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Application Deadline: May NOAA Diver & Divemaster course

March 10, 2023 to March 11, 2023
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May 1, 2023 to May 20, 2023
May NOAA Divemaster Course (tentative)

May 8, 2023 to May 20, 2023
Application Deadline: September NOAA Diver & Divemaster Course

July 14, 2023 to July 15, 2023
September NOAA Diver Course

September 4, 2023 to September 23, 2023
September NOAA Divemaster Course

September 11, 2023 to September 24, 2023
Application Deadline: January NOAA Diver & Divemaster Course

November 3, 2023 to November 4, 2023
May NOAA Divemaster Course (tentative)

January 8, 2024 to January 20, 2024
January NOAA Diver Course

January 15, 2024 to February 3, 2024
January NOAA Divemaster Course

January 28, 2024 to February 10, 2024

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NOAA Diving Control and Safety Board (NDCSB) Meeting

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June 23, 2016

The NOAA Diving Control and Safety Board will be holding their bimonthly meeting.

Coast Guard VADM Charles Michel and NOAA RADM David Score sit side by side to sign Officer Exchange Memorandum of Understanding.

NOAA Corps and Coast Guard Leadership Collaborate

December 16, 2015

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NOAA Diving Forms

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This page was formerly a repository for all NOAA diving forms. This page will soon be archived. If you are a current NOAA Diver or NOAA employee, please see the Forms page on the internal website for all NOAA Diving forms....

Project Planning

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Below is an overview and estimated timeline for planning and executing a research project aboard a NOAA ship. Projects are most often organized and funded via NOAA Line Offices (LO). Projects that are organized and funded...

Members of the NDCSB sitting at a table facing a conference room

NDCSB Members at the 2015 UDS Conference

March 11, 2015

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NOAA Divers wearing dry suits after a working dive in Alaska

Unit Diving Supervisors (UDS)

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The Unit Diving Supervisor has a crucial role within the NOAA Diving Program. Unit Diving Supervisors (UDSs) must make decisions about all diving related activities at their unit: when dives occur, how the dives are executed...