Issued by	United States Coast Guard
Type	Enlisted rating
Abbreviation	AST
Specialty	Aviation

Aviation Survival Technician (AST) is a rating or job specialty in the United States Coast Guard. Rescue swimmer is the collateral duty or aircrew position of the AST. They are trained at the U.S. Coast Guard's enlisted Aviation Survival Technician/Rescue Swimmer school at Coast Guard Aviation Technical Training Center, Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.