Commissioned Officers

There are five NOAA Corps Officer's onboard HI'IALAKAI and one USPHS Officer.

The officers are women and men responsible for safely operating the research vessel. They are trained in ship handling, navigation, weather observation, safety, and shipboard emergencies. The Captain, or Commanding Officer (CO) is in command of the ship. The Executive Officer (XO) handles the administrative functions of the ship, hires and/or dismisses employees, supervises all department heads (with the exception of the Chief Marine Engineer). The Operations Officer (OPS) handles logistics with scientific parties, making sure scientific activities can be performed aboard the ship and that all science equipment is onboard. The Operations Officer also acts as the ship's Safety Officer. The Navigation Officer (NAV) is in charge of navigation equipment, nautical charts and publications, meteorological data, and maintaining the overall condition of the bridge. The Junior Officers take care of all the other unassigned duties. All the NOAA Corps officers stand watches on the bridge.

HI'IALAKAI WARDROOM

CO LCDR Jon Swallow	XO LT Matt Wingate	No photo available 3rd Mate Don Pratt	OPS LTJG Nathan Priester
ENS Patrick Jorgensen	ENS JT Falkner	MED OFF LT William Cooper

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