NOAA Marine Operations regularly has openings for shipboard personnel. An information package is available in PDF format at: http://www.moc.noaa.gov/wm_ip.pdf. An online presentation about working on a NOAA vessel is available here.

For civilian job opportunities in the NOAA fleet, you must apply on line on the Commerce Opportunities On Line (COOL) web site at http://www.jobs.doc.gov. Select Search and then select National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Job openings on West Coast based vessels have vacancy numbers starting with "W.OMAO.MOCP" or "W.NMAO.MOCP". Job openings on East and Gulf Coast based vessels have vacancy numbers starting with "E.OMAO" or "E.NMAO".

Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Positions we frequently recruit are:

• Stewards:
  • Chief Steward
  • Chief Cook
  • Second Cook
• Deck:
  • Chief Boatswain
  • Boatswain Group Leader
  • Lead Fisherman
  • Deck Utilityman
  • Seaman Surveyor
  • Skilled Fisherman
  • Able Seaman
  • Fisherman
  • Ordinary Seaman
  • Ordinary Fisherman
  • General Vessel Assistant
• Engineering:
  • Chief Marine Engineer
  • 1st Assistant Engineer
  • 2nd Assistant Engineer
  • 3rd Assistant Engineer
  • Junior Engineer
  • Engine Utilityman
  • Oiler
  • Wiper
• Survey:
  • Chief Survey Technian
  • Senior Survey Technian
  • Survey Technian
  • Assistant Survey Technician

For civilian job opportunities in the East Coast fleet, you can request information at:

Vessel Employment - Atlantic Fleet
NOAA, Eastern Administrative Support Center
Human Resources Division
Norfolk Federal Building
200 Granby Street, Room 815
Norfolk, VA 23510

Additional information is available at:

http://www.easc.noaa.gov/hrd/wmjobs_v2.htm

For civilian job opportunities in the West Coast fleet, you can request information at:

DOC, NOAA, WASC
Human Resources Division Bin C15700
Vessel Employment - WC 25
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115-0070

Additional information is available at:

http://www.wasc.noaa.gov/services/hrd/wmjobs.htm

Information on becoming a NOAA Corps Officer can be found at:

http://www.noaacorps.noaa.gov/corpsrecruiting/index.html

A listing of all current job openings in NOAA can be found at:

http://http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/a9noaa.asp

NOAA's Office of Human Resources can be found at:

http://hr.noaa.gov

NOAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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