| Country | Institution | Your Position | Gender | Higher education degree (BSc-PhD) programmes in ocean science within your country | Advanced professional development training courses (specific short courses, technical training etc.) | Continuous professional development throughout your career | Management training for senior researchers and heads of institution | Establishment of consortia of higher education in your country or region | Increased collaboration with UNESCO Chairs and IOC | Establishment of an internship/fellowship programme | Access to on-board, research vessel-based training | Establishment of a visiting lecturer programme | Establishment of regional training (and research) centres relevant to the IOC mandate | Establishment of a mentoring programme |
| Argentina | Servicio de Hidrografaa Naval | Technical Secretary | Male | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Very Important | Very Important | Not Necessary | Very Important | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Not Necessary | Not Necessary |
| Benin | Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB) | Director | | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Chile | CHILEAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SERVICE | DIRECTOR | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Colombia | Colombian Ocean Commission | International Adviser | Female | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance |
| Comoros | Université des Comores | Lecturer | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | State Hydro-Meteorological Administration | Director | Male | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance |
| Egypt | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | President of National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | Male | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| El Salvador | Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales | Especialista en Oceanografía | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Estonia | Ministry of the Environment of Estonia | Coordinator | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important |
| Finland | Finnish Meteorological Institute | Safety, Head of Group | Female | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | I don’t know | Not Necessary |
| France | Comité national français pour la COI | Présidente | Female | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Germany | Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency | Secretariat of German IOC-Section | Male | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance |
| Guinea | Centre de Recherche Scientifique de Conakry Rogbanè (CERESCOR) | Chercheur Océanographe / Directeur Ecole Doctorale en Océanographie, Environnement Marin et Côtier | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| India | INCOIS | Director | Male | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science | Director | Male | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Not Necessary | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Not Necessary | Very Important |
| Kenya | Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute | Director-Focal Point 3 | Male | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Not Necessary | Very Important |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research | Principal Research Scientist, Kuwait Representative to IOC | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential |
| Lebanon | National Centre for Marine Sciences-CNRSL | Director of the Centre & Researcher | Male | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance |
| Mexico | MEXICO NODC | Coordinator | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Morocco | INRH | National Focal Point | Male | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research | Director | Male | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important |
| Pakistan | National Institute of Oceanography | Senior Research Scientist | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| Panama | Autoridad Marítima de Panamá | Jefe de Ambiente | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Peru | Dirección de HidrografÃa y Navegación – Perú | Director | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Portugal | Instituto Hidrografico | Oceanographer | Female | Not Necessary | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Not Necessary | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| Sudan | UNESCO Chair on Marine Biology and Oceanography / Sudan | Chairholder | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important |
| Sweden | SMHI | Senior oceanographer/data manager | Female | Not Necessary | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Not Necessary | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance |
| Togo | University of Lome | Lecturer, IOC National Focal Point | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Tunisia | Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM) | Professor | Male | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Very Important |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Institute of Marine Sciences, UDSM | PO box 668, Zanzibar, Tanzania | Male | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential |
| Vietnam | Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology | Director | Female | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential |
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| Ecuador | Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada | Investigador Oceanográfico | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance |
