Name

Frank Sansone

Institution

Univ. of Hawaii

1. Discipline

Chemical Oceanography

2. Field of Research

Hydrothermal plume biogeochemistry; trace gas biogeochemistry

3. Geographic Region(s) of work

Central and eastern north Pacific; western Pacific

4. Endurance

30-45

5. Accommodations

25-32

6. Ship Speed

12 kts

7. Seakeeping

Seastate-5=10 kts/Seastate-6=8 kts/Seastate-7=2 kts

8. Station Keeping

9. Deck Area

Sufficient area to deploy/recover floats and attached sample arrays (300-400 ft. sq.)

10. Laboratories

CLEAN POWER!! Clean room with laminar flow hoods; constant-temperature room. A greater number of smaller labs (with hoods) is preferable to a fewer number of larger labs. Outfitting - good de-ionized water system; walk-in refrigerator and freezer. Total space needed is ~3500 sq ft

11. Science Storage

Like on the Melville (475 sq ft with a VERY high ceiling)

12. Winches

Ability to perform tow-yo operations with CTD-rosette

13. Wire

Ability to perform tow-yo operations with CTD-rosette; 4 conductors for CTD cable

14. Towing

Ability to perform tow-yo operations with CTD-rosette

15. Crane

Knuckle crane or similar for deploying/recovering floats and attached sample arrays

16. Over-the-side Handling

17. Navigation

Standard GPS is sufficient

18. Shipboard Communications

Easy access to shipboard network (including file sharing and access to CTD data) by PC and Mac notebooks brought aboard by scientists -- this includes having two ethernet jacks in each stateroom, and numerous jacks in each lab . Easy network access to laser and color printers.

19. External Communication

Iridium (or equivalent) phone

20. Vans

2 vans

21. Other science requirements

Easy access to shipboard network (including file sharing and access to CTD data) by PC and Mac notebooks brought aboard by scientists -- this includes having two ethernet jacks in each stateroom, and numerous jacks in each lab . Easy network access to laser and color printers.

Comments

Name

James Meehan

Institution

National Marine Fisheries Service

1. Discipline

Biology/Other

Other Discipline

Fisheries

2. Field of Research

Living Marine Resources life histories, population structures, and stock assessments. Ecology and dynamics of Large Marine Ecosystems. Identification and description of Essential Fish Habitats and endangered species Critical Habitats

3. Geographic Region(s) of work

Entire U.S. EEZ. Central tropical Pacific.

4. Endurance

40 days

5. Accommodations

15-19

6. Ship Speed

14 kts

7. Seakeeping

11 kts in sea state 5.

8. Station Keeping

Maintain a watch circle of one ship length in diameter on best heading in 3.0 m significant wave height; 2.0 kt current; 35 kt winds

9. Deck Area

2,000 sq. ft. on aft working deck & 450 sq. ft. at the side sampling station

10. Laboratories

Wet lab 600 sq. ft. w/sinks, hot and cold potable water, seawater; Dry lab 250 sq. ft. ; Hydrographic lab 200 sq. ft. CTD/water sampler, Fluorometer, Salinometer; Chem/Ecological lab 350 sq. ft. sink, fume hood, gas, air, hot & cold potable water; Technology center 300 sq. ft. Scientific Computer System, Sounder and Sonar servers and screens.

11. Science Storage

10,000 sq. ft.

12. Winches

Two auto-compensating trawl winches to support trawling to a depth of 1,800 m.; Third wire winch with cable length compatible with maximum trawl warp scope.; Oceanographic winch w/a working depth of 5,000 m; Two hydrographic winches w/a working depth of 5,000 m

13. Wire

Trawl winches - 28 mm trawl cable; 14.3 mm wire rope (3x19 torque balanced); Oceano winch - 14.3 mm wire rope; 15.9 mm mechanical wire; " 17.3 mm electromechanical wire or fiber optic cable"
"Hydro winches 8.2 mm or 9.5 mm electromechanical wire
 6.35 mm mechanical wire rope"

