A-18 1976 - 1977 Sub-Lieutenant Technical Course, Britannia Royal Naval College, BRNC Dartmouth UK; 1985 Basic Hydrographic Course, India; 1986 Junior Staff Course CSC Jaji; 1987 1988 Long Hydrographic Course, India; 1990 Senior Staff Course, CSC Jaji; 2001 2002 National War College, Abuja.
A-19 APPOINTMENTS 1977 Watch Keeping Officer, NNS; 1982 Jebba Watch Keeping Officer, NNS; 1983 Aradu Instructor, B&D School; 1984 Staff Officer Personnel Admin (SOPA), CSC, Jaji; 1989 Commanding Officer, Hydro School, Port-Harcourt; 1991 Executive Officer NNS LANA Staff Officer Admin. 1992 National War College, Lagos ; 1992 - 1994 Commanding Officer, Dalet Bn, NDA, Kaduna; 1994 – 1995 Commanding Officer, NNS AGU; 1995 - 1997 Executive Officer NNS OLOKUN; 1998 - 2000 Commanding Officer NNS LANA; 2000 - 2001 Chief Instructor (Joint Warfare) CSC, Jaji; 2002 <strong>2003</strong> Commanding Officer NNS QUORRA. BRAZIL AND SYRIA Vice Admiral Lucio Franco DE SA FERNANDES took over from Admiral Julio SOARES DE MOURA NETO on 8 April <strong>2003</strong>. Rear Admiral Mohsen HASSAN took over from Adm. Hassan SULEIMAN as General Director of Syrian Ports in March <strong>2003</strong>. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (NOAA) Capt. Roger PARSONS assumed the position of Director of the Office of Coast Survey on 1 September <strong>2003</strong> following the retirement of Capt. Dave MACFARLAND. Captain Roger L. PARSONS is the Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey and is responsible for all aspects of nautical charting and <strong>hydrographic</strong> surveying in U.S. waters. Captain PARSONS has served as an officer in the NOAA Commissioned Corps since May 1975 and has more than 28 years of operational and managerial experience with a variety of programs throughout NOAA. He has served aboard six NOAA <strong>hydrographic</strong> survey and research vessels, including command tours aboard NOAA Ships CHAPMAN, MT. MITCHELL and RONALD H. BROWN. He has conducted <strong>hydrographic</strong> survey operations along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States, the Caribbean, and in Central America. His tour aboard RONALD H. BROWN included a year-long around-the-world oceanographic and climate research cruise. He has served as: - the Commanding Officer, NOAA Officer Training Center, responsible for the initial training of newly commissioned officers and refresher training for senior officers returning to sea duty; - Chief of Operations, Atlantic Marine Center, responsible for operational and logistic support to NOAA‟s East and Gulf Coast fleet; - NOAA Liaison to the U.S. Naval Oceanography Command, responsible for Navy <strong>hydrographic</strong>, survey platform, and mine warfare issues; and - acting Chief of NOAA‟s Hazardous Materials Response Division, responsible for an interdisciplinary scientific team that responds to oil and chemical spills in U.S. coastal and navigable waters.