Donglai Gong / Rutgers University
1 & 2. Discipline & Field of Study: Biological Oceanography, Physical Oceanography - continental shelf dynamics, biogeochemical cycles
3. Geographic Area of Interest: North Atlantic, North Atlantic High Latitude, Arctic, Antarctic - biogeochemical sampling in the sargasso, hydrological sampling on the Mid-Atlantic Bight
4. Accommodations - high
Minimum berths: 30
Maximum berths: 45
berth should have proper lighting (for reading), noise isolation, ventilation, proper tie-down in rough seas, adjustable temperature control, AC power outlet and computer network access (ethernet).
5. Range - medium
13000 to 17280 nautical miles
6. Speed - high
Maximum sustained transit speed: greater_than_fourteen knots
Station/Survey speed: six knots
rapid transit speed allows for more science and sampling for shorter time scale processes.
7. Seakeeping - high
What is the maximum Sea State through which you would normally expect to carry out the following representative operations:
CTD operations 90% of the time: Six
Mooring deployments 75% of the time: Five
Coring operations 50% of the time: four
ROV or other sensitive deployment operations 50% of the time: Five
A flexible deployment/recovery arm for light ROV/AUV/glider (< 400 lbs) operations is highly desirable.
8. Station Keeping Characteristics - high
Using DP, how closely would you need a Global Class vessel to hold station in the Sea State you specified for ROV operations above: three meters
9. Deck Working Area - medium
What is the total open working deck area that you would need on the aft working deck?
4000 square feet
10. Laboratory - high
Choose lab space type and size you consider appropriate for a Global Class R/V:
Lab Type Size range Required? in a van? Main (dry) lab 1500 Required Wet lab 400 Required Hydro lab (separate) none Required Computer lab none Optional/Desired Analytical/Biochemical 300 Required Climate control chamber 150 Required yes Walk in Freezer 100 Required yes Darkroom 100 Optional/Desired Staging bay/ Hanger 500 Optional/Desired Science Office None Selected Not Required Space should be arranged such that its encourages communication between people working on different things, computers can be placed in main dry lab.
11. Science Storage Requirements - medium
10000 cubic feet
12. Winch and Wire Requirements - high
Winch Type Usage CTD winch Need Every Cruise/Used Regularly 2nd EM Cable/CTD winch Need Every Cruise/Used Periodically Small diameter FO Cable winch Need Every Cruise/Used Periodically Trawl/coring winch (large wire rope) Never Used Large diameter EM Cable winch Need Every Cruise/Used Periodically Large diameter FO Cable winch Needed On Occasional Cruises Spatial adaptive sampling using towed instrument will become increasingly more important and increase science efficiency. Having fast data transfer from tow instruments to ships lab is critical. Hard to go wrong with a very heavy-duty winch. The reliability of wiring is also critical, don't want it to go wrong often and if it does, ship's tech should be able to fix it him/herself.
13. Towing Requirements - high
seasoar, vpr, net tow
14. Crane Requirements - high
15. Over-the-side Handling Requirements - high
a nimble, reliable arm/frame for small AUV/glider operations in rough seas is essential.
16. Acoustic System Requirements - high
System Frequency(s) Type, model, etc. Acoustic Doppler Velocity Profiler (ADCP) 75, 250, 1000 kHz Multi-Beam Swath Mapping Precision Depth Sounder Acoustic Navigation System
17. Navigation - medium
there should be a (safe & secure) way to link up ships navigation system with PI's computer. this way sampling plan can be easily transfered from science to navigation.
18. Shipboard Communication Needs - high
The main dry lab should be ready to support/network many computers, especially laptops. For network in particular we need Gigabit Ethernet, storage server compatible with multiple platforms (> 5TB, OS X, Linux, Windows), dedicated server power supplies, UPS backup for all computer power outlet, two LMR 800 low loss coaxial cable to ships mast, bridge to science intercomm (especially PO's desk), very optionally, an amatuar radio station for those who hold HAM license.
19. External Communication - high
24/7 high-speed internet access critical (need to support VoIP, streaming video & VPN), satellite radio and TV.
