UNOLS Fleet Improvement Plan
Outline, Draft Text, and Status
(Please recognize that this site is intended as a workplace for the Fleet Improvement Committee. Unless indicated otherwise, all sections are considered "draft.")

Word: Sec_I_II

(~18 MB)

IV - Future Fleet Utilization Projections and Future Requirements

V - Recommendations (blank)

Appendix I - Fleet History

Appendix II - SMR Comparison Tables

Word: Sec_IV_Append_I_II

January 8, 2007
- Phone/Web Meeting Minutes (Abridged)

March 5, 2007
- Phone/Web Meeting Minutes
- Phone/Web Meeting PowerPoint Material

FIP2006: Alls sections can be downloaded as a pdf. Annotations from the 3/13/05 FIC meeting are included in yellow comment boxes. <FIP2006_032406.pdf>.

The Annotations are also summarized in one document <Annotations_from_FIP2006.html>. This document provides the action item list allong with assignments.

FIP2006: Word documents for each draft section can be downloaded:

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Future Science Initiatives (1.2 Mb)
• UNOLS, the Current Facility Composition and Utilization Trends (4.3 Mb)
• Future Fleet Utilization Projections and Future Requirements
• Fleet Budget Projections and Requirements
• Recommendations
• Appendices

The UNOLS Community was asked to provide input on why ships are needed for their research. The input was compiled into one document: <UNOLS Community Input on the Need for Ships.pdf>

FIP2006: First 3 Sections updated:

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Science Initiatives

<FIP2006_sec1_2_3_030806.pdf>