14. Towing

15. Crane

Aft working deck -
Dockside static load - 3650 kg at 9 m
At sea dynamic load - 4550 kg at 6 m
2275 kg at 15 m
250 kg at 20 m

16. Over-the-side Handling

Extendable beams or frames (A,U,J)
Capable of handling 910 kg plus 5,000 meters of 8.2 mm or 9.5 mm electromechanical wire.
Outboard extension at least 3m from side shell

17. Navigation

X-band radar
S-band radar
Gyro system
Magnetic compass
Navigational GPS receiver
Track plotter/electronic chart system
Integrated bridge system
Recording echo sounder
Dual axis doppler speed log
Digital master clock

18. Shipboard Communications

Intercom system
General announcing system
Sound powered phone system
Telephone system
Two Fax machines

19. External Communication

GMDSS
Weatherfax
PCs as required by communications suite
Marine VHF radio
Four Handheld Marine VHF radios
Aircraft radio
INMARSAT requirements in addition to GMDSS
Standard type B system
Standard type C system
Standard type mini-M system
Cellular phones
one fixed with RJ-11 interface
One satellite

20. Vans

One on a trawling cruise, Two on a non-trawling cruise

21. Other science requirements

Scientific sounder (such as SIMRAD EK-60)
Fish finder system (such as SIMRAD ES-60)
Scanning sonar (such as SIMRAD SD-570)
Thermosalinograph with GPS interface (such as SEABIRD SBE-21)
Water column multibeam (such as SIMRAD SM2000FR)
Acoustic net measurement system (such as SIMRAD ITI)
Hard wire net sonde system (such as SIMRAD FS-925 or WESMAR TCS 700E)
Trawl ramp
ADCP
Doppler speed log
Centerboard for transducer mountings
Self-noise hydrophones
Closed circuit TV system w control and display on the bridge. With view of the winches, water surface at side sampling station, fore and aft angle of cast wires, working decks, engine room.
Scientific Inertial Navigation System (POS/MV)
DGPS (can be combined with navigational GPS)

Comments

Entertainment system

Name

John Bash

Institution

URI

1. Discipline

Other

2. Field of Research

Research Vessel Management

3. Geographic Region(s) of work

Atlantic Ocean north of 30 degrees N.

4. Endurance

40

5. Accommodations

25

6. Ship Speed

14

7. Seakeeping

12 knots @ < ss 5/ 10knots @ ss5/ 6 knots @ ss6

8. Station Keeping

Maintain station and work in sea states up through 5. Dynamic positioning 35 knots wind 3 knots current

9. Deck Area

1,500 sq. ft. stern

10. Laboratories

11. Science Storage

12. Winches

13. Wire

14. Towing

15. Crane

16. Over-the-side Handling

Motion compensated frame for handling equipment in heavy seas

17. Navigation

Dynamic positioning, GPS

18. Shipboard Communications

Staterooms and labs linked with fiber

19. External Communication

Continuous internet access at sea

20. Vans

Two standard vans, one to mate with lab.

21. Other science requirements

Comments

One design does not fit all. An Ocean Class ship designed for the North Atlantic/Pacific would not be the best design for the Mid Atlantic/Pacific. A compromise would be the worst of both worlds. Efficiency of design and operation is very important. These ships need to operate as inexpensively as possible. This means fuel efficiency, crew reduction, and hull/machinery maintainability. The ship should be able to operate with a crew of 9 surging to 12 when cruise demands require. Life cycle costs must be a major consideration. In addition the design must allow for future requirements including weight additions.

Name

Stephen Miller

Institution

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

1. Discipline

G & G

2. Field of Research

mid-ocean ridges, seafloor mapping,
databases and archives

3. Geographic Region(s) of work

global

4. Endurance

40

5. Accommodations

25

6. Ship Speed

12 knots

7. Seakeeping

10 knots, sea state 7

8. Station Keeping

dredge, rov

9. Deck Area

dredge, rov

10. Laboratories

space for plotters and map viewing with light tables & facilities for workstations and scientists laptops

11. Science Storage

dredge samples

12. Winches

dredge, rov

13. Wire

dredge, rov