20. Van Requirements - high
Maximum number of vans you would need? 3
Do you think vans should be used for additional berthing? yes
List the type of vans you might need? Cold Van, Lab Van - general, Isotope Van, Equipment/Workshop van
21. Other science requirements -
22. Additional Comments:
1 & 2. Discipline & Field of Study: Biological Oceanography - continental shelves, global change and impact on ecosystems
3. Geographic Area of Interest: North Atlantic, North Atlantic High Latitude, Mediterranean or Baltic Sea, Caribbean & Gulf, Hawaii Is. Chain, Australia, Antarctic - we run experiments globally
4. Accommodations -
Minimum berths: <30
Maximum berths: 30
5. Range - medium
10061 to 13,000 nautical miles
6. Speed - high
Maximum sustained transit speed: twelve_to_fourteen knots
Station/Survey speed: six knots
7. Seakeeping - medium
What is the maximum Sea State through which you would normally expect to carry out the following representative operations:
CTD operations 90% of the time: Seven
Mooring deployments 75% of the time: Seven
Coring operations 50% of the time: Five
ROV or other sensitive deployment operations 50% of the time: four
8. Station Keeping Characteristics - medium
Using DP, how closely would you need a Global Class vessel to hold station in the Sea State you specified for ROV operations above: twenty meters
9. Deck Working Area - high
What is the total open working deck area that you would need on the aft working deck?
3000 square feet
10. Laboratory - high
Choose lab space type and size you consider appropriate for a Global Class R/V:
Lab Type Size range Required? in a van? Main (dry) lab 1500 Required Wet lab 400 Required Hydro lab (separate) 300 Required Computer lab 300 Optional/Desired yes Analytical/Biochemical none Optional/Desired yes Climate control chamber none Optional/Desired yes Walk in Freezer none Not Required Darkroom none Not Required Staging bay/ Hanger none Not Required Science Office none Not Required vans work fine for adding specific needs
11. Science Storage Requirements - low
na cubic feet
12. Winch and Wire Requirements - high
Winch Type Usage CTD winch Need Every Cruise/Used Regularly 2nd EM Cable/CTD winch Need Every Cruise/Used Regularly Small diameter FO Cable winch Need Every Cruise/Used Regularly Trawl/coring winch (large wire rope) Needed On Occasional Cruises Large diameter EM Cable winch Never Used Large diameter FO Cable winch Never Used
13. Towing Requirements - medium
14. Crane Requirements - high
15. Over-the-side Handling Requirements - high
16. Acoustic System Requirements - medium
System Frequency(s) Type, model, etc. Acoustic Doppler Velocity Profiler (ADCP) Multi-Beam Swath Mapping Precision Depth Sounder
17. Navigation - medium
18. Shipboard Communication Needs - medium
19. External Communication - high
20. Van Requirements - medium
Maximum number of vans you would need? 2
Do you think vans should be used for additional berthing? ???
List the type of vans you might need? Cold Van, Lab Van - general, Isotope Van, Equipment/Workshop van
21. Other science requirements -
22. Additional Comments:
Shawn Smith / COAPS, The Florida State University
1 & 2. Discipline & Field of Study: Other - Marine Meteorology Air-sea fluxes of heat, momentum, radiation, and fresh water.
3. Geographic Area of Interest: North Atlantic, North Atlantic High Latitude, Mediterranean or Baltic Sea, Caribbean & Gulf, South Atlantic, N.E. Pacific, Alaska, EPR & Cent. Amer., Hawaii Is. Chain, Western Pacific, Equatorial Pacific, South Pacific, Australia, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctic - I am interested in marine meteorological and near surface ocean (underway) observations from the global oceans. Data collection from a wide variety of ocean regimes is essential to my research.
4. Accommodations - low
Minimum berths: <30
Maximum berths: none selected
My research rarely requires a presence on board the vessel (beyond the marine and IT techs).
5. Range - medium
<10000 to 15000 nautical miles
6. Speed - low
Maximum sustained transit speed: None Selected knots
Station/Survey speed: None Selected knots
7. Seakeeping - high
What is the maximum Sea State through which you would normally expect to carry out the following representative operations:
CTD operations 90% of the time: None Selected
Mooring deployments 75% of the time: Five
Coring operations 50% of the time: None Selected
ROV or other sensitive deployment operations 50% of the time: None Selected
With the upcoming ORION project, Global Class vessels should be capable of mooring operations in the higher sea states expected in the Southern Ocean (planned mooring sites)
8. Station Keeping Characteristics - low
Using DP, how closely would you need a Global Class vessel to hold station in the Sea State you specified for ROV operations above:
9. Deck Working Area - low
What is the total open working deck area that you would need on the aft working deck?
None Selected square feet
10. Laboratory -
Choose lab space type and size you consider appropriate for a Global Class R/V:
Lab Type Size range Required? in a van? Main (dry) lab None Selected Wet lab None Selected Hydro lab (separate) None Selected Computer lab 700 Required Analytical/Biochemical None Selected Climate control chamber None Selected Walk in Freezer None Selected Darkroom None Selected Staging bay/ Hanger None Selected Science Office None Selected Must have sufficient space for underway data collection hardware and displays that will be permanent and not interfere with hardware brought on board by other science parties.
