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Vessel Employment Opportunities

NOAA Marine Operations regularly has openings for civilian mariners aboard NOAA's research vessels.

For job opportunities in the NOAA fleet, you must apply at the USAJobs web site (http://www.USAJobs.gov).

To easily find vessel jobs from the USAJobs "Advanced Search" page.

In the "Keyword Search" enter NOAA, in the "Series Number Search" box enter 99. Then click the Search Jobs button to get a listing of ship jobs available with NOAA.

Click here for NOAA Vessel Jobs available on USAJobs.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Entry-Level:

General Vessel Assistant (GVA) is the entry-level position for all departments. GVA is equivalent to Ordinary Seaman, Ordinary Fisherman, when assigned to the deck department and Wiper, when assigned to the engineering department.

Additional information is available at:

NOAA Workforce Management - Vessel Employment

NOAA Marine Operations - Information about the NOAA Fleet

Please view our Wage Mariner recruitment videos below:

• Full 17-minute video:

Snippets: Full video broken down into small 2-3 minute scenes. You can choose which scenes to see. Scenes are broken down as follows:

• Intro
• The NOAA Fleett
• Basics: pay, benefits, leave, and sailing schedules
• Flexibility and training
• The Deck Department
• The Engineering Department
• The Steward Department
• The Survey Department
• Wrapup

Department specific short versions, each approx 8 minutes:

• Deck
• Engineering
• Steward
• Survey

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

For vessel job opportunities, you can request information at:

Phone: 757-441-3865

email: MOC.Recruiting@noaa.gov

An online powerpoint presentation about working on a NOAA vessel is available.

Additional information is available at:

NOAA Workforce Management - Vessel Employment

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

http://www.noaacorps.noaa.gov

NOAA's Workforce Management Office can be found at:

http://www.wfm.noaa.gov/

NOAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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