Homeported in Honolulu, NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai is part of the NOAA fleet of ships and
aircraft operated, managed and maintained by OMAO, which
includes both
civilians and the commissioned officers of the NOAA Corps, one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
Dangerous professions
include: police officers, firefighters,
aircraft pilots and flight engineers, farmers, loggers / lumber workers, missionaries, professional divers, deep sea fishermen,
civilian contractors who work in war zones, underwater welders, pipeline workers, roofers, construction workers, truck drivers, and underground miners.