11. Science Storage Requirements - low
na cubic feet
12. Winch and Wire Requirements - low
Winch Type Usage CTD winch 2nd EM Cable/CTD winch Small diameter FO Cable winch Trawl/coring winch (large wire rope) Large diameter EM Cable winch Large diameter FO Cable winch
13. Towing Requirements - low
14. Crane Requirements - low
15. Over-the-side Handling Requirements - low
16. Acoustic System Requirements - medium
System Frequency(s) Type, model, etc. Acoustic Doppler Velocity Profiler (ADCP) ADCP measurements are useful to remove current component from the true winds. Improves quality of air-sea flux estimates from vessels.
17. Navigation - high
Vessel position data must be collected at high precision (e.g., 0.0001 deg) and should provide for accurate course over ground and speed over ground measurements (all from GPS OK). In addition, vessel must provide accurate measurement of vessel heading (via GPS or Gyrocompass) and the vessel speed relative to the water (fore/aft and port/starboard components using a speed log or equivalent). These measurements are essential for accurate conversion of vessel relative winds to earth (true) or ocean relative winds.
18. Shipboard Communication Needs - low
19. External Communication - high
Broadband communications (e.g. HiSeasNet or equivalent) are necessary to transmit high data volumes from ship to shore for near-real time data applications. In addition, vessels should be capable of real time line of sight wireless communication between multiple vessels, moorings, or autonomous vehichles (using SWAP or equivalent technology).
20. Van Requirements - medium
Maximum number of vans you would need? 1
Do you think vans should be used for additional berthing? yes
List the type of vans you might need? Other (describe below)
Van would be brought on board when participating in underway comparisons of shipboard instruments to a portable air-sea flux standard. The van would contain all instrumentation and computers needed for the comparison.
21. Other science requirements - high
Achieving high quality underway marine meteorological and near-surface ocean measurements requires skilled, on-board marine and IT technicians. As possible, Global class vessels should have a minumum of two techs on every cruise to monitor and maintain meteorological and underway ocean measurements.
22. Additional Comments:
Global class vessels should provide for a bow mast location for underway meteorological instrumentation (provides best exposure on most large vessels). The mast should be designed in a way to minimize distortion of the wind flow around the mast and should be free of unnecessary instruments and obstacles. The mast should be designed in a way to allow safe maintanence of instrumentation at sea. An alternate, more easily accessable location that is generally free from shadows should be provided for radiation instruments (these sensors require very frequent cleaning of the domes and need not be on a bow mast).
Dave Hebert / University of Rhode Island
1 & 2. Discipline & Field of Study: Physical Oceanography - Mixing processes
3. Geographic Area of Interest: North Atlantic, North Atlantic High Latitude, South Atlantic, Equatorial Pacific, Antarctic -
4. Accommodations - medium
Minimum berths: <30
Maximum berths: 37
5. Range - high
12000 to 13495 nautical miles
6. Speed - medium
Maximum sustained transit speed: twelve_to_fourteen knots
Station/Survey speed: three knots
Sampling speed based on towing speed. I assume the ship could hold station for a CTD cast.
7. Seakeeping - high
What is the maximum Sea State through which you would normally expect to carry out the following representative operations:
CTD operations 90% of the time: Six
Mooring deployments 75% of the time: Five
Coring operations 50% of the time: None Selected
ROV or other sensitive deployment operations 50% of the time: None Selected
8. Station Keeping Characteristics - medium
Using DP, how closely would you need a Global Class vessel to hold station in the Sea State you specified for ROV operations above:
9. Deck Working Area - medium
What is the total open working deck area that you would need on the aft working deck?
4000 square feet
10. Laboratory - high
Choose lab space type and size you consider appropriate for a Global Class R/V:
Lab Type Size range Required? in a van? Main (dry) lab 1500 Required Wet lab 400 Required Hydro lab (separate) 300 Optional/Desired Computer lab 300 Optional/Desired Analytical/Biochemical None Selected Climate control chamber None Selected Walk in Freezer None Selected Darkroom none Not Required Staging bay/ Hanger 200 Optional/Desired Science Office none Not Required
11. Science Storage Requirements - high
10000 cubic feet
12. Winch and Wire Requirements - high
Winch Type Usage CTD winch Need Every Cruise/Used Regularly 2nd EM Cable/CTD winch Needed On Occasional Cruises Small diameter FO Cable winch Needed On Occasional Cruises Trawl/coring winch (large wire rope) Need Every Cruise/Used Periodically Large diameter EM Cable winch Large diameter FO Cable winch I am not sure what small vs large diameter actually means; thus, I only checked one of them.
