UNOLS RVOC Meeting

October 24-26, 1995

AGENDA

0800 Tuesday, 24 October 1995

• 0800 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
  • Bring spouses to meet one another and plan their activities.
    
• 0830 WELCOMING REMARKS
  • Tom Althouse, Marine Superintendent, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Dr. Robert Knox, Assoc. Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Mike Prince, Chairman, RVOC
    
• 0900 OLD BUSINESS
  • Minutes of the 1994 Meeting - Mike Prince
  • Oil spill response plans
  • Shipyard reserve funds
    
• 0930 NEW BUSINESS
  • Post Cruise Evaluations
  • Medical Standards/Job Descriptions
    
• 1000 COMMITTEE AND LIAISON REPORTS
  • UNOLS, Jack Bash & UNOLS Chair, Dr. Ken Johnson (MLML)
  • Safety Committee, Tom Smith
  • RVTEC, Steve Rabalais
  • FIC, Joe Coburn
    
• 1100 AGENCY REPORTS
  • National Science Foundation - Dolly Dieter
  • Office of Naval Research - Annette DeSilva
  • USCG - CDR Rick Ruth
  • U.S. State Department - Tom Cocke
  • Others
    
• 1200 LUNCH
• 1300 SPECIAL REPORTS
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Tom Althouse
  • Representatives from other countries and organizations
  • REVELLE (AGOR 24) - Tom Althouse
  • AGOR 25 & KNORR conversion - Joe Coburn
  • KAIMALINO, WHOI Swath - Joe Coburn
  • Univ. of Connecticut R/V - Larry Burch
  • New vessel for Skidaway
  • MBARI Swath - Mark Vandenburg
  • Diving Safety issues - Woody Sutherland/John Heine - AAUS
  • Any other operators with special reports
    
• 1500 MARITIME HEALTH SERVICES
  • Report by MHS representative on medical support issues
    
• 1530 REGULATORY REPORT
  • Report by George Ireland on any regulatory issues
    
• 1600 INSURANCE AND LIABILITY
  • Report by Dennis Nixon on liability and insurance issues.
    
• 1730 - 1930 SUNSET RECEPTION AT STEPHEN BIRCH AQUARIUM-MUSEUM

0830 Wednesday, 25 October 1995

• 0830 INTRO TO RESEARCH VESSEL HOME PAGE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
  • Robert Hinton will demonstrate the use of the R/V THOMPSON home page for scheduling, cruise planning, reports, etc. The system will remain set up for use by members wanting to explore the home pages of UNOLS operators and the World Wide Web. A work shop and session on how to use the web and home pages can be held as one of the workshop sessions.
    
• 0900 WORKSHOPS
  • We will break up into smaller groups to work on two or more of the following subjects:
  • White paper on the benefits of the University operated research fleet using outline prepared by Paul Ljunggren. (Paul Ljunggren)
  • Post cruise evaluations of research vessels, revision of Chief Scientist report and Captain's report. (Mike Prince)
  • Physical Standards and Examinations for crew members. Development of standard physical requirements for sea going job descriptions. (Bill Coste)
  • Crew training programs/revival and use of safety training manual including better dissemination of safety standards and chpt 1 of manual to scientists. Compliance with ISO 9002 standards, what is required and the possibility of stricter enforcement of International Standards by other countries. Other safety and training issues as developed. (Joe Coburn)
  • Use of the Internet for completing reports, scheduling, cruise planning and setting up a Ship Home Page. (Robert Hinton)
    
• 1200 LUNCH AND TOUR OF MARFAC FACILITIES AND VESSELS
• 1300 CONTINUATION OF WORKSHOPS
  • Second session of work groups with an opportunity to divide up into different groups.
    
• 1500 VISIT TO SWATH OCEAN AND MBARI'S R/V WESTERN FLYER

0800 Thursday, 26 October 1995

• 0800 WRAP UP OF WORKSHOPS AND OTHER UNFINISHED BUSINESS
• 0810 REPORT ON ISO 9002 STANDARDS BY ABS REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM YOUNG
• 0930 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
  • Marine Superintendents will select and discuss topics of mutual interest.
  • Please submit list of items that you would like to discuss, other items will be developed during the course of the meeting.
    
• 1200 LUNCH
• 1300 CONTINUE ROUND TABLE
• 1400 BUSINESS MEETING
  • Assignments to committees, panels and work groups
  • Review of action items pending
  • Suggestions for the 1996 Agenda and meeting format, everybody should come to meeting with one idea, preferably in writing.
  • (PLEASE REFER TO WORKSHEET ATTACHED)
  • Confirm host for 1996 meeting and vote on host for 1997 meeting.
  • Come prepared to volunteer.
    
• 1500 ADJOURN
• NEXT YEAR'S RVOC MEETING
  • Please use this form before and during the meeting to record any suggestions you may have for next years meeting.
  • Suggestions for agenda items, workshops or guest speakers.
  • Suggestions for changes or improvements to the meeting format or schedule.