The NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps traces its roots to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Coast and Geodetic Surveyâs predecessor, the United States Survey of the Coast â renamed the United States Coast Survey in 1836 â was founded in 1807 under President Thomas Jefferson.
IRIâs Supervisory Status Analysis is a proactive determination of which employees would be classified as a âsupervisor,â and an essential part of an organizationâs comprehensive labor preparedness program.
ICS is organized by levels, with the supervisor of each level holding a unique title (e.g. only a person in charge of a Section is labeled Chief; a Director is exclusively the person in charge of a Branch). Levels (supervising person's title) are: Incident Commander; Command Staff Member (Officer)- Command Staff; Section (Chief)- General Staff