13. Towing Requirements - medium
Towing undulating bodies like SeaSoar and ScanFish.
14. Crane Requirements - high
Need to load 20 containers from a pier.
15. Over-the-side Handling Requirements - high
16. Acoustic System Requirements - medium
System Frequency(s) Type, model, etc. Acoustic Doppler Velocity Profiler (ADCP) 38KHz Ocean Surveyor Multi-Beam Swath Mapping Precision Depth Sounder
17. Navigation - medium
18. Shipboard Communication Needs - medium
19. External Communication - medium
24/7 internet connection
20. Van Requirements - medium
Maximum number of vans you would need? 1
Do you think vans should be used for additional berthing? no
List the type of vans you might need? Storage Van, Equipment/Workshop van
21. Other science requirements -
22. Additional Comments:
The present Global ships meet my needs as far as I know.
Peter Michael / The University of Tulsa
1 & 2. Discipline & Field of Study: Marine Geology and Geophysics -
3. Geographic Area of Interest: North Atlantic, North Atlantic High Latitude, South Atlantic, N.E. Pacific, Equatorial Pacific, Arctic - mid-ocean ridges and back arc basins globally
4. Accommodations - medium
Minimum berths: <30
Maximum berths: 38
5. Range - low
12000 to 15000 nautical miles
It may be economical to have a longer range if there are large differentials in fuel costs between different ports.
6. Speed - medium
Maximum sustained transit speed: twelve_to_fourteen knots
Station/Survey speed: zero knots
7. Seakeeping -
What is the maximum Sea State through which you would normally expect to carry out the following representative operations:
CTD operations 90% of the time: four
Mooring deployments 75% of the time: four
Coring operations 50% of the time: Six
ROV or other sensitive deployment operations 50% of the time: Five
8. Station Keeping Characteristics - high
Using DP, how closely would you need a Global Class vessel to hold station in the Sea State you specified for ROV operations above: five meters
Lets be realistic!
9. Deck Working Area - high
What is the total open working deck area that you would need on the aft working deck?
3000 square feet
Need most space on stern or wherever rock sampling is done. Also need space for ancillary operations and for sample processing
10. Laboratory - high
Choose lab space type and size you consider appropriate for a Global Class R/V:
Lab Type Size range Required? in a van? Main (dry) lab 1500 Wet lab 500 Hydro lab (separate) 700 Computer lab 400 Analytical/Biochemical 1000 Climate control chamber none Walk in Freezer none Darkroom none Staging bay/ Hanger 750 Science Office none
11. Science Storage Requirements - medium
15000 cubic feet
Need to be able to store equipment and samples for several voyages.
12. Winch and Wire Requirements - high
Winch Type Usage CTD winch Needed On Occasional Cruises 2nd EM Cable/CTD winch Never Used Small diameter FO Cable winch Needed On Occasional Cruises Trawl/coring winch (large wire rope) Need Every Cruise/Used Regularly Large diameter EM Cable winch Needed On Occasional Cruises Large diameter FO Cable winch Needed On Occasional Cruises Every Global Class ship should be able to dredge rocks using a FAST and DEPENDABLE winch. UNOLS should strongly consider upgrading the wire used on trawl winches to something that has a higher working strength and better wrapping characteristics than the current 9/16" cable that has a triangular cross section. The StarLift? cable used on some German ships is an example. In addition, there should be the ability to add a small modular winch with Kevlar cable and very fast operation, such as we used for wax rock coring on KM0417 (Kilo Moana).
13. Towing Requirements - low
Unless the fast up-down winch is considered "towing", importance is low for us.
14. Crane Requirements - medium
Crane is mostly for moving around equipment on deck, and occasionally emptying a dredge. Also for loading and unloading vans from decks.
15. Over-the-side Handling Requirements - high
It is important to be able to deploy dredges, wax rock cores and CTDs without modifying the deck. The operations should not interfere with each other. The A-Frame should be able to handle the load anticipated if we are using newer heavier wire that should be installed on all UNOLS trawl winches. 9/16" is obsolete.
16. Acoustic System Requirements -
System Frequency(s) Type, model, etc. Multi-Beam Swath Mapping 30 kHz Precision Depth Sounder Sub-bottom profiler Multibeam should have good
17. Navigation - medium
18. Shipboard Communication Needs - medium
Good comms with all decks is important
19. External Communication - medium
Ship-ship is important for multi-ship cruises. Video streaming would promote remote operations by shore-based scientists, if that is the direction we are heading.
20. Van Requirements -
Maximum number of vans you would need? 2
Do you think vans should be used for additional berthing? no
List the type of vans you might need? Storage Van, Lab Van - general
21. Other science requirements -
22. Additional Comments: