Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110
§3003 Authorized Number on the Active List
Title 33 › CHAPTER 43 — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3003
Summary
Law sets each year how many commissioned officers are on active duty; the Secretary must keep a "lineal list" that orders active officers by rank and by seniority within each rank.
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Title 33, §3003
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Annual strength on active list
The annual strength of the commissioned corps in officers on the lineal list of active duty officers of the corps shall be prescribed by law.
(b)Lineal list
The Secretary shall maintain a list, known as the “lineal list”, of officers on active duty. Officers shall be carried on the lineal list by grade and, within grade, by seniority in grade.
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33 U.S.C. § 3003
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110