Maritime Analyst PB

Location :
Springfield, VA

Maritime Analysts collect, analyze, and consolidate maritime safety of navigation information to populate maritime navigation databases in order to disseminate standardized data, products and services. They also promulgate worldwide navigational warnings, provide quality assurance for maritime products, generate mission-specific datasets, and respond to queries from national and international customers. These duties fulfill NGA’s Maritime Safety Office obligations under U.S. Code Title 10, Federal and international laws, regulations, and national security.

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:
For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement’s mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement:

• 1. Proven ability to communicate ongoing work and findings to various audiences through reports and briefings.
• 2. Demonstrated experience interpreting hardcopy and digital nautical charts, publications, and/or utilizing an Electronic Charting & Display Information System (ECDIS), Electronic Nautical Chart (ENC) or Digital Nautical Chart (DNC).
• 3. Demonstrated experience of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and the Worldwide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS).
• 4. Demonstrated experience with multiple navigation modalities (celestial, visual, radar, electronic, piloting or voyaging planning).
• 5. Demonstrated experience identifying or analyzing process improvements
• 6. Demonstrated experience providing quality assurance for maritime products and data sets

• A.
  
  Education:
  
  Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited state or federal maritime academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, or the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
• -OR
  - Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a degree in Astronomy, Cartography, Engineering, Geography, Mathematics, Meteorology, Navigation, Physics, or other subjects related to marine navigation and operations. Education must include successful completion of U.S Merchant Marine Third Mate’s License requirements from the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center.
• -OR-
• B.
  
  Experience:
  
  A minimum of 4 years of experience as a crew member aboard U.S. commercial or military vessels while serving in a navigational capacity. Experience must include Officer of the Deck Underway Qualifications from the U.S. Military or proficiency in multiple navigation modalities (celestial, electronic, visual, radar, piloting, voyage planning, etc.) using NGA or NOAA navigation products.

• U.S Merchant Marine Deck License credentials issued by the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center; or specific navigation designations/qualifications, which include but are not limited to, Officer of the Deck (OOD) Underway, Navigator (NAV), Assistant Navigator (ANAV), Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Marine Deck Officer (880A1), and Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW).

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Near visual acuity of 20/60 or better with or without corrective lenses