Name

Carey Steven

Institution

Grad. School of Oceanography URI

1. Discipline

G & G

2. Field of Research

volcanology and volcaniclastic sedimentation

3. Geographic Region(s) of work

Caribbean, Mediterranean

4. Endurance

20 days

5. Accommodations

20

6. Ship Speed

15

7. Seakeeping

8 knots at seastate 4

8. Station Keeping

suitable for ROV deployment and operation

9. Deck Area

suitable for launch and recovery of coring and dredging equipment

10. Laboratories

facilities to allow onboard splitting of sediment cores and description. Also petrographic inspection of geological samples

11. Science Storage

Refrigerated space for core storage

12. Winches

suitable for deployment of standard piston core and dredging equipment

13. Wire

suitable for deployment of ROV (fiber-optic cable)

14. Towing

suitable for towed side-scan sonar survey

15. Crane

16. Over-the-side Handling

deployment of piston coring equipment

17. Navigation

18. Shipboard Communications

19. External Communication

20. Vans

refrigerated core storage

21. Other science requirements

Comments

Name

David Farmer

Institution

Graduate School of Oceanography, URI

1. Discipline

Phys. Oc.

2. Field of Research

Upper Ocean Physics, Internal Waves, Coastal Processes

3. Geographic Region(s) of work

NW Atlantic

4. Endurance

1-5

5. Accommodations

12

6. Ship Speed

12 knots

7. Seakeeping

Sea state 5
Vessel speed 4-8kn

8. Station Keeping

Similar to present Ocean class vessels

9. Deck Area

Similar to present Ocean class vessels

10. Laboratories

Dry lab similar to present Ocean class vessels

11. Science Storage

Deck storage usually sufficient in my case

12. Winches

Standard CTD winch meets requirements, i.e. similar set-up to Ocean class vessels.

13. Wire

As for #12

14. Towing

Tow-yo CTDs are the primary application.

15. Crane

Sufficient for standard current meter moorings etc. Present Ocean class capability sufficient.

16. Over-the-side Handling

Need to be able to easily recover drifting instruments over the side. Must be good visibility from bridge and Excellent maneuverability.

17. Navigation

Standard capability.

18. Shipboard Communications

Good voice and video communication deck-to-bridge and lab-to-bridge.

19. External Communication

Efficient email access essential. Must be accessible from lab.

20. Vans

Do not use van.

21. Other science requirements

Comments

I find the present Ocean class vessel ideal for my shipboard operations. A smaller vessel would not be useful. A significantly larger vessel would represent an inefficient use of resources.

Name

Mark Wimbush

Institution

University of Rhode Island

1. Discipline

Phys. Oc.

2. Field of Research

Western Boundary Currents, esp. Kuroshio

3. Geographic Region(s) of work

Western Pacfic

4. Endurance

15

5. Accommodations

10

6. Ship Speed

15-20kt

7. Seakeeping

5kt Sea State 6

8. Station Keeping

normal

9. Deck Area

1000-1200 sq ft

10. Laboratories

normal

11. Science Storage

Enough to store equipment for up to 6 tall moorings, including anchors, 30 current meters, 6 releases, and (on or below decks) associated floatation.

12. Winches

Conducting-wire CTD winch for hydrographic profiling to 7,000 m.

13. Wire

See 12 above

14. Towing

none

15. Crane

normal -- able to reach at least 6 ft over the fantail and side.

16. Over-the-side Handling

See 15 above

17. Navigation

normal (GPS)

18. Shipboard Communications

normal

19. External Communication

internet access at sea would be an asset

20. Vans

none

21. Other science requirements

Comments

Name

Marc Willis

Institution

Oregon State University

1. Discipline

Other:  Ship Tech Support

2. Field of Research

N/A

3. Geographic Region(s) of work

Pacific Ocean

4. Endurance

40

5. Accommodations

20+

6. Ship Speed

15 knots normal transit, 18-20 knots max trail

7. Seakeeping

8 knots towing in SeaState 6

8. Station Keeping

-Safe stationkeeping for over-the-side operations in 30 knots/25