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Navigation Managers serve as Coast Survey’s ambassadors to the maritime community. Located in different regions throughout the country, Coast Survey Navigation Managers help identify the challenges facing marine transportation in general, directly supporting the NOAA strategic goal to "promote safe navigation." These agents assist Coast Survey in overseeing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's nautical chart data collection and information programs, helping to meet constituent needs.
Navigation Managers focus primarily on resolving charting and navigation questions, educating constituents on emerging charting technologies and their uses, and soliciting feedback on NOAA's navigation products and services from the commercial maritime industry. |
Navigation Managers Activities include:
• meeting with local port authorities and harbormasters
• meeting with local marine pilots
• identifying locations requiring priority hydrographic surveying
• providing liaison on other NOS issues such as predicted tides/currents and PORTS
• addressing geographic information system needs
• providing outreach activities with the maritime community
• maintaining dialogue with oil companies, fisherman, commercial shippers and other commercial mariners
• improving and customizing nautical charts to satisfy specific regional needs
• providing expert opinion towards resolution of local navigation safety issues that affect several agencies
• partnering with local maritime professionals for updating the Coast Pilot
• working with regional constituents to define new navigation products such as the Electronic Navigational Chart, Raster Navigational Chart, and Print on Demand charts.
| LOCATION |
Navigation Manager
NAME/Email/Location
(Base of Operations) |
Phone/Fax |
NORTHEAST
New England, New Jersey, New York |
LCDR Matt Wingate
matt.wingate@noaa.gov
(Narragansett, RI)
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Phone:401-782-3252
Fax: 401-782-3292 |
| Chesapeake, Delaware Bay |
Howard Danley
howard.danley@noaa.gov
(Silver Spring, MD) |
Phone: 301-713-2729 x176
Fax: 301-713-9312
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MID-ATLANTIC
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina |
LT Briana Welton
briana.welton@noaa.gov
(Norfolk VA) |
Phone:757-627-7072
Fax: 757-441-6601
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SOUTHEAST
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, East Coast of Florida |
Vacant |
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South Florida, Puerto Rico,
U.S. Virgin Islands |
Michael Henderson
michael.henderson@noaa.gov
(St. Petersburg, FL) |
Phone: 727-824-5396
Fax: 727-824-5307 |
CENTRAL GULF COAST
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida Panhandle |
Tim Osborn
tim.osborn@noaa.gov
(Lafayette, LA) |
Phone: 337-291-2111
Fax: 337-291-3097 |
WESTERN GULF COAST
Texas |
Alan R. Bunn
alan.bunn@noaa.gov
(Galveston, TX) |
Phone: 409-621-5151 x118
Fax: 979-676-2866 |
| Great Lakes Region |
Brian A. Link
brian.link@noaa.gov
(Muskegon, MI) |
Phone: 231-759-1252
Fax: 231-759-2414 |
| California |
Gerald E. Wheaton
gerry.wheaton@noaa.gov
(Seaside, CA) |
Phone: 831-583-2365
Fax: 831-583-2366 |
| Oregon and Washington |
CAPT Dave Neander, NOAA
dave.neander@noaa.gov
(Seattle WA) |
Phone: 206-526-6949
Fax: 206-526-6329 |
| Pacific Islands |
LT Jeffrey Taylor
jeffrey.taylor@noaa.gov
(Honolulu, HI) |
Phone: 808-532-3202
Fax: |
| Alaska |
LCDR David J. Zezula, NOAA
david.j.zezula@noaa.gov
(Anchorage AK) |
Phone: 907-271-3508
Fax: 907-271-3711 |
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