Editing Canadian Hydrographic Service (section)

==Department of Fisheries and Oceans==
Unlike most nations, CHS is not part of Canada's [[Canadian Navy|navy]], but is rather a civilian scientific organization under the federal government's [[Fisheries and Oceans Canada|Department of Fisheries and Oceans]] (DFO)<ref name="AOLS" /> Science Sector.  Most of the survey vessels employed by CHS are nominally crewed and operated by the [[Canadian Coast Guard]], also part of DFO. CHS also works in collaboration with the Royal Canadian Navy and other ships and [[Vessel of opportunity|vessels of opportunity]] from other international hydrographic offices, primarily the US Office of Coast Survey (OCS) of the National Ocean Service (NOS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other academic and industry partners.

The incumbent of the Director General of CHS position is also called the ''"''Hydrographer General of Canada" to reflect the important liability associated with the responsibilities coming from the previous original title, "Dominion Hydrographer," which dates to the earliest days of hydrographic surveying in Canada.