Commissioned Officers

There are six NOAA Corps Officer's onboard RONALD H. BROWN, plus one USPHS medical 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), and acts as the ships safety officer. The Field Operations Officer (FOO) handles logistics with scientific parties, making sure scientific activities can be performed aboard the ship and that all science equipment is onboard. 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.

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CO CAPT Gary Petrae	No Photo Available XO CDR Carl Groenevld	No Photo Available FOO LT Elizabeth Crapo
Medical Officer LCDR Priscilla Rodriguez	NAV LTjg James Brinkley	JO ENS Matthew Burton
	No Photo Available JO ENS Loren Evory

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