---
kind: "unit"
title: "33"
title_heading: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
key: "ch43"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 43"
heading: "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/33/ch43"
sections_count: 52
---

# Chapter 43 — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — General Provisions](/usc/33/ch43-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Appointment and Promotion of Officers](/usc/33/ch43-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Separation and Retirement of Officers](/usc/33/ch43-schIII.md)
- [Subchapter IV — Service of Officers with the Military Departments](/usc/33/ch43-schIV.md)
- [Subchapter V — Rights and Benefits](/usc/33/ch43-schV.md)