APPENDIX III

UNOLS Regional Research Vessel

Consortium Atttributes

(Drafted by Profs. Chris Mooers and Otis Brown, 18 MAR 9S)

1. One or more ship-operating institutions involved
2. Two or more academic institutions involved
3. A level or 'jointness' associated with the ship operations; e.g.,
   • scheduling
   • pooling of instrumentation
   • pooling of marine techs
   • long range planning of vessel and facility requirements, design, upgrading,
   • equipage, training, regional telemetered data, data processing, etc.
   • proposal preparation
4. Regional faculty (user) oversight
5. Regional management (administrative) coordination
6. A focus on intermediate and small R/Vs; however, large R/V's specialized platforms, and other facilities could be included

NOTE: Items 1 - 5 are considered necessary conditions.

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