NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold a hiring event in Norfolk, Virginia, to recruit professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s ocean research ships. The event will be held on Sept. 26 at the NOAA Marine Operations Center – Atlantic. 

NOAA operates a fleet of 15 hydrographic survey, oceanographic research and fisheries survey vessels. NOAA ships operate in the U.S. and around the world. The ships are run by a combination of NOAA commissioned officers and civilian professional mariners. 

NOAA’s civilian professional mariners are federal employees and include engineers, and unlicensed members of the engine, steward and deck departments. In addition, survey and electronic technicians operate and/or maintain the ship’s mission, communications and navigation equipment.

NOAA staff will be at the hiring event to answer questions and expedite the hiring process for qualified individuals. In particular, NOAA is hiring licensed engineers, oilers, able seamen and cooks. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Please bring a photo I.D. (driver’s license, passport, etc.) to the event. Applicants are also encouraged to bring, if available:

• Merchant Mariners Credential
• Maritime training certificates
• Transportation Worker Identification Card
• Military service record

More details can be found at: https://www.omao.noaa.gov/marinerjobevents. 

WHAT 

Hiring event in Norfolk for professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s research ships. 

WHEN & WHERE

Sept. 26
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. EDT

NOAA Marine Operations Center – Atlantic
439 W. York St.
Norfolk, VA 23510

WHO

Recruiters from NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations

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Climate, weather, and water affect all life on our ocean planet. NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict our changing environment, from the deep sea to outer space, and to manage and conserve America’s coastal and marine resources.