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Office of Marine & Aviation Operations (OMAO) parent organizations

Department of Commerce (DOC)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  - Office of Marine & Aviation Operations (OMAO)

OMAO administers the NOAA fleet of ships & aircraft and trains divers to safely facilitate Earth observation.

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What is considered a "dive" at NOAA?

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At NOAA, a dive is any time spent breathing compressed air, either underwater or in a recompression chamber, regardless of depth or time.

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The HI Chamber at the IRC

2017

Dec 20

A container on the parking lot of the NOAA facility in Hawaii

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Steve Matadobra/NOAA

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A view of the hyperbaric chamber which is normally used on NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai, inside its container at the Inouye Regional Center in Hawaii.

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General

Diver, Medical, Safety

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Equipment

Hyperbaric Chamber

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Